August 23, 2022
Hidden Object Game!
Long long ago, before the search for things buried in images proliferated on mobile platforms, there was this classic early example. A true test of your observation skills, it will keep you going for some time. The editor of this image has cleverly hidden within it a can of Spam. Can you find it? It has stymied tens of thousands of searchers for over twenty years. Good luck to you, internet user, and find that spam!
... of gas-lit comfort and contentment, of perfect dignity and grace.
"In addition to being a tribute to Sherlock’s wide-ranging curiosity, it’s a vastly more effective virtual museum of Victoriana than the real one that stands at that London address today. Spend some time here just rummaging about, and maybe follow some of its leads with some independent research of your own, and you’ll begin to feel the frisson of life in this amazing city, the melting pot of the Western world circa 1885." [more inside]
You puked on everything I ever loved. Little shit.
Sue Perkins reads a tribute to her beloved dog Pickle (slyt from Letters of Note)
‘My Boss Wants Me Back in Office Full Time. Can I Push Back?’
You know it's a problem, but do they?
"We find a form of pluralistic ignorance that we describe as a false social reality: a near universal perception of public opinion that is the opposite of true public sentiment. Specifically, 80–90% of Americans underestimate the prevalence of support for major climate change mitigation policies and climate concern. While 66–80% Americans support these policies, Americans estimate the prevalence to only be between 37–43% on average. Thus, supporters of climate policies outnumber opponents two to one, while Americans falsely perceive nearly the opposite to be true." An article on how what we believe others believe, can encourage inaction.
'Doppelgänger' is fun to say
This NYTimes story about doppelgängers is really fun, the photographs that prompted it are fascinating and the science is interesting.
Polyhedral Dice: Why Are They?
Speculative sewing
Researching, reconstructing, and re-imagining wearable technoscience, mostly adaptable bicycle skirts. [more inside]
What if we call it Boisterous Boundaries?
What is 'quiet quitting,' and how it may be a misnomer for setting boundaries at work Popularized on TikTok, 'Quiet Quitting' is closing your laptop at 5 p.m. Doing only your assigned tasks. Spending more time with family.
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Serpent with feet
I'm not sure what serpentwithfeet is all about, but in his KEXP performance he mentions that he was inspired by D'Angelo's "Voodoo" and Bjork's "Homogenic". He first got attention for his EP Blisters in 2016. He has gone on to sing with Bjork on Blissing Me and release albums Soil and Deacon, and notable singles Cherubim, Redemption, and Bless Ur Heart.
Twitter gets whistleblown on security, bots
Peiter "Mudge" Zatko spills all to SEC. It's a tale as old as time in infosec, sadly. Organization hires infosec star. Star criticizes organization's infosec. Organization fires star. Star speaks out publicly and brings lawyers and receipts. What impact this will have on the Twitter takeover bid is as yet unclear, but Twitter users as well as shareholders certainly deserve answers about Twitter's security practices.
First donkey rights now lobsters'
We just missed the 200th anniversary of passing the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 in the UK; sponsored by Richard “Humanity Dick” Martin MP for Galway. It’s still celebrated locally as Martin’s Day on 22nd July. The first prosecution was later that year when costermonger Bill Burns was convicted of wanton cruelty to his donkey: prosecuting attorney, Richard Martin MP. The RSPCA was founded two years later. That's the donkeys, for lobsters . . . [more inside]
Lost Einsteins
Why are success and failure so unpredictable? On one view, the simplest and most
general explanation is best, and it points to quality, appropriately measured: success
is a result of quality, and the Beatles succeeded because of the sheer quality of their
music. On another view, social influences are critical: timely enthusiasm or timely
indifference can make the difference for all, including the Beatles, leading
extraordinary books, movies, and songs to fail even if they are indistinguishable in
quality from those that succeed. from Beatlemania [PDF] by Cass Sunstein
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