estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Edward Beale McLean (1889–1941) was the last man to buy the famed Hope Diamond. https://oldspirituals.com/2024/05/11/mcleans-hope-diamond-curse/
The clicky end of the pen also has a built-in doohickey that spins and rotates. Look, if I can get joy from a fidget spinner, why resist? https://amzn.to/3V8ivFv
The first-ever model of Star Trek's USS Enterprise NCC-1701 has been returned to the Roddenberry family (from April but I just found this now) https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/04/long-lost-model-of-the-uss-enterprise-returned-to-roddenberry-family/
Making a flute controlled mouse https://0110.be/posts/Making_a_flute_controlled_mouse
AI Voices for Deceased Kids
Some content creators are using AI to recreate the voices of deceased or missing children, narrating their own tragic stories. While some defend this as a new way to raise awareness, experts warn it risks spreading misinformation and offending victims' loved ones. https://www.oodaloop.com/briefs/2023/08/10/ai-is-being-used-to-give-dead-missing-kids-a-voice-they-didnt-ask-for
"Ms Kaechele's plans involve transforming the velvet-clad lounge into a women's toilet and a church - which she claims will allow it to continue operating as a women-only space under legal exemptions." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1wpegrnrxo
"If you ever thought cleaning would be infinitely more fun if it could be done with unicorn vomit, you’ve come to the right place." https://makezine.com/projects/soap-vomiting-unicorn-from-a-hacked-soap-dispenser/
What's something OMG-expensive that you don't regret purchasing? This would be at the top of my own list. https://amzn.to/4dyBL63
A woman was found living in the rooftop sign of a Family Fare grocery store in Michigan and had been there for about a year, police said.
"The woman had flooring, a computer, a desk, a printer, a Keurig and a pantry of food in the space, which was 10 to 15 feet long, five feet wide and approximately 8 feet tall at its highest point." So... like your basic NYC apartment?
Just found out the company that produces yardsticks won't be making them any longer…
Art lovers and enthusiasts have free access to almost 3,000 artworks from the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein collection. https://kunstmuseum_liechtenstein.zetcom.net/en/
The discovery of rare painted rock art featuring cattle in one of the driest parts of the Sahara Desert indicates that the region was once covered in grass, swamps and waterholes, making it a resource-rich home to a diverse community of animal species. https://newatlas.com/science/cattle-rock-art-sahara-desert/
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It's always heartwarming to see mortal enemies find common ground.
(I laughed.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyxw55Zh0Xs
A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against Israel's Bright Data, and said X "wants it both ways." https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/10/elon-musks-x-loses-lawsuit-against-bright-data-over-data-scraping.html
The genius of the drinking fountain button is that it’s modularly repairable. That whole mechanism is part of a self-contained cartridge that’s easy to remove and swap out. https://www.theverge.com/24144774/drinking-fountain-bubbler-button-of-the-month
The gas mask’s grip on our collective consciousness. https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/like-monstrosities-from-another-world
The bloody history of "deadline"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/your-deadline-wont-kill-you
Your woah dude du jour: a visualization of 50,000 websites https://graph.henryn.ca/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017