Why yes, I DID wonder about the best 60-game stretches in baseball. I bet you did too. https://www.mlb.com/news/best-60-game-performances-in-mlb-history

Starbucks employee receives more than $16K in tips after refusing to serve a customer who wasn't wearing a mask. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/starbucks-employee-receives-more-than-dollar16k-in-tips-after-refusing-to-serve-a-customer-who-wasnt-wearing-a-mask/ar-BB15W4ft

"Today, most of the 2.3 million pounds of in-shell peanuts consumed during a typical baseball season are languishing in cold storage, waiting — like the fans — for an opening day at the park that is unlikely to come. Baseball teams both minor and major are trying to find a way to schedule a season, but there will be no one in the stands to shell out $4 or $5 for a bag of peanuts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/dining/peanuts-baseball.html

"Instead of downloading several different apps or signing up for lots of websites, the simpler way is to use apps that already have multiple games in them. One account, many games, and the ability to play with friends—what’s not to like about that?" https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/free-multi-game-apps-websites-play-friends-online/

Yay, good news!
https://www.cnet.com/news/a-chicken-run-sequel-is-coming-to-netflix/

“By examining this text, we can revisit history and remind ourselves that progress usually comes sooner rather than later and that effective treatments often come from the least expected places.” https://www.futurity.org/edward-jenner-vaccination-smallpox-book-2386292/

Software managers are sometimes tempted to eliminate or reduce software QA departments when the coders adopt #TDD, on the grounds that the programmers are also writing tests. That decision usually is a mistake. https://www.functionize.com/blog/testers-vs-tdd

LockDownCon is this weekend, Friday-Sunday. One session that's appealing is on Saturday, June 27 at 2pm Pacific time: a panel, “Optimism & the Futures of Sci-Fi Worlds” https://www.lockdowncon.com

Summer festivals are going digital, and that could be an opportunity to tune in to otherwise inaccessible events. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/06/13-virtual-festivals-and-events-this-summer/

NASA HQ in Washington DC will be named after "hidden figure" Mary W. Jackson, the first African American woman engineer at NASA.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-headquarters-after-hidden-figure-mary-w-jackson

Americans are drinking less booze during the pandemic. There’s apparently been a shift to healthy living, despite the boredom and good weather. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2020/06/23/drinking-less-alcohol-pandemic/112001838/

Acoustic engineers have taken advantage of the global lockdown to measure a new baseline of sound in public spaces. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/20/why-lockdown-silence-was-golden-for-science

The web has mostly killed off pirate radio. But the few remaining holdouts broadcast for the same reason as before: to fuck the government. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-last-remaining-radio-pirates-broadcasting-for-freedom

Jack Kerouac and (Phoenix native!) Steve Allen on the 1959 Plymouth show. Jack reads the conclusion of On The Road, Steve improvises jazz in the background https://youtu.be/3LLpNKo09Xk

Stuck at Home, Scientists Discover 9 New Insect Species

Damn, and I was proud of myself for finishing that quilt.

https://www.wired.com/story/stuck-at-home-scientists-discover-9-new-insect-species/

Ken Burns: Our most venerated monuments represent a mythology. While we may hope the statue represents our highest aspirations of what America can and should be. It also can be a reminder of where and how far we fall short. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W08bTFhuwKs&fbclid=IwAR0oNryJvh_KkqIYv_nTp2RKT0lBk-d6uONugA-zYj7lKfZR9nPzvLxI0Sw

A look at the making of Flair, “History’s Most Beautiful Magazine” https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/fleur-cowles-and-the-making-of-flair-historys-most-beautiful-magazine/

“It sounds somewhat like fantasy, but the functional soap bubble allows effective pollination and assures that the quality of fruits is the same as with conventional hand pollination.” https://modernfarmer.com/2020/06/could-bubbles-be-the-future-of-pollination/

This thread is why I joined Twitter.

https://twitter.com/aaronreynolds/status/1275287134203777030

An archaeological look at the history of cuisine changes illuminates why the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted America’s new bread obsession—and whether it will last.

"Essentially, the nature of work in the home has changed. It should be no surprise that the way we cook has also shifted toward labor-intensive recipes that transform inexpensive pantry items like flour and salt into delicious (and photogenic) sourdough loaves."

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/can-archaeology-explain-the-bread-baking-craze/