8 ways to know that it’s time to hire a new QA tester

https://www.functionize.com/blog/8-ways-to-know-that-its-time-to-hire-a-new-qa-tester/

Early Dutch illuminated manuscript of Jacob van Maerlant's Der naturen bloeme containing an impressive array of grisly grinned creatures, both real and fantastical. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/jacob-van-maerlant-der-naturen-bloeme

Knowing the folks around here... that's gonna be the most-fun-read you have all day. LOUDLY RECOMMENDED.

"For security reasons, we try to change our Prime Minister every six months, and to never use the same Prime Minister on multiple websites." https://mango.pdf.zone/finding-former-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbotts-passport-number-on-instagram

MITRE, known from the ATT&CK framework that maps out common steps that attackers take, are starting a library where they'll document how certain hacker groups run their attacks. This way you can put your defenses to the test and see if you'd be able to detect them. https://medium.com/mitre-engenuity/introducing-the-all-new-adversary-emulation-plan-library-234b1d543f6b

Slashdot is... not what it once was.

I submitted a story by @sjvn that was accepted and posted over the weekend. It brought under a hundred pageviews.

A cold-war-era corporation targeted voters and presaged many of today’s big-data controversies. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02607-8

"Filé is best when sourced from a traditional maker like Colson. Homemade filé is bright green, pungent, and so fine that it stains your fingertips." https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/native-american-gumbo

'We've ["western man"] set out our missionaries to do our dirty work for us, and then come along behind them with the certain belief that we are right in anything that we do, because God has told us so — God and the person of the avatar.'
https://boingboing.net/2020/09/16/a-1969-interview-with-frank-he.html

In this weird pandemic year, we’re sending more letters than usual. A combination of social distancing measures and a volatile political year has made the traditional act of putting pen to paper suddenly mean a lot more. https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/18/1008559/letter-writing-lockdown-loneliness-get-out-the-vote/

As all we all grieve for Ruth Bader Ginsberg, you can have an Oh Wow moment that’ll make you smile. The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attributed her love of writing to her undergraduate English teacher: VLADIMIR NABOKOV.

https://www.mhpbooks.com/nabokov-on-the-bench/

This is what we're having for dinner. Just about to come out of the oven.

Well, except for the puff pastry. We never got around to that even when paleo wasn't an issue... just because it was more complex than throwing together a stew. But surely you cannot object to steak, beer, cheese, and veg?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6BHiiuyXCs

Fantasy and The Sword of Truth Author Terry Goodkind Has Died https://www.tor.com/2020/09/17/terry-goodkind-sword-of-truth-wizards-first-rule-death-obituary/

My Amazon review of _The Wind Done Gone: A Novel_
4 stars
A thoughtful retelling of Gone With The Wind, with relevance for our times.
https://amzn.to/33Pmyuu

Rare books stolen in London heist found under floor in Romania after a three-year search and Mission Impossible-style raid https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/18/rare-books-stolen-london-heist-found-floor-romania

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Enya is everywhere.
Not that I mind.
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/enya-is-everywhere/

Fuck it all to hell.

RIP RBG.

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87

A timely story: We need more Shofar blowers. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/18/913963097/wanted-in-israel-more-shofar-blowers-for-socially-distanced-jewish-new-year

Sid Meier: “I don’t think I could make Civilisation today” https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/games/sid-meier-interview-civilisation-memoir-autobiography-b404968.html