What I saw on the web on 2022.2.17

1. i really do have to ration my consumption of le guin
   by radicalposture
   https://radicalposture.tumblr.com/post/676270543251636224/i-really-do-have-to-ration-my-consumption-of-le
   as miriamthewalrus notes, this is accurate
   via miriamthewalrus
   
   
2. FeanorBot
   by CalrethilOfMirkwood
   https://github.com/CalrethilOfMirkwood/FeanorBot
   for all your imitating-spirit-of-fire needs
   via reddit
   
   
3. The extremely shady "educational integrity" industry
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/16/unauthorized-paper/#cheating-anticheat
   indeed, assuming an us-vs-them dynamic with teachers and students is kinda horrible
   via rss
   
   
4. The last days of Myspace
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/17/live-by-the-swordlive-by-the-sword/#unfriending-tom
   it would be delightful if Zuckerberg's Private Internet would go the way of MySpace
   via rss
   
   
5. You are not expected to understand this
   by DRMacIver
   https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2022-02-17-10:36.html
   i get a strong whiff of Heart Sutra off of this one
   via rss
   
   
6. Ada Palmer's rule for how difficult to make it
   by Ada_Palmer
   https://twitter.com/Ada_Palmer/status/1494468964348477445
   is this setting a low bar, or setting a high bar?
   via her twitter feed
   
   
7. The Gods Only Have Power Because We Believe In Them
   by Scott Alexander
   https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-gods-only-have-power-because?utm_source=url
   several variations on the theme
   via rss
   
   
8. What I Learned During My Three Days Offline
   by David Cain
   https://www.raptitude.com/2022/02/what-i-learned-during-my-three-days-offline/
   there's a lot about this that sounds marvellous
   via rss
   
   
9. Boskone 59
   by NESFA
   https://boskone.org/
   ooo! they have a virtual option!
   via ultimately Ada_Palmer