What I saw on the web on 2020.9.17

1. When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's passport number
   by the hacker known as "Alex"
   https://mango.pdf.zone/finding-former-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbotts-passport-number-on-instagram
   a fascinating deep dive in why you should never publically post pictures of your boarding passes
   via drmaciver
   
   
2. Inside the Student-Led Movement to Depolarize College
   by Gregory Scruggs
   https://wearenotdivided.reasonstobecheerful.world/student-led-movement-depolarize-politics-college-campus/
   a discussion of attempts in US colleges to get people who really disagree with each other to talk to each other
   via rss
   
   
3. How To Remove Ham From CD Drive
   by InconseQuest
   https://youtu.be/aoOijsWXsto
   this is amazingest
   via boing
   
   
4. Fury Road's Philosophy Explained by George Carlin
   by George Carlin, assembled by The Worm's Hole
   https://youtu.be/t2ciKB0jHaY
   haven't actually seen the movie, but the explanation checks out nonetheless
   via boing
   
   
5. Librarians > Zuck
   by Jessica Hagy
   https://thisisindexed.com/2020/09/librarians-zuck/
   quoted for truth
   via rss
   
   
6. The Unlikely Friendship that Helped Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in Ireland
   by Bastian Berbner
   https://wearenotdivided.reasonstobecheerful.world/the-unlikely-friendship-that-helped-legalize-same-sex-marriage-in-ireland/
   shared as much for the constitutional reform process, which is fascinating
   via rss
   
   
7. Pathfinder 1E Character Creation Guide
   by /u/TheDayIRippedMyPants
   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rl6uHAESsAOzD_wFvusVdK56SUqQr3NAtVnzCkpn3cY/edit?usp=sharing
   recasting the pathfinder character creation rules with an eye to the way people actually do the process
   via reddit
   
   
8. Building a Musical Instrument Out Of Teeth
   by Sinmone Giertz
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83yXCMHGr9A
   this is beautifully weird
   via reddit
   
   
9. Why the ‘Queen of Shitty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown
   by Lauren Goode
   https://www.wired.com/story/simone-giertz-build-what-you-want/
   she's a neat person, even when she's not building a musical instrument out of teeth
   via boing
   
   
10. 'My Octopus Teacher' is an extraordinary, must-watch documentary
    by Craig Foster reblogged by Rusty Blazenhoff
    https://boingboing.net/2020/09/17/my-octopus-teacher-is-an-e.html
    on the one hand, not a big netflix person. On the other hand, ceph-head. So, maybe?
    via rss