User:Woozle/linkdump/2022

January

• https://sixcolors.com/link/2022/01/microsoft-exchange-finds-a-y2k22-bug/
• https://my.tilaa.com/en/configure-vps - another virtual hosting service
• https://getpocket.com/explore/item/octopuses-rolling-on-mdma-reveal-unexpected-link-to-humans - octopi, serotonin, MDMA, animal intelligence
• https://www.villagevoice.com/2021/12/27/the-strange-history-and-vibrant-players-of-the-hammond-organ/ - history of the Hammond organ
• COVID:
  • https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-591db0701abcb31c2459b7a98a46e2b7
  • https://www.wired.com/story/covid-will-become-endemic-the-world-must-decide-what-that-means/
• https://www.shazam.com/ - song-recognizer app
• https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/goldfish-can-learn-to-drive-and-navigate-terrestrial-environments/ - animal intelligence «Not only were the goldfish able to cope with those changes, but they were also able to approach targets from different angles, suggesting that the animals have an internal representation of the world around them.»
• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59859817 - centralized tech, but also durable tech
• Proof of Forestry: a currency with a smart contract to combat climate change
  • https://octodon.social/@cwebber/107555800556933239
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-fixes-nightmare-android-bug-that-stopped-user-from-calling-911/
• https://www.inverse.com/innovation/blinking-cursor-history - history of the blinking cursor... but seems a bit cursory; ignores the existence of blinking cursors on video terminals, which I'm pretty sure were a thing by 1971 (didn't the VT52 have one? or at least the VT100?)