What I saw on the web on 2023.1.15

[reblogarythm]

1. Kate Beaton's "Ducks"
   by Cory Doctorow, reviewing Kate Beaton
   https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/14/hark-an-oilpatch/#kate-beaton
   probably something i should read at some point. probably would make a lot of folk in these parts mad
   via rss
   
   
2. They came for gold an’ glory, but all they could find were sexbots an’ kittens
   by Neil Gaiman and assorted tumblristas
   https://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/706491260020637696/why-tumblr-why-do-you-an-actual-celebrity-a
   indeed
   via wil
   
   
3. The cult of expertise comes for Buddhism
   by Curtis White
   https://www.salon.com/2023/01/14/the-of-expertise-comes-for-buddhism/
   while expertise has its place, this critique is well-taken
   via discord
   
   
4. High Speed Rail In The Pacific Northwest: Connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver!
   by Geography by Geoff
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Xu_s5yqiw
   this really feels like a slam-dunk case
   via email
   
   
5. sequestering carbon, several books at a time CXXVII
   by Susan Stepney
   http://susan-stepney.blogspot.com/2023/01/sequestering-carbon-several-books-at.html
   several interesting-looking titles in here! to be revisited next time i'm looking for something to read
   via rss
   
   
6. Last night, a professor walked into a night class for the first time since 2016. Here's what happened:
   by Dr. Liz Norell
   https://twitter.com/liznorell/status/1613617271460470784
   sounds like fun!
   via Ada_Palmer
   
   
7. Confluence 2023
   by Confluence
   http://confluence-sff.org/
   yet another SF con i likely won't be able to attend
   via Ada_Palmer
   
   
8. This is what it feels like coming back home in the Winter and Omicron.
   by spockvarietyhour and roguetelemetry
   https://roguetelemetry.tumblr.com/post/703767123007242240/spockvarietyhour-this-is-what-it-feels-like
   yup, pretty much
   via wil
   
   
9. End of 2022 Reflections & Plans
   by Ada Palmer
   https://www.patreon.com/posts/end-of-2022-76567326
   sad to hear about the health issues, looking forward to possible books!
   via discord
   
   
10. Robert Fripp in-depth: his quest to combine Hendrix and Bartók, what made King Crimson “problematic” and why he has “no interest in gear at all”
    by by Robert Fripp, speaking to David Mead, and photographed by Adam Gasson
    https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-fripp-exposures-king-crimson
    a proper version of the interview that i shared yesterday in photos of pages from a magazine
    via reddit