estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)
Anthology of six plays by four leading Yiddish-language playwrights of the early 20th century, including Sholem Aleichem and Sholem Asch.
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/six-plays-of-the-yiddish-theatre-1916
Machines can identify you by the way you dance 🕺 https://newatlas.com/science/dance-style-identification/
Based on 150 interviews with women in their Remarkable Women Program, McKinsey learned that women don’t just lead differently; women better equip their organization’s leadership culture with the qualities required to compete in today’s market. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/when-women-lead-workplaces-should-listen
"It simply tracks your cat's activity and sleep. The idea is to get real data about your pet's normal routine and keep track of those times when your cat breaks it."
The snark just writes itself, doesn't it?
Why sure, I'll review another cookbook! This one is for Russian, Polish & German cooking, but it's just okay.
An immersive Sherlock Holmes story. Rather cool presentation, I think. https://sherlock.paravelinc.com
Don’t play with your food, they said.
https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/01/16/so-cheese-rolling-is-an-actual-sport-and-everything-is-wonderful/
There is a reason this coffee ad is going viral. A good one.
Hackers Are Coming for the 2020 Election — And We’re Not Ready
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-election-hacking-russia-iran-ransomware-interference-938109/
"In terms of price per weight, down feathers – the soft, fuzzy ones on the bird’s breast – are the most valuable part of a duck, worth $25-50 per kg, roughly ten times as much as the meat." https://www.1843magazine.com/features/soft-power-how-the-feather-trade-took-flight
Back in the late 1970’s having a survivable space based strategic communications network became a priority for the US Military.
http://www.cpushack.com/2020/01/02/chips-in-space-making-milstar/
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#SpaceX will destroy a Falcon 9 rocket tomorrow to demonstrate its ability to handle a catastrophic failure of one of its vehicles
Pay a paper artist to turn your old books into a work of art. https://etsy.me/2RvYlRu
"This is 52nd Street. If this is your stop and you're asleep, well that sucks." https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-train-gets-guest-subway-announcer-in-queens-native-awkwafina/2261136/
NASA wants to grow a Moon base out of mushrooms
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-grow-moon-base-mushrooms
The call for official posters is part of an over century-long tradition. An artist selection committee of nine, ranging from museum professionals and journalists to practicing designers, chose a total of 20 fine artists, manga artists, graphic designers, calligraphers, and photographers from across Japan and beyond to bring their unique perspective to the Games. The inspired results are as diverse as the artists who created them. https://www.fastcompany.com/90450684/the-2020-olympic-posters-are-here-theyll-warp-your-brain
Tolkien scholar and author's son dies at 95 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/16/797110141/christopher-tolkien-middle-earth-s-first-scholar-dies-at-95
Future of Advertising – according to Wired in 1994
"Tomorrow's soft-ads are going to reflect the values of the Net more than tomorrow's Net will evolve into a digital regurgitation of today's advertising."
https://www.wired.com/1994/02/advertising-2/
Mars Webcam, "an ordinary camera in an extraordinary place"
http://blogs.esa.int/vmc/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017