Esther Schindler
@estherschindler.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Chocoholic. Baseball. Cats. Technology. Not always in that order.
She/her. Let's be kind to one another.
Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
She/her. Let's be kind to one another.
Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
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I know I'm posting more often -- maybe too much -- but it's the only way I can cope.
On one hand, I refuse to stay silent about the horrible things that are happening.
On the other hand, I refuse to let them distract me from the things that bring us joy and usefulness.
On one hand, I refuse to stay silent about the horrible things that are happening.
On the other hand, I refuse to let them distract me from the things that bring us joy and usefulness.
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jacob marley: tonight you will be visited by three ghosts
me: i have work tomorrow
me: i have work tomorrow
December 26, 2024 at 3:22 AM
jacob marley: tonight you will be visited by three ghosts
me: i have work tomorrow
me: i have work tomorrow
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Today I discovered the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive
Video on Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive
The Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive contains over 3000 illustrations from the major editions of Shakespeare's Complete Works in the Victorian period.
shakespeareillustration.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today I discovered the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive
"Explore the history, landmarks and communities along America’s legendary “Mother Road” using Google AI and 130 partner-curated stories."
Take a trip down Route 66 with Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture is partnering with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to celebrate Route 66’s legacy
blog.google
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Explore the history, landmarks and communities along America’s legendary “Mother Road” using Google AI and 130 partner-curated stories."
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"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
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50 years until the Luna Revolution. Free Luna.
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
50 years until the Luna Revolution. Free Luna.
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
I laughed.
Of course I did.
Of course I did.
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I laughed.
Of course I did.
Of course I did.
"One hundred years after Tutankhamun was first unwrapped and his iconic funerary mask was first revealed, his story is being re-revealed; this time online." www.humanities.ox.ac...
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"One hundred years after Tutankhamun was first unwrapped and his iconic funerary mask was first revealed, his story is being re-revealed; this time online." www.humanities.ox.ac...
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Xmas Lemmings (1991)
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Xmas Lemmings (1991)
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(Gloria, in Excel Sheets, Deo)
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
(Gloria, in Excel Sheets, Deo)
The Sounds of Apollo 8 Record Sides 1 & 2 Made for IBM
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
The Sounds of Apollo 8 Record Sides 1 & 2 Made for IBM
33 & 1/3 Record for IBM for their work on Apollo 8, ripped and digitized just for you kids.
Crappy MCS 6603 Turntable, Crappy MCS 3233 Amp and Crappy HP Laptop Sound.
Enjoy
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Sounds of Apollo 8 Record Sides 1 & 2 Made for IBM
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)– Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
December 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)– Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
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When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
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as many of you know, I'm not Christian but always loved Christmas. My wish:
may the light in you and your loved ones shine bright
may that light comfort and inspire others
may our lights dispel darkness and fear
may they give the gift of hope
may we walk in light, unafraid, towards what is to be
may the light in you and your loved ones shine bright
may that light comfort and inspire others
may our lights dispel darkness and fear
may they give the gift of hope
may we walk in light, unafraid, towards what is to be
December 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
as many of you know, I'm not Christian but always loved Christmas. My wish:
may the light in you and your loved ones shine bright
may that light comfort and inspire others
may our lights dispel darkness and fear
may they give the gift of hope
may we walk in light, unafraid, towards what is to be
may the light in you and your loved ones shine bright
may that light comfort and inspire others
may our lights dispel darkness and fear
may they give the gift of hope
may we walk in light, unafraid, towards what is to be
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A judge ruled that members of Congress can show up at ICE detention centers without warning. The goal is to see real conditions, not a cleaned-up version.
www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
Members of Congress can make unannounced visits to ICE facilities for oversight, judge rules
A dozen House lawmakers filed suit earlier this year in response to an ICE memo requiring members of Congress to provide at least a week’s notice if they plan to visit a site where detainees are held.
www.kjzz.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A judge ruled that members of Congress can show up at ICE detention centers without warning. The goal is to see real conditions, not a cleaned-up version.
www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
MicroTimes Interviews Apple Newton Devs
MicroTimes Interviews Apple Newton Devs (1993)
The Newton laid the groundwork for the I-devices.
computeradsfromthepast.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
MicroTimes Interviews Apple Newton Devs
Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry grapples with a glut of whiskey and a slump in demand at home.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry grapples with a glut of whiskey and a slump in demand at home.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Every team has someone who at the bottom of its bell curve: an individual who has a hard time keeping up with other team members. By my observation, how your team members treat that person is a significant indicator of your organization’s health.
(by me, 2014)
(by me, 2014)
A Measure of Your Team’s Health: How You Treat Your “Idiot”
Every team has someone who at the bottom of its bell curve: an individual who has a hard time keeping up with other team members. By my observation, how your team members treat that person is a significant indicator of …<br /><a href="http://quickbase.intuit.com/blog/2014/06/02/a-measure-of-your-teams-health-how-you-treat-your-idiot/">Read »</a>
web.archive.org
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Every team has someone who at the bottom of its bell curve: an individual who has a hard time keeping up with other team members. By my observation, how your team members treat that person is a significant indicator of your organization’s health.
(by me, 2014)
(by me, 2014)
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“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
Today, cities around the world are looking at "daylighting" their lost rivers. In Paris, the Bièvre river was gradually buried over time – but its traces are visible everywhere in the French capital.
The forgotten underground river that shaped Paris
Buried beneath Paris since 1912, the ghost river Bièvre shaped the French capital in unexpected ways.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today, cities around the world are looking at "daylighting" their lost rivers. In Paris, the Bièvre river was gradually buried over time – but its traces are visible everywhere in the French capital.
A cat coding assistant that won't walk across your keyboard and somehow delete three days of work.
GitHub - cmontella/purrtran: 😻 It's the cat's meow! 😽
😻 It's the cat's meow! 😽 . Contribute to cmontella/purrtran development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A cat coding assistant that won't walk across your keyboard and somehow delete three days of work.
“People don’t read long articles.”
If they stop reading it’s your fault.
If they stop reading it’s your fault.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“People don’t read long articles.”
If they stop reading it’s your fault.
If they stop reading it’s your fault.