What I saw on the web on 2021.1.27

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1. Ye canna titch this!
   by McHammer and Ru Pringle
   https://twitter.com/RuPringle/status/1353335603778248704/photo/1
   replying to https://twitter.com/garethlpowell/status/1353103895598424064
   via FB
   
   
2. An alphabet made of architectural plans, from 1773
   by Clive Thompson
   https://boingboing.net/2021/01/27/an-alphabet-made-of-architectural-plans-from-1773.html
   for all your building-text needs
   via rss
   
   
3. The Free, Diverse Internet In America Is Coming To An End
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-free-diverse-internet-in-america-is-coming-to-an-end/
   it ain't the mid-90s any more. I liked the mid-90s on the internet
   via rss
   
   
4. Estimate Milky Way Extraterrestrial Intelligence
   by William Wonders
   https://rowdenw.github.io/Estimate-Galactic-ETI/
   some musings about the Great Filter
   via FB
   
   
5. Lullaby
   by Kevin Callahan, performed by Elizabeth CD Brown
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdesWQ2HaDA
   always a pleasure to listen to Elizabeth's guitar
   via FB
   
   
6. Jason Kenney’s war of words verges on farce
   by G&M editorial board
   https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-jason-kenneys-war-of-words-verges-on-farce/
   not exactly a bastion of leftists, and yet they still don't like what Jason's doing
   via FB
   
   
7. Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
   by Jesse Sheidlower
   https://sfdictionary.com/
   what a nifty resource!
   via boing
   
   
8. ❄️ London Snow Day! ❄️
   by CGP Grey
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqMxf52CCmk
   it's cute when people in locations that don't often get snow get excited about it (note: apparently filmed in 2018)
   via rss
   
   
9. Fangs
   by Sarah Andersen
   https://tapas.io/episode/1559785
   a webcomic about a vampire and a werewolf who're dating each other
   via wil
   
   
10. I cooked the KING OF ALL Briskets, A5 Wagyu!
    by Guga Foods
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxw0IgvYbrM
    looks tasty!
    via boing
    
    
11. The GameStop Bubble Is a Lesson in the Absurdity and Uselessness of the Stock Market
    by Doug Henwood
    https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/gamestop-stock-market-reddit
    why, indeed, do we have a stock market?
    via FB