What I saw on the web on 2020.11.2

1. Robot Camera Mistakes Soccer Ref’s Bald Head For Ball
   by Victor Tangermann
   https://futurism.com/robot-camera-mistakes-soccer-refs-bald-head-ball
   the vid is fun, partly because of the added soundtrack
   via slashdot
   
   
2. Christian musician explains how syncopation corrupts music and your soul
   by Rob Beschizza
   https://boingboing.net/2020/11/02/christian-musician-explains-how-syncopation-corrupts-music-and-your-soul.html
   who knew backbeats could be so evil?
   via rss
   
   
3. I played a jazz concert during the pandemic
   by Adam Neely
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3IylYqBEPs
   I totally get the desire to do music together. This still feels dangerous to me.
   via rss
   
   
4. The Hidden Costs of Streaming Music
   by Alex Ross reviewing Decomposed by Kyle Devine
   https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-hidden-costs-of-streaming-music
   the most environmentally friendly way of listening to music is by making it yourself, on acoustic instruments?
   via boing
   
   
5. The Justice Department Finally—Finally!—Takes on Google and the Danger of Monopolies
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-justice-department-finally-takes-on-google-and-the-danger-of-monopolies
   the only ethical way to run a monopoly is as a consumer co-op
   via cory's blog
   
   
6. The Right Way to Topple a Statue
   by Emma Renaerts with illustrations by Cole Pauls
   https://wearenotdivided.reasonstobecheerful.world/canada-british-columbia-topple-statue-reconciliation/
   a more hopeful story about reconciliation between settlers and indigenous folks
   via rss
   
   
7. Gauge Blocks (Van der Waals forces) - Sixty Symbols
   by Phil Moriarty, talking with Brady Haran
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgL_qH70KAU
   sticking things together
   via boing