So I guess we can have SOME good things: Jon Stewart Will Host Apple TV+ Current Affairs Show

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-returns-with-current-affairs-series-for-apple-exclusive

In contract conversation with a client about deadlines: "Two out of three ain't bad."

Well, now you now what's on the stereo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

TIL One company has exclusive rights to the source of the iconic pigment — a copper mine's supply of iron deposits that may last just a century more. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-are-all-swedish-cottages-painted-red-180975914/

5 survival tips for when software testing accidents happen

Serious defects happen, despite the best efforts of QA departments. Here’s what you can learn from real world screw-ups, so you can avoid making the same mistakes.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/5-survival-tips-for-when-software-testing-accidents-happen/

"The Post asked five screenwriters to tell us what they’d do with this doomed script: how they’d shape it into something watchable, and how they think it should end (not necessarily how they’d want it to end, mind you)." https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-will-pandemic-election-2020-end/2020/10/26/4af0e452-11b7-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html

Tequila and mezcal are just an introduction. https://www.cntraveler.com/story/guide-to-mexican-spirits

Rod Serling on writing and self-censorship, 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpKkHCVbSyw

While attempting to produce quinine for the treatment of malaria, British chemist William Henry Perkin (1838–1907) accidentally synthesized mauve, the earliest synthetic dye. https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/william-henry-perkin

Donald Trump recently called Sacha Baron Cohen a “phony” and a “creep.”

The comedian responded with a job offer:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-26/donald-trump-borat-2-sacha-baron-cohen

Bored from staying at home? https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/03/12/hobbies-at-home/

At least 20 urban municipalities have changed local laws since March to allow residents to keep chickens in their backyards https://modernfarmer.com/2020/10/chicken-coop-crusaders/

The French Werewolf Epidemic (1520-1630) was France’s version of Europe’s witch trials and executions, but with werewolves. https://dangerousminds.net/comments/could_be_worse_the_beast_of_gevaudan_and_the_french_werewolf_epidemic

Improve your debugging strategies

Developers sometimes try to use feature development strategies to find bugs—and that doesn’t always work. How do we know when our debugging process doesn’t work? and what alternative strategies can we adopt so we can find bugs more easily?
https://www.functionize.com/blog/improve-your-debugging-strategies/

"If you’ve ever wanted to get a close-up look at Mars, the European Space Agency (ESA) has just released a treasure trove of images." https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/esa-mars-vmc-image-archive/

Velázquez’s Las Meninas: A detail that decodes a masterpiece https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201015-velzquezs-las-meninas-a-detail-that-decodes-a-masterpiece

A new online database has launched that allows users to browse more than 100 examples of graffiti etched on trees in the New Forest in England. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/witch-marks-new-forest-england-digital

The Revolution Will (Probably) Be Live-Streamed

People beat artificial intelligence hands-down at puzzling out new ways to fold molecules for a potential SARS-Cov-2 immunization. Thousands more players are needed. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2020/online-gamers-help-build-more-stable-covid19-vaccine

A team of scientists from Prince of Songkla University in Thailand has developed a simple, portable sensor device that can connect to a smartphone to show how much capsaicin is contained in a given chili pepper sample. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/just-how-hot-is-that-pepper-new-chili-shaped-portable-device-could-tell-you/