Okay, so... that's one I hadn't thought about: "My new manager is someone I slept with years ago … and he doesn’t know we have a child"
https://www.askamanager.org/2023/10/my-new-manager-is-someone-i-slept-with-years-ago-and-he-doesnt-know-we-have-a-child.html

Lunch today: Two thumbs up for Shrimp Scampi with Orzo. Works great with the paleo orzo.

Gift link.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020330-shrimp-scampi-with-orzo

It's an "Antidepressant or Tolkien Character” quiz. https://antidepressantsortolkien.vercel.app

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In the last 20 years, an increasing number of nuanced queer characters have entered computer games. But there is still some way to go before queer representation reflects the real world.

https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/238396

The history of hedgehog-shaped foods goes as far back as the Middle Ages, when royal chefs prepared fanciful display dishes, or “subtleties,” to amuse banquet guests. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mettigel-german-meat-hedgehog

The digital afterlife industry is getting crowded, with companies like Microsoft considering creating conversational chatbots of deceased individuals using their social data. https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-afterlife

So far, 90 women worldwide have received uterine transplants which have resulted in 49 babies. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/womb-transplants-help-infertile-women

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Wait what?!
A South Carolina man who stored his severed leg in a barbecue smoker that was later auctioned off is locked in a custody dispute with the North Carolina man who found it.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21088150

Mike Masnick has a math problem for Linda: “If 90% Of The Top Advertisers Have Come Back, But Are Only Spending 10% Of What They Used To, How Screwed Are You?” https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/11/math-problem-for-linda-yaccarino-if-90-of-the-top-advertisers-have-come-back-but-are-only-spending-10-of-what-they-used-to-how-screwed-are-you/

Streets GL is a 3D world map using crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data to render everything. https://streets.gl

Seasonal retail company Spirit Halloween reopens stores across the U.S. as Halloween approaches each year. If they seem to be everywhere, that's because they are. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043278951/spirit-halloween

21-year-old uses AI to decode a burnt and unopened Herculaneum scroll
https://interestingengineering.com/science/21-year-old-uses-ai-to-decode-a-burnt-unopened-herculaneum-scroll

Harkkonen cosplay I guess https://www.saksfifthavenue.com/product/moncler-genius-moncler-x-salehe-bembury-sierpinski-down-vest-0400019286202.html

The Shock Clock 3 is a wristwatch that tries to wake you up with gentle alarms and vibrations. And it that doesn’t work, it zaps you with electricity.
nope nope nope https://shop.pavlok.com/products/shock-clock-3

"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color."-- Maya Angelou

Best Buy will continue to sell movies and TV shows on physical discs through the 2023 holiday shopping season online and in stores, before discontinuing sales in the new year. https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/best-buy-ending-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-1235754919/

Huh, interesting: Nearly half of all newly constructed homes in 2022 boasted at least 4 bedrooms, according to the latest data from the US Census Bureau, as homebuilders work to keep up with demand for extra rooms. https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/completed.html

Now THIS is how you create an ad. At least for cat people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUb_XHs_TM