The sauce is made from the liquid oysters have been poached in, boiled until it's caramelised and dark and then enriched with soy sauce and spices. It is not, like a fish sauce or Worcestershire sauce, usually a product of fermentation. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220426-the-surprising-complexity-of-a-classic-chinese-condiment

I don’t know who needs this today, but here you are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBcVbAFntQo

Five million payphone calls are still made each year in the UK. Who is making them – and why?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/28/last-phone-boxes-bt-payphones-uk

If you need musical inspiration -- of a sort -- the suggestions in this thread might do it for you https://twitter.com/spiritnght2/status/1521566347125211136

Veronica Lake’s peekaboo hairstyle was so popular during WW2 that the U.S. government asked her to change it to something more suited for factory work. https://www.vintag.es/2021/11/veronica-lake-hair-war.html

Hi, I'm back from out of town. Didja miss me?

I'm a fool for products like these.

Makes me wish I was still writing reviews for the tech press. I'd love to get my hands -- or one hand -- on this gizmo. https://tipykeyboard.com/en/home/

A jewel-encrusted book sank on RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912 - but this was not the end of the story. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-57683638

My Amazon review of _Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste_ 5 stars

A delight for any self-professed foodie!

https://amzn.to/374FQ4D

My cat breeder friend introduced me to these cat trees that use driftwood. If I had any need for another cat tree, I’d look at them. Cat tree porn for ya, anyhow. http://www.phoenixfelinefurniture.com/gallery.html

Join ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination for a free, virtual conversation among sci-fi authors, scholars, and technologists, examining the feedback loop between science fiction and technical innovation. May 12, 11 am–12 pm Pacific time. Featuring Cory Doctorow, Malka Older, Michael G. Bennett, Sherryl Vint, and Tim Chang https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qKjK9PSLQpW82ACUhHqBWg

BlocPower wants to evict fossil fuels one building at a time... And replace them with greener alternatives https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/28/blocpower-wants-to-evict-fossil-fuels-one-building-at-a-time/

American authors Doris Webster and Mary Alden Hopkins get credit for pioneering the concept as we know it today with the 1930 publication of Consider the Consequences! The romance novel included 43 alternative endings. https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2022/04/29/choose-your-own-adventure-stories/ideas/culture-class/

"From the President of the USA to Jeff Bezos, successful people use teleprompters to give speeches that seem impromptu. You can use the same trick to remember your lines with these free teleprompter apps."

https://www.makeuseof.com/free-teleprompter-apps-read-scripts-shooting-videos-hosting-webinars/

What does it say when the only people of color one is likely to see appear on a ceramic vessel? Intentional or not, museums present viewers with a false color binary of the ancient world. (2017 by @SarahEBond) https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/04/27/whitewashing-ancient-statues-whiteness-racism-and-color-in-the-ancient-world/

Abandoned Rails maps thousands of miles of abandoned routes, complete with photos and articles about the history of America's railroads. https://www.abandonedrails.com

"Part of a larger sale of illustration art headed to auction later this week in Dallas, a selection of original paperback cover art steals the show. Gathered here are seven fabulous mid-century examples."

Oh yes FABULOUS. https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/slideshows/sale-fabulous-mid-century-paperback-cover-art