What I saw on the web on 2022.11.13

[reblogarythm]

1. Aftermaths
   by Oglaf
   https://www.oglaf.com/aftermaths/
   an atypically SFW two-page meditation on time travel in fantasy and jurisprudence
   via rss
   
   
   
2. No. 2377
   by David Morgan-Mar
   https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2377.html
   a fun theo-phyiscal pun, and a consideration of archbishoprics in the C of E
   via rss
   
   
   
3. The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've ever broken
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/13/graceful-failure/#frame
   Cory's rather persuasive on this bit of kit. perhaps my next machine will be a framework?
   via rss
   
   
   
4. It’s Not Just You: NYC Has a Serious Dungeon Master Shortage
   by Henry Solotaroff-Webber
   https://hellgatenyc.com/no-on-wants-to-dungeon-master-any-more
   somehow this doesn't surprise me all that much
   via cory's blog
   
   
   
5. Edmonton couple spend 20 years transforming '60s bungalow into comfortable net-zero home
   by Ishita Verma, reporting on Darcy and Darren Chrichton
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/energy-efficient-house-edmonton-1.6641320
   installing geothermal on an existing residential lot?!? wowzers!
   via rss
   
   
   
6. They Want to Kill Libraries
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://doctorow.medium.com/they-want-to-kill-libraries-ec045c06097e
   if you come after libraries, you'll find i'm getting a little stabby
   via rss
   
   
   
7. THE OFFICIAL APPLE RANKINGS
   by Brian Frange
   https://applerankings.com/pick-an-apple/
   some of this correct. some of it is not
   via boing
   
   
   
8. A Random Fix to Polarization
   by Tom Murphy
   https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2022/11/a-random-fix-to-polarization/
   "It is amusing to ponder how many ills a random element could fix. We tend to think of randomness as a lack of control. The fallacy is in thinking that we’re good at control. How is it working out?"
   via rss
   
   
   
9. I Do Not Want A Mastodon
   by Oliver Darkshire
   https://www.patreon.com/posts/i-do-not-want-74555460
   you may still want a Mammoth, if you'd like
   via Ada_Palmer
   
   
   
10. The Reign of Misinformation
    by Susan on the Soapbox
    https://susanonthesoapbox.com/2022/11/13/the-reign-of-misinformation/
    there was a time when i would've celebrated the breakdown of consensus reality. now? not so much.
    via rss