What I saw on the web on 2023.2.23

[reblogarythm]

1. The Prime Race
   by Grant Sanderson speaking to Brady Haran
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAsHGOwB408
   because primes aren't only weird, their weirdly weird
   via rss
   
   
2. Most Phone Use is a Tragic Loss of Life
   by David Cain
   https://www.raptitude.com/2023/02/most-phone-use-is-a-tragic-loss-of-life/
   basically agree on this
   via rss
   
   
3. March of the Sinister Ducks
   by the Sinister Ducks
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFK2Xq2RyiU
   featuring the Wizard of Northampton on vocals!
   via boing
   
   
4. COVID-19 haunts us still, but if your vaccinations and boosters are fully up to date, AHS won’t let you have another one
   by David Climenhaga
   https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/02/covid-19-haunts-us-still-but-if-your-vaccinations-and-boosters-are-fully-up-to-date-ahs-wont-let-you-have-another-one/
   in which context note that the CDC moving to annual shots when previously they said that you needed one every 5-6 months is . . . worrisome?
   via rss
   
   
5. This High School Gave Spending Power to Students
   by Asher Lehrer-Small
   https://reasonstobecheerful.world/this-high-school-gave-spending-power-to-students/
   sounds like an excellent idea
   via rss
   
   
6. Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing
   by Irving Finkel
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfYYraMgiBA
   a fascinating talk from a brilliant chap
   via discord
   
   
7. A brief history of clock towers on Canadian university campuses
   by Kerry Banks
   https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/a-brief-history-of-clock-towers-on-canadian-university-campuses/
   in case you were wondering
   via googlery