Overheard: “I just typed ‘Nopefully’ in an email and this will now be my go-to word for when I hope something doesn’t happen.”

"In prehistoric societies, children under 15 accounted for around half of the world’s population. Today, they’re around a quarter. Why have children been so silent in the archaeological record? Where are their stories?" https://aeon.co/essays/what-was-it-like-to-grow-up-in-the-last-ice-age

HIVE MIND: What do you look for in a tech/developer podcast? I'm mostly thinking database-related but am open.

Mainly, what attracts you to a programming podcast and keeps your attention? (Or loses it?)

"MIT engineers have now subjected the sandwich cookie to rigorous materials tests to get to the center of a tantalizing question: Why does the cookie’s cream stick to just one wafer when twisted apart?" https://news.mit.edu/2022/oreometer-cream-0419

Overheard: AI is just monkey-see monkey-do at scale.

"In an effort to cut costs and store lots of energy for long periods of time, researchers and companies alike are getting creative: pumping water into the earth, compressing gas in underground caverns or massive tanks, even lifting giant blocks." https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/09/1069578/these-companies-want-to-go-beyond-batteries-to-store-energy/

This article goes down the memory lane of ecommerce, uncovering some old-but-gold ecommerce websites, and highlighting the main difference from ecommerce today. https://medusajs.com/blog/ecommerce-history/

Stormtroopers dressed in lavish ruffled gowns and Wookies clad in leather and diamante accessories are all the norm in Icy Design’s AI-generated series, ‘Dark Side of Fashion’. https://www.designboom.com/art/ai-generated-fashion-rebellion-stormtroopers-wookies-haute-couture-icy-design-03-21-2023/

As you're climbing out of the bathtub or stepping out of a shower, how often have you asked yourself, "What did my Regency heroine use to dry her lithe and adventurous body at a similar moment?" https://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/2017/12/the-disappointment-of-regency-towels.html

Yesterday, a 40-year-old friend asked, “So email was kind of the precursor to texting?”

Um, kind of. #IFeelOld

"Dune II actually invented very little and its key elements had already been seen across a handful of existing titles. The genius of the development team at Westwood Studios was to stand on the shoulders of giants to perfectly balance the tactics of wargaming against the time-critical awareness of arcade games." https://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-dune-ii

According to a Facebook post from her husband of 54 years, Bobbi Kelly Ercoline has passed away. You may not recognize the name, but music fans will recognize her photo. She was the blanket-draped Woodstock concertgoer on the album cover.

Well, now I have a soundtrack for the day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EWehhSB0s4

Computer dating 1960s style (1966) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBZlGrDFi8

Redis is changing some of its security practices. Here is what you need to know to ensure a smooth transition. #tlscertificates #redis
https://redis.com/blog/redis-short-lived-tls-certificates/

"A Culture Virus is a contagious idea that hooks into your culture like a pathogen, passing from person to person, and very often preying on the weak and struggling - the people who are susceptible to convenient excuses."
https://staysaasy.com/business/2023/03/01/culture-viruses.html

$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cable from North Africa https://e360.yale.edu/features/africa-europe-solar-wind-power

"I found book clubs very different from the cliché of their depictions in films and TV, where members get together under the pretense of a book club only to ignore the book, drink chardonnay, and gossip about their relationships. What struck me about the clubs I attended was how substantive and focused they were."
https://crimereads.com/what-i-learned-from-book-clubs-reading-my-novels/

Based on the name and description of the wings, the complaint says, Aimen Halim "reasonably believed the Products were actually wings that were deboned" — in other words, that they were constituted entirely of chicken wing meat. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163770889/a-lawsuit-picks-a-bone-with-buffalo-wild-wings-are-boneless-wings-really-wings

Talkin' bout my generation...
With plenty of music to fill up an afternoon set list for "songs to edit by."
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/03/the-bands-of-73-shaped-classic-rock/