Just how far back does this policy of thinly-veiled thought control go? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650466/first-banned-book

On today's set list, in honor of clients who don't really know what they want:

But oh Lord we've got to fight
With the thoughts in the head with the dark and the light
No use to stop and stare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8fFdc-karA

Exactly 25 years ago, Nick Cave sent a rejection letter to MTV
https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/my-muse-is-not-a-horse

DO watch to the end. https://twitter.com/AskingAmy/status/1451175541361586179

Scientists created images of mummies’ faces using their DNA. The technology is more often used to solve modern-day cold cases. https://www.cnet.com/news/if-mummies-had-faces-scientists-use-dna-to-see-how-ancient-egyptians-looked/

It would be reasonable to expect a slow year at auction for science, technology and science-fiction, but 2021 is on track for a record, with a slew of knowledge-related objects of note hitting the auction block in recent weeks. https://newatlas.com/collectibles/science-and-sci-fi-memorabilia-auction-boom

Sometimes you just gotta impress people with your hacking skills. https://hackertyper.net

"The 'Spirit' name was pure coincidence. Marver wasn't inspired by Halloween ghosts, but by the name of his shuttered store (Spirit Women's Discount Apparel)." https://thehustle.co/10192021-Spirit-Halloween/

A history of mermaids and tritons. https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/mermaids-and-tritons-in-the-age-of-reason

"In this article, we'll train the car to do self-parking using a genetic algorithm." https://trekhleb.dev/blog/2021/self-parking-car-evolution/

This correlation of heart rates could one day lead to new tools for measuring attentiveness, both in the classroom and the clinic. http://blog.pnas.org/2021/09/journal-club-when-listeners-pay-close-attention-to-stories-their-heart-rates-synchronize/

Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of dozens of news stations across the U.S., was hit by ransomware over the weekend.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ransomware-attack-hits-owner-dozens-news-stations-rcna3180

Late afternoon soundtrack: the only song I know about Fotomat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h91GdnDVA4c

Mood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t0I10eMoJU

It’s a great time to look for a new job or ask for a raise. But to do so, you need to know what to ask for – and many tech workers have no idea what their labor is worth. https://jacobian.org/2021/oct/13/tech-salaries-2021/

I am a mustard fan. And this article is loads of fun. Spread it around. https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-and-drink/30-best-mustards-tried-summer

Nottingham castle has its own set of ancient caves and an eerie 300-step passageway known as “Mortimer’s Hole” winds down from the castle to England’s oldest inn, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (dating to 1189). https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160114-a-haunted-hidden-world-of-caves

Submarine cable map rendered onto a globe https://globe.gl/example/submarine-cables

A startup called Immertia will enable small, "ultra-realistic" holograms on product packaging. Today, you see the hologram by holding your phone up to it and running the app. Later, this will work with smart glasses. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hologram-help-from-product-packaging-301385553.html