What I saw on the web on 2022.12.12

1. Plato Would Ban Ad-Blockers
   by Cory Docotorw
   https://doctorow.medium.com/plato-would-ban-ad-blockers-f30c95c7e741
   as usual, Dr.O brings the goods. including an excellent quote from Dr.P
   via rss
   
   
2. Getting things wrong, together
   by James Grime, guest-posting for Colin Beveridge
   https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/getting-things-wrong-together/
   getting things wrong can be fun!
   via rss
   
   
3. A Walk Through the Planes – Part 76: Bastion of Broken Souls
   by Sean Gandert
   https://www.expositionbreak.com/a-walk-through-the-planes-part-76-bastion-of-broken-souls/
   this sounds like an absurdly fun adventure
   via rss
   
   
4. Underrated reasons to be thankful
   by dynomight
   https://dynomight.substack.com/p/thanks-2
   many of these are good or at least fun reasons
   via ozy brennan
   
   
5. "Introducing Myself"
   by Ursula K. LeGuin
   https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/IntroducingMyself.html
   what a gorgeous introduction!
   via ozy brennan
   
   
6. It's Not Cool to Overreact: How Normalcy Bias Will Define Our Future
   by Jessica Wildfire
   https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/its-not-cool-to-overreact-how-normalcy
   this sounds far far too plausible
   via rss
   
   
7. Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch’s Composer on ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and More, Dies at 85
   by Mike Barnes
   https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/angelo-badalamenti-dead-david-lynch-composer-blue-velvet-1235280660/
   "Oh, Angelo!"
   via googlery after reddit