What I saw on the web on 2024.6.18
- Is the flip phone back? Why some people are switching to dumbphones
by Nisha Patel
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/is-the-flip-phone-back-why-some-people-are-switching-to-dumbphones-1.7236222
as someone who despises attention-lampreys, i'd think the answer is obvious
via rss - Student busted using complicated hidden AI system to cheat on university entrance exam
by Allan Rose Hill
https://boingboing.net/2024/06/17/student-busted-using-complicated-hidden-ai-system-to-cheat-on-university-entrance-exam.html
it's impossible to make cheating impossible. the only option is to make it more difficult than just learning the material
via rss - Packing eBay sales
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2024/06/18/packing-ebay-sales/
mostly just for the oxymoronic photo
via rss - Math’s Mutable Rules
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2024/06/17/maths-mutable-rules/
a consideration of things like FOIL and PEMDAS (here we call it BEDMAS)
via rss - Bankruptcy is very, very good
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/17/lovilee-jubilee/#debts-that-cant-be-paid-wont-be-paid
some interesting research on the aftereffects of declaring personal bankruptcy
via rss - How Does D&D Magic Compare to the Occult Tradition? Ep 14
by Dan Harms speaking to Scott Bruner and Ben Riggs
https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/how-does-dd-magic-compare-to-the-occult-tradition-ep-14
if you want to answer a question like that, why not ask someone who studiest the topic academically, and plays d&d? so they did.
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