What I saw on the web on 2022.3.16

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1. The Superpower Of Admitting the Obvious
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-superpower-of-admitting-the-obvious/
   mumble mumble emperor's new clothes mumble mumble
   via rss
   
   
2. 2021 Hugo Nominees That Are Worth Reading
   by Ozy Brennan
   https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/2021-hugo-nominees-that-are-worth
   in case you're looking for some recommendations. some of these sound like they'd be up my alley
   via rss
   
   
3. Weatherizing Covid?
   by siderea
   https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1755706.html
   seems like a good notion to me
   via rss
   
   
4. 琵琶與低音嗩吶《黃昏圓舞曲》(趙俊毅 曲) Sunset Waltz 演奏：邵珮儀、胡晉僖
   by Belle Shiu
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMK1GJpoTfY
   a lovely duet for pipa and bass suona
   via reddit
   
   
5. Consensus Time
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2594/
   it's like Hammer Time, except with less hammer, and more consensus
   via rss
   
   
6. Leo P meets our CONTRABASS SAXOPHONE
   by Leo P, apparently?
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptyi4Cqxp-o
   that's a whole lotta sax
   via reddit
   
   
7. Confessions of a Luddite mathematician.
   by Ben Orlin
   https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2022/03/16/a-mathematical-luddites-apology/
   i feel this
   via rss
   
   
8. Tackling Imposter Syndrome As You Get Promoted with John Zittlau from Jobber
   by Fran Tirado speaking with John Zittlau
   https://www.cultureofcode.co/about
   (the title isn't really that accurate. nice conversation.)
   via elsewhere on DW
   
   
9. ‘A force entirely of itself’: Robert Fripp on the difficult legacy of King Crimson
   by Jim Farber speaking with Fripp-saheb
   https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/16/robert-fripp-difficult-legacy-of-king-crimson
   about the new documentary
   via reddit
   
   
10. what will the Octopus Chieftain want to be called?
    by Bill Higgins asking Ada Palmer
    https://twitter.com/Ada_Palmer/status/1504089332298170371
    an excellent answer, with an excellent pluralization!
    via her twitter feed