The Jarbochov Weekly Roundup (October 22nd, 2021)

October is moving at a crazy pace, and daylight is decreasing as well. In a few more weeks it will certainly start feeling like the end of the year.

Letโ€™s get to the thing.

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Florida Worker Applied to 60 Entry-Level Jobs, Got One Interview

We keep hearing about the labor shortage. But perhaps itโ€™s not just workers faultโ€ฆ


AMC Expands Its Open Film Captioning Support Across the U.S.

Inclusivity wins.


The future of remote work is text

I think people think they communicate better in person than via text. Itโ€™s probably why after you email someone they call you back for a 20 minute discussion about the email.


Internet Archive Gets DMCA Exemption To Help Archive Vintage Software

I knew there were video games on the Internet Archive, but I guess I didnโ€™t realize they had a full fledged exception.


How Each Full Moon Got Its Name (and When to See Them)

The hunterโ€™s moon got its name because October is a good month to hunt for meat for the coming winter. Deer call Octoberโ€™s moon the โ€œOh shit! Theyโ€™re trying to kill us!โ€ moon.

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The REAL reason the US supply chain is backed up

I donโ€™t think most systems are made for resiliency anymore.


Some gnarly playgrounds of decades past. Rubber mulch? Back in my day the gravel would soften your fall.

A bi-directional font that can be read forwards or backwards


https://twitter.com/tweet2doom

You can now play the original DOOM via Twitter. And they say Skyrim is on everything.


Star Wars Paintings – Naci Caba Art

I really want to do that thing where you buy a painting at the thrift store and insert some geekdom into it.


Thatโ€™s all this week. Have a great weekend!


One response to “The Jarbochov Weekly Roundup (October 22nd, 2021)”

  1. Lindsey Avatar
    Lindsey

    I still love these
    I cleaned the cupboards and baseboards in the kitchen today while John read me the thing about that guy applying to all of those jobs and I was like, sounds right.
    That moon article was hilarious and โ€œI apologize for the thing I said about your Momโ€ was gold.
    I feel like we could still find some of those playground features in my old neighborhood on the west side.
    You know Iโ€™m fucking down for some nerd shit in thrift store paintings!

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