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From the Developer's Dictionary:

C is for colloquial - refers to informal words or expressions used mainly in casual conversation

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From the Developer's Dictionary:

B is for bootstrap: the program that initiates the operating system during startup.

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From the Developer's Dictionary:

A is for acquiesce: to accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Did you know that our last entry of the "edible emojis" themed release cycle - "Zoo" - isn't really something edible and doesn't really have a relevant emoji? So, I'm going to work my "tenuous connection" magic and suggest that "Zoo" is just shorthand for...Zoodles!

And, really, it's an almost perfect reference. Similar to Alpha-Ghetti, this canned, animal-shaped pasta was pretty much marketed to kids of the '80s as a way for them to enjoyably eat a zoo's worth of exotic creatures.

Sure, Zoodles may also have been providing a gateway to big-game hunting, with its catchy little jingle asking kids "have you ever gone hunting with a bowl and spoon because you can, with Libby's Zoodles!", followed by kids expressing the bliss that comes with just having had a hippopotamus for lunch, but you know...simpler times.

In response to the current situation that has seen a large number of our customers switch to a remote working model, we are rolling out two new collaboration features ahead of our regular release schedule.

Released on 2020 Mar 13 (also includes all Xylitol fixes and features)

What's New

• Info icons added to Links
  

  When accessing a Personal or Org-wide link, an icon will now be displayed next to those links that will open up in a new browser tab. Those with no icon indication will open up in-platform.

Did you know that the reason there's Yarg cheese today is because of a couple who discovered it's old-timey recipe in their attic?

In 1980s Britain, Allan and Jenny Gray found a recipe from the 1600s for a semi-hard cheese in their attic. Possibly not wanting to pursue a career in the production of a creamy-to-crumbly cheese that requires being wrapped in stinging nettle leaves to create an edible mouldy rind, they sold the recipe to some nearby farmers in Cornwall (where, to this day, is still the only place where Cornish Yarg is produced). And, while competent cheese-makers, these farmers were obviously not the most creative type. You see, they didn't christen the cheese "Yarg" because it's some old-style Cornish word...or even because they have an affinity for pirate-speak. They just took the last name of the people who sold them the recipe ("Gray"), reversed its spelling, and called it a day.

Xyltiol will not be getting an individual release. Its features will be rolled out with the upcoming Yarg release. 

What’s new

• Improvements to the News UI
  The "Add New" menu and Category selector have been given some tweaks to provide a better user experience when creating News items.

Who can do this: News Administrators

• "Yearly" added to recurring Events options.
  For orgs that would like to create recurring Events for occasions like holidays and anniversaries, a "yearly" option is now available.

Who can do this: Events Administrators

Did you know that xylitol is actually a colorless chemical compound (sounds yummy already) that's used as a food additive and sugar substitute? Xylitol is becoming a popular ingredient in products like chewing gum and toothpaste because it can lower the likelihood of cavities. However, it comes with one big caveat. High doses of xylitol can cause an "adverse laxative effect". And that means exactly what you think it does.

So, be sure never to overdo it on the xylitol, kids! I mean, what’s the point of having a great smile if no one can see it because you’re constantly dashing off to the bathroom?

Released on 2020 Feb 13

What’s new

• Special Release
  
  Water is a special release, rolling out just a week after Vino, in order to isolate an architectural feature that will be applied to an upcoming login server update.
  
  Our regular format and release cadence will resume with the next release (Xylitol).

Released on 2020 Feb 09 

What’s new

• Custom Categories for News
  Users can look forward to an improved News view with the arrival of Categories. These custom, colored tags will be displayed at the top of each News tile, providing quick, at-a-glance info on the content it contains. They'll also appear as the newest sorting option in the Filter Drawer (under "Category", of course).
  
  

  
  For News Admins: To accommodate Categories, any Custom Article types currently used by your News creators will be automatically migrated to your org's initial Category List (located under Options > Category when creating any News item).

  Also, this change will not affect any previously-published Custom Articles, as they will be automatically updated with their Custom Article type now becoming their Category. For more information on Categories, please see this article.

Who can do this: All users (sorting)/News Reporters & Editors

• Grouped notifications for Mobile (iOS)
  For iOS users of the Jostle mobile app, notifications that originate from the same source in your intranet (for example, from a particular Discussion) will now be stacked together in a group with the most recent one on top—creating less notification clutter on your touch screens.

Who can do this: All iOS mobile app users 

Did you know that the reason 750ml bottles became the wine bottle standard was most likely due to glass blowers? Turns out that back in ye olde days of wine production, the lung capacity of the average glass blower was just enough that they could create a 750ml bottle in one “blow”, so in the name of efficiency, it became the standard.

It’s a good thing that box wine came along when it did, then! I’d hate to think of all those traditional glass blowers suddenly sustaining catastrophic respiratory issues had their required daily output been upped to include 4-litre bottles as well.

Released on 2020 Jan 29

What’s new

• Tasks improvements
  Minor updates have been made to Tasks to provide more clarity about its features and improve the overall user experience.

Who can do this: Orgs with Tasks enabled

Did you know that Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry enforces a strict specification on udon noodles? Both the diameter of a round udon noodle and the width of a flat udon noodle can measure no less than 1.7mm.

I wonder if there's an upper measurement limit as well? There surely must be, or else restaurants would probably have to offer both "regular udon" and "mega-udon" noodle dishes...and then someone like me would come along, think that "Mega-Udon" was one of Godzilla's old sparring partners, and then confusingly wonder if kaiju cuisine had suddenly become a thing.