What I saw on the web on 2023.7.11

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1. On being conservative
   by Stumbling and Mumbling
   https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2023/07/on-being-conservative.html
   a marxist self-described conservative makes a good argument
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2. So why is the "central limit" a normal distribution?
   by 3Blue1Brown
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qvLDhkg00
   a nice geometric intuition
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3. Hearing & Listening
   by Robert Fripp & David Singleton
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZoEvIAfLfw
   some consideration of the distinctions, by folk who ought to know. compare with subsequent link
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4. The Power of Playing Simple and Repetitive
   by Victor Wooten
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnmYjYJTUGQ
   some considerations, by a chap who ought to know. compare with previous link
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5. Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson
   by John Green
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4
   cuz corporate greed kills people, and that's not a good thing
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6. See the Beachcombers as animated characters in new series
   by Blair Peters and Josh Mepham
   https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2243217987687
   i was never really into the original, but a lot of folks were, so why not?
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7. Burger King's new cheeseburger is just 20 slices of American cheese, no meat
   by David Pescovitz
   https://boingboing.net/2023/07/11/burger-kings-new-cheeseburger-is-just-20-slices-of-american-cheese-no-meat.html
   i have complicated feelings about this
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8. Review: Bored of the Rings (1969)
   by Daniel Stride
   https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2023/07/12/review-bored-of-the-rings-1969/
   now trying to remember if i ever read the whole thing. my preferred parody is still the early attempt at an e-text
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9. Wonka - Official Trailer
   by Timothée Chalamet et al
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ofHi9PMh3k
   giving yet another meaning to the phrase "what's in the box?"
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