The Actuator – May 6th

I know the calendar says May, but it feels more like March still. March 67th, in fact. We are well into what I’m going to call the Lost Spring. Here’s hoping it won’t also be a Lost Summer.

As always, here's a bunch of links I hope you find useful. Enjoy!

Want to Find a Misinformed Public? Facebook’s Already Done It
I am shocked, just shocked to discover Facebook is taking advantage of people to earn revenue.

A no-brainer stimulus idea: Electrify USPS mail trucks
I am surprised the USPS has not been updating their fleet over the years as a matter of course. But, yeah, now would be a good time to start converting a percentage of vehicles to electric.

As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps
Something to look forward to when I start flying again.

How New Jersey’s former CIO learned to embrace the longevity of COBOL
It’s easy to blame process breakdowns on “legacy” code, even when the code isn’t the issue.  

Bye, Amazon
There’s a lot to unpack in this post from Tim Bray regarding his decision to leave AWS.

Great, Now Invasive 'Murder Hornets' Are a Thing to Worry About
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse.

ILOVEYOU Virus: 20 Years After the Malware Caused $10B Losses Worldwide
Ah, memories. Today this email subject would read “I love you 3000.”

Was pruning some shrubs this weekend and found this. I guess the pruning will have to wait.