Posts by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
(DIR) Post #AaqRKJZa9gpvGReUgi by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-10-16T23:12:39Z
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The digital afterlife industry is getting crowded, with companies like Microsoft considering creating conversational chatbots of deceased individuals using their social data. https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-afterlife
(DIR) Post #Aavz1ZnpxOi6KXM7pg by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-10-19T16:43:12Z
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TIL In the early days of the U.S. space program, NASA didn't offer astronauts life insurance for in-flight missions, and private life insurance was extremely expensive. To get around this, the crew of the Apollo 11 mission signed hundreds of autographs for their families to sell if they died. If the mission went wrong, NASA planned to cut communication with the astronauts and let them either suffocate or take their own lives. https://bigthink.com/the-past/apollo-11-plan-b/
(DIR) Post #Aaw22TkeF1XviKzCgC by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-10-19T17:34:25Z
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@grammargirl Yeah, EXACTLY.
(DIR) Post #Ab3PRIUBmeye7iZN3Y by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-10-22T23:06:59Z
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Ex Astris Scientis has identified over 160 different commercially-available chairs that have appeared in Star Trek productions. https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/chairs-trek.htm
(DIR) Post #AbRLM8AxO6BjtPFr4y by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-11-03T15:53:33Z
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Many American children learn that Daylight Saving Time was originally intended to give farmers an extra hour of light to work the fields. That is, in fact, a lie. https://qz.com/1120488/daylight-saving-time-as-americans-know-it-was-instituted-by-corporate-lobbies-not-farmers
(DIR) Post #AbdSvewoZ72zFD2znE by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-11-09T15:38:23Z
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TIL if you say "Lumos" into your phone's microphone 🎤 your flashlight will turn on, and if you say "nox," it turns off.
(DIR) Post #AbdUA8Dkcoc82eQxuK by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-11-09T16:42:08Z
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@grammargirl Oh, Siri can do more cool and useful things. When it first came out I reviewed _Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant_, and one thing I learned how to do is say, "Siri, when I get home remind me to put out the trash [or Call Brad]." It knows what spot you have marked as Home, for instance, so it pops up with a reminder or suggests the phone call. I don't use that feature often, but golly it's handy when I do.
(DIR) Post #Ac4lFua0SInbb5YiGG by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-11-22T17:46:38Z
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Someone I know just referred to moving things around in the refrigerator as “Fridge Tetris” and now we have to use that expression.
(DIR) Post #AckJ1yEMLFE1O7YVvM by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-12-12T14:52:00Z
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The UK government recently changed the law to ban company names containing computer code, after Michael Tandy of Hatfield registered a company called “; DROP TABLE “COMPANIES”; — LTD,” which could theoretically erase the companies house database. https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/mp/alison-thewliss/bill/2022-23/economiccrimeandcorporatetransparency#9369E91A-2B4D-445F-A66B-1A5071727932
(DIR) Post #AcuHlJrJdDSseyBnxA by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2023-12-17T17:02:44Z
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Fun fact: the MP3 file format is as old today as 8-track tapes were when MP3 was invented.
(DIR) Post #AdPPcy8HdJLvb5YMoi by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-01-01T17:24:25Z
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Overheard: I already messed up. 2025 is going to be my year.
(DIR) Post #AdVxTtiLFnuSg41bpQ by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-01-04T15:23:30Z
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A little while back, Apple released a collection of Steve Jobs' speeches, interviews, and emails, all put into a book, which is totally free. https://stevejobsarchive.com/
(DIR) Post #AhRs867LGAfXMrQUOu by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-03-01T14:55:48Z
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Communications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication. This means that more than six decades of CACM’s renowned research articles, seminal papers, technical reports, commentaries, real-world practice, and news articles are now open to everyone, regardless of whether they are members of ACM or subscribe to the ACM Digital Library. https://cacm.acm.org/news/cacm-is-now-open-access-2/
(DIR) Post #Aho7gR0k5XYxeklv84 by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-03-08T20:45:23Z
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(DIR) Post #AhoyD3AwvL7GuAQ5Am by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-05-12T15:57:01Z
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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?https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-found-living-michigan-grocery-store-sign-complete-computer-keuri-rcna151750
(DIR) Post #Ahu6SpSNT86SPhPEfI by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-03-27T00:21:29Z
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We Need to Bring Back Webringshttps://arne.me/articles/we-need-to-bring-back-webrings
(DIR) Post #AiMCsyGfN6HtQ9efCa by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-05-28T17:37:32Z
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Spoiler alert: the pigeon with its high-capacity microSD cards won Geerling’s data transfer race by a significant margin. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/yes-a-pigeon-is-still-faster-than-gigabit-fiber-internet
(DIR) Post #Aim0yA77IVrLtN7E2q by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-06-10T03:54:59Z
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You probably saw the news that astronaut Bill Anders died. I didn't realize for a few days that it was in a plane accident.That is: He was 90 years old and doing a stunt loop in his airplane when it crashed. Damn. More power to him for living life to his fullest. All honor to you, sir. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw99wj5e5q8o
(DIR) Post #AknWQlBmteIxufFXZg by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-08-09T16:48:53Z
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Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Warner Bros. Discovery Kicks Visitors Over to Maxhttps://variety.com/2024/digital/news/cartoon-network-shuts-down-warner-bros-discovery-max-signup-1236101422/
(DIR) Post #Alm6AusaM4QpASbl0i by estherschindler@hachyderm.io
2024-09-07T19:51:50Z
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In Julia Child’s kitchen, “style was subservient to flexible functionality. It was this quality that would be picked up, starting in the late 1970s, by a group of designers who put forward a design philosophy emphasising user-centeredness and accessibility.” https://placesjournal.org/article/julia-childs-kitchens/