What I saw on the web on 2024.6.27

1. Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit
   by Lego
   https://www.lego.com/en-ca/product/planet-earth-and-moon-in-orbit-42179
   might be fun to build
   via the roads with beau
   
   
2. Bad Map Projection: Exterior Kansas
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2951/
   i'm reminded of the cosmology proposed by the wizard of new zealand
   via rss
   
   
3. How does Alberta ‘opt out’ of a national dental program it’s not in, doesn’t fund, doesn’t administer, and doesn’t control in any way?
   by David Climenhaga
   https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/06/how-does-alberta-opt-out-of-a-national-dental-program-its-not-in-doesnt-fund-doesnt-administer-and-doesnt-control-in-any-way/
   given how much time Dani spends thinking talking about federal politics, why'd she run provincially?
   via rss
   
   
4. the shortest paragraph in The Silmarillion
   by Túrin, J.R.R.Tolkien, and James Tauber
   https://delvings.digitaltolkien.com/images/0021.png
   thus demonstrating that he was actually a vorlon
   via discord
   
   
5. Someone Dead Ruined My Life… Again.
   by CGP Grey
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEV9qoup2mQ
   because sometimes history is a maze of twisty passages
   via rss for some reason, even though the vid is two years old
   
   
6. Don't let Covid ruin your vacation! Here's a great guide to avoiding Covid on airplanes
   by Jennifer Sandlin
   https://boingboing.net/2024/06/27/heres-a-great-guide-to-avoiding-covid-on-airplanes.html
   i'm having a hard time accessing the linked documents (thanks, Elno!), but the comments on the boing piece are worthwhile
   via rss