It's wonderful to see signs everywhere of all the entertainment -- theatre, movies, concerts, and more -- reopening. Some are reopening full bore (Broadway beginning in September) while others are tip-toeing. Was particularly pleased by the news below as several jazz venues have closed permanently. Since this club is one I've often gone to (I … Continue reading NYC’s Birdland Jazz Club reopening in July
Month: June 2021
3G Kindles on their last days of updating directly from the internet
3G is being phased out by all of the phone companies. Early Kindles used the 3G network to update their Kindles. When the network disappears, internet updating will no longer be possible. However, the alarmist tone in this article is inappropriate as these Kindles can still be updated by occasionally attaching them to their computer … Continue reading 3G Kindles on their last days of updating directly from the internet
Andy Weir and the squishy science of language
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/andy-weirs-project-hail-mary-and-the-soft-squishy-science-of-language/ Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary and the soft, squishy science of language A deep dive into xenolinguistics, pragmatics, the cooperative principle, and Noam Chomsky! LEE HUTCHINSON - 5/28/2021, 7:30 AM This piece is filled front-to-back with spoilers for Project Hail Mary. You have been warned! Andy Weir's latest, Project Hail Mary, is a good book that you'll almost certainly enjoy if you … Continue reading Andy Weir and the squishy science of language
Mysterious origins of Sherlock Holmes
bookriot.com/was-sherlock-holmes-a-real-person/ THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Tika Viteri Jun 3, 2021This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Since his initial appearance in A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has been a focus of fascination and speculation. He and his companion, Dr. John Watson, have been … Continue reading Mysterious origins of Sherlock Holmes
Parts of our planet are essentially uninhabitable NOW due to heat
Click thru for an omitted Tweet and several maps showing temperature gradients. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/07/record-june-heat-wave-middle-east/ Capital Weather Gang Record heat bakes Middle East as temperatures top 125 degrees It has been called ‘the harshest heat wave in history for this time of the year’ By Matthew Cappucci June 7, 2021 at 1:14 p.m. EDT191 Temperatures in the Middle … Continue reading Parts of our planet are essentially uninhabitable NOW due to heat
Books you shouldn’t donate to the library
bookriot.com/dont-donate-these-books/ PLEASE DON’T DONATE THESE BOOKS Tirzah Price Jun 8, 2021 As readers, we all have reached that inevitable point in our lives when our shelves runneth over, and there is absolutely, positively no more room for any new books. What are we going to do, stop buying books? As if! No, it’s time for a … Continue reading Books you shouldn’t donate to the library
Why huge chunks of the internet went black
Do read to the end to use the links to several other interesting stories https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/6/8/22524024/fastly-web-outage-news-websites A company you’ve probably never heard of caused half the internet to go dark Countless websites, including major news outlets, were offline after an outage at Fastly, a cloud computing provider.By Rebecca Heilweil Updated Jun 8, 2021, 3:23pm EDT Websites, including the New … Continue reading Why huge chunks of the internet went black
Hacks to keep walking all summer
10 Hot-Weather Hacks to Keep Walking All Summer BY MARC LINDSAY for My Fitness Pal, JULY 6, 2020 Summer months are usually a time when you can easily up your activity level by spending more time walking outdoors and trying new activities like hiking, swimming and cycling. But as the temperature starts to creep up, extreme heat can bring its own challenges, especially when you’re … Continue reading Hacks to keep walking all summer
Amazon Prime members can get a quick $10 credit with this Prime Day deal
Note that you can buy the gift card for yourself. https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/02/prime-members-get-a-10-credit-with-40-amazon-prime-day-gift-card? By Christine McKee | Jun 02, 2021 With Prime Day officially starting June 21, shoppers can gear up for the big day ahead of time with a bonus $10 credit when you spend $40 on an Amazon Prime Day gift card. Amazon Prime Day deal To secure the … Continue reading Amazon Prime members can get a quick $10 credit with this Prime Day deal
Porn is just not a problem for most people
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/06/can-you-be-addicted-porn/619040/? The Porn Crisis That Isn’t Some states now consider pornography to be a health threat. But stigmatizing porn can do more harm than good. OLGA KHAZAN JUNE 1, 2021 If you ask some people, America is in the middle of a public-health crisis. No, not that one. Legislators in 16 states have passed resolutions … Continue reading Porn is just not a problem for most people
Here are the many ways to watch 2021 WWDC Keynote on June 7th 1pm EDT
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/watch-wwdc-2021-keynote/ How to Watch Apple's WWDC 2021 Keynote (TODAY) Thursday June 3, 2021 3:45 PM PDT by Juli Clover Apple's 32nd Worldwide Developers Conference will be a digital-only event much like WWDC 2020, with developers worldwide able to participate for free. WWDC is aimed at and designed for developers who create apps for Apple's platforms, but Apple … Continue reading Here are the many ways to watch 2021 WWDC Keynote on June 7th 1pm EDT
Vegan diet is bad (and good) for children
https://www.unilad.co.uk/food/children-are-much-shorter-and-weaker-when-raised-on-trendy-vegan-diets-study-shows/ Children Are Much Shorter And Weaker When Raised On Trendy Vegan Diets, Study Shows BY : DANIEL RICHARDSON ON : 04 JUN 2021 18:21 Many view veganism as a healthy way to eat, but a study has found that it could impact the growth of children The number of children being raised vegan has increased in recent years. In … Continue reading Vegan diet is bad (and good) for children
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