estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
It is snappy and sophisticated; sweetly sentimental yet full of peculiar twists; here's a selection of dark sides and unexpected backstories from every decade to date. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230622-the-darker-side-of-disney-songs
There's been a big breakthrough on postpartum haemorrhage (the leading cause of maternal mortality) in the form of a low-cost device called a 'drape.' A study involving 200,000 women in four countries has shown that it reduces severe bleeding by 60%. 'This new approach could radically improve women’s chances of surviving childbirth globally.' https://www.who.int/news/item/09-05-2023-lifesaving-solution-dramatically-reduces-severe-bleeding-after-childbirth
RIP Don Lancaster, early tech pioneer. Author of the TTL Cookbook and CMOS Cookbook (among many others). https://gilaherald.com/obituary-for-don-lancaster
Tiny Caenorhabditis elegans worms can jet between surfaces—with a little help from electricity. https://www.science.org/content/article/watch-these-worms-jump-electricity
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My friend stepped on a nail, and lost a lot of blood, enough that he had to go to the hospital for a transfusion. The next day he was fully recovered, but he just kept on making more and more spelling mistakes, first on the keyboard, then in writing. We were all surprised and concerned, thinking that maybe something went wrong at the hospital.
His wife called the hospital to see what could have happened, they said, this is a common occurrence ,because they gave him type O blood.
Q&A with Yoel Roth, Twitter's former head of trust and safety, on the whirlwind first two weeks under Elon Musk, Twitter's content moderation approach, and more
Red wine sales within France have halved since the 1990s https://qz.com/france-wine-sales-chart-1850584817
Here's a pitch for a role-playing game from 1994. Diablo turned out to be one of the most successful games in history. http://www.graybeardgames.com/download/diablo_pitch.pdf
"With their knowledge combined, two scholars are deciphering a long-lost Native language."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/with-their-powers-combined-two-scholars-may-have-deciphered-a-long-lost-native-language-180982118/
"When you do get an actual news experiences, it becomes clear that these publishers have little interest in passing as 'real news sites,' IE publications a sane person might intend to visit." But, John Battelle adds: "Most reporters will look at these sites and dismiss them. But they shouldn’t." https://battellemedia.com/archives/2023/06/come-with-me-on-a-spin-through-the-hellscape-of-ai-generated-news-sites
Do you know someone who made a substantial, sustained and lasting contribution to open government? Nominate them for the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s State Open Government Hall of Fame. Nominations due by Aug. 31. https://www.nfoic.org
CATS OF OUR PAST.
When I was 5, a family friend decided that Esther was lonely, and thus gave me a kitten. (Without asking my parent’s permission…)
Since the cat was orange and I was 5, I promptly named the cat Goldilocks.
Soon he became Mr Goldilocks. Or Mr G for short.
3 Hackathon Winners Show What Generative AI Can Accomplish
#Redis has co-sponsored several #AI hackathons. These three winners – from Memoiz, RedAGPT, and SmartHealth – may inspire you to add AI features to your own applications.
https://redis.com/blog/lablab-ai-hackathon-review/
That French chef at the brunch restaurant really gave me the crepes.
How to tip around the world
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230606-how-to-tip-around-the-world
I have to assume that there is a limited market for this. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/26/23773756/wingpt-chat-gpt-app-windows-3-1
"No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft." -- H. G. Wells
NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)
Yes, the achievement hinges on better recycling tech for astronaut pee.
https://www.space.com/astronaut-pee-iss-water-recycling-98-percent-milestone
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017