"We used to collect maps or 3D models that were static, easy to reach out and grab. But now we often gather data as opposed to the map itself, as mapmakers look at more dynamic phenomena, whether it's storms or Covid-19 or the processes of urban change." https://www.citylab.com/life/2020/05/library-of-congress-archive-maps-coronavirus-cartography/611038/

One of Rembrandt van Rijn's most iconic paintings, The Night Watch, is currently undergoing restoration at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. As part of the effort, the team took hundreds of photographs of the Dutch master’s painting and stitched them together into a massive 44.8 gigapixel image, which they have released online in a zoomable interface. https://kottke.org/20/05/gigapixel-image-of-rembrandts-the-night-watch

Ohio Has Stopped Kicking Workers Off Unemployment After A Hacker Targeted Its Website https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wwdw/ohio-has-stopped-kicking-workers-off-unemployment-after-a-hacker-targeted-its-website

A collection of video game interfaces https://interfaceingame.com

I think it'll be a while before we travel overseas.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1260784481159442434.html

99 years ago this week, the biggest solar storm of the 20th century struck Earth. It set fire to buildings, burnt out telephone lines, and sparked auroras as far south as Tonga and Samoa. New research suggests that the Great Geomagnetic Storm of May 1921 may have been even stronger than previously thought.
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/05/12/the-great-geomagnetic-storm-of-may-1921/

The challenges of testing GUIs
Sure, you can test GUIs. But it’s not easy, especially for mobile devices.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/the-challenges-of-testing-guis/

Famous Hope Quotes as Charts https://flowingdata.com/2020/05/08/famous-hope-quotes-as-charts/

The welcome return of Art Deco https://vanschneider.com/art-deco-will-be-the-visual-language-of-2021

On Sept. 3, 2002, amateur astronomer Bill Yeung discovered an object (J002E3) he thought was a new asteroid orbiting Earth. It turned out to be, J002E3, a long-lost spent third stage from an Apollo-era Saturn V rocket. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/05/how-a-long-gone-apollo-rocket-returned-to-earth

>>A new study concluding that Henry VIII suffered brain damage caused by a jousting injury offers the strongest explanation of his erratic behaviour “short of miraculously finding his preserved brain in jar,” its lead author has claimed.

https://invenitmundo.blogspot.com/2017/01/henry-viii-one-of-most-controversial-figures-in-European-history.html

“The days when a politician cried and it was over for them — that’s over.” — Pam Sherman, a leadership coach, on public displays of emotion in a pandemic https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/us/politics/crying-politicians-leadership.html

"Science fiction and fantasy can help readers make sense of the world. Rather than limiting readers’ capacity to deal with reality, exposure to outside-the-box creative stories may expand their ability to engage reality based on science." https://theconversation.com/science-fiction-builds-mental-resiliency-in-young-readers-135513

Zork source code, 1977 https://github.com/MITDDC/zork

Leading Through Crisis
A conversation with Peter Schwartz, noted futurist and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning at Salesforce.
https://pgsignal.com/leading-through-crisis/

"When the crisis started, we entered a new world. The future that was there before is gone. It’s very important for leaders to help define that (new) future, we have a lot of choices to make."

The Irreplaceable Thrill of the Rock Show
by the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl

>> I don’t know when it will be safe to return to singing arm in arm at the top of our lungs, hearts racing, bodies moving, souls bursting with life. But I do know that we will do it again, because we have to. It’s not a choice. We’re human. We need moments that reassure us that we are not alone. That we are understood. That we are imperfect. And, most important, that we need each other.

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/05/dave-grohl-irreplaceable-thrill-rock-show/611113

Boston cops used a honey trap to recapture a runaway peacock. An officer returned the male bird to the local zoo after using the sounds of a peahen.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/11/metro/officer-uses-electronic-mating-call-help-capture-fugitive-peacock-franklin-park-zoo/

My Amazon review of _Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America_ by Richard Zoglin
An enlightening, fascinating, and -- of course -- incredibly funny history of 1970s comedy #cosobookclub

https://amzn.to/35Qw4Ou

“If this [MLB employee] population was social isolating and practicing good PPE, then it shows that that worked and it didn’t get the spread in there,” Eichner said. “And then the flip side of that is that means it’s worked well, then they keep doing it.” #baseball #coronavirus

https://apnews.com/5e77d8c77c0f0152eeed8de6644984d9