"It is said that the future is always born in pain. The history of war is the history of pain. If we are wise, what is born of that pain matures into the promise of a better world, because we learn that we can no longer afford the mistakes of the past." -- G'Kar, #Babylon5 "In the Beginning"

SecondHandSongs is purporting to become "the most comprehensive source of cover song information." https://secondhandsongs.com

Turing test

Amazon employees risk undermining their own promotion prospects if they don’t return to the office for three days a week. https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/15/amazon_in_person_mandate/

IMDB is sure tightening up its password requirements

TIL the Chinese term 吸猫 xī māo - to zone out and enjoy the company of a cat, as if it were a drug. Literally “snort/suck cat”

Atari 2600+ review: Gaming like it’s 1977 again ...by @carolpinchefsky

The Atari 2600+ provides gameplay of the 2600 and 7800 game cartridges, yet it easily hooks up to your TV’s HDMI inputs.
https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/atari-2600-plus

The oldest homes for sale in America—all built in the 1600s
I'm just here for the real estate porn
https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/the-oldest-homes-for-sale-in-america-all-built-in-the-1600s/

I'm not into the "ugly sweater" thing and this one is sold out already, but I have to admit that if I were, this would be a top choice. LIGHTS AND SOUND, PEOPLE! https://www.railgoods.com/bart-2023-ugly-holiday-sweater.html

I'm having a hankering for travel again. Not that it's likely for a while, but... sigh

Forest and Bird chief executive Nicola Toki said the pūteketeke – a first time winner – was an outside contender for the competition, but “catapulted to the top spot thanks to its unique looks, adorable parenting style, and propensity for puking”.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/133291298/pteketeke-wins-bird-of-the-century-with-a-record-number-of-votes-placed-in-2023

Wife: We never talk any more.
Me: Every time I say something I'm wrong.
Wife: That's not true.
Me: The defense rests.

Rickroll Variations: "Never Gonna Give You Up" but it's a classical piano concerto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOi4Ao40IYA

> Arguably the most controversial, curious (and curiously enduring) of them all however, is the Oneida community. From its practices of “free love” (that make the Playboy Mansion look like Disney world), the sexual mentoring, the “bible communism” and experimentations in selective breeding, to the half-a-billion-dollar silverware manufacturing giant that it later became – buckle up, because we’re about to deep dive into one of the strangest chapters in New York history.
https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/11/03/new-yorks-real-life-handmaids-tale/

Huh. I just posted a comment on Facebook that refers to coso, and Facebook says it won't post it because it goes against its community standards. WTF?

The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York, Oxford. https://medievalmurdermap.co.uk

We made this for lunch. Super-easy and tasty. We used gorgonzola because the store didn’t have stilton at the moment, which is ironic given that the recipe comes from a Stilton vendor’s site. https://1912.co.uk/recipes/baked-butternut-squash-orzo-pasta-with-creamy-1912-stilton/

From the wayback collection of articles-I-assigned: The big screen has always tried to keep step with technology… usually unsuccessfully. Let's look at how the film industry has treated computing. (2013, by Peter Salas)

https://smartbear.com/blog/2013/a-short-history-of-computers-in-the-movies-panel-l/

An interactive exploration of Boston's subway system http://mbtaviz.github.io/