What I saw on the web on 2024.7.24

1. Taylor Swift fans embrace COVID; calling it a "gift" from "Mother"
   by Jennifer Sandlin
   https://boingboing.net/2024/07/24/taylor-swift-fans-embrace-covid-calling-it-a-gift-from-mother.html
   in case you were wondering if we're living in the darkest timeline
   via rss
   
   
2. Hottest day record broken globally — for 2nd time this week
   by The Associated Press
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/hottest-day-record-july-22-1.7273673
   see above inre: darkest timeline
   via rss
   
   
3. Let's talk about the GOP, voting against your own interests, and energy....
   by Beau of the Fifth Column
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwqZetDqzG0
   in which Beau responds to an attempted hardball question that's actually a softball
   via rss
   
   
4. What is a J-Turn
   by MoDOT
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfu6yx9kgCY
   so that's what those are called. i've encountered them occasionally
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5. Face It; Latent Feat. VASA-1
   by Micro$oft research? maybe?
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AyeWYV3gcA
   generating a lifelike talking face from a still image and an audio clip. including at least one surprising still image starting to rap
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6. How 20 Cheeses Are Made Around The World
   by Insider Food
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQGai2PVHBs
   almost three hours of people making cheese
   via youtube recommends? a while back, cuz it took a while to watch the whole thing