Tootfinder

There is a long and storied history of whistles for protection. Ancient Egyptian guards used to place a blade of grass between the thumbs to alert other guards of issues that were transpiring. Later, shells were used to the same end. In China, acorns with holes drilled in them were used similarly.
As a dedicated instrument, whistles have been made of wood, bone, metal, and later, plastics. British bobbies have used whistles to communicate over distances since the 1880s. They are a commonly used tool for boatswains, crossing guards, and referees.
I wish I knew more about rape whistles, but they seem similar in functionality to hikers taking whistles with them in case of injury, as the sound carries much further than yelling, and is much less tiring.
As someone regularly stalked by a large creepy harasser, I am grateful for the whistle I was given for self-protection, even if the creeps who it was given to defend against resent the fuck out of it.
Fin.

Otto Mueller est un peintre expressionniste allemand, membre du mouvement Brücke. Son style se caractérise par des formes anguleuses et une approche proche de la gravure sur bois.
Deux femmes Š moitié nues est une peinture expressionniste d’Otto Mueller, réalisée vers 1919. L’œuvre représente deux femmes nues qui nous fixent d’un regard sombre et profond...
#art

Today I learned the English word "access" has been a noun for centuries, but seems to have only become commonly used as a verb in the mid-20th century with the advent of computers.
#Access #Accessibility #English

Overwhelmed by winter? A traffic camera shows this rest stop on I-70 not only has no snow, but it's spring and the leaves are out 😆
#OHWx

Did I mention I love Floating Points? Someone recommended Cascade to me and I couldn't stop listening to it. It's a beautiful album, full of fast paced club-electronica, with a gorgeous ambient ending.
Check it out: https://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/cascade

Heute vor 100 Jahren im Institut im Kolloquium der Mathematischen Gesellschaft #Göttingen:
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Berichte der Dozenten über ihre Vorlesungen im W.-S. 1924/25.
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aus "Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung", 1926
#OTD1925

Got bullied* into doing some yoga and chilling out instead.
All good though. Now I am beered up and ready to write!
* after complaining about my shoulders for 20 straight minutes

The "going out of business" signs have gone up at our local Big Lots discount shop.
#BigLots #Retail #Ohio

The best thing about blogging is that I take things out of my head, which is full, and put them somewhere else.
The second best thing about blogging is that I meet more interesting people when I do it.