What I saw on the web on 2022.11.16

1. Decision Fatigue
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2022/11/decision-fatigue.html
   in which the kids are all right, the olds not so much
   via rss
   
   
2. Feature Comparison
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2699/
   missing: email. and ftp. and USENET. and gopher
   via rss
   
   
3. Die Of Boils, Mr. Sparky Car.
   by David Simon
   https://davidsimon.com/die-of-boils-mr-sparky-car/
   remind me never to get into an insult war with Mr.Simon
   via FB
   
   
4. Every Large Parking Lot in France Will Soon Be Covered in Solar Panels
   by RTBC Staff
   https://reasonstobecheerful.world/every-large-parking-lot-in-france-will-soon-be-covered-in-solar-panels/
   this and two other good-news items
   via rss
   
   
5. Goblin Mode
   by Fergus Butler-Gallie
   https://www.the-fence.com/issues/issue-13/goblin-mode
   in case you want to purchase a goblin, one person's account of how it went
   via boing
   
   
6. For Suicidal People Who Think Of Themselves As Burdens
   by Ozy Brennan
   https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/for-suicidal-people-who-think-of
   as Ozy notes, this won't work for everyone. YMMV
   via rss
   
   
7. Polynomial Multiplication Using the FFT
   by Jeremy Kun
   https://jeremykun.com/2022/11/16/polynomial-multiplication-using-the-fft/
   i'd previously been aware of speeding up numerical multiplication using the FFT, so this isn't entirely a surprise. describing it in terms of interpolation makes giant wodges of sense. neat!
   via rss
   
   
8. The Game Winning Goal
   by Improv Everywhere
   https://improveverywhere.com/2022/11/16/the-game-winning-goal/
   this is the sort of gonzo stunt that we keep improv everywhere around for
   via rss
   
   
9. NECROMANCY
   by Memewhore
   https://memewhore.tumblr.com/post/699424404145340416
   the environmental side of death magic
   via wil
   
   
10. How We Created A Population Incapable Of Radical Change
    by Ian Welsh
    https://www.ianwelsh.net/how-we-created-a-population-incapable-of-radical-change/
    don't blame me. i voted for Kodos!
    via rss