A deep dive on the early days of creative computing coming to life. Punch cards, plotters, light pens and lots more.
Not the usual suspects. Not at all.
https://www.amygoodchild.com/blog/computer-art-50s-and-60s

All hail Cloudflare’s wall of lava lamps! https://www.xda-developers.com/cloudflare-wall-of-lava-lamps/

Nothing says, "important corporate meeting" like added bunny ears.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/oh-snap-let-your-silly-side-shine-with-snapchat-lenses-for/ba-p/3788722

TIL that in 2015 and 2017, Volkswagen sold more sausages than cars. https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/volkswagen-originalteil-sausages

More accurate space-weather predictions and safer satellite navigation through radiation belts could someday result from new insights into "space waves," researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reported.
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-space-clues-weather.html

Hundreds of millions of stars turned into a map of GitHub projects
https://anvaka.github.io/map-of-github/#2/0/0

‘Mississippi miracle’: Kids’ reading scores have soared in Deep South states.

The states have passed laws adopting similar reforms that emphasize phonics and early screenings for struggling kids. https://apnews.com/article/reading-scores-phonics-mississippi-alabama-louisiana-5bdd5d6ff719b23faa37db2fb95d5004

The optimist sees a glass that’s half full. The pessimist sees a glass that’s half empty. An engineer sees a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be.

Hive mind: What top misconceptions have you encountered regarding migrating workloads to #AWS?

I have someone writing a "common migration misconceptions" article, because it's always a good idea to clear out the readers' wrong assumptions before you impart advice.

What do you wish you knew earlier about migration strategies or practicalities? Or, what do you wish everybody understood so you wouldn't have to explain it AGAIN? (Details, please!)

AI Search helps you find books when you don't remember the title. https://www.librarything.com/search.php

Here’s a phrase the whippersnappers don’t know: “Good Morning, Captain.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDUEEqJer9k

Researchers publish a study on what sidewalks should be like in the cities of the future
https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/233313

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If you want to speed up #Mastodon, you need to confront the platform’s #Sidekiq queues bottleneck. Sound intimidating? We’ve got you covered. Read a step by step guide on how to optimize Sidekiq queues with #Redis https://bit.ly/3MloWiR

Paleontologists uncovered a partial jaw with two tooth crowns buried deep in phosphatic deposits in Morocco’s Oulad Abdoun Basin. The bizarre teeth are like nothing scientists have found before. https://gizmodo.com/mosasaur-screwdriver-teeth-fossil-1850445100

The notebook belonged to Paul Linebarger, who under his own name played many roles: U.S. Army colonel, CIA operative, psychological warfare expert, scholar of Asia, teacher, adviser to an American president. ...But it was his science fiction—published as Cordwainer Smith—that gilds his legacy today. https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/fall/cordwainer-smith-paul-linebarger/