What I saw on the web on 2023.7.14

1. Unpacking My Giant Chemo Gift Box
   by Hank Green
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCz3Erp-O_M
   what a wonderful sort of box to get to unpack!
   via discord
   
   
2. Announcement: 2nd edition Laundry Files RPG is coming
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/07/announcement-2nd-edition-laund.html
   i never played (or even read) the first edition, but this might be something to investigate....
   via rss
   
   
3. Bastille Day
   by Rush
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekoxIb85rww
   vive la France!
   via suddenly noticing what the date is, and remembering
   
   
4. The Good News Video
   by Hank Green
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywz5xYuNPo
   as this responds directly to a couple of videos from the brothers green i've reblogged recently, i figured it belonged here as well
   via youtube recommends before it even hit rss
   
   
5. Jewish Denominations Explained
   by Useful Charts
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UhUafWrUXA
   a cromulent follow-up to the deep dive into christian denominations
   via youtube recommends
   
   
6. Discipline
   by King Crimson
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqidQ_bRaII
   a recent live version. Mel Collins's sax lines are an interesting addition
   via rss
   
   
7. Neuromancer: The Origin of Cyberpunk | A Horrifying Dystopia
   by Quinns Idea's reviewing Bill Gibson
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGW_7HTXuQo
   maybe it's time to revisit the Sprawl trilogy? or at least listen to some dub?
   via rss
   
   
8. Sure Covid Can Kill You, but Have You Ever Taken a Hot Shower?
   by Jessica Wildfire
   https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/sure-covid-can-kill-you-but-have
   this does come across as a bit harsh, but the basic point seems solid
   via rss
   
   
9. Your Book Review: The Educated Mind
   by an anonymous book review (in a mask), blogged by Scott Alexander
   https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-educated-mind
   an interesting theory. needs testing. testing is complicated. argh!
   via rss
   
   
10. Travel Information
    by Pemmi-con
    https://main.pemmi-con.ca/winnipeg/travel-information/
    in case you're wondering how to get to winnipeg . . . by canoe
    via discord pointing at a toot