"For some reason, fiction writers have an aversion to learning anything about the one thing that makes them money. That is copyright and licensing that copyright."
https://deanwesleysmith.com/fiction-branding-part-9/

Photographer Jan Erik Waider documents an array of remarkable frozen patterns in the lake at the edge of the Skaftafellsjökull glacier.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/04/jan-erik-waider-iceland-bubbles/

As Lewis, 73, explained, “Zen Buddhists say you need three things: Something to love, something to hope for and something to do.”

“I got plenty to love,” he continued. “So this is my hope-for and my to-do. It keeps me from reflecting on my [expletive] hearing.”
(gift link)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/theater/huey-lewis-heart-of-rock-and-roll-broadway.html

2023 ACM Turing Prize awarded to Avi Wigderson https://awards.acm.org/about/2023-turing

"You learn to write toward that deadline, to let the adrenaline pick you up on Friday morning and carry you through, to cook up a monologue about Lake Wobegon and get to the theater on time. That can be pleasurable, but only if the material you write is good. If it’s not, you’re filled with self-loathing."
Garrison Keillor interviewed by George Plimpton, 1995
https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1551/the-art-of-humor-no-2-garrison-keillor

I like the mayonnaise pitch. #MadMenNotExactly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxpkEehUd88

German railway seeks IT admin to manage MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 systems https://www.techspot.com/news/101683-german-railway-seeks-admin-manage-ms-dos-windows.html

How Finding Your Roots Turns DNA Research Into Essential TV

"Over 45 million people have taken direct consumer DNA tests. That means that when someone's DNA is added to that database — like our guests' are — if there's a mystery in there, we're very likely going to uncover it," says CeCe Moore, the show's lead genetic genealogist.

https://www.emmys.com/news/online-originals/finding-your-roots-pbs-dna-genetic-research-interview

Documenting the sad, discriminatory history of "No Irish Need Apply" signs in Boston. https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/no-irish-need-apply-signs-vilified-ancestors

The Zoom meeting info and password are written on a note facing customers. https://www.404media.co/sansan-chicken-zoom-cashier/

FCC Mulls Rules to Protect Abuse Survivors from Stalking Through Cars

To protect domestic violence survivors from abusers, the FCC wants to include internet-connected vehicles under the Safe Communication Act.
https://securityboulevard.com/2024/04/fcc-mulls-rules-to-protect-abuse-survivors-from-stalking-through-cars/

The History of CP/M (1980) https://www.retrotechnology.com/dri/CPM_history_kildall.txt

The technology is supposed to help the bereaved deal with grief by letting them chat with the bot as if they were talking to the person. https://undark.org/2024/04/04/opinion-griefbots-lack-evidence/

Elon Musk Didn’t Want His Latest Deposition Released. Here It Is.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-didnt-want-his-latest-deposition-released-here-it-is_n_66133d2ce4b0d81853f9a766

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BART to offer final rides on original equipment on April 20 https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/bart-to-offer-final-rides-on-original-equipment-on-april-20/

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Kids, don't try this at home. Or do, I dunno, up to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV0-Gc2CDAQ

People begin to aim towards a north star or metric with unintended consequences that benefit the masses. This 1-minute video gets the point across splendidly. https://www.ampedcommunity.com/p/vanity-metrics-lol