What I saw on the web on 2024.6.14

[reblogarythm]

1. An Invocation for Beginnings
   by Ze Frank
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYlCVwxoL_g
   always worth listening to
   via remembering it, after a mention somewhere of a come-back (comb-back?)
   
   
2. Automobile Insurance Changes
   by the Government of Alberta
   https://your.alberta.ca/auto-insurance/survey_tools/survey
   an online survey where you can express your thoughts. of course, given this government, if they don't like your thoughts, they'll probably ignore them
   via taproot
   
   
3. Instrumental Archaeology, Issue 6: The Kora
   by Minor Fossil
   https://minorfossil.substack.com/p/instrumental-archaeology-issue-6
   a short intro to the central instrument of senegambian classical music
   via FB
   
   
4. Minaximum
   by DooWain Nonats
   https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Minaximum
   that's not the definition i would have though of, but, ok
   via encountering the word
   
   
5. Some Reasons why People Suck
   by Hank Green
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P29gknBaUqc
   an excellent reminder about how social technology is still technology. also, happy t-shirt switch, Hank
   via rss
   
   
6. Labyrinth Locator helps you find cool mazes around the world
   by Popkin
   https://boingboing.net/2024/06/14/labyrinth-locator-helps-you-find-cool-mazes-around-the-world.html
   apparently the people at boingboing don't know what a labyrinth is
   via rss
   
   
7. Libertarians be like:
   by R.L.Stollar
   https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/753279558244024320
   i've noticed this
   via rss
   
   
8. 261: The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow – Summer Reading Spectacular
   by Cory Docotrow speaking to Circulating Ideas
   https://circulatingideas.com/2024/06/11/261-the-bezzle-by-cory-doctorow-summer-reading-spectacular/
   a fun talk, speaking to library people who necessarily get some stuff that others might not. ends off with a recommendation that everyone read The Steerswoman, which, well, of course they should!
   via Cory's Blog
   
   
9. Calgary's water restrictions could last 3 to 5 more weeks as crews find more problems with broken water main
   by Jim Brown
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mayor-critical-water-supply-main-break-1.7235061
   yikes! that's a long period for water restrictions....
   via rss