What I saw on the web on 2024.12.24

[reblogarythm]

1. Phonetics of Draconic Languages
   by Leah Nodar
   http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/phonetics-of-draconic-languages/
   a brief introduction to the field
   via discord i think? i've had that tab open for a while
   
   
2. Die Weihnachtsbaumkanone
   by Harald Seipp
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kwnis6nXc
   shared especially for his response to the "why?!?" question
   via discord
   
   
3. What if we put a pool on the moon?
   by Randall Munroe
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIBBj6KR-Y
   a strong argument in favour
   via rss
   
   
4. Born in Pain and Sweat and Pee: the 2024 Gallery Update
   by Peter Watts
   https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=11366
   wishing the good doctor as speedy a recovery as possible!
   via rss
   
   
5. This open problem taught me what topology is
   by 3Blue1Brown
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqtsm-bBRU
   a non-recreational use for klein bottles!
   via rss
   
   
6. Difficult math puzzle
   by [citation needed]
   https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fuxuckl91qx7e1.jpeg
   i've got the search space down to 48 candidates with a bit of thinking and modular arithmetic. is it time to unleash brute force?
   via TYWKIWDBI