What I saw on the web on 2022.2.7

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1. Public Intellectuals Have Short Shelf Lives—But Why?
   by Tanner Greer
   https://scholars-stage.org/public-intellectuals-have-short-shelf-lives-but-why/
   nothing too surprising here, but a good point nonetheless.
   via ACX
   
   
2. The giant chainmail box that stops a house dissolving
   by Tom Scott
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XSzwbFCFtc
   what a clever way to do it!
   via rss
   
   
3. Math
   by Zach Weinersmith
   https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/math-5
   i'm going to assume that what seems to be a stealth Lebowski reference is a stealth Lebowski reference
   via rss
   
   
4. Tom Sawyer - Rush - Drum Cover - Neil Peart - Next Level Playing
   by Nandi Bushell
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPPVioejBw
   i think the Professor would have truly appreciated this. (and someone needs to get Nandi a few more drums!)
   via boing
   
   
5. On The Canadian Trucker Occupations
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/on-the-canadian-trucker-occupations/
   this
   via rss
   
   
6. Dispatch from the Ottawa Front: Hot dogs, horns and hard men
   by Matt Gurney
   https://theline.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-the-ottawa-front-hot
   and this
   via rss
   
   
7. Muffin Films: Mini Muffins
   by Amy Winfrey
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpk5LyE806k
   this happens
   via FB
   
   
8. Schrodinger's Puzzles in crosswords
   by Mattomic
   https://twitter.com/matttomic/status/1490690612672315398
   this is fun. or run.
   via pattage23