What I saw on the web on 2022.8.3

1. Robert Fripp tells his Story about meeting "Hendrix"
   by Robert Fripp
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od5C1o2PPZM
   sort of two stories, really
   via rss
   
   
2. On Capabilitarianism
   by Ozy Brennan
   https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/on-capabilitarianism
   an interesting approach to ethics
   via rss
   
   
3. chemtrails
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2654/
   especially for the mouseover
   via rss
   
   
4. Jungle Boogie
   by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, featuring Sam the Eagle
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Bq69HfR0Y
   a respectful cover
   via boing
   
   
5. How to Learn Trig Derivatives
   by kalid
   https://betterexplained.com/articles/trig-derivatives/
   an interesting approach that's perhaps not just a mnemonic
   via rss
   
   
6. Can you find: five five-letter words with twenty-five unique letters?
   by Matt Parker
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-AfhLQfb6w
   very short answer: apparently, if you're willing to accept VIBEX and GUCKS as words
   via rss
   
   
7. When an article says "some scientists think" then remember this: I, a scientist, once thought I could fit a whole orange in my mouth.
   by John Kennedy
   https://twitter.com/micefearboggis/status/1554851031670001667
   the consequences are, well, consequetial
   via Ada_Palmer
   
   
8. my favorite final exam thing is to do a take-home, open-notes, open-book, untimed essay:
   by Ada_Palmer
   https://twitter.com/Ada_Palmer/status/1554942146704248832
   a great idea for a final exam topic
   via her twitter feed