What I saw on the web on 2022.5.25

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1. Notes towards a name
   by DRMacIver
   https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2022-04-30-11:56.html
   possibly memory-holed by the time this goes up, some thoughts on a project that i'd be tempted to call applied philosohpy?
   via rss
   
   
2. The Mentor
   by George Lucas with an assist from John Venzon
   https://vimeo.com/113241421
   haven't watched yet, but it sounds innaresting
   via boing
   
   
3. In Partial, Grudging Defense Of The Hearing Voices Movement
   by Scott Alexander
   https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/in-partial-grudging-defense-of-the
   Everyone will either rock-climb or cultivate a personality disorder, those are the two options. And lots of people are afraid of heights.
   via rss
   
   
4. yes, i was forced to be a child star. it was never my dream or my idea.
   by wil wheaton
   https://wilwheaton.net/2022/05/yes-i-was-forced-to-be-a-child-star-it-was-never-my-dream-or-my-idea/
   a harrowing story. glad that wil made it through
   via rss
   
   
5. Caprivi Strip
   by Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprivi_Strip
   an explanation of one of the odder bits of political geography in africa
   via a wikiwander after noticing the phenomenon