Good Things Friday (372) and Link Love
April 17, 2026
1. Despite the very bumpy road to get here with all kinds of drama caused by classmates, JB has performed in their first talent show. I’ve never been a fan of talent shows generally but managed to contain my own anxieties so they didn’t splash over and they seemed to have a good time.
Were you enthralled by Artemis 2? Check out this very cool tidbit of NASA history: How 11 Deaf Men Helped Shape NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program
They gave her business a lifeline, then froze all her money. Note to self, always look out for language like “ATTACHMENT OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR COURT HEARING.” I wouldn’t have known what that meant before reading this.
My name is Séamas O’Reilly – or at least I thought it was until recently
A better headline would be “all” and “are cancelled” but we have to start somewhere: Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed
Not that I needed proof that I should continue to protect my peace: Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people really does age you
I should (attempt to find the time to) take some sewing classes of some kind. I’ve only fumbled along with little sewing tutorials and getting the hang of it but it’d be good to actually have more real life skills. Tailors age out of the workforce even as demand for their skills grows
The waste! This is awful: Northern California peach growers forced to rip out orchards after Modesto cannery closure