What I saw on the web on 2023.7.12

1. My tank and spirits were filled at a gas station on a lonely stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway
   by Stephen Douglas
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-stephen-douglas-trans-canada-oasis-1.6895820
   a feel-good story of long-distance travel
   via rss
   
   
2. The Weekly Writ for Jul. 12: Election calls and legitimacy
   by Éric Grenier
   https://www.thewrit.ca/p/the-weekly-writ-for-jul-12-election
   remember: we don't elect the government, we elect the house
   via rss
   
   
3. Glorious New Saturn Image: JWST Has Now Captured All 4 Giant Planets
   by Michelle Starr
   https://www.sciencealert.com/glorious-new-saturn-image-jwst-has-now-captured-all-4-giant-planets
   nifty new pix!
   via discord
   
   
4. Social media's reliability in emergencies questioned after Twitter limit blocks DriveBC posts
   by CBC News
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/twitter-policy-change-hampers-drivebc-1.6894793
   thanks, Elno
   via rss
   
   
5. Purity 3
   by Zach Weinersmith
   https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/purity-3
   the right side is entirely accurate. [citations available on request]
   via rss
   
   
6. Double bubble theorem
   by Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bubble_theorem
   in case you were wondering — this result is under 25 years old!
   via the page on soap bubbles