What I saw on the web on 2022.8.10

1. Thinking about maths problems in real time: mostly invariants problems
   by Timothy Gowers
   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOft35kj95aajgXAFHKklygbpsESMQUid
   i think i may have seen the first few of these at some point. looks like a bunch more fun watching ahead!
   via reddit
   
   
2. Planar Cant
   by the Planar DM
   http://theplanardm.com/planar-slang/
   in case you're an addle-coved berk who needs the dark in order to be well-lanned
   via reddit
   
   
3. Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution
   by David Chapman
   https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
   now wondering how well this analysis applies to scenes and subcultures i've experienced
   via subsequent link
   
   
4. A Cyclic Theory Of Subcultures
   by Scott Alexander
   https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/a-cyclic-theory-of-subcultures
   and also wondering how well this analysis applies to scenes/subcultures i've experienced
   via rss
   
   
5. Robert Fripp and........Record Deals
   by Robert Fripp
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk0sVwC_Fg
   some people are laughing through this. i'm furious.
   via rss
   
   
6. A modest proposal to fix contracts
   by Cory Doctorow, discussing eventually a clever idea from Mark Lemley
   https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/10/be-reasonable/#i-would-prefer-not-to
   it's so crazy it just might work. so it'll never be allowed to happen
   via rss
   
   
7. Complex Vowels
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2657/
   is that Gretchen McCollough again?
   via rss
   
   
8. Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast LRT delayed again after inspectors discover cracks in piers
   by Natasha Riebe
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-valley-line-southeast-lrt-delayed-1.6547073
   same as it ever was
   via rss