The best part about this article from my old buddy Neil is his subhead, "Defense Against the DDoS Arts." https://www.pcmag.com/news/i-went-to-a-russian-website-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-teapot

RIP Vangelis https://pitchfork.com/news/vangelis-oscar-winning-composer-dies-at-79/
I loved his work with Jon Anderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKqLAVyRaXw

Oh sure you've seen the HTTP CATS but did you know there is a dogs version too? https://http.dog/

As the number of electronic devices grows, we have to get creative with our energy sources. Cambridge researchers have demonstrated how an algae energy harvester can use sunlight to power a microprocessor for over a year without any intervention. https://newatlas.com/energy/algae-energy-harvester-electronics/

Benjamin Franklin gave instructions on at-home abortions in a book in the 1700s.

The instructions are listed under “how to remedy a missed period” and at the end it suggests “to avoid further afflictions do not seek out pretty fellows or trash.”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/ben-franklin-american-instructor-textbook-abortion-recipe.html

"Playing location-based games, such as the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, may alleviate non-clinical forms of mild depression, a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found." https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2022/d-Apr-22/Location-based-mobile-games-like-Pokémon-Go-may-help-alleviate-depression

The changing trends of “chocolate as good for you" are an apt example of how often our perceptions of “healthy food" change, as I wrote back in 2016. Also, I got someone to pay me to write about chocolate. https://www.canadapharmacyonline.com/blog/The-History-of-Chocolate-as-A-Health-Food.html

Things I wonder about haphazardly: What does the source code look like for the Morris worm? https://0x00sec.org/t/examining-the-morris-worm-source-code-malware-series-0x02/685

My Amazon review of _Murder on Madison Square_
by Victoria Thompson

I still like this historical mystery series -- this is the 25th book! -- but it's my least favorite. The setting is stronger than the mystery. #cosobooks https://amzn.to/3lqukEd

>> Many of last year’s job quitters are actually job swappers, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the census, which shows a nearly one-to-one correlation between the rate of quitting and swapping. Those job switchers have tended to be in leisure, hospitality and retail. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/business/great-resignation-jobs.html

One does not just telnet into Mordor.

I once saw a baguette 🥖 in a cage.

They told me it was bread in captivity.

Dream job alert https://www.newsweek.com/read-books-company-pay-cash-novel-finish-1705684

This site tracks all tech startup layoffs since COVID-19, using data compiled from public reports. https://layoffs.fyi/

"Ferl and Paul designed a deceptively simple experiment: plant seeds in lunar soil, add water, nutrients, and light, and record the results. The complication: The scientists only had 12 grams—just a few teaspoons—of lunar soil to do the experiment." https://www.futurity.org/moon-soil-plants-space-2739502/

A new business was opening and one of the owner's friends wanted to send flowers for the occasion.
When the flowers arrived at the new business site, the business owner read the card, "Rest in Peace."
The owner was angry and call the florist to complain.
The florist replied, "I'm really sorry for the mistake, but rather than getting
angry, you should imagine this. Somewhere there is a funeral taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying, 'Congratulations on your new location.'"

A startup called Brownstone Shared Housing is renting sleep pods to Silicon Valley workers in Palo Alto. Up to 14 people share a single house, with individual sleep pods. Cost? $800/month. https://brownstone.live

Around half of study participants had symptoms of long COVID at two years, and experienced poorer quality of life and ability to exercise, more mental health issues, and increased use of health-care services.
https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/220845

"At first I thought it was just a match company’s attempt at saucy marketing. But then I noticed the little metal ring where you place the candle as it burns. And that’s when I realized — these were brothel candles." https://gleek.com/nothing-says-romance-like-a-box-of-brothel-candles/