estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
This article looks at how GitHub entered the market, what existed before, and the gap GitHub filled.
https://graphite.dev/blog/github-monopoly-on-code-hosting
In 1960 the French reportedly each imbibed, on average, 116 litres of wine in a year. By 2018, that figure had fallen dramatically, to 17 litres annually. No doubt it’s even lower today. https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/27/why-the-french-are-drinking-less-wine
Las Vegas' famed Tropicana resort will close this week to make way for a new ballpark
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/31/1241709403/las-vegas-tropicana-oakland-baseball-stadium
“It’s embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give to people is to be a little kinder to each other.”—Aldous Huxley
Abortion has been decriminalised in every state and territory in Australia https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-blog/national-milestone-as-abortion-officially-decriminalised-in-every-state-and-territory-in-australia/
Researchers from Osaka University can project images onto objects clearly in an illuminated environment by controlling both the image and illumination, enabling viewers to see not just the display but also their surroundings and each other
https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/243761/identifier/14478
“Something magical happens when a scientist writes with chalk on a blackboard.” https://nautil.us/the-magic-of-the-blackboard-487759/
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People in the U.S. travel a nationwide average of 42 daily miles. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/24/average-commute-distance-us-map
"Capturing a boom in women's sports exemplified by the University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, bars showcasing only women's sports are having a marquee moment, one that's building into a trend." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/fans-are-flocking-bars-show-only-womens-sports-tvs-rcna145162
Decade-old Linux ‘wall’ bug helps make fake SUDO prompts, steal passwords
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/decade-old-linux-wall-bug-helps-make-fake-sudo-prompts-steal-passwords
Take pumpkin and let it boil long (jber syedenn) and chop it small. Take grated bread and cheese and put it in. Add saffron, pepper, cinnamon and mace to it and also break 6 eggs into it and add a little fat. Put it on the tart base and let it bake nicely. https://www.culina-vetus.de/2024/03/01/another-pumpkin-tart/
Barbarossa decided to enter the pageant under his deadname, or the name he was given at birth, as a form of protest in solidarity with trans women. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-men-enter-miss-italy-pageant-droves-trans-women-are-told-cant-co-rcna96727
Katie Sharp, the Sports Reference Customer Success Manager and Queen of Stats, will be answering your questions on r/baseball today! Katie will be starting around 2pm ET. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1bqoeel/im_katie_sharp_from_baseball_reference_ask_me/
Group buys up large tracts of land in Romania to create 'European Yellowstone' https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-29/philanthropist-group-buys-up-large-tracts-of-land-in-romania-to-create-european-yellowstone.html
"What is Crash Davis about? He’s a man who loves something more than it loves him back. That’s a universal thing that makes the movie last." https://lithub.com/ron-shelton-on-making-bull-durham-getting-sued-by-thomas-pynchon-and-why-baseball-is-the-most-literary-sport/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017