Belgium's botanical gardens and arboretums site shows 83,000 plants belonging to 25,000 different species and varieties from 25 botanical gardens and arboretums. https://www.botanicalcollections.be/#/en/home

Not sure what to make for dinner? We both liked this Greek recipe for chicken with prunes. https://www.dianekochilas.com/chicken-with-prunes/

Helen Keller Writes a Letter to Nazi Students Before They Burn Her Book, 1933 https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/helen-keller-writes-a-letter-to-nazi-students-before-they-burn-her-book.html

In case you've been wanting to say "Get off my lawn!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t17O2AKa2FU

Pleiades, “a community-built gazetteer and graph of ancient places,” has collected data on 40,000+ settlements, roads, rivers, monuments, and many other types of landmarks. https://pleiades.stoa.org

What Your QA Team Can Learn from Open Source Development Projects
by @[email protected] in 2011 https://smartbear.com/blog/what-your-qa-team-can-learn-from-open-source-devel/

I'd completely forgotten about this article I wrote back in 2008. The best part is the advice to managers to treat developers like cats.

"If you treat them well, offer the occasional special treat, and discipline them fairly, it can be done and done well. If you miss a point or two now and then, they'll adjust," [source] says. "If you miss any of these points consistently for too long, the really good ones will start to wander off in search of better opportunities."

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2534393/tips-for-managing-and-motivating-developers.html

Please make more USB-C cables like this
Please.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23948486/usb-c-cables-marking-speed-power-delivery-elgato

Some days you just need to blow up a giant pumpkin. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/11/06/wyoming-pumpkin-king-explodes-gigantic-1-800-pound-pumpkin/

Some of the BIRDHOUSE MANSIONS have over 100 Rooms and weigh over 500 pounds.
...oh, you'll like this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs7YBTJ6Ies

A Dutch graphic artist reconstructed Tenochtitlan in 3D https://tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/index.html

They buried the lede: The spider was unharmed.
https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/giant-insect-car-crash-california-park-18457140.php

"The innovative cooling system uses the cold beer to chill water which is then pumped around the wearer’s body via a network of tubes." https://vergemagazine.co.uk/paris-fashion-week-announcement-with-tiger-beer/

The story of the Olivetti Programma 101, my first computer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkqdbz1R_s

In need of a break? A new UN list reveals destinations around the world where tourism is a force for good.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231030-the-worlds-best-tourism-villages-in-2023

Sandra Sawatzky uses embroidery to tell stories of oil in human history amidst changes that are leading to an uncertain future https://www.theblackgoldtapestry.com/

Explore Tokyo through its train lines. https://minitokyo3d.com

A restaurant called Fiuto is the first in Italy, and purportedly the world, to serve dogs. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/03/dogs-restaurant-canine-cucina-opens-in-rome