What I saw on the web on 2020.10.22
Oct. 23rd, 2020 07:37 am- Canadian magician, skeptic The Amazing Randi dead at 92
by The Associated Press
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-magician-randi-1.5772234
he was an interesting chap
via rss - Good Movies as Old Books
by Matt Stevens
http://hellomattstevens.com/good-movies-as-old-books
some clever pictures in here
via boing - Proud Of
by Accountable Tech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY6gfbDSSSI
a question for Mr. M. Zuckerberg
via boing - Russia gives Snowden permanent residency
by Mark Frauenfelder, commenting on a Reuters story
https://boingboing.net/2020/10/22/russia-gives-snowden-permanent-residency.html
not exactly expected news
via rss - The Randi Prize
by /u/alexanderwales
https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/3a2ooz/rt_the_randi_prize_short/
in case you wondered how James Randi debunked all those psychics. (yes, it's fiction)
via reddit - Kassahun: Ethiopian Masenqo Minstrel
by Kassahun, vlogged by newbeatphoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvNfO6ii6zM
impressive left-hand technique, given the paucity of physical feedback the instrument would give
via reddit - Wolfram Problem Generator
by Wolfram Alpha
https://www.wolframalpha.com/problem-generator/
generates practice problems on a variety of mathematical topics
via email - Imagining the End of Capitalism With Kim Stanley Robinson
by Kim Stanley Robinson interviewed by Derrick O'Keefe
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/kim-stanley-robinson-ministry-future-science-fiction
another book I'll likely want to read
via reddit - Best SFF Novels of the Decade: An Appreciation of Blindsight
by Elizabeth Bear
https://www.tor.com/2011/03/03/best-sff-novels-of-the-decade-an-appreciation-of-blindsight/
yup, pretty much
via googlery, following a comment from Dr.Watts