What I saw on the web on 2024.1.17

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1. American education has all the downsides of standardization, none of the upsides
   by Cory Docotorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/16/flexibility-in-the-margins/#a-commons
   excellenty argued
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2. Free Will: Good Riddance
   by Tom Murphy
   https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2024/01/free-will-good-riddance/
   i like the "free of what?" question
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3. Net rotations
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2882/
   maybe i'll have to start doing this. probably not. but maybe.
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4. A Walk Through the Planes – Part 122: Fourth Edition’s Core
   by Sean Gandert
   https://www.expositionbreak.com/a-walk-through-the-planes-part-122-fourth-editions-core/
   reminding me again why i'm glad that i sat out 4e
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5. The Response to the End of the Golden Age of TTRPGs
   by Ben and Dr.Scott
   https://sites.libsyn.com/49447/the-response-to-the-end-of-the-golden-age-of-ttrpgs
   interesting arguments and predictions. we'll see how things play out
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