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A Brief History of Anti-Fascism
posted by y2karl at 9:58 PM PST - 19 comments

An interview with Walter J. Watts, an Edmonton boy who rode a unicycle around the world in the 1970s, by Ed Pratt, a Somerset boy who rode a unicycle around the world in the 2010s.
posted by clawsoon at 4:52 PM PST - 8 comments

Ron Jeremy, 67, charged with ‘forcibly raping three women and assaulting another’ between 2014 and 2017 [The Sun] [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 4:44 PM PST - 26 comments

After a trip to the grocery store, Sam Darlaston became an inadvertent caterpillar breeder:

Hey @Tesco I was about to cook my favourite vegetable of all time (broccoli) and after unwrapping it, to my surprise, found caterpillars inside! They’re really nice and we’ve ended up keeping one as a pet and naming him. but just as a heads up, some of your broc has c-pillars😳🐛 Twitter | Threadreader
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 4:30 PM PST - 14 comments

A list of demonyms for US states and territories (official and unofficial) [SLWikipedia]
posted by schmod at 3:12 PM PST - 66 comments

Critics have stamped the works of both Haruki Murakami and Kenzaburo Oe with the label "Translationese". What does this mean? Masatsugu Ono, The Paris Review.
posted by Think_Long at 12:27 PM PST - 12 comments

IoT Security Is a Mess. Privacy 'Nutrition' Labels Could Help (Wired metered paywall): "At the IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy last month, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University presented (computer.org) a prototype security and privacy label they created based on interviews and surveys of people who own IoT devices, as well as privacy and security experts. They also published a tool for generating their labels. The idea is to shed light on a device's security posture but also explain how it manages user data and what privacy controls it has. For example, the labels highlight whether a device can get security updates and how long a company has pledged to support it, as well as the types of sensors present, the data they collect, and whether the company shares that data with third parties." S&P 2020: Ask the Experts What Should Be on an IoT Privacy and Security Label (Youtube)
posted by not_the_water at 9:37 AM PST - 29 comments

The A.V. Club with a fascinating look at the Sam & Diane storyline on Cheers.
posted by Chrysostom at 9:17 AM PST - 30 comments

"Goldman Sans is a clean, modern typeface designed for the needs of digital finance." [more inside]
posted by jedicus at 8:15 AM PST - 76 comments

Segway, personal vehicle known for high-profile crashes, ending production. AP via The Guardian.
posted by valkane at 6:16 AM PST - 106 comments

Foundation is a new TV series being adapted from Isaac Asimov's novels. Airing next year on Apple TV+, the show stars Jared Harris as Hari Seldon, Lee Pace as Brother Day, Lou Llobell as Gaal, Leah Harvey as Salvor, Laura Birn as Demerzel, Terrence Mann as Brother Dusk, and Cassian Bilton as Brother Dawn. [more inside]
posted by adrianhon at 3:14 AM PST - 163 comments

numb - a short film // life in lockdown by teen filmmaker liv mcneil, in 203 seconds (music by M83)
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 3:14 AM PST - 12 comments

This story is nuts: "A group of eight IRS employees led by Jian Wang developed a method for extracting logic from assembly code to convert it into a modern language. They managed to convert 90% of the IRS's Individual Master File code to Java. Until..." IRS programming mystery continues
posted by kliuless at 1:56 AM PST - 82 comments