What I saw on the web on 2023.10.7

1. Skin Deep: the Empty, Pernicious Beauty of “The Creator”
   by Peter Watts
   https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=10815
   welp, that's one movie i won't need to watch
   via rss
   
   
2. Dense Micro-Forests Are Thriving in France
   by Peter Yeung
   https://reasonstobecheerful.world/dense-micro-forests-miyakwaki-method-paris-france/
   sounds like a good strategy
   via rss
   
   
3. October 14, 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse)
   by timeanddate.com
   https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2023-october-14
   apparently there's an annular eclipse next saturday!
   via googlery after cbc news item
   
   
4. Good Boys Deserve Favors
   by Neil Gaiman, read by Rodney Ward
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkgPwxw0cow
   i wasn't previously aware of this. those who are triggered by musical instruments being injured may want to exercise caution with this
   via goolery after this discussion on neil's tumblr
   
   
5. Let's talk about the US, China, and the walk-in who didn't walk in....
   by Beau of the Fifth Column
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6qHOQYYfo
   your daily dose of international diplomacy humour, in case you need some
   via rss
   
   
6. Affinity Photo People's Choice Award
   by The comedy wildlife photography awards
   https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/affinity-photo-peoples-choice-award/vote-affinity-photo-peoples-choice-award.php
   several fun ones here
   via ultimately boing
   
   
7. 25 Math explainers you may enjoy | SoME3 results
   by 3Blue1Brown
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a1fLEToyvU
   welp, i know what i'm watching for the next week or so....
   via rss
   
   
8. Danielle Smith's big-money sales pitch on Alberta pension plan hasn't worked yet
   by Jason Markusoff
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/analysis-alberta-pension-abacus-poll-briefing-note-1.6989983
   i feel like if your big political plan is likely to alienate a good chunk of your voting base (i.e. pensioners), it may not be wise, even setting aside all the other reasons it may not be wise
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9. Pythagorean Tuning
   by John Carlos Baez
   https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2023/10/07/pythagorean-tuning/
   aka close but no banana tuning (sorry, Pythagoras)
   via rss
   
   
10. Rethinking the real line
    by Proof of Concept
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFWJuZQLKJs
    a nifty visualization of continued fractions
    via link 7