estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
To survive in the big bad world of business, you need staying power.
Fun info.
https://businessfinancing.co.uk/the-oldest-company-in-almost-every-country/
The software testing staff can be the proverbial canary in the development coal mine. Testers see indications of success or failure well before anyone else.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/from-the-qa-trenches-6-signs-of-project-success-or-failure/
There was a time when people made and proudly shared maps of all kinds with relative impunity. https://medium.com/@tim.wallace_98924/forgotten-map-types-d2229655c982
The crowdsourced website pinballmap.com provides data on more than 25,500 pinball machines at more than 7,400 locations. And it has an API! https://pinballmap.com
What was the first comedy album you bought? Mine absolutely was Robert Klein's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYpgZNOqgkc
There’s a reason why this specific pain occurs in museums and galleries. But worry not, the posture expert says that there are simple ways to avoid it. https://hyperallergic.com/531508/museum-walk
What’s keeping America’s 100 million non-voters at home? @the100_million — a new @knightfdn study — takes a look at the beliefs + behaviors that sets them apart from active voters.
https://the100million.org/
Some predatory jellyfish lob tiny grenades. The upside-down species secretes a floating mucus that had perplexed snorkelers in the Florida Keys. https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/upside-down-jellyfish-stinging-water/
A secretive startup plans to slash the cost of getting into orbit to just $250,000 by flinging rockets into space rather than firing them. https://singularityhub.com/2020/02/10/the-company-that-wants-to-fling-rockets-into-space-with-a-giant-centrifuge/
This is how presidential elections really affect home sales https://ritholtz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chart.jpg
Jane Eyre has been translated 594 times into 57 languages. This project is studying what those translations show us about language and culture. #cosobookclub https://www.pw.org/content/594_ways_of_reading_jane_eyre
An Abandoned Chapel in the Cotswolds for Sale. For a mere £250k. https://thespaces.com/cotswold-chapel-ripe-for-conversion-could-be-yours-for-250k/2/
Lotte Reiniger, Early filmmaker and master of Shadow Puppets. Born in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin in 1899, she made more than 60 animated films between the 1910s and the 70s, of which around 40 survive. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/06/01/lotte-reiniger-the-pioneering-film-maker-whose-shadow-puppets-in/
Lyrics generated using Artificial Intelligence. https://theselyricsdonotexist.com
The Secret History of Jeff Bezos’s New Mansion
The Warner Estate has 9 acres of prime Los Angeles real estate and a whole lot of backstory.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/a30914786/jeff-bezos-los-angeles-house-history-photos/
How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket
"Hall’s study provided evidence that an ultra-processed diet – with its soft textures and strong flavours – really does cause over-eating and weight gain, regardless of the sugar content. Over just two weeks, the subjects gained an average of 1kg.""
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/13/how-ultra-processed-food-took-over-your-shopping-basket-brazil-carlos-monteiro
Medicare for all, brilliantly explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=7Z2XRg3dy9k&feature=emb_logo
My Amazon review of _Fearless with fabric: fresh quilts from traditional blocks_
It's "interesting" more than "wonderful" -- but depends what you're looking for. #quilting https://amzn.to/2u4iatF
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017