Thursday, July 25, 2024

Friday Links!

Leading off, and it's not surprising: ‘It’s the best job! But it will kill you’: four restaurant critics on the battle to stay healthy

From Wally, an interesting article on promoting your book: Anatomy of a free BookBub featured deal. Well, this is quite a lot to remember: The new etiquette: 56 ways to do the right thing, from how to leave a party to texting after sex.

From David Gloier, and someone should be in jail for this (and not the librarians): Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas

From C. Lee, and it's quite strange: Giant clam outperforms solar cell, converts 67 percent of sunlight. Ugly: U.S., Germany foil alleged Russian plot to assassinate CEO of German arms firm sending weapons to Ukraine. It's positively surreal at this point: Republicans’ Project 2025 Would End Free Weather Reports. An excellent read: How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet. Fascinating: Murder, birth and test scores: What scientists are learning about extreme heat. A thought-provoking study: Study links sperm to shorter life spans, eggs to longer ones. This is an absolutely fantastic read: PROGRAMMING PATTERNS: THE STORY OF THE JACQUARD LOOM. One of the many ways gaming has changed over time: How the checklist conquered the open world, from Morrowind to Skyrim. This has been happening for years, seemingly: Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds. This is extremely disappointing: Nintendo's systemic policy of miscrediting is harming external translators

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