What I saw on the web on 2022.2.2

1. Arthropod head problem
   by Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod_head_problem
   i hadn't realized that there was a problem with Arthropod heads. but here we are
   via standard wikiwandering protocols
   
   
2. Forget sticking your nose out of your mask – now you can stick your mouth out instead with the "kosk"
   by Carla Sinclair
   https://boingboing.net/2022/02/02/forget-sticking-your-nose-out-of-your-mask-now-you-can-stick-your-mouth-out-instead-with-the-kosk.html
   or wear it when you're at the dentist!
   via rss
   
   
3. IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING OFFICIAL TRAILER
   by Toby Amies and King Crimson
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3osMG5yK4
   should be good!
   via rss
   
   
4. Why Do I Suck?
   by Scott Alexander
   https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/why-do-i-suck
   an attempt at self-deconstruction or self-justification, or a combination of the two
   via rss
   
   
5. Work & School Are Fundamentally Awful For Most People
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/work-school-are-fundamentally-awful-for-most-people/
   i feel fortunate in that i've largely if not entirely dodged this, but don't doubt that it's the case for many
   via rss
   
   
6. Crokinole becomes an unlikely Canadian export, gaining popularity around the world
   by CBC News
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/crokinole-becomes-an-unlikely-canadian-export-gaining-popularity-around-the-world-1.6335576
   not a big player of the game myself, but i'm certainly familiar with it
   via rss
   
   
7. Pluralistic: 02 Feb 2022
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/02/its-the-economy-stupid/
   three good pieces on: the inflation/monopoly connexion, the evils of non-compete clauses, and agricultural right-to-repair
   via rss
   
   
8. "I’m tired of winter. Enough already. It’s time to stop plowing the roads."
   by Jon Levy
   https://twitter.com/jonlevyBU/status/1487256741368762373
   for those of you who still remember what sarcasm looks like, and hunger for it
   via IPEdmonton
   
   
9. LIVING WITH COVID, a thread
   by Dr. Lisa Iannattone
   https://twitter.com/lisa_iannattone/status/1486902577597931525
   yes, this is a plausible way forward
   via ipedmonton