What I saw on the web on 2023.7.10
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- Prepping for Finland
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2023/07/10/prepping-for-finland/
on the one hand, i get it; on the other hand, [laughs in Canadian]
via rss - Wisconsin Governor Hacks the Veto Process
by Bruce Schneier
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/07/wisconsin-governor-hacks-the-veto-process.html
i'm assuming that at some point wisconsin will fix this
via rss - Can Chess, with Hexagons?
by CGP Grey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgR3yESAEVE
short answer: yes. long answer: yeeeees. i still want to know about chess with penrose tiles.
via rss - Fromage de Chat (aka Cat Milk Cheese)
by Denise Santoro Lincoln
https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/11956/fromage-de-chat
this is a joke, right?
via discord - Gene Wolfe, a writer and Pringles innovator
by Harrison Smith
https://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/gene-wolfe-a-writer-and-pringles-innovator/article_2484eae2-549a-557b-9d7b-1160dfccc3c8.html
including a mention of the moustache aspect of this
via discord - Jo Walton’s Reading List: June 2023
by Jo Walton
https://www.tor.com/2023/07/10/jo-waltons-reading-list-june-2023/
including a helpful pointer on where to go after The Hands of the Emperor
via discord - Final Chemo Vlog!?
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hts7OP9zcOo
in case you're wondering how Hank's doing
via youtube recommends - Let the Platforms Burn
by Cory Doctorow
https://doctorow.medium.com/let-the-platforms-burn-6fb3e6c0d980
not a new argument for Dr.O, but well put
via rss - I thought this rotating house was impossible.
by Tom Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gisdyTBMNyQ
but it's not!
via rss - Musical instruments as weapons of war
by TYWKIWDBI
https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2010/06/musical-instruments-as-weapons-of-war.html
a discussion of the carnyx, with vids
via rss - Six Shots of Espresso
by the ineffable husbands et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk3i96MgheU
eccles cakes sounds good to me
via wil