Bookmarks, 02020-04

One month’s bookmarks from pinboard.in:

• mifi/editly: Slick, declarative command line video editing “Editly is a tool and framework for declarative NLE (non-linear video editing) using Node.js and ffmpeg. Editly allows you to easily and programmatically create a video from set of clips, images and titles, with smooth transitions between and music overlaid.” In the past, I’ve used make(1), ffmpeg(1) and ImageMagick commands, so this more unified approach might be easier.

• Database schema templates by DrawSQL “Collection of real world database schemas from open-source packages and real-world apps that you can use as inspiration when architecting your app.”

• Five improvements in the design of coronavirus coverage - PressThink Proposes an urgency index: summarized, ordered list of urgent topics.

• Why False Claims About COVID-19 Refuse to Die - Issue 84: Outbreak - Nautilus “There is a pandemic of misinformation about COVID-19 spreading on social media sites. Some of this misinformation takes well-understood forms: baseless rumors, intentional disinformation, and conspiracy theories. But much of it seems to have a different character. In recent months, claims with some scientific legitimacy have spread so far, so fast, that even if it later becomes clear they are false or unfounded, they cannot be laid to rest. Instead, they become information zombies, continuing to shamble on long after they should be dead.” Discusses some specific cases of incorrect work and their metrics.

• Study: Warming makes US West megadrought worst in modern age Summary of report in Science.

• Ontario Academic Credit - Wikipedia Earlier in this timeline:

• paulokuong/noaa: NOAA Weather Service Python SDK SDK for NOAA Weather Service REST API for getting recent and forecast data.