What I saw on the web on 2022.11.13
Nov. 14th, 2022 07:35 am- Aftermaths
by Oglaf
https://www.oglaf.com/aftermaths/
an atypically SFW two-page meditation on time travel in fantasy and jurisprudence
via rss - No. 2377
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2377.html
a fun theo-phyiscal pun, and a consideration of archbishoprics in the C of E
via rss - The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've ever broken
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/13/graceful-failure/#frame
Cory's rather persuasive on this bit of kit. perhaps my next machine will be a framework?
via rss - It’s Not Just You: NYC Has a Serious Dungeon Master Shortage
by Henry Solotaroff-Webber
https://hellgatenyc.com/no-on-wants-to-dungeon-master-any-more
somehow this doesn't surprise me all that much
via cory's blog - Edmonton couple spend 20 years transforming '60s bungalow into comfortable net-zero home
by Ishita Verma, reporting on Darcy and Darren Chrichton
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/energy-efficient-house-edmonton-1.6641320
installing geothermal on an existing residential lot?!? wowzers!
via rss - They Want to Kill Libraries
by Cory Doctorow
https://doctorow.medium.com/they-want-to-kill-libraries-ec045c06097e
if you come after libraries, you'll find i'm getting a little stabby
via rss - THE OFFICIAL APPLE RANKINGS
by Brian Frange
https://applerankings.com/pick-an-apple/
some of this correct. some of it is not
via boing - A Random Fix to Polarization
by Tom Murphy
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2022/11/a-random-fix-to-polarization/
"It is amusing to ponder how many ills a random element could fix. We tend to think of randomness as a lack of control. The fallacy is in thinking that we’re good at control. How is it working out?"
via rss - I Do Not Want A Mastodon
by Oliver Darkshire
https://www.patreon.com/posts/i-do-not-want-74555460
you may still want a Mammoth, if you'd like
viaAda_Palmer
- The Reign of Misinformation
by Susan on the Soapbox
https://susanonthesoapbox.com/2022/11/13/the-reign-of-misinformation/
there was a time when i would've celebrated the breakdown of consensus reality. now? not so much.
via rss