What I saw on the web on 2024.2.6

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1. Taking responsibility for failure
   by DRMacIver
   https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2024-02-06-10:51.html
   money quote: "I’m not looking for perfection, I’m looking for a basic acknowledgement of the fact that you understand that your actions have consequences for others and that those consequences are your responsibility."
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2. Glenn ultimately preferred studio recording over performing.What’s your take on Gould’s philosophy?
   by Glenn Gould
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oesq4T11DMc
   in the context of the musical tradition in which he operated, i think his position is entirely defensible
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3. The Game of Risk
   by Marcus du Sautoy in conversation with Brady Haran
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdooKXXcWWc
   topological thoughts on the best continent, Markov chain thoughts on offence/defence
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4. What if you threw a baseball at nearly light speed?
   by Randall Munroe
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EI08o-IGYk
   short version: it would be bad
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5. Nearly 1 in 4 American Adults Who Get COVID-19 Suffer From Long COVID
   by Help Advisor
   https://www.helpadvisor.com/community-health/long-covid-report
   something to point out to the "covid is over" people
   via boing