This is inevitable. https://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2010/02/simply-explained.html

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"What's behind me is not important." --Gumball Rally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0

Your moment of zen

I'm not a fan of elevator music.
It's bad on so many levels.

Alert: Nice shirt! https://amzn.to/3OO4dWN

Studio Auctions' sale of iconic props.
I did not have "Original Autograped Machette" on my wish list.

https://bid.studioauctions.com/catalog.aspx

An organ tasked with playing a musical composition “as slow as possible” is living up to the challenge. It just changed chords—for the first time in two years.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/crowds-watch-an-organ-playing-a-639-year-long-song-change-chords-180983750/

Kat Jones has now resigned, and the Glasgow Worldcon chair has issued a statement on the Hugos https://glasgow2024.org/chairs-statement-15th-february-2024/

Cultivating Biodiversity at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

By me, sans byline, from 2020. But gosh I loved writing this. I learned far more about Venus Flytraps than I ever expected to.

https://pgsignal.com/2020/04/08/cultivating-biodiversity-at-the-royal-botanic-gardens-kew/

A 1982 article about slush piles, when Macmillan received 5,000-6,000 queries, proposals and manuscripts annually. And it logged, read, and eventually responded on all of them.
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/29/books/publishing-unearthing-gems-in-the-slush-pile.html

The U.S. imposes sanctions on individuals, groups, and countries deemed to be a threat to national security. Elon Musk’s X appears to be selling premium service to some of them. https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/x-provides-premium-perks-to-hezbollah-other-us-sanctioned-groups

And you thought YOU had a bad day. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/delta-flight-maggots-passengers-overhead-b2496515.html

The number of no-kill shelters is at an all-time high with Vermont, New Hampshire and Delaware now operating as 'no-kill' states. In 2022 nearly 57% of US shelters achieved no-kill status, which is amazing progress considering that number was 24% in 2016.

https://bestfriends.org/stories/julie-castle-blog/best-friends-2022-dataset-points-no-kill-progress

Downworthy: Browser plugin to turn hyperbolic headlines into what they mean https://downworthy.snipe.net

An analysis of 100 million words revealed that Brits really do love talking about the weather, pubs, tea, and cake — which is discussed 3x more often than salad. https://theconversation.com/tea-weather-and-being-on-time-analysis-of-100-million-words-reveals-what-brits-talk-about-most-222088

"Ask yourself, 'What am I really selling?'" Gallo writes. "Here's a hint: It's not the widget, but what the widget can do to improve the lives of your customers. What you're selling is the dream of a better life. Once you identify your true passion, share it with gusto." https://amzn.to/3UGccsB

Windows 11 will soon no longer boot on PCs that are too old to boot it anyway
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-will-soon-no-longer-boot-on-pcs-that-are-too-old-to-boot-it-anyway

So what’s this #BizDevOps term about? Is it yet another buzzword or something genuinely meaningful and useful? Here’s an explainer. https://www.functionize.com/blog/welcome-to-the-party-bizdevops

You're not imagining things – USB memory sticks are getting worse
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/07/failed_usb_sticks/