What I saw on the web on 2023.2.10

1. Weird Politicians
   by Stumbling and Mumbling
   https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2023/02/weird-politicians.html
   indeed. who was it who said "no matter who you vote for, the government will be in charge"?
   via rss
   
   
2. Revealing System Collapse, a New Murderbot Novel From Martha Wells
   by tor.com
   https://www.tor.com/2023/01/24/cover-reveal-murderbot-system-collapse-by-martha-wells/
   somehow i missed the news that there's a new murderbot novel on the way
   via googlery after discord
   
   
3. This Is What Happened To Lobot! (Deleted Scene)
   by Star Wars Insider
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0DS0_HHBw0
   in case you'd been wondering. i know i had
   via boing
   
   
4. B.C. musician expands repertoire with this strange, sometimes slimy instrument
   by Daniel Lapp speaking with someone from cbc
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelp-instrument-daniel-lapp-1.6743046
   slimy!
   via rss
   
   
5. Ask Eugenia Cheng about Category Theory!
   by Brendan Fong
   https://topos.site/blog/2023/02/ask-eugenia-cheng-about-category-theory/
   a book club for a Eugenia Cheng book i've not yet read. if only i had copious free time....
   via reddit
   
   
6. He planned to blow up a mosque, but found salvation there instead
   by Sheena Goodyear speaking wth Bibi Bahrami, Mac McKinney, et al
   https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/stranger-at-the-gate-1.6743300
   if we have to have more stories that start the way this one does, could we also have more stories that end the way this one does?
   via rss
   
   
7. Cat Pictures Please
   by Naomi Kritzer
   https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/
   a fun short story, which justifiably won awards
   via word of mouth, as in someone read it to me
   
   
8. PHOTOS: Skies erupt in color during dramatic sunrise featuring Mt. Rainier
   by Lisa Bishop et al
   https://www.q13fox.com/weather/skies-erupt-in-color-during-dramatic-sunrise-featuring-mt-rainier
   even mountains have shadows!
   via googlery after FB