What I saw on the web on 2024.2.4

[reblogarythm]

1. ‘Kenneyism: Jason Kenney’s Pursuit of Power’ by Jeremy Appel is a strong second draft of history
   by David Climenhaga forwarding Jeremy Appel
   https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/02/kenneyism-jason-kenneys-pursuit-of-power-by-jeremy-appel-is-a-strong-second-draft-of-history/
   that corresponds well with my impressions of the man
   via rss
   
   
2. the Venn Diagram of Weird Tumblr and Not Weird Tumblr is a perfect circle we call a hellsite
   by wil, following Neil
   https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/741425398371565568/dear-neil-sometimes-i-think-about-the-strength
   i'm increasingly of the opinion that any social network that doesn't encourage weirdity isn't worth my time. (you're reading this on DW, so presumably you understand.)
   via rss
   
   
3. 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines
   by Rob Beschizza
   https://boingboing.net/2024/02/02/561-deaths-tied-to-recalled-philips-sleep-apnea-machines.html
   just in case this is what you're using right now
   via rss
   
   
4. a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries
   by TIL on tumblr
   https://i-was-today-years-old-when.tumblr.com/post/720279480860540928/til-a-family-in-georgia-claimed-to-have-passed
   i think this documentary (not yet watched) discusses this in more depth?
   via wil
   
   
5. 5e point encounters
   by Mike Mearls
   https://github.com/mikemearls/5e_point_encounters/tree/main
   i've actually never played 5e, but i remember trying to deal with this in 3/3.5e, and a tool like this would've been handy
   via boing
   
   
6. Pandoc is a universal document converter
   by Rob Beschizza
   https://boingboing.net/2024/02/02/pandoc-is-a-universal-document-converter.html
   "universal" is overstating things slightly for those of us interested in reading obscure word processor files from the 1980s
   via rss