What I saw on the web on 2023.8.24
Aug. 25th, 2023 06:01 am- Pronunciation
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/2819/
excellent point!
via rss - Lego to sell its braille bricks in stores
by Rob Beschizza
https://boingboing.net/2023/08/24/lego-to-sell-its-braille-bricks-in-stores.html
an excellent notion!
via rss - Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate and Corn Drink) Recipe
by Daniel Gritzer
https://www.seriouseats.com/champurrado-mexican-hot-chocolate-corn-drink-recipe
it's what's for breakfast
via discord - A Covid FAQ with 300 Sources
by Jessica Wildfire
https://www.okdoomer.io/a-covid-faq-with-300-sources/
in case you're looking for links to the literature on various covid-related issues
via rss - The Worst Fucking Summer
by Peter Watts
https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=10716
it is said: find someone who values you like Dr.Watts values his cats (and, apparently, rabbits)
via rss - The Syntonic Comma
by John Carlos Baez
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/the-syntonic-comma/
(also discussed: Pythagorean comma) these are nasty
via rss - You're Not Going to Make It
by Jessica Wildfire
https://www.okdoomer.io/youre-not-going-to-make-it/
"If you think you're going to defect from the social contract but still get to enjoy all the benefits of society, I have bad news."
via rss - December’s Reimagining Democracy Workshop
by Bruce Schneier
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/08/decembers-reimagining-democracy-workshop.html
would that i could have been a fly on the wall at that workshop
via rss - Be the Witness | Alaap in Raga Kirwani
by Madhuvanti Pal speaking with Paul Livingstone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8-3A8Z7k0
a good perspective, but don't pay too much attention to the auto-generated captions
via rss - How thick is a three-sided coin?
by Matt Parker et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qqPKKOU-yY
i'm wondering now if there was every any follow-up on this
via dredging it up from memory