What I saw on the web on 2025.4.18

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1. Disputationes adversus astrologiam divinatricem, by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1496): A Complete English Translation
   by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, translated by Daniel Stride
   https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/disputationes-adversus-astrologiam-divinatricem-by-giovanni-pico-della-mirandola-1496-a-complete-english-translation/
   huh. i mean, i have feelings about the use of ChatGPT. but nontheless, a huge pile of Pico in english. huh.
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2. Moving the consistency bubble around
   by DRMacIver
   https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2025-04-17-18:19.html
   i don't have this specific problem (if anything, the opposite), but the general methodology is worthwhile
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3. Canada’s Role in a Shifting Global Order
   by Mark Carney speaking with Scott Galloway
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V11qNDDElZw
   we'll see how this plays out domestically in a little over a week
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4. April 2025 Update for Digital Tolkien Project
   by James Tauber
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxV-eC7XDVc
   even just the map stuff he talks about around 14:00 is truly excellent. always nice to hear what he's up to
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5. Grass fire prompts evacuation, closure of Highway 16 near Elk Island National Park
   by Emily Williams
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grass-fire-prompts-evacuation-closure-of-highway-16-near-elk-island-national-park-1.7514210
   huh. that's not great
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6. Sometimes things are actually important
   by DRMacIver
   https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2025-04-18-23:33.html
   a good cautionary note on the quick hot takes one gets from some therapeutic modalities
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