What I saw on the web on 2023.9.12

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1. Apricot-Plum
   by Veritable Vegetable
   https://veritablevegetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/plum-vs-apricot-pluot-graphic-3-1024x352.png
   in case you were wondering how those crosses worked
   via discord et puis googlery
   
   
2. Why mushrooms are having a moment in the Edmonton area
   by Mel Hohn speaking to CBC Edmonton
   https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2262867523715
   there are indeed a lot of mushrooms about right now
   via rss
   
   
3. Watch an adorable cockatiel sing "I'm a little teapot" while wearing a flower as a hat
   by Jennifer Sandlin reporting on Crumpet the cockatiel
   https://boingboing.net/2023/09/12/watch-an-adorable-cockatiel-sing-im-a-little-teapot-while-wearing-a-flower-as-a-hat.html
   exactly what it says on the tin
   via rss
   
   
4. Indiana
   by Zach Weinersmith
   https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/indiana
   pretty sure this is accurate
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5. People hate just sitting and thinking so much they'd rather shock themselves
   by Mark Frauenfelder, reporting on a study from the University of Virginia
   https://boingboing.net/2023/09/12/people-hate-just-sitting-and-thinking-so-much-theyd-rather-shock-themselves.html
   i am apparently not part of the majority?
   via rss
   
   
6. The Sandbox vs the Railroad | Running the Game
   by Matthew Colville
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXMxiAGUWg
   who knew that the hobbit was a sandbox TTRPG, and the lord of the rings (initially) wasn't?
   via plot points
   
   
7. Health Canada approves Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine
   by Lauren Pelley
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/moderna-approved-1.6963996
   squirt that science juice in my arm!
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