What I Found Interesting: November 8, 2023

Screenshot from NASA+ livestream trailer showing the view of Earth, a portion of a spherical bluish-white object against a deep black sky, as seen from the Space Station.

For over 10 years, I published weekly web design and development roundup blog posts with a section titled “What I Found Interesting.”

It’s where I shared a collection of fascinating stories and resources that caught my attention that week. 

Once I retired in December 2022, I stopped publishing my weekly roundup.

But I missed sharing fun and interesting stories as well as helpful resources.

So I’m bringing back the “What I Found Interesting” section as a regular blog post.

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What I Learned About Wikipedia and Psylla frodobagginsi

Small insect with transparent brown spotted wings on what appears to be a yellow flower petal.

One of my favorite stories I read this week was a post by Mike Dickison, a zoologist and active Wikipedian from New Zealand who helps with the weekly radio broadcast Critter of the Week (100,000 listeners!).

Dickison posted on Mastodon about a recent radio episode featuring Psylla frodobagginsi, an insect known as the hobbit kōwhai psyllid.

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Celebrating Black Pioneers in Computer Science [Infographic]

7 black pioneers in computer science.

Though I’ve worked in the computer science field for over 25 years, I didn’t know about Black men or women computer science pioneers in the field until recently.

My college courses focused on white computer science men and highlighted their accomplishments.

I’ll continue to educate myself on the diversity of computer science folks who play (or have played) integral roles in computer technology.

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