The Global Jukebox is an interactive map and compilation of datasets focused on traditional songs from around the world. The project traces its history back to initial prototypes from Alan Lomax, a musicologist who collected many of the recordings. https://theglobaljukebox.org/

The deck was originally created for the 1970s James Bond film Live and Let Die, starring Roger Moore and Jane Seymour, but it never appeared in the picture.
https://hyperallergic.com/525929/salvador-dalis-tarot-cards-will-tell-your-surreal-future/

'When we create strategies, we’re told to “skate where the puck is going.” That means predicting the future, such as macro economic trends, and the trends of our industry and immediate competitive markets. But if the smartest, most motivated experts can’t do that, why do we think we can?' https://longform.asmartbear.com/predict-the-future/

"The goal of school writing isn’t to produce goods for a market. We do not ask students to write a ten-page essay on the Peace of Westphalia because there’s a worldwide shortage of such essays. Writing is an invaluable part of how students learn. And much of what they learn begins with the hard, messy work of getting the first words down." https://thewalrus.ca/chatgpt-writing/

This world map shows you all bird pictures that are taken with a smart bird feeder all over the world, live.
https://live.mybirdbuddy.com/

Police raided the home of rapper Afroman, but it didn't lead to any charges.

He decided to use footage from the raid in music videos, lyrics, and merchandise.

Now, the police are suing him for invasion of privacy. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/24/1165822372/afroman-police-raid-lawsuit-music-videos

I watched the entire video of the 1994 launch of OS/2 Warp, primarily because it was so much a part of my own history (and my friends are in here!). You might enjoy the retrotech nostalgia, when it was a big deal to send documents to a fax modem in the background or to use the Information Superhighway. Or you might like the oblique Star Trek references.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Via8nVU501c

The Dymaxion bathroom was comprised of four stamped sheets of metal or moulded plastic which could be bolted together by section and was light enough to be carried by two workers. https://blogs.uoregon.edu/dymaxionhouse/the-dymaxion-bathroom/

“There will always be an appetite for a retelling that offers us a new way into thinking about how we live today, for a retelling that’s beautifully written and has emotional perspicuity.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/24/two-sides-to-a-story-why-feminist-retellings-are-filling-our-bookshelves

If you understand the history of Blockbuster, you will understand its unquenchable thirst for glory. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/23/is-blockbuster-video-about-to-make-a-comeback

"Yesterday I noticed that Wikidata has a property for RSS feeds (P1019). So I thought: why don’t I knock together a Wikipedia-based RSS search engine?" Because that's what @researchbuzz _does_.

https://researchbuzz.me/2023/03/20/turn-wikipedia-into-an-rss-search-engine-with-wikirss/

Dinner tonight: @Nigella_Lawson's chicken in a pot with lemon and orzo. Comfort food at its best.

The recipe sounds as though it'll be a little more time-consuming than it is, because you sear off the chicken to begin with. But after that it's essentially "dump in a pot and shove in the oven."
https://www.nigella.com/recipes/chicken-in-a-pot-with-lemon-and-orzo

Here's something to buy with all that spare change you find in your couch https://www.cepro.com/cepro-100/samsung-the-wall-residential-microled-install/

A monastic brewery near Munich says it's created the first powdered beer. Just add water, and it'll froth up, complete with a foamy head and full flavor. The result promises massive savings on transport, because it can be shipped at 10% of the weight.

https://newatlas.com/lifestyle/powdered-beer/

My minion (the guy who reports to me) is _almost_ at his goal for a charity run, and the window closes tomorrow. If you're motivated to throw in a few shekels, it'd be appreciated.

Also looks like a lovely place for a run, doesn't it? https://runsignup.com/alexpatino/

Australian researchers have discovered a super-sized species of trapdoor spiders found only in Queensland. The females of this rare species can live for over 20 years in the wild and grow up to 5cm long - large in trapdoor spider terms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65048226

This summer, North America’s first zero-emission train will start running in Canada.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/north-america-first-hydrogen-powered-train-180981800/

HIVE MIND for software developers: I’d like your help – and your stories!

I’m working on an article with a tentative title of “Tales of the Crypt: Horror stories where database performance caused a real problem.” It’s meant to be schadenfreude nostalgia, about your late nights coping with a performance issue (with, hopefully, a happy ending of “…and this is what we did to fix it”).

So, what happened? Tell me about it.

Use one of these five plant identification apps to identify plants along your trail walks, keep away from harmful plants while camping, or set up your dream garden, via @bakercom1 https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/best-plant-identification-app