What I saw on the web on 2020.12.17

1. The Swish Machine: 70 Step Basketball Trickshot (Rube Goldberg Machine)
   by Creezy
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-P4qLLUyk
   dude has a large yard, and impressive skills
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2. Robert Anton Wilson explains Quantum Physics
   by Robert Anton Wilson
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1fqp7ir70
   quantum physics is simple. Reality is weird.
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3. Map of quotation marks in European languages
   by Jakub Marian
   https://jakubmarian.com/map-of-quotation-marks-in-european-languages/
   always fascinating to see how these differences congeal
   via boing
   
   
4. Rare and exclusive, behind the scenes look at 'The Empire Strikes Back' l GMA Digital
   by the people who made the movie
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3auti8_WiYo
   some fun moments in here
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5. Opinion | Keeping the curtains drawn on secretive factory farm industry
   by Linda McQuaig
   https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/12/16/keeping-the-curtains-drawn-on-secretive-factory-farm-industry.html
   another case of self-regulation working about as well as you'd expect self-regulation to work
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6. compasses
   by allison parrish
   http://sync.abue.io/issues/190705ap_sync2_27_compasses.pdf
   a fun poetic form
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7. Not being bored
   by David Morgan-Mar
   https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2020/12/17/not-being-bored/
   some musings on the evloutionary/metabolic reasons behind boredom
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8. What is a "Maker"?
   by Adam Savage
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUsBoLT1Yv8
   personally, my maker-y-ness tends to be non-physical
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9. Pandemic Prep: In the Middle, Near the Beginning of the End
   by siderea
   https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1679648.html
   we're not out of this yet, folks
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10. world heritage post
    by tumblr
    https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/637789474773975040/worldheritagepostorginization
    I think this ends up being something like 20 memes mashed together?
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11. The government isn't providing any relief to citizens suffering during the pandemic, but thankfully the private sector has stood up and provided for us.
    by tumblr
    https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/image/637794433587396608
    this is why guillotines might happen
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12. Nervous about this thread, but let's do it
    by Hank Green
    https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/1338693778756968449?lang=en
    a reasoned discussion about vaccine risk
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13. Guardians of the Galaxy is really the Avengers playing a table top roleplaying game
    by buleandorange and friends
    https://thethirstn0el.tumblr.com/post/172084267058/sperari-foundloveinbudapest-obsessiforge
    this makes so much sense
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