What I saw on the web on 2024.12.1

1. The Price of Eggs
   by siderea
   https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1861568.html
   indeed, why vote for people who clearly aren't interested in your best interests? (i mean, as she says, there are very good reasons, but at the same time, is good point.)
   via rss
   
   
   
2. You're Probably Wrong About Rainbows
   by Veritasium
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24GfgNtnjXc
   including fun experiments with lasers, and an excellent quote from 3b1b
   via youtube recommends. likely need to get an rss for his channel?
   
   
3. Polyphony (Russian Orthodox liturgy)
   by wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony_(Russian_Orthodox_liturgy)
   not the meaning of the word with which i was previously familiar. sounds utterly bonkers. i wonder if there's a recording of a reconstruction anywhere
   via discord, i think?
   
   
4. The Strange Reason Nearly Every Film Ends by Saying It’s Fiction (You Guessed It: Rasputin!)
   by Duncan Fyfe
   https://slate.com/culture/2016/08/the-bizarre-true-story-behind-the-this-is-a-work-of-fiction-disclaimer.html
   in case you were wondering
   via discord