What I saw on the web on 2022.8.22

[reblogarythm]

1. Why the US Army electrifies this water
   by Tom Scott
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3oLeSPINOk
   tl;dr because carp
   via rss
   
   
2. Clown school in Sudbury, Ont., attracts students from around the world
   by cbc news
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/clown-school-sudbury-1.6556539
   in case you're looking for a good place to go to learn clown
   via rss
   
   
3. The gathering crisis
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2022/08/the-gathering-crisis.html
   things in the UK are bad and getting worse
   via rss
   
   
4. Everything is fine in the UK, thanks to the Tories
   by Mark Frauenfelder, reblogging the fine foul-mouthed work of thejuicemedia
   https://boingboing.net/2022/08/22/everything-is-fine-in-the-uk-thanks-to-the-tories.html
   kinda builds on previous link, doesn't it?
   via rss
   
   
5. Physics Safety Tip
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2662/
   seems wise, but i note that the number of the comic is 2 × 11³, so can we really trust it?
   via rss
   
   
6. Discipline of Do Easy
   by William S Burroughs, Gus Van Sant, et al
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoOUBETTyMI
   i feel like the taoists would have something to say about this
   via ran prieur
   
   
7. Ten Times More
   by Dropkick Murphys
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs5bcml2-z0
   in case you need to be reminded not to give up
   via elsewhere on DW
   
   
8. Writing/Realizing Disability + Power
   by Ada Palmer
   http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/writing-realizing-disability-power/
   she was a beholder for hallowe'en in grade two!?!?!?!?
   via her twitter feed