I don't have the fountain pen gene but maybe you do.
https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/classic-fountain-pens

Introducing the ChatGPT Memory Project

ChatGPT Memory responds to context length limitations in large language models (LLMs) used in AI applications. The #ChatGPT package uses #Redis as a vector database to cache historical user interactions per session, which provides an adaptive prompt creation mechanism based on the current context.
https://redis.com/blog/chatgpt-memory-project/

"Of 25 gummy products analyzed, 22 (88%) were inaccurately labeled, with only three products containing an amount of melatonin within 10% of the quantity declared on the label." https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/melatonin-gummies-claim-lab-analysis-shows/story?id=98864435

Here’s an app to calculate when you will earn out your advance. Assuming you got one, ha ha ha https://when-do-i-earn-out.web.app/

Awww https://www.newsweek.com/cat-named-pedro-pspspscal-gets-forever-home-1789571

As we raised a ruckus, the idea that a man could order his “girl” to satisfy his every fancy started to go the way of manual typewriters. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sexism-secretaries-us-history

Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely, efficiently – and for good.
https://news.ubc.ca/2023/03/22/new-ubc-water-treatment-zaps-forever-chemicals-for-good/

The History of The Boycott: How one Englishman’s name has ended up in every dictionary since 1888.

https://thenib.com/boycott-history/

I had absolutely no memory of The Love Boat having a Trans character in 1982. This is lovely.

https://www.tiktok.com/@profgb222/video/7227158568099646762

"I think that if you want to know how something is made, you should look for the grids. They are the ever-present, behind-the-scenes structure of our cities, our machines, our homes, and our lives." https://alex.miller.garden/grid-world/

I know plenty of people who'll use this list to plan their next vacation. https://lithub.com/10-of-the-best-indie-bookstores-in-the-world/

Without regard to the quality of the story, what book do you think has the best title?

"The Sound and the Fury" and "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" would be among my choices.

A how-about-that statistic: "U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers."
https://apnews.com/article/how-many-people-smoke-us-64987fe2b7bf764c64d4594e5b02e6ea

An unpublished novel by García Márquez set to be released in 2024
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-04-28/an-unpublished-novel-by-garcia-marquez-set-to-be-released-in-2024.html

"The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas." --Linus Pauling

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”― Ann Landers

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I sometimes find myself thinking fondly of this journal-meets-cookbook, My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, by Ruth Reichl. I wrote this review 10 years ago, yet it (and the book) have stayed with me. "My kitchen year started in a time of trouble, but it taught me a great deal. When I went back to cooking I rediscovered simple pleasures, and as I began to appreciate the world around me, I learned that the secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things." https://amzn.to/3L7lXtM