"Book banning is not a new phenomenon. The Catholic Church’s prohibition on books advocating heliocentrism lasted until 1758." #cosobookclub https://blog.oup.com/2019/09/celebrating-banned-books-week/

On YouTube, the clip is close to surpassing 1 billion views. It’s not uncommon for new songs to pass that threshold, but to date, only three songs from the entire 20th century have reached that mark: “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” And “Take on Me” still averages 480,000 views per day.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-09-15/a-ha-take-on-me-video-one-billion-you-tube

How to decommission a data center

https://www.networkworld.com/article/3439917/how-to-decommission-a-data-center.html

"I’ve watched 190+ women & people of color negotiate. Here’s what I've learned." https://elpha.com/posts/c1q2dkyw/i-ve-watched-190-women-and-people-of-color-negotiate-here-s-what-i-ve-learned

Trump Cuts “Muscle” from European Defense to Fund Border Wall

“To delay ammo facilities in Poland is nuts,” Townsend said. “The DOD budget is pretty big — they could have picked from a lot of other places. This is not a barber shop; this is the frontline.”

https://www.justsecurity.org/66084/trump-cuts-muscle-from-european-defense-to-fund-border-wall/

"The way the crystal industry operates has largely avoided close scrutiny. There is little in the way of fair-trade certification for crystals, and none of the industry-wide transparency schemes developed for commodities such as gold and diamonds." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing-crystals-wellness-mining-madagascar

Women believe that being ostracized at work can be as damaging as bullying. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/61-of-women-believe-that-being-excluded-at-work-is-a-form-of-bullying-2018-11-14

An envelope, hidden in a wall for 100 years, helps solve a Winchester Mystery House riddle https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/winchester-mystery-house-windows-true-facts-14444695.php

With their convenient locations and attractive Victorian fixtures, several of London’s former subterranean public restrooms have found a new life as bars and eateries. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-london-bars

For as long as there have been commercial computers, some hardware was designed for ultimate speed and data-crunching. Here are the numbers that show you how HPC makes a difference.

(by me)
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/working-in-high-performance-computing-these-are-the-stats-you-should-know-1909.html

Original Catfluencer: How a Victorian Artist's Feline Fixation Gave Us the Internet Cat https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/original-catfluencer/

Contrary to popular belief, medieval wine was a weak and rancid concoction and people only drank it because it was safer than drinking water.
https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/06/wine-history-paul-lukacs-inventing-wine-how-wine-was-modernized-ancient-wine-tasted-terrible.html

Back by popular demand, DBacks Season Ticket Holders will have the opportunity to "swing for their seats" for the 2020 season.

If the STH (or designated hitter) hits a home run out of Chase Field, next year's tickets are free.

How to keep spam from invading your Google Calendar

I got hit with one of these last week. I'm glad to know the fix is simple.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/23/20829615/google-calendar-spam-events-sharing-email-how-to-stop

Security Researchers Find Several Bugs in Nest Security Cameras #cososec https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3avxa/security-researchers-find-bugs-in-nest-cam-iq

U.S. EAC’s panelists at the 2019 Election Security Forum blamed Microsoft, EAC certification conflicts for election security woes, writes @bakercom1 #cososec https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/state-of-u-s-election-security