Microsoft quietly revealed that WordPad, the basic word processor that’s been included with Windows since 1995, is being retired. https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/288088/rip-wordpad
"First, it sounds as though it was written by a robot. That was drunk. Or possibly high." https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/01/gannett-stops-using-ai-to-write-articles-for-now-because-they-were-hilariously-terrible/
"Burning Man conditions are bordering on disaster with over 70,000 people trapped and sheltering-in-place after rains turned the playa into an undrivable mud pit." https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/no-access-after-burning-man-rain-storm-18344393.php
Norfolk Police Division responded to a call of a man driving eastbound on 275 with a Watusi bull in his passenger’s seat. https://northeast.newschannelnebraska.com/story/49572004/norfolk-police-pull-over-man-and-bull-riding-shotgun
I remember seeing this map when it was new.
https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~315658~90084441:Silicon-Valley
Why old books smell so good https://scienceswitch.com/2023/08/19/why-do-old-books-smell-so-good/
Um if you thought your company had a toxic culture, this may be a “hold my beer” story. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/axon-taser-exposures/
Every reader would ignore the warning at the start of each book that you cannot go back once a decision is made
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/27/how-choose-your-own-adventures-helped-me-win-the-booker-prize
Charles Martinet, 67, was the original voice of the Italian plumber, starting with the 1996 installment Super Mario 64. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/aug/22/voice-of-mario-charles-martinet-retires-nintendo
Explore the benefits of the new #Redis implementation of the #Triton Caching API, including advice for using Redis to supercharge your NVIDIA Triton instance.
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/how-to-build-a-distributed-inference-cache-with-nvidia-triton-and-redis/
Cache eviction involves determining which cache entries to retain and which to discard when a cache fills up. Here’s how it works in #Redis.
https://redis.com/blog/cache-eviction-strategies/
King of condoms: The man trying to make contraception sexy. #Longread https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/27/man-who-wants-to-make-condoms-sexy-durex
Tools for keeping an eye on Hurricane #Idalia, via @researchbuzz
As usual, she is brilliant, kind, and knowledgeable
https://researchbuzz.me/2023/08/30/keeping-an-eye-on-hurricane-idalia/
The ancient art of Japanese Noh mask making https://aeon.co/videos/how-a-noh-mask-maker-summons-a-lifelike-face-from-a-single-block-of-wood
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