estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
"Geocities was one of the first places your average person could make a website for free. The Geocities Gallery aims to archive these sites and return them to functionality, MIDIs and all." https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7jzgm/the-geocities-archive-is-bringing-the-early-internet-to-life
The Secret History of the Conversation Chair https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/01/30/a-brief-compendium-of-the-conversation-chair/
The Rubook bookcase is inspired by the legendary Rubik's cube https://www.onthebookshelf.co.uk/2020/01/rubook-bookcase.html
This recipe is a winner.
https://thrivemarket.com/blog/cauliflower-mac-and-cheese-recipe
Someone I admire reviewed my work and said, "Good job!"
It's amazing how much those two words brightened my day.
I hereby challenge you to go out of your way to tell someone you work with that you appreciate them. DO IT NOW.
Look, Lois McMaster Bujold showed the benefits of this approach a LONG time ago. https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/artificial-wombs-science-fiction-pregnancy-premature.html
Is it possible to set CoSo to use a different background? I'm not a black-on-black person; I find it hard to read. (Feeling dumb that I can't find a setting for this... maybe it is because there isn't one?)
"We asked five top designers and architects to skip the immediate growing pains of shifting work culture in 2020 and imagine what the office design 20 years in the future might look like. Then we gave them free rein."" https://www.fastcompany.com/90450052/5-top-designers-imagine-the-workplace-of-2040
Scotland's Last Artisan Tartan Mill: A Tour of D C Dalgliesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=2W9UBVjx_QQ&feature=emb_logo
"The researchers estimated 50,413 avocado-related knife injuries occurred between 1998 and 2017, with over half happening in the last decade." https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/30/avocado-hand-super-bowl-sunday
"Whether you know it or not, MIDI has changed your music listening life."and "In early January 2020, the MIDI Manufacturers Association, the nonprofit organization that manages MIDI, announced the release of MIDI 2.0. "https://qz.com/1788828/how-will-midi-2-0-change-music/
TFW you don't recognize the number, so you answer the phone with a growl, and it turns out to be a genuinely nice person with a justifiable reason to call. #SorrySorrySorry
A British cobbler had his thumb replaced with a big toe. He’d lost the digit while mending a shoe, but is now back at work with a toe grafted onto his hand. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-51268670
"This year’s Literary Awards will confer over $330,000 to writers and translators whose exceptional literary works were published in 2019. Spanning fiction, poetry, essay, science writing, translation, and more, these Finalist titles are dynamic, diverse, and thought-provoking examples of literary excellence." https://pen.org/2020-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/
A practical guide for roadside wildflower viewing https://prairieecologist.com/2020/01/13/finally-a-practical-guide-for-roadside-wildflower-viewing/
How to deliver a technical presentation to a non-technical audience
You know how to explain things to an audience whose background is like your own. But how do you get the message across when the subject matter is bound to go over the listeners’ heads? Analogies. Lots of analogies.
A Disturbing Number of People Think Coronavirus Is Related to Corona Beer https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdvvd/a-disturbing-number-of-people-think-coronavirus-is-related-to-corona-beer
Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend? — Abraham Lincoln
George Lucas wanted something more “comic book-y,” and the Hildebrandts were brought in to do just that while keeping the general idea and composition of Jung’s poster.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-story-behind-one-of-star-wars-most-recognizable-pos-1840937465
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017