Sure, all libraries are cool, but this one is literally the coolest.

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-coolest-library-on-earth/

Corals provide the structural and spatial framework of reef ecosystems through their calcium carbonate skeletons, which serves as a habitat for a myriad of species and can resemble the complexity and busyness of big cities. https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/234885

Take a break from the heat and check out all the positive environmental stories from 2023 so far. https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/11/here-are-all-the-positive-environmental-stories-from-2023-so-far

Learning resources to accompany "To Kill a Mockingbird" https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/great-american-read/t/middle-school-titles/tokillamockingbirdharperlee

Everyone needs a way to monitor server behavior, if only to confirm that the system is running to spec. Several Application Performance Monitoring tools work with #Redis, but perhaps you haven’t heard of Uptrace. Talon is here to tell you about it. #APM
https://redis.com/blog/redis-observability-with-uptrace/

At least it wasn't a three-L llama.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/llama-drama-king-county-deputy-herds-wayward-llama-unblocks-traffic/

Labyrinth locator https://labyrinthlocator.com/labyrinth-links/categories/1355-europe

Music to edit by, this afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lEnpkePi4c

Although there are several methods of 3D-printing metal objects, all of them involve heat – which isn't conducive to producing heat-sensitive electronics, among other things. A new gel, however, can be used to print such items at room temperature. https://newatlas.com/3d-printing/copper-gel-3d-printed-metal-room-temperature/

Major League Baseball will take over production and distribution of all local Arizona Diamondbacks games starting on July 18 when the Diamondbacks face the Atlanta Braves at 7:20pm EDT / 4:20 MST. The new arrangement gives fans the option to watch on television or stream digitally without local blackouts, subject to national exclusivities.

Exclusivities?! Is that the right word?

https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/schedule/programming

"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison."--Nelson Mandela, whose birthday it is today

Got laid off or on H1B and worried about your US visa? Yesterday, Canada opened up 10,000 slots so people can get a 3-year Open work permit. If you have a US H1-B visa then you're eligible: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit/h1b.html

Its robotic fingers probe and adapt to your specific back shape, and measure the amount of resistance encountered during each session. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/07/can-a-robotherapist-deliver-as-good-a-massage-as-a-human

The very idea that, once work hours were over, no one could get hold of you—via email, text, Slack, whatever—is completely alien to contemporary young people https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/06/life-before-cell-phones-internet-after-work.html

Are you hot? Maybe this'll help. https://www.foodandwine.com/frozen-classic-cocktails-7551849

This real estate listing for Stephen Sondheim's Turtle Bay townhouse.

Swoon, on so many levels.
https://www.compass.com/listing/246-east-49th-street-manhattan-ny-10017/1352939100748859761/

Vote in the Tiny Awards for great little web projects. https://tinyawards.net

Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript of Alice in Wonderland (then titled “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground”) is littered with thirty-seven of his own sepia-ink drawings. It seems this entwining of word and image — so important to the published version — was there from the beginning.
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/carroll-illustrations-for-alice-undergound

My Amazon review of the 1980 _All Good Things Around Us_ by Pamela Michael -- a throwback to my hippie natural food days, but in a good way.
5 stars https://amzn.to/3Dh07R2