What I saw on the web on 2022.11.20

1. S is for ...
   by Big Bird and his friend Karl
   https://depsidase.tumblr.com/post/701469811264438272
   indeed!
   via wil
   
   
2. A Hairy Problem (and a Feathery Solution)
   by Ben Sparks speaking to Brady Haran
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdnByi_tK6Q
   those of you who've not heard this problem before are ecouraged to pause the vid as soon as Sparksji has explained it to see if you can answer it
   via rss
   
   
3. A guide to potential liability pitfalls for people running a Mastodon instance
   by denise
   https://denise.dreamwidth.org/91757.html
   not something i'm planning to do in the near future, but good to know nonetheless
   via DW
   
   
4. Happy Birthday, Well-Tempered Clavier
   by Karen Rile
   https://daily.jstor.org/happy-birthday-well-tempered-clavier/
   presenting an interesting theory on JSB's well-tempering
   via discord
   
   
5. The Sagas and Fairy Tales of the South Pacific: Maori Legends, as collected by Sir George Grey (1855) and Alfred Grace (1907)
   by Daniel Stride
   https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/the-sagas-and-fairy-tales-of-the-south-pacific-maori-legends-as-collected-by-sir-george-grey-1855-and-alfred-grace-1907/
   a pakeha considers two pakeha collections of maori stories
   via rss
   
   
6. Uncharacteristically optimistic take.
   by Guy Gavriel Kay
   https://twitter.com/guygavrielkay/status/1594321944580587521
   on qatar/world cup, trump on twitter, and twitter on musk
   via Pattage23