What I saw on the web on 2021.1.18

1. Covid on Mars
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2021/01/covid-on-mars.html
   a thought experiment about a pandemic in an off-world colony
   via rss
   
   
2. The Men Who Eat Like Boys
   by C. Brian Smith
   https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-men-who-eat-like-boys
   the gendered aspect of this is curious, but not exactly surprising
   via boing
   
   
3. Colleges in Red Deer, Grande Prairie may not transition into universities as planned
   by Janet French
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/colleges-in-red-deer-grande-prairie-may-not-transition-into-universities-as-planned-1.5876008
   huh
   via rss
   
   
4. Canada and Alberta can manage the transition away from fossil fuels, says economist Jim Stanford in new study
   by David Climenhaga
   https://albertapolitics.ca/2021/01/canada-and-alberta-can-manage-the-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels-says-economist-jim-stanford-in-new-study/
   I wish this news were more hope-inducing
   via rss
   
   
5. Trying To Create an AI Tom Scott (on a $100 budget)
   by Jordan Harrod recreating Tom Scott
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCn03u_Jvuo
   the valley, it is somewhat uncanny
   via rss
   
   
6. Look What I Got!
   by David Byrne and Eric Krebs
   https://reasonstobecheerful.world/recycling-gold-stars-new-zealand-social/
   featuring a guest appearance by Пётр Кропо́ткин!
   via rss
   
   
7. The Viral Vasectomy: Covid’s Silver Lining.
   by Peter Watts
   https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=9711
   the good doctor, with the good news?
   via rss
   
   
8. The Beautifully Strange World of Outsider Music
   by Alfo Media
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVks07UgVQQ
   it feels exactly wrong to call this a "genre" as boing does.
   via boing