What I saw on the web on 2021.12.3

1. Gender in Terra Ignota (Queership Repost)
   by Ada Palmer
   https://www.exurbe.com/gender-in-terra-ignota-queership-repost/
   an SF perspective on gender
   via rss
   
   
2. Ideal monitor rotation for programmers
   by xssfox
   https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2021/12/02/xrandr/
   this opens up intriguing possibilities
   via boing
   
   
3. Proof that π is irrational
   by Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_that_%CF%80_is_irrational
   in case you were wondering why
   via googlery, cuz i was wondering who and when
   
   
4. "All I Want For Christmas..."
   by Patrick Stewart, Lohn de Lancie, et.al.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvWwJ6sh5s
   a match made in the gamma quadrant!
   via boing
   
   
5. We're Not Gonna Take It - Mariah Carey Christmas Special
   by Dee Snider and Mariah Carey
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf2VErVh4CQ
   a match made in the zeta quadrant?
   via boing
   
   
6. Nobody Loves the Bassist
   by TVTropes
   https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NobodyLovesTheBassist (warning: TVTropes link)
   there is not no truth to the assertion
   via https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TheForge (warning: TVTropes link)
   
   
7. The Simplest Way To Control Consciousness
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-simplest-way-to-control-consciousness/
   i'm reminded of HST: "And that is the story, folks, of how the Marquis de Sade was finally forced into politics. They pushed him too far. So he decided to control his environment"
   via rss