Fri. 03/11 - Abe Lincoln: Telegraph Influencer

<p><strong><em>Abraham Lincoln was a telegraph power-user, and the one thousand telegrams he sent during his presidency might have helped the US win the Civil War. Plus, an app that can diagnose rare diseases just by scanning a child’s face. And, ten thousand people in New Orleans were without power for hours due to a surprising, but it turns out not uncommon, cause.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li><li>Novo, Sign up for a free business checking account and get access to over $5,000 in perks and discounts at <a href="http://novo.co/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">novo.co/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.history.com/news/abraham-lincoln-telegraph-civil-war" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Help Win the Civil War</a> (History)</li><li><a href="https://crooked.com/podcast/hank-green-on-inspiring-curiosity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hank Green on Inspiring Curiosity</a> (Offline with Jon Favreau)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/app-diagnose-rare-diseases-childs-face/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This App Can Diagnose Rare Diseases From a Child's Face</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/us/new-orleans-power-outage-bird.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Bird Is Blamed as 10,000 Lose Power in New Orleans</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.avclub.com/unknown-bird-power-outage-new-orleans-ten-thousand-resi-1848634681" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bird causes 10,000 people to lose power in New Orleans</a> (A/V Club)</li><li><a href="https://theupheaval.substack.com/p/just-say-no-to-cbdcs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just Say No to CBDCs</a> (The Upheaval)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></l