What I saw on the web on 2024.6.12

1. How to tell if alligators in the water in Louisiana
   by the Fishing Queen
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S1OvxfQ98c
   precisely the method i was expecting, and a great presentation of the idea
   via boing
   
   
2. Robin Sloan's "Moonbound"
   by Robin Sloan, reviewed by Cory Doctorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/11/penumbraverse/#middle-anth
   this sounds delightfully bonkers
   via rss
   
   
3. Milk Powder Is the Key to Better Cookies, Brownies, and Cakes
   by Tiffany Hopkins
   https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/milk-powder-baking-cookies-cake-brownie-article
   i kinda knew this already
   via discord
   
   
4. Why Möbius Strips Make Better Pianos
   by Physics for the Birds
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoDm8S7OX5s
   cuz topology and music theory make excellent friends!
   via youtube recommends i think?
   
   
5. French right ditch leader over far-right alliance deal
   by Paul Kirby
   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw99g1ez5vjo
   well that's a thing that happened
   via discord
   
   
6. Tolkien memorial unveiled at author's college
   by an unnamed writer associated with the BBC
   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c255zgwze77o
   what a nifty piece, and it sounds like it was a good event too
   via discord