MegaGladys is a collection of utilities for finding information about people who are listed in Wikipedia, via @researchbuzz. https://searchgizmos.com/megagladys/

In search of fresh material to mine, AI companies are hiring poets, novelists, playwrights, writers, and PhDs

https://restofworld.org/2023/ai-developers-fiction-poetry-scale-ai-appen/

The rise of the synths https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/musicians-union-outlaw-synthesisers/

Two cheeses enter. One leaves (because they are melted together).

Even my mom could have set up this folding camping table and bench set. In the rain. So yeah, recommended. https://amzn.to/3Q1t1f7

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A complex production chain can turn choosing which coffee to buy into a complicated decision for consumers. https://modernfarmer.com/2023/09/buzzwords-ethical-coffee/

"At this company, we are family..." https://pboyd.io/posts/at-company-we-are-family

Reddit announced a contributor program on Monday; it awards users actual, real money for their fake internet points. https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/25/reddit-will-start-paying-you-real-money-for-your-karma/

I'm not super-fond of lamb. I think I had mutton a few times in my youth, but I don't think I liked it.
https://modernfarmer.com/2023/09/digging-in-mutton/

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Science fiction recommended by scientists. Interesting books, but I wish they'd asked more scientists!
https://fivebooks.com/category/fiction/science-fiction/science-fiction-recommended-by-scientists/

Candidates who don’t offer to take their empty cups back to the kitchen at the end of their interview are unlikely to get a job offer.

It's like every interview situation where someone has what they’re sure is a great way to separate the wheat from the chaff.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/job-interview-coffee-cup-test-used-corporate-executive-goes-viral-manipulative

To whoever stole my copy of Microsoft Office...

I WILL find you.

You have my Word.

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Is it possible to have a title that's more click-bait for me than this?
Packed with purpose: Japanese home designed for cats and compact living
https://newatlas.com/architecture/cat-tree-house-tan-yamanouchi-architects/

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"While people may think they like the idea of having tens of thousands of options a click away, in practice, they’re only interested in watching a handful of them, and they’re not especially picky about what that handful contains." https://slate.com/culture/2023/09/netflix-dvd-rental-service-ending-movies-queue.html

Now THIS is my kind of blog post: geekery about Virginia Woolf's desk. https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2023/09/22/woolfs-new-home/