"Although the hope of clearing fogs, making rain, and driving mists from cities, harbors, and flying fields was great, the hype was even greater." https://sciencehistory.org/distillations/manufacturing-the-weather

Cyberattack shuts down unemployment, labor websites across the US
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/gsi-cyberattack-state-unemployment/

And I'm told it's in use! https://www.pcmag.com/news/i-went-to-a-russian-website-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-teapot

TIL The http code 418 is used to return “I’m a teapot” when the server is requested to brew coffee. https://www.berkeleysquares.co.uk/2021/06/html-response-code-418-why-youve-never-heard-of-it-and-never-will-again/

"In the past 20 years—and particularly the last 10 to 15—the average age of actors appearing toward the top of the bill in film and TV projects has risen significantly." This story has a lot of thoughtful analysis, not just numbers. Recommended. https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/6/27/23181232/old-actors-aging-tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick

"The artists I’ve asked to design this all balk. I need an artist who works for free and isn’t allowed to say no. Enter DALL-E-2, the new art-generating AI." https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-asking-robots-to-design

Producers used to know which varieties to grow, how to grow them, when to harvest the berries and how to ferment them to produce a consistent, quality wine — but today, every step is up in the air. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2022/climate-change-altering-chemistry-wine

You KNOW I have to check this out! "We have over 2800+ chocolate shops on our map and located all over the World. Chocolate will never be far away with the Find Chocolate App!" https://chocomap.com/chocomap-mobile.html

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has about 200 Sonoran desert tortoises that are looking for forever homes. https://www.abc15.com/news/state/about-200-sonoran-desert-tortoises-looking-for-forever-homes

Throughout July and August, anybody will be able to visit the vending machines and order an assortment of books completely free of charge. https://simpleflying.com/jetblue-newark-book-vending-machines/

Who you jiving with that cosmic debris? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-music-group-becomes-the-permanent-home-of-frank-zappa-estate-301578735.html

"To rewind and get a better sense of the history of cassette culture in Egypt and its stubborn perseverance in the digital age, I spoke with Andrew Simon, a historian of popular culture and media in the Middle East who has taken a particular interest in Egyptian cassette culture." https://scoopempire.com/egypts-enduring-cassette-culture/

The job application requires that you fill in an education field… okay, whatever.

Including the dates attended. Yeah, whatever. (Though really you’re asking for my age aren’t you?)

But there’s no way you can type in the date; you can only scroll. So if you went to school in the 80s, you have to click back from 2022 to 2021 to… you get the idea.

And then the form doesn’t let you enter a date previous to 1998.

A man in Chile was accidentally paid 286 times his salary in May. ... He acknowledged the fault on the part of his organisation and agreed to return the amount that was paid to him in excess. However, he resigned and took off with all the money. https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/chile-man-who-got-paid-286-times-his-salary-resigns-and-disappears-122062900568_1.html

"What makes eBay particularly interesting is how, in its earliest incarnation, it anticipated many of the key features that would later define the phenomenon commonly known as the 'platform.'" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/16/wallets-and-eyeballs-how-ebay-turned-the-internet-into-a-marketplace

A reminder for any women who are involved in a project that intends to help women and girls in/with tech: The Pass It On Awards applications are open to any woman over 18 years old in or aspiring to be in the fields of computing. Awards are $500.00. From the same organization that puts on the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. (Transparency: I’m chair of this volunteer project.) https://anitab.org/systers-pio-awards/

The Vernacular Architecture Group’s Dendrochronology Database “provides the tree-ring dates for over 4500 buildings in the United Kingdom, ranging from cathedrals to cottages and barns.” https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/vag_dendro/index.cfm

Brazil’s iconic golden lion tamarin, found only in the Atlantic Forest, has been saved from extinction with the population rebounding from 200 in 1977 to over 2,000 today. Local conservationists have worked tirelessly for 50 years to protect natural habitat and bolster the population through breeding programs. Work is now underway to protect the other three species — the black lion tamarin, golden-headed lion tamarin, and black-faced lion tamarin.
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/how-brazil-is-working-to-save-the-rare-lion-tamarins-of-the-atlantic-forest/

“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt