What I saw on the web on 2020.12.9

1. An ad from an alternate universe
   by Miss Cellania, reblogging an ad made by the Philippine agence Gigil
   https://boingboing.net/2020/12/09/an-ad-from-an-alternate-universe.html
   your challenge: guess the product/service before the reveal
   via rss
   
   
2. OPINION | After going eyeball to eyeball with COVID-19, Kenney finally blinks
   by Graham Thomson
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/opinion-thomson-covid-kenney-blinks-1.5833751
   cuz pandemic viruses don't care about your base
   via rss
   
   
3. Uni-Air Bass Carrier
   by Kolstein's
   https://kolstein.com/product/kolstein-uni-air-bass-carrier/
   or just never fly with your bass
   via google after reddit
   
   
4. 'It's not good news': A cancer patient's view of the health system under COVID-19 stress
   by Roger Levesque
   https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/rogers-cancer-diagnosis-story
   Roger's been an important person to the local Indian Classical Music scene for decades
   via FB
   
   
5. 'You're going to die from this': The strange way I learned my cancer diagnosis and how I came to terms with it
   by Roger Levesque
   https://edmontonjournal.com/news/insight/youre-going-to-die-from-this-the-strange-way-i-learned-my-cancer-diagnosis-and-how-i-came-to-terms-with-it
   part 2 of the above
   via previous link
   
   
6. OPINION | The hypocrisy of Jason Kenney's charter rhetoric
   by Claire Porter Robbins
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/road-ahead-alberta-covid-charter-rights-hypocrisy-1.5832946
   whose charter rights get defended, whose get attacked?
   via rss
   
   
7. Whitemud Creek Arch: An Impressive Urban Adventure
   by APEGA
   https://discoverapega.ca/stories/whitemud-creek-arch-an-impressive-urban-adventure/
   might have to track that down sometime
   via I think FB?
   
   
8. Magnum Opus: ‘Bloom County’ 40 Years Later
   by George Gene Gustines interviewing Berkely Breathed
   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/arts/bloom-county-40-berkeley-breathed.html
   40 years is a good start
   via reddit
   
   
9. What was the first (known) maths mistake?
   by Stand-up Maths
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZVs6wF7nC4
   unsurprisingly, beer was involved
   via rss