Wolmania - Friday, July 23, 2021

Good morning, dear reader. It's been a whirlwind of a July so far and, if my calculations are correct, we have several days left to go before it's August. So there's still plenty of time for another billionaire to flout God's law and ascend to an altitude that they can call "space" without technically lying.

With that in mind, let's take to the stars, metaphorically, and reach the heady heights of somewhat interesting internet content.

Item 1: a link

Bone Music: Forbidden Soviet Records Made From Used X-Ray Films

Jason Kottke helpfully aggregates a bunch of interesting links about Cold War era Russian innovators making records out of, well, you already read the headline, right?

Item 2: a list

Just When You Thought Website Security Questions Couldn’t Get Any Worse

United Airlines has been doing an incredibly stupid and annoying thing for more than 5 years now. As a security measure it is obnoxious, but it does give me some extra content for my newsletter.

United security question "What was your most favorite fruit or vegetable as a child?" answers, ranked:

1. Mushrooms
2. Oranges
3. Apples
4. Onions
5. Corn
6. Lemon
7. Carrots
8. Asparagus
9. Lime
10. Potato
11. Beets
12. Strawberries
13. Brussels sprouts
14. Broccoli
15. Lettuce
16. Green beans
17. Tangerines
18. Clementines
19. Cucumber
20. Pineapples
21. Tomatoes
22. Grapes
23. Edamame
24. Daikon
25. Peas
26. Raspberries
27. Kumquat
28. Loquat
29. Pears
30. Yam/sweet potato [THESE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS! -ed]
31. Spinach
32. Cherries
33. Lychee
34. Blueberries
35. Hot (spicy) peppers
36. Turnips
37. Kiwi
38. Radish
39. Okra
40. Blackberries
41. Collard greens
42. Cabbage
43. Cauliflower
44. Cantaloupe
45. Zucchini
46. Watermelon
47. Taro root
48. Mango
49. Celery
50. Honeydew
51. Lima beans
52. Pumpkin
53. Bananas
54. Pomegranate
55. Dragon fruit
56. Squash
57. Bell peppers
58. Wax beans
59. Starfruit
60. Peaches
61. Plums
62. Nectarines
63. Durian
64. Cranberries
65. Jackfruit
66. Artichokes
67. Eggplant
68. Apricots

* Hackers: please note that I am not using this security question on my account!

Item 3: a media recommendation

Item 4: a photograph

Thanks for reading. See you next time, Dancy Persons!