What is a nanosecond anyway? Computing pioneer Grace Hopper shows us (1983) / Boing Boing
5.04.2019
5.03.2019
I don't like any of these guys but…
…this is a headline that could just as well be coming out of the old Soviet Union or China today.
Facebook bans extremist leaders including Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos for being 'dangerous'
https://wapo.st/2V9BimaPop quiz
Who said, "It's the economy, stupid"?
U.S. unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, lowest since 1969 - The Washington Post
5.01.2019
Pretty sneaky, waiting until it's dark and all
Scientists confirm that a space rock hit the Moon during the lunar eclipse | Ars Technica
And now, a word about typos
We have discovered an embarrassing typo in our book list. You can find it for yourself; we will say no more about it.
But we will, for the record, reiterate our official policy on typos and other assorted grammatical atrocities:
1) We blame it all on our editor, who is an algorithm, and
2) in the end, everything scrolls.
But we will, for the record, reiterate our official policy on typos and other assorted grammatical atrocities:
1) We blame it all on our editor, who is an algorithm, and
2) in the end, everything scrolls.
Do not try to tell jokes in speeches (unless you are a professional comedian)
How many times do I have to tell you people?
Mark Zuckerberg Trashed for Failed Joke About Facebook's Privacy Problem | Complex
Back in the day, high school English teachers used to tell kids to always start a speech with a joke. To "loosen your audience up." Maybe they still do. They're wrong.
Back in the same day (and maybe still) there was a luncheon club for actual grown-up people, called the Toastmasters Club, where members got together to practice speech-making skills among themselves. They used to tout the same thing. They were wrong too.
Seriously. If you're going to make a speech, have something to say. If you have something to say, you don't need jokes. If you try to tell a joke, you will screw it up.
Also, it's pretty much impossible any more to tell a joke without offending somebody in your audience. So just don't.
(Keep this in mind, Joe.)
4.30.2019
Once again we find ourselves on the leading edge of science
As our Pacific Rim bureau reports, the rest of the world is just beginning to catch up.
People Over 40 Shouldn't Work More Than 3 Days a Week, Study Says | Real Simple
4.29.2019
Not all news (yes, I know it's shocking) is bad
Machines can't quite crack Shakespeare. That's a relief. - The Washington Post
As useful an educational tool as this system might be, the Bard's greatest admirers may be unable to resist raising an eyebrow. Do readers really need an algorithm to tell them that Romeo is eye-rollingly mopey, or that things go more or less right for Macbeth until they start going very wrong?
Geezer alert
How eight elderly men nicknamed the 'Bad Grandpas' robbed $20M from safety deposit boxes in London | Fox News
The eight men, who were experienced criminals, ages 52 to 73 at the time, concocted a bold plan while drinking at the pub to break into the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit in the diamond district of London in 2012.
(The rest of the story involves a book entitled Forensics for Dummies. I kid you not.)
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