What I saw on the web on 2023.4.5

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1. How much does Legolas weigh?
   by Amelia Brown
   https://abrown18-68137.medium.com/how-much-does-legolas-weigh-4bb16d05f193
   the answer might surprise you! if you don't remember what happened at the Redhorn pass, that is
   via discord
   
   
2. Hobbyist Finds Math’s Elusive ‘Einstein’ Tile
   by Erica Klarreich
   https://www.quantamagazine.org/hobbyist-finds-maths-elusive-einstein-tile-20230404/
   the story behind the einstein
   via discord
   
   
3. Heraldry
   by the Canadian Heraldic Authority
   https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/
   some nice work here!
   via discord
   
   
4. Tourist season
   by Marissa Lingen
   https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00958-6
   less misanthropic than Peter Watts's story on a similar theme!
   via discord
   
   
5. Happy 100th birthday, Mary!
   by Rebecca Stoltzfus
   https://www.goshen.edu/president-blog/2023/04/05/happy-100th-birthday-mary/
   happy happy!
   via FB
   
   
6. Kignits
   by John Carlos Baez
   https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2023/04/05/kignits/
   in case you want a tiny bit of exposure to Ethiopian music
   via rss
   
   
7. the ship of Thesaurus
   by trek-tracks
   https://www.tumblr.com/trek-tracks/708435954875121664/any-educator-who-doesnt-feel-this-on-a-visceral
   fortunately not something i experience regularly
   via discord
   
   
8. EVERYONE SHUT UP MY MOM GOT THE TEN PLAGUES ON HER NAILS FOR PASSOVER
   by Hannah
   https://twitter.com/hannahmagy/status/1641179236500221952
   impressive nail work
   via discord
   
   
9. Easy Greek Red Lentil Soup
   by the Mediterranean Dish
   https://www.themediterraneandish.com/red-lentil-soup-recipe/
   looks tasty! is tasty!
   via discord
   
   
10. The Pandemic Is Not Over And Neither Is Long Covid
    by Ian Welsh
    https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-pandemic-is-not-over-and-neither-is-long-covid/
    "The human propensity to just pretend that problems they don’t want to exist don’t exist in is full display now with respect to Covid, as it has been for generations with respect to climate and environmental collapse."
    via rss