Killer Papers, based in Canada, is one of a number of so-called essay mills that write papers for clients in exchange for money. And as kids head back to school this fall, business in the industry is about to pick up. https://www.inputmag.com/culture/killer-papers-essay-mill-academics-writing-service

"I wanted to keep the original display, because I like its big, chunky pixels and low power needs, but I also wanted the ability to support graphics and different fonts, as with the original M100."
https://spectrum.ieee.org/upcycle-a-vintage-lcd

A tip of the cap to this article author https://culturedarm.com/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-mans-hat/

Do you like old timey music?

Splendid.

You can’t get more old timey than Hurrian Hymn No. 6, which was discovered on a clay tablet in the ancient Syrian port city of Ugarit in the 1950s, and is over 3400 year old. https://www.openculture.com/2022/08/hear-the-worlds-oldest-known-song-hurrian-hymn-no-6-written-3400-years-ago.html

Time Bandits as a series?

It's so long since I saw the movie that I cannot judge if it's a good idea. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lisa-kudrow-taika-waititi-time-bandits-apple-series-1235229141/

What's the most trivial skill you wish you had?

Me: I'd like the ability to make the loud whistle suitable for hailing taxis.

Every time you make a typo, the errorists win.

I didn't know any of this.
https://typefully.com/DanHollick/qr-codes-T7tLlNi

The Data Liberation Project is a new initiative to identify, obtain, reformat, clean, document, publish, and disseminate government datasets of public interest. https://www.data-liberation-project.org/about/

The problem with assembling a massive collection of books is that you necessarily collect the very organisms that feed on books. https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/panic-library

Truth.

The big gray mammals can belt it out for 30 minutes at a time, but not just any old ditty. All the males in a group sing the same song with specific, repeated phrases, which you can hear in a fascinating, eight-minute Royal Society video. https://aeon.co/videos/like-pop-music-humpback-whale-songs-spread-mutate-and-fall-out-of-fashion

The Great War killed 10 million people, redrew the map of Europe, and marked the rise of the United States as a global power. Here are 40 maps that explain the conflict — why it started, how the Allies won, and why the world has never been the same. https://www.vox.com/a/world-war-i-maps

The 6 Books New Redis Developers Should Read
Just getting started with #Redis? These books help you grasp the technical essentials and smooth the learning curve.
https://redis.com/blog/6-books-new-redis-developers-should-read/

My (2008!) review of The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Less a cookbook than a guide to a sustainable foodie lifestyle https://amzn.to/3RhpAhE

"There is but one art: to omit. O, if I knew how to omit I would ask no other knowledge. A man who knew how to omit would make an Iliad of a daily paper." —Robert Louis Stevenson

Years ago, I read the advice that everyone should have three dishes that they can cook with confidence. Even if your in-laws showed up unexpectedly, you know you could make this meal and it'd be a success.

I'm not positive what all of the recipes would be on my list, but I'm sure that this is one of them.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/indonesian-ginger-chicken-recipe-1913010

The warning at the beginning of every Choose Your Own Adventure is also a promise: “You are responsible because you choose! . . . Think carefully before you make a move! One mistake may be your last.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/19/the-enduring-allure-of-choose-your-own-adventure-books

My Thanksgiving menu may be in trouble
https://thehustle.co/09232022-butter-supply/

"The key is that the system not only recognizes laughter, it also decides whether to laugh in response and then chooses the right type of laughter for the occasion." https://www.cnet.com/science/to-bond-with-humans-robots-are-learning-to-laugh-at-the-right-time