estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
It’s not just you: all hipster coffee shops really do look the same. (This essay is more thoughtful than you might expect.)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/16/the-tyranny-of-the-algorithm-why-every-coffee-shop-looks-the-same
An assortment of live nature cams. When you refresh the page the selection of cams changes. This is fun and cool! https://worldcam.vercel.app/
In the "minor items" department: my (positive) review of a clear bag to take to sports stadiums and other events. https://amzn.to/3MFNpQ9
Digital Collection of the New York Public Library: Costume - 1950s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ca8d0c0-a8cb-0132-8050-58d385a7bbd0/book
When Warsaw’s Old Town was destroyed by Hitler’s troops in the second world war, the nation mobilised to rebuild the city with the rubble of its own destruction – and the work of Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/22/story-cities-warsaw-rebuilt-18th-century-paintings
Tune into the soulful sounds of someone making edits to a Wikipedia page. http://listen.hatnote.com/
The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95865-appeals-court-upholds-decision-against-internet-archive-s-book-scanning-program.html
DNS jokes are difficult.
It can take at least 24 hours for everyone to get it.
From “unabridged” to “slanguage,” Madeline Kripke’s library is a logophile’s heaven (or hell).
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/biggest-dictionary-collection
Two infamous right-wing grifters started an AI-powered lobbying company. Because of course they did.
The World Map of the Internet in 2021
Geek! Pretty! Yeah, that's all you need to know.
https://trendland.com/the-world-map-of-the-internet-in-2021/
NaNoWriMo defends writing with AI and pisses off the whole internet
https://lithub.com/nanowrimo-defends-writing-with-ai-and-pisses-off-the-whole-internet/
Two centuries ago, the person you met eyes with at the theatre probably read the same high society journal that you did. Today, what are the chances that the girl on the train platform also uses Craigslist? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/16/four-couples-who-found-love-via-small-ads
The Motormat, a Los Angeles drive-in where the food was sent out on conveyor belts right to your car, 1948 https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/motormat.html
The Motormat, a Los Angeles drive-in where the food was sent out on conveyor belts right to your car, 1948 https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/motormat.html
You need this. Even if you didn't think you need this.
Eye of the tiger on a dot matrix printer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8I6qt_Z0Cg
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017