links/2023w11

• "It’s one of those scenarios where everybody wins. The only problem is that research into noninvasive blood glucose monitoring began in 1975, and in 48 years, nobody’s been able to figure out how to reliably do it yet”: If you’re diabetic, don’t wait for your smartwatch to replace your needles | The Verge

• Beautiful: Beetle Carapaces in Basohli Miniature Paintings (ca. 1660–1700) | The Public Domain Review

• No clue why I need one; all I know is that I want one: Note-taking desk accessory puts a small twist to your productivity | Yanko Design

• Archaeologists in Japan Have Unearthed a 4th-Century Ceremonial Sword That Dwarfs Any Other Blade Found in the Country | artnet

• The First Complete Map of an Insect Brain | Cool Hunting

• The Daily Heller: Italian Art Director Anita Klinz Designed Books as Art | PRINT Magazine

• Some classic episodes available here: The Shadow - Old Time Radio