A truly excellent rabbit hole. Click to draw a year (I got 27BCE, when there were only 288 million people on the whole planet), click again to draw a place (or you can pick one; I picked Egypt because, hey, three years after Cleopatra died), click again to draw his life (my boy died at three in an accident) and then I clicked again to redraw his new life where he lived to 56 and died of dysentery, leaving five children and five grandchildren. Fascinating and fun. (Any Human Ever, h/t Kottke)
It will help if you’re a true sf nerd here. Or maybe just a huge fan of Project Hail Mary. (Ship-Yard)
Quote: “The spatula has a limited history as a weapon.”
Dana sez, a subject worthy of his viral moment. (NYT)
“Eight numbers that explain the impact of Gavi, the Global Vaccine Alliance in 2025. In the time it takes you to read this article, Gavi-supported vaccines will have saved 25 lives.” (h/t Fix the News)
Quote: “Around this same time, Glen Campbell rebranded himself as a surf musician, and got a choice gig with the Beach Boys. That’s quite a feat for a kid from a landlocked state. For a time, he actually replaced Brian Wilson as lead singer with the band.”
Dana sez, the longer I live, the more I discover I did not know, including that after his first big hit album Campbell released another 12 albums in less than three years. ! Terrific read whether you were a fan or not. (Ted Gioia, h/t The Best of Journalism)
Quote for the day
👆 This [Global Vaccine Alliance] report was released last week and has not been covered by any of the world’s top 50 English-language news sites. They’ve all decided that saving more than two million human lives isn’t newsworthy, even as they serve us up thousands of articles, videos and posts every day about the US midterms. The news is not a report of what’s going in the world — it’s a funhouse mirror that shows us to ourselves in the worst possible light. —Fix the News
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