What I saw on the web on 2023.8.17

1. A fistful of tropes
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/08/a-fistful-of-tropes.html
   fortunately not with direct links to tvtropes
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2. How Wil Wheaton keeps himself and his fans safe from COVID at public appearances
   by Jennifer Sandlin
   https://boingboing.net/2023/08/17/how-wil-wheaton-keeps-himself-and-his-fans-safe-from-covid-at-public-appearances.html
   excellent work, Anne!
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3. Meaning from Abstraction (Part Two) | Composition in Raga Chayanat
   by pandit Uday Bhawalkar
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZquRBwZPQc
   (i'd linked up part one back here)
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4. American Evangelicals are getting mad at Jesus for being too woke
   by Thom Dunn commenting on Russell Moore
   https://boingboing.net/2023/08/17/american-evangelicals-are-getting-mad-at-jesus-for-being-too-woke.html
   i've seen a few mentions of this recently. it's (a) unsurprising and (b) pathetic. if you don't think the teachings of Jesus are subversive, i tend to think you've misunderstood them.
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5. Right or left arm? It may actually matter where you get your COVID booster, study shows
   by David Pescovitz
   https://boingboing.net/2023/08/17/right-or-left-arm-it-may-actually-matters-where-you-get-your-covid-booster-study-shows.html
   declickbating: switching arms isn't as effective as always using the same arm
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6. Two types of work
   by David R. MacIver
   https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/two-types-of-work
   a useful distinction. i wish more political discussions recognized that some problems are crunchy
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