Freebird on bagpipes. Trust me on this. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/27in81lrf6M

I’ve gotten so tired of reading about ChatGPT but OMG this is the exception. https://catvalente.substack.com/p/the-great-replacement-not-that-one

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The show, which runs through April, brings together a variety of material dating from as far back as the 18th century, highlighting the diversity of methods and reasons creatives have been self-publishing throughout history.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/02/exhibition-highlights-rich-history-of-diy-publishing/

I still have my most important press credentials

In Southern Vietnam's Long An province, archaeologists dug up this deer antler that they believe is a 2,000-year-old musical instrument. https://boingboing.net/2023/03/01/archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-musical-instrument.html

Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate that.

Congrats to the person who created the fake Eli Lilly Twitter account and igniting a PR shaming cycle so intense that they had to cave

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/business/insulin-price-cap-eli-lilly.html

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This search engine shows you the oldest results https://www.oldestsearch.com

5 Microservices Misconceptions

Microservices is today’s victim of corporate mythology, where software assumptions create barriers to sensible adoption and usage. It’s time to clear the air with the help of technologists who have hands-on experience.
https://redis.com/blog/5-microservices-misconceptions/

Any of my buddies interested in blurbing a book about Machine Learning Security Principles?

You get a free copy of the book, and (presuming you genuinely like it) write a, "What a useful book" paragraph that goes on its Amazon page. Established author.

DM if interested.

"The materials... contain items that illuminate the efforts of women to assert their rights and work for the rights of others in the century leading up to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment." https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/early-days-womens-suffrage-archived

“The consensus among people who have seen it is that it looks wrong and ugly, but also very cute,” they said. “It came out shockingly very accurate while still being very, very wrong."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/26/chatgpt-generated-crochet-pattern-results

Hey #database and developer people. What database-related podcasts do you listen to? What is it you like about them? (I have someone writing a listicle with recommendations.)

It delivers vibrations that help kickstart the body’s natural processes for getting rid of waste. https://gizmodo.com/constipation-vibrating-pill-prescription-remedy-treat-1850099562

"We find that open source code containing swearwords exhibit significantly better code quality than those not containing swearwords under several statistical tests."
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/02/code-with-swearing-is-better-code/

A fun read: Rebellious girls in the 1920s wanted to shock their Victorian-era parents, so they would bare their knees with short dresses and paint pictures on them to bring attention to their hem length. https://www.makeupmuseum.org/home/2020/08/knee-makeup-history.html

Benedict Evans released his annual report for 2023. Always full of really interesting trends and stats. This year's theme is 'The New Gatekeepers'. https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations