What I saw on the web on 2024.7.25

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1. Man punches grizzly in face during bear attack in northern B.C.
   by Courtney Dickson
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-punches-grizzly-1.7274199
   as noted in the article, this isn't the recommended strategy, but it seems to have worked in this case?
   via rss
   
   
2. Loblaw says Q2 net earnings fell by $51M due to charges from class-action settlements
   by Thomson Reuters
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/loblaw-q2-earnings-1.7274846
   interesting that the article makes no mention of the consumer boycott
   via rss
   
   
3. Okay this is my favorite COVID #disability safety tool ever.
   by Ada Palmer
   https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/112848366586117660
   haven't ordered one yet. give me a moment.
   via rss
   
   
4. PureZone™ Mini Portable Air Purifier
   by Pure Enrichment
   https://pureenrichment.com/products/purezone%E2%84%A2-mini-portable-air-purifier
   see above
   via previous link
   
   
5. Google DeepMind have produced a program that in a certain sense has achieved a silver-medal peformance at this year's International Mathematical Olympiad
   by sir Timothy Gowers
   https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1816509803407040909.html
   sir Tim on where mathematical computing is at
   via discord