What I saw on the web on 2022.1.22

1. The significance of plot without conflict
   by Still Eating Oranges
   https://stilleatingoranges.tumblr.com/post/25153960313/the-significance-of-plot-without-conflict
   a lovely concept, which i've recently been mocked for even suggesting might be possible
   via memory, googlery
   
   
2. Western Australia Proves Basic Pandemic Control Methods Would Have Stopped Covid
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/western-australia-proves-basic-pandemic-control-methods-would-have-stopped-covid/
   NZ also makes a good case study on this. or did, until this morning's news.
   via rss
   
   
3. So if someone lists their pronouns as "He/Him"....
   by IPEdmonton
   https://twitter.com/IPEdmonton/status/1480246249974484995
   this tweet is funnier if you've read Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series
   via reddit
   
   
4. An Interview with China Mieville - Believer Magazine
   by Lou Anders interviewing China Miéville
   https://believermag.com/an-interview-with-china-mieville/
   an old interview, but i dug it up again cuz i was half-remembering the distinction he draws between golems and elementals in Iron Council
   via googlery after memory
   
   
5. The UX of LEGO Interface Panels
   by possibly George?
   https://interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Interfaces
   a delightful survey of LEGO computer controls
   via wil
   
   
6. Let's talk about Mitch McConnell's tribute to Malcolm X....
   by Beau of the Fifth Column
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMLhXsD__co
   i don't check in with Beau regularly, but perhaps i should. well said, sir
   via a reference on FB, puis googlery