Have you ever wondered why Henry VIII’s codpiece was so tremendous? Me neither, but I still highly recommend this video. https://aeon.co/videos/why-a-forcefully-phallic-portrait-of-henry-viii-is-a-masterful-work-of-propaganda

Many American children learn that Daylight Saving Time was originally intended to give farmers an extra hour of light to work the fields. That is, in fact, a lie. https://qz.com/1120488/daylight-saving-time-as-americans-know-it-was-instituted-by-corporate-lobbies-not-farmers

Farewell to my friend Linda Hirschman, from whom I learned so much in such a short time.

The world is darker without her in it.
https://www.shalommemorial.org/in-memorial/2023/shalom/Linda-Hirshman

Florida censored about 22,000 books — the most titles of any state
https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2023/10/31/florida-book-ban-list-prisons-jail

101 days until pitchers and catchers report https://www.springtrainingcountdown.com/

You can get a copy of @bakercom1's ChatGPT For Dummies for free! https://betanews.com/2023/11/01/get-chatgpt-for-dummies-for-free/

In 2007, I posed a single question to professional programmers and testers: "If you could get your CIO to understand just one thing about software requirements, what would it be?" I wonder if the answers would be different today. https://www.cio.com/article/266998/developer-five-things-it-managers-should-know-about-software-requirements.html

Across all the experiments, anger improved people's ability to reach their goals compared with a neutral condition in a variety of challenging situations. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-goals-angry.html

>> By promoting uniformity in written communication, grammar and spelling features in word processors such as Word "enforce established language norms". https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231025-the-surprisingly-subtle-ways-microsoft-word-has-changed-the-way-we-use-language

“I am going to a World Series game tonight” is not a sentence I thought I’d say in 2023.

This won't surprise you if you have a cat. https://www.science.org/content/article/cats-have-nearly-300-facial-expressions

But here we will investigate the astronomical basis of the metamorphosis—specifically, the role of the moon—and then tackle its implications in the coming days of the Space Age. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-to-a-werewolf-on-the-moon/

After seven years and the efforts of dozens of specialists from around the world, the Florentine Codex, the most important manuscript surviving from early colonial Mexico and rich in pre-colonial Indigenous knowledge, is now available to explore online with new translations and features.
https://www.getty.edu/news/a-rare-500-year-old-manuscript-gets-a-second-life-online/

Everything I Know About the Tech Industry I Learned From Baseball

I WROTE A THING!

We find wisdom wherever we encounter it. And since I’m at the ballpark a lot of the time, that’s where I get my tech business lessons.
https://www.tomshardware.com/opinion/everything-i-know-about-the-tech-industry-i-learned-from-baseball

A clumsy paleontologist walked on stage with a dinosaur skull…
What happened next was jaw-dropping!

Me and my baseball acumen, 1961. #GoDBacks

The future is coming, and sooner than you think. These emerging technologies will change the way we live, how we look after our bodies and help us avert a climate disaster. https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/future-technology-22-ideas-about-to-change-our-world

He spent a lifetime collecting the blues. The Smithsonian listened. Smithsonian’s Folkways label and American History Museum are releasing Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick’s tapes, research and writings as part of Folkways’ 75th anniversary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/10/14/smithsonian-folkways-robert-mccormick/