A gorilla became addicted to a smartphone. Amare is currently having his screentime restricted so he can learn social skills again.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/18/gorilla-addicted-to-smartphones-is-having-his-screen-time-cut-16484937/

TIL that in 2020, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, released a new music video for "Come and Get Your Love," pulling in an Emmy-nominated director, Juan Bedolla, and an award-winning Native artist, Brent Learned, to create the visuals. #cosomusic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA4rSO-h9Io

The first computer I learned to program on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcaNhfOKjIE

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the country has faced an unprecedented barrage of hacking activity. Hacktivists, Ukrainian forces, and outsiders from all around the world who are taking part in the IT Army have targeted Russia and its business. https://www.wired.com/story/russia-hacked-attacks/

Somehow, polyester went from being the world’s most hated fabrics to one of its favorites. It reinvented itself thanks to advances in materials science, and did it so successfully that many people don’t even realize they’re wearing polyester today. https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/how-polyester-bounced-back/

"There is a fine line between dice being 'special' and dice being 'retarded.' Here now are ten of the dumbest dice ever constructed for role-playing games." (2009) https://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/04/the_10_most_shameful_rpg_dice.php

"It's one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history, the blue-and-white checked gingham dress a young Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz." https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-arts-and-education-movies-0f772e9af3f3ea375aa67f1236570cce

The Call for Participation (CFP) for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC 22) is open and accepting submissions until May 4 at 5 p.m. PDT https://ghc.anitab.org/become-a-speaker/

Overall footprints are getting bigger as builders add on more smaller rooms, which may need to function as offices, play rooms, home gyms or dens, depending on the family. Bathrooms are getting bigger, in part because we use them more often when we’re home all day. And every room of the house is more wired — builders are adding power outlets and USB ports to accommodate the devices essential to working or attending school from home.
https://www.axios.com/post-pandemic-home-design-open-plan-architecture-4ef06bef-dd4b-457d-a69b-ffda14050238.html

I laughed out loud #baseball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpEKO7KK8M0

The world is a black box full of extreme specificity: it might be predictable but that doesn’t mean it is understandable https://aeon.co/essays/our-world-is-a-black-box-predictable-but-not-understandable

"Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence your perspective changes. This goes on and on. Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective." -- Hunter Thompson's life advice to a friend

"So basically, if you’re trying to get a grant to help fund a new broadband project in Missouri, you have to ask the regional monopoly’s permission." https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/28/big-telecom-convinces-missouri-lawmakers-to-block-funding-for-broadband-competition/

Welcome back my friends -- old and new!

::cracks knuckles::

Let's have a good Friday!

Illustrated Self-Guided Course on How to Use the Slide Rule https://sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Course.htm

Now, after a century of silence, the rarely-heard recordings will finally become audible—and available to the public. The library has acquired a new machine to digitize the priceless sounds. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/library-wax-cylinder-digitize-machine

It was immediately clear why people couldn't complete the tutorial: Nobody was reading it. People skipped right over the instructions and went directly to the action steps. https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/03/08/the-tutorial-problem