estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Vegas-to-SoCal high-speed rail project clears major hurdle — The massive transportation project by Brightline could begin as soon as this year, with an estimated completion plotted for around 2027. https://ktla.com/news/california/vegas-to-socal-high-speed-rail-project-clears-major-hurdle/amp/
This was part of the plot of a Randall Garrett "Lord Darcy" story.
https://gizmodo.com/eye-reflections-3d-reconstructions-experiment-1850586090
Around the year 1500, a Spanish Muslim man hid three manuscripts, including a 13th century Koran, in the walls of his home before being forced to leave the country. They would not see the light of day again for 500 years. https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-30/the-books-that-lay-hidden-behind-a-wall-for-five-centuries.html
140 Ernest Hemingway lookalikes went head to head at an annual celebration of the author in Key West on Saturday.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/24/1189713620/bell-tolls-for-wisconsin-man-who-wins-the-ernest-hemingway-look-alike-contest
In a series of events which could have been lifted straight out of the pages of one of Christie’s mystery novels, the group of tourists were left stranded after stormy weather knocked down a tree, blocking the road leading down to the property in the county of Devon, southwest England. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/europe/agatha-christie-greenway-devon-gbr-intl/index.html
Children and teens in foster care across California will be able to attend state and community colleges free of charge under legislation signed into law this week. https://themessenger.com/news/all-foster-kids-in-california-can-now-attend-any-state-college-for-free
My Amazon review: This swimsuit is for swimming more than va-va-voom, and that's fine with me. https://amzn.to/43IZRou
Pioneering NASA 'Hidden Figure' Evelyn Boyd Granville dies at age 99 https://www.space.com/nasa-hidden-figure-evelyn-boyd-granville-mathematician-obituary
A federal judge has ruled that an Arizona law limiting how close people can get to recording law enforcement is unconstitutional https://apnews.com/article/arizona-cant-limit-filming-of-police-a7a7ad0fe5b421d416ec3477d0795707
This story is about cats, so you are certain to click on it. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/physicists-create-biggest-ever-schroedingers-cat/
A #beer trail won’t take you from bar to bar but brewery to brewery, with possible craft brewpubs scattered in between. (Older article, with some link rot, but still cool.)
https://vinepair.com/articles/11-best-craft-beer-trails-travel/
The coding hub’s 2022 survey found that 92 percent of its users were men. This time around it simply dropped the question.
https://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-gender-problem
From mansplaining about breastfeeding to debates on developmental toys, medieval parenting was full of familiar dilemmas https://aeon.co/essays/medieval-babycare-from-breastfeeding-to-developmental-toys
87% of classic video games released in the United States are critically endangered https://gamehistory.org/87percent/
"The most dangerous part of the video — the part that may wipe the smirk off your face if you’re just focused on how clumsy the song is — is how it conflates the act of protesting with violent crime." https://variety.com/2023/music/opinion/jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-worst-country-song-video-column-1235673177/
Aerodynamics of a cow
What would you do if you didn't have me around? Be productive? FEH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyxMZ2vS3dI
Today's "music to edit by." I wore out this album when I was a teenager.
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017