This former bank robber was just sworn in as a lawyer — by the same judge who once sent him to prison. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/12/10/this-former-bank-robber-was-just-sworn-lawyer-by-same-judge-who-once-sent-him-prison/

In the 1840s, pirating A Christmas Carol was a holiday tradition. https://daily.jstor.org/pirating-charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-in-the-1840s/

A definitive accounting of the 37 living actors deprived of an Academy Award — and the performances that deserved one. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/entertainment/best-actors-without-oscars/

Vladimir Putin needs a cybersecurity upgrade. The Russian president uses the obsolete and vulnerable Windows XP on his work computer. #cososec https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/17/vladimir-putin-still-uses-obsolete-windows-xp-despite-hacking-risk

Ice Skating Fashions of the Nineteenth Century https://www.mimimatthews.com/2019/12/15/ice-skating-fashions-of-the-nineteenth-century/

A Century of “Shrill”: How Bias in Technology Has Hurt Women’s Voices
A century of negative commentary on the female voice has had wide-ranging effects: a 1998 study of young Australian women found that the average frequency of female speech dropped twenty-three hertz between 1945 and 1993. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/a-century-of-shrill-how-bias-in-technology-has-hurt-womens-voices

The Early History of Usenet, Part I: The Technological Setting https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2019-11/2019-11-14a.html

31 literary icons of Greenwich Village https://www.6sqft.com/31-literary-icons-of-greenwich-village

"Rich red sauces, gnocchi, pasta and pizza are now enjoyed the world over. Yet the cuisine we label 'Italian' today is most often that of southern Italy, where the majority of early Italian emigrants originated. And much of what we think of as traditional Italian food is, in fact, quite recent." https://www.1843magazine.com/food/how-to-eat-like-an-etruscan-did-2000-years-ago

"The 2010s yielded many incredible finds and important milestones. Here are our favorites." https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/12/top-20-scientific-discoveries-of-decade-2010s/

8 Technologies We're Thankful For by me (2015) http://www.informationweek.com/it-life/8-technologies-were-thankful-for-/d/d-id/1323286?

What is TCP/IP and How Does it Work?

Another "basics" article. I'm sharing it because (a) one of my writers is the author and (b) it's a good overview, suitable for helping newbies. And with the holidays coming up, "family tech support" is always an issue.

https://www.avast.com/c-what-is-tcp-ip

Explore how authors vary sentence lengths. https://sentence-lengths.netlify.com/

The DEX Top 10: Crypto Briefing’s Decentralized Exchange Picks https://cryptobriefing.com/dex-top-10-decentralized-exchange-picks/

6 Differences Between Llamas and Alpacas https://modernfarmer.com/2015/09/difference-between-llama-and-alpaca/

A darker side to Peter Pan has been revealed with the publication last week of JM Barrie’s original manuscript, Peter Pan and Wendy. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/15/peter-pans-dark-side-emerges-with-release-of-original-manuscript

AIM was the killer app of 1997. It’s still shaping the internet today https://www.fastcompany.com/90436682/inside-the-design-of-aim-the-original-killer-app

People want stories with a clear beginning, middle and, most importantly, end -- and other themes for news https://open.nytimes.com/looking-forward-to-2020-here-are-10-themes-for-news-166d84125172