"But crucially, AOL wasn’t the Internet. Like its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy, it was a closed loop that relied on individual computers to network with one another. From a technological standpoint, it was closer to a bulletin board system than emerging common Internet protocols."

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/postscript/aol-pretends-to-be-the-internet/

Scientists in China have turned regular old bamboo into a transparent material that’s also resistant to fire and water, and suppresses smoke. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1043562

Swiss scientists have invented a brand new kind of chocolate made of “cocoa fruit jelly.” The new concoction uses more of the cocoa fruit, making it healthier and more sustainable. https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/chocolate-new-type-cocoa-jelly

Something to keep in mind if you need to defend yourself from a male mouse
https://www.popsci.com/science/male-mice-are-utterly-terrified-of-bananas/

The French government created a website that lists the hotels, cafés, shops, restaurants and other public establishments that are accessible to people with disabilities.
https://acceslibre.beta.gouv.fr

AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1045862

Brooklyn Dodgers score card, opening day 1941 #baseball https://imgur.com/a/ccc9O1D

“What works for me is thinking of lettering in AR as designing mini-experiences, not just simple extrusions of 2D type restricted to four corners.”
https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/proto-typography-graphic-design-090424

I don't know why The Actor's Studio was never released widely. But the interviews were all astonishingly good, like this one with Spielberg.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjqe5

C. Gordon Bell, father of the PDP-8 and VAX, has died

https://thenewstack.io/c-gordon-bell-father-of-the-pdp-8-and-vax-has-died/

This AC/DC Thunderstruck Guzheng Cover is great. Recommended! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564u39PJfUI

Turn any part of your screen into a playable level of Super Mario Bros
https://aaronrandall.com/blog/screentendo/

"The illustrious ‘Il Cannone di Paganini,’ once owned by the renowned Genovese musician Niccolò Paganini and now preserved at Palazzo Tursi, inspired the creation of a faithful 1:1 replica using 3D printing technology. The replica, crafted with meticulous attention to detail, features white resin and strings in the striking red nylon, evoking the colors of the San Giorgio flag." https://makezine.com/article/craft/music/3d-printing-paganinis-famous-violin/

George Lucas’s long-simmering space was described as both “puerile” and “the most beautiful movie serial ever made.” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/545680/original-reviews-star-wars-1977

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Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails https://apnews.com/article/pronouns-tribal-affiliation-south-dakota-66efb8c6a3c57a6a02da0bf4ed575a5f

We're planning a trip to Washington DC. Should I make a point of visiting the Spy Museum to see the @th3j35t3r display?

ICQ will stop working from June 26 https://icq.com/desktop/en#windows

The term “bay leaf” originally referred to foliage from the bay laurel tree. Bay laurel's distinctive herbal flavor, bitter and slightly piney, has been used as a seasoning for millennia. But the name has become shorthand for several other leafy spices from different trees. https://mailchi.mp/atlasobscura/gastro-bay-leaf-six

Why isn’t there a way to tell Chrome, “Please close all the tabs that say, ‘I’m launching your Zoom meeting now’?”