"The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation." https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

The Center for Railroad Photography & Art has a digital archive of railroad imagery. https://railphoto-art.org/center-unveils-digital-railroad-photo-archive/

Every time you click this link, it sends you to a random Web 1.0 website
https://wiby.me/surprise/

Well, then! https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/23/elon-musk-dead-at-52-misinformation-laws/

White oaks are in trouble, and it’s a big deal for the bourbon industry, which relies on fresh wood barrels. https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/the-bourbon-industry-relies-on-white-oaks-which-are-in-decline-now-theyre-all-in-on-saving-them/

Five Things Linus Torvalds Has Learned About Managing Software Projects
as told to @sjvn in 2008
https://www.cio.com/article/276384/open-source-tools-five-things-linus-torvalds-has-learned-about-managing-software-projects.html

While the journey wasn't without its headaches, writes Tim Stevens, the iX was a perfect companion. It delivered stellar range through an EV-charging black hole, had plenty of cargo space for two telescopes plus a weekend's worth of food and luggage, and was calm and smooth the entire way. https://insideevs.com/reviews/717010/bmw-ix-winter-update-test/

The best thing about this list of "cybersecurity women to follow” is that I didn’t know any of them — which means I have new people to learn from! https://securityboulevard.com/2024/04/the-10-women-in-cybersecurity-you-need-to-follow/

From table hacks to CSS kludges, these are some of the techniques that helped web developers get their fancy pages on the internet. https://tedium.co/2023/11/24/weird-html-hacks-history/

I listened to someone today who described their company's product as "an end-to-end solution." And all I could think of was Dorothy Parker's quote:

“If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn't be at all surprised.”― Dorothy Parker

I've never made this cake, but it occurs to me that it's kosher for Passover. Should that matter to you.
https://www.nigella.com/recipes/apple-and-almond-cake

In honor of Earth Day, take a look at Emily Dickinson’s “Herbarium,” her collection of flowers. She began it at around the age of 8. By the time she was 14 years old, she had filled it with around 400 specimens. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:4184689$4i

Ah, those were the days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgPuQFa7HdE

Using old insurance fire maps, researchers have enabled a machine-learning system to recreate 3D models of neighborhoods that no longer exist. https://news.osu.edu/turning-old-maps-into-3d-digital-models-of-lost-neighborhoods/

As a result of an internet rabbit hole, I discovered that Peter Norton is on the board of trustees for MOMA. Amusingly, he still has the same arms-folded stance.
https://www.moma.org/about/trustees

I somehow missed this article about Wayne Green from Harry McCracken when Harry first published it. https://technologizer.com/2024/01/21/more-computer-magazine-lore-a-1983-nastygram-from-wayne-green/

Dashcam images reveal where police are deployed

"The researchers said they see two main benefits to this work: a step toward greater transparency in policing; and the potential for auditing all government agencies for efficiency and equity." https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/07/dashcam-images-reveal-where-police-are-deployed

"New research revealing how honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions, which could help to design more efficient robots and autonomous machines, has been published by scientists at the University of Sheffield." https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/honeybees-make-rapid-accurate-decisions-and-could-inspire-future-ai-study-suggests