What I saw on the web on 2024.11.22

[reblogarythm]

1. Erdős Lap Number
   by Oleg Pikhurko
   https://pikhurko.github.io/Gallery/ELN/
   i knew about Erdős numbers, but these are new to me
   via discord
   
   
2. Lacking definitions among Alberta privacy commissioner's worries over 2 government bills
   by Jack Farrell
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-privacy-commissioner-concerned-bills-1.7389224
   one of these is probably just regular incompetence. the other smells of malicious intent
   via rss
   
   
3. Can School Plays Change Kids’ Lives?
   by Michaela Haas
   https://reasonstobecheerful.world/can-school-plays-change-kids-lives/
   short answer: yes, of course. longer answer: this sounds like a truly nifty program
   via rss
   
   
4. Burned forests in Jasper National Park showing signs of life ahead of winter freeze
   by Acton Clarkin
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-alberta-wildfire-forest-renewal-1.7388814
   good to see that there's recovery, but it's going to be a while....
   via rss
   
   
5. Passenger rail engagement
   by the Government of Alberta
   https://www.alberta.ca/passenger-rail-engagement
   what? the provincial government is doing something that isn't entirely stupid?!?
   via going looking after reading a cbc news item that didn't actually have a link to the survey
   
   
6. Welcoming the SFF world to ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
   by the bid committee
   https://www.edmontonin2030.org/
   worldcon in Edmonton? i'm in favour!
   via FB
   
   
7. Expert agencies and elected legislatures
   by Cory Doctorow
   https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#decisions-decisions
   including a (relevant!) discussion of the Nutt Sack affair
   via rss
   
   
8. On transphobia, memory and mourning.
   by Laurie Penny
   https://lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transphobia-memory-and-mourning
   i'm now a day late linking this. apologies.
   via rss