It all started when hundreds of pounds of pasta was found by a city council candidate along the banks of the Iresick Brook in a wooded part of Old Bridge. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mystery-of-who-dumped-huge-mounds-of-pasta-next-to-a-stream-in-a-nj-town-is-solved/4305212/

The jokes aren't on late night TV anymore — they're on the picket lines. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/04/1173991667/wga-writers-strike-best-signs

"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim."--George Santayana

The Pixies's catchy, electric guitar-heavy song “Where Is My Mind?” can inadvertently tell your phone to switch off.
https://fortune.com/2023/05/04/google-pixel-phone-pixies-song-where-is-my-mind-accidentally-turning-off-alarms/

Shopping for shorts? These are... okay. But they're inexpensive and stretchy, so perhaps that's enough. https://amzn.to/3NRaP6W

Bill Gates, 1995: “One scary possibility being discussed by Internet fans is whether they should get together and create something far less expensive than a PC which is powerful enough for Web browsing.”
https://lettersofnote.com/2011/07/22/the-internet-tidal-wave/

Leaf through Shakespeare’s First Folio for a riveting journey into theatre history https://aeon.co/videos/leaf-through-shakespeares-first-folio-for-a-riveting-journey-into-theatre-history

You can apply for an Imagination Fellowship, which starts in August 2023. In this virtual, global program, fellows will develop experimental media projects exploring diverse aspects of Planetary Health Futures. Applications due June 2. https://leonardo.asu.edu/content/leonardo-imagination-fellowship

I haven't watched yet. But you know I'll be there if only for the fashion porn. https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a-beautiful-moment-the-cast-of-queen-charlotte-on-the-new-bridgerton-prequel

Fast Company’s annual World Changing Ideas Awards honor the businesses and organizations that are developing creative solutions to the most pressing issues of our time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/world-changing-ideas/list

Researchers have developed a mobile, noninvasive, ultrathin, stretchable, battery-operated electronic tattoo that simultaneously measures the heart’s electrical and mechanical activity, offering a new way of diagnosing and monitoring heart disease.
https://newatlas.com/medical/new-mobile-e-tattoo-better-monitors-heart-help-prevent-heart-disease/

"I do have One Weird Trick that I have found incredibly useful to re-enter flow and continue working on large problems: Before stepping away, leave the code in a state where it is Obviously Broken, but Easy to Fix."

I do the same with writing. Leave a paragraph unfinished. The next morning, I _have_ to complete it... and I get back into the work.

https://census.dev/blog/an-on-ramp-to-flow

So, you’ve concluded that adopting microservices will improve overall application performance and scalability. Great. What comes next? In this article, we outline baseline considerations for microservices design and implementation.
https://redis.com/blog/implementing-designing-microservices/

NASA is trying to keep its Voyager 2 spacecraft working until 2026. That's a tall order considering the spacecraft is more than 12 billion miles away, is running out of power, and is made up of instruments from the late 1970s. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/30/1172921603/nasa-voyager-2-2026-backup-power-space

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Applications are open for the Pass-It-On Awards!

The program provides funding ($1,000) to women for computing-related projects that inspire and assist girls and women around the world.

I've been on the PIO awards committee since 2010, and it's among the most rewarding things I do. We've enabled women to create lasting change and to make the world better.

(In case it isn't obvious from the text, there's no cost for the application.)

https://anitab.org/awards-grants/pass-it-on-awards/

I never thought this book could be turned into a movie. I'm so happy that I was wrong. #Dune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w&t=144s

Armchair travel at its finest. https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/10-most-beautiful-hikes-world

Meh. https://amzn.to/42jSnIf

He was hungry so he ate the art exhibit
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maurizio-cattelan-banana-artwork-eaten-again-2293205