THE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE THAT WILL NEVER DIE: Long-Enduring COBOL May Still Have a Shelf Life.
The digital world’s real-world impact on the environment High Country News
David Elliott says he went to bed before a decision was made to cancel all Sydney train services, as government withdraws Fair Work case
UK Seizes Three NFTs And Arrests Three People On Tax Evasion Charges
"Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the IRS equivalent in the United Kingdom, announced earlier this week that it had seized three NFTs and about $6,800 worth of crypto from three individuals who are currently embroiled in a $1.9 million tax fraud case." (Hm. How would one seize an NFT?)...
Claim: NFTs Are Nothing But A Scam
I think people accurately recognize that just by watching people get involved in crypto. You watch an artist who starts selling NFTs, and over the course of months, their artwork itself shifts and it starts becoming more and more about crypto itself. - Salon
Jewish Jokes, And Jewish Humor, In A Time Of Increasing Hatred
"Scolds from the Anti-Defamation League … will never end an ancient prejudice, but they could ruin a good time. … That has made me look closer at the disturbing rise in antisemitism today, Jewish culture and identity, and the implications of what we find funny." - The New York...
Sotheby’s Pulls Flashy NFT Sale
The lot was composed of 104 “CryptoPunks,” a historic and popular PFP NFT collection designed by Larva Labs in 2017. The estimate for the lot was $20 million–$30 million, but in the end, the lot didn’t sell at all. “ - ARTnews
Our Evolving Understanding Of Stonehenge
Since 2001, there have been at least ten major archeological projects at or around Stonehenge, along with many smaller ones; many have involved techniques unavailable to previous researchers, such as high-precision radiocarbon dating, ground-penetrating radar, and isotope analysis. - The New Yorker
At Shine Wan Lixin has a Q & A with translator Lou Yu about: "the influence that Latin American literature [...] has exerted on China", in Argentine literature woos the heart yet sometimes taxes the mind.
An impressive amount of Latin American literature appears to be available in Chinese -- while: "the number of contemporary Chinese works available in Spanish is quite limited".