estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Maricopa County and the City of Phoenix announced two initiatives to assist the homeless in obtaining housing.
https://www.allaboutarizonanews.com/maricopa-county-unveils-plans-for-two-housing-initiatives-aimed-at-assisting-homeless-population/
The standardized type of mechanical typewriter, which emerged around 1910, featured keys connected to individual typebars.
https://www.core77.com/posts/126253/IBMs-Ingenious-Solution-for-a-Typewriter-with-Swappable-Fonts
The Federal Communications Commission today approved rules that prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services, rejecting fervent opposition from Internet service providers and Republicans. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/cable-lobby-and-ted-cruz-are-disappointed-as-fcc-bans-digital-discrimination/
I just found Carol Pinchefsky's article on "12 types of bad tech names" (like Names that overuse the letter Q) that she wrote for me back in 2011 and I laughed all over again. https://web.archive.org/web/20130808075749/http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/12-Types-of-Bad-Tech-Names/ba-p/327
Codex documenting Aztec culture now digitized
Modeled after medieval European encyclopedias, the Florentine Codex is a three-volume, 12-book collection written in Spanish and Nahuatl documenting the daily life and customs of the Mexica (Aztec) people.
https://hyperallergic.com/855683/stunning-florentine-codex-documenting-aztec-culture-now-fully-digitized/
The Canterbury Tales Project collated the Canterbury Tales original manuscripts. It translates each line into modern English and reads it aloud into the way the text wold be read in its own time. THIS IS COOL. http://www.sd-editions.com/CantApp/GP/
Members of the show’s cast and crew reminisced about the making of this historic half-hour, "Turkeys Away."
https://classictvhistory.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/turkeys-away-an-oral-history/
We had a long discussion this morning about Daktari. I can't believe that I immediately remembered the name of Clarence the cross-eyed lion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5CHUxn9kCo
The British Library is currently presenting a new exhibition, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination, which explores the history of fantasy through book, film and television documents and artifacts. The exhibition is scheduled to run through February 25th, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/27/the-british-library-celebrates-the-surge-in-popularity-of-fantasy-fiction-london
Back in 2000, the Phoenix OS/2 Society sponsored a conference called WarpTech. Here's the event program. Damn I am STILL so proud of this. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_qPj4p70cIYi1M-kHQiX20NAPnJVT_NB/view
I'm glad my mother didn't live to see this story. She was never willing to throw anything out, and would have been motivated to keep even more.
https://www.businessinsider.com/25m-masterpiece-headed-for-the-trash-saved-for-louvre-museum-2023-11
EBCDIC is incompatible with GDPR https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/10/ebcdic-is-incompatible-with-gdpr/
Leadership Language Lessons from Star Trek
Oh right, like you can resist a headline like that.
https://benjiweber.co.uk/blog/2021/03/14/leadership-language-lessons-from-star-trek/
Corbin Carroll Discusses 2023 Rookie of the Year Honors
Carroll talks about winning the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year award, his idol Ichiro, and embracing the rule changes. #baseball
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/news/corbin-carroll-discusses-2023-rookie-of-the-year-honors
This Gallagher comedy sketch makes me sad that he's remembered now only for destroying watermelons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfz3kFNVopk
If you want everyone in your house to come in to ask WHAT THE HELL IS THAT NOISE I recommend this sea lion live cam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElanH9Gzjw
"Lara Croft’s roots reach back to the first wave of computer gaming in Britain, to the era when Sinclair Spectrums and Commodore 64s were the hottest machines on the market." https://www.filfre.net/2023/06/tomb-raider/
RAIKU Packaging, based in Estonia, is making progress to bring packaging products to market that are alternatives to bubble wrap, paper, and cardboard packaging materials. https://www.founderstoday.news/raiku-secures-over-8-million-in-funding/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017