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Painful rejection notice:

>>“The Yellow Wall-Paper” was not iconic during its own time, and was initially rejected, in 1892, by Atlantic Monthly editor Horace Scudder, with this note: “I could not forgive myself if I made others as miserable as I have made myself [by reading this].”

theparisreview.org/blog/2021/0

" The award will allow additional public libraries to join the program and will enable new and existing members to continue their web archiving collection building using our Archive-It service."
blog.archive.org/2024/02/01/co

☕ New research suggests drinking coffee in the morning helps others live longer. ☕ 👏

Pocket guide to Florida animal tracks 🐾

These little cards are free, from state fish & wildlife, and available at most area parks.

My new life goal: “When she died at 74, her heartbroken husband sacrificed one of his finest camels in her honor.” theklean.com/red/seductress/ja

Making a PDF that’s larger than Germany
The claim that the maximum size of a PDF is 381 km x 381 km is completely false. There's no set limit to the size of a file.
alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/

In "Sad Robot," author E.R. Ramzipoor imagines a future in which sophisticated AI systems can experience psychological crises, threatening critical digital infrastructure.
slate.com/technology/2024/01/s

In "Sad Robot," author E.R. Ramzipoor imagines a future in which sophisticated AI systems can experience psychological crises, threatening critical digital infrastructure.
slate.com/technology/2024/01/s

In the space of 24 hours, two unrelated people went out of their way to tell me what a great mentor I’ve been to them.

So maybe I don't suck after all.

"Just like the mRNA vaccines you know and love, it delivers the instructions for making the virus’s spike protein. But here’s what makes it novel: it also tells the body how to make more mRNA. Essentially, it provides instructions for making more instructions. It’s self-amplifying." technologyreview.com/2024/02/0

Being laid off can be overwhelming and it's easy to miss important tasks. This runbook helps make sure you stay on track. github.com/derwiki/layoff-runb

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