A PRESENT TO YOURSELF: @SusanMacNeal's Mother Daughter Traitor Spy: A Novel is only $2.99 on Kindle today. It was one of my favorite books of the year. https://amzn.to/3WB5qm0

At Christmas, Icelanders celebrate with a ‘book flood’ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2022/1222/How-to-beat-the-cold-and-dark-Icelanders-cozy-up-with-books

The best science images of 2022: An almighty eruption, the cosmos remastered, swirling cells and more. https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-04372-2/index.html

Sorkin Dialogue:
I will be filling this lobby with music in the mornings and evenings so that we may all experience this season of... would you people stop playing for one damn minute! This season of peace and joy.

Okay so the interface is too narrow for that to line up right.

But the sentiments work!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, Happy Holidays and a Healthy and HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all!

From 1999: "@maryjofoley, @Chip_Insider, and @estherschindler have reported in The Sm@rt Reseller that IBM could play a central role in the defining moment for Linux and freeware." This IBM scoop made Mary Jo sigh and tell me, "You could turn any news story into a feature." https://www.hpcwire.com/1999/01/08/ibm-may-play-key-role-adoption-linux/

Ian Fleming explains how to write a thriller: " There is only one recipe for a best seller and it is a very simple one. You have to get the reader to turn over the page." https://lithub.com/ian-fleming-explains-how-to-write-a-thriller

Besides the movies, there’s something else that Harold Lloyd’s name is synonymous with – the Christmas tree. https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/12/09/hunting-for-harold-lloyds-legendary-christmas-ornaments/

Overheard:
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
three rings for the elven kings under the sky

which almost made up for day number one.

For your Christmas cheer: a Doctor Who Christmas song featuring Daleks. From the 1960s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxmnKWGGvY

"The Virtual Collection includes more than 100 digitized cookbooks from the Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection." http://blogs.getty.edu/library/2022/12/19/digitized-cookbooks-on-the-getty-research-portal-for-your-holiday-feasting/

The best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers.

Honestly, none of 'em do anything for me.
https://lithub.com/the-103-best-book-covers-of-2022

When an engineer says that something can't be done, it's a code phrase that means it's not fun to do.

Regret can prompt you to reflect on your behaviour, to learn which sorts of behaviour work well and which don’t, and thus to improve yourself in the long run. The emotional pang of regret can help you to understand that you ought to make a change – and then push you to follow through. https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-deal-with-regret-to-make-it-bearable-even-inspiring

Ukrainian troops uncover ancient Roman settlement while digging trenches in Kherson Oblast
https://sports.yahoo.com/ukrainian-troops-uncover-ancient-roman-211200158.html

A long-lost avant garde painting was returned to Hungary after nine decades thanks to a sharp-eyed art historian, who spotted it being used as a prop in the Hollywood film Stuart Little.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpiece

An increase in battery fires linked to electric bicycles has caught the attention of municipal and federal officials, who point to public education rather than bans as the best way to keep people safe. https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/e-bike-fires-rise-calls-grow-education-regulation-scooters-micromobility/639411/

If you know a process ID, what information can we extract about it? Turning out a lot. You can know full command and argument, its environment variable when it runs. https://will-keleher.com/posts/What-can-you-do-with-a-pid.html

The 5 Most Popular #Redis YouTube Videos of 2022
The most viewed videos of the year offer lots of practical advice on everything from #caching to #scaling enterprise systems. https://redis.com/blog/top-redis-youtube-videos-2022/