What I saw on the web on 2026.1.18

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1. The Most Mistranslated Word in Old English
   by Graham Scheper
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMIfHNn9KGs
   bro makes a good case
   via discord
   
   
2. Higgledy piggledy/Timothée Chalamet
   by Gretchen McCulloch
   https://bsky.app/profile/gretchenmcculloch.com/post/3m2rtjnrxlc2t
   i likes me a good double dactyl i does
   via her blog
   
   
3. A Linguist Explains the Rules of Summoning Benedict Cumberbatch
   by Gretchen McCulloch
   https://web.archive.org/web/20250322082608/https://the-toast.net/2013/12/02/a-linguist-explains-the-rules-of-summoning-benedict-cumberbatch/
   i noticed some of these early on, but several caught me by surprise
   via her blog
   
   
4. Dante and the 3-Sphere
   by John Carlos Baez
   https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/dante-and-the-3-sphere/
   combining early renaissance italian literature and higher-dimensional geometry, as is appropriate
   via rss
   
   
5. True Facts: Is The Goffin's Cockatoo The Smartest Bird?
   by Ze Frank
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq9JXXrhOt8
   Ze makes a good case, and a lot of double entendres
   via rss
   
   
6. Jazz Musician Reacts to Rush – “Limelight” | I Wasn’t Ready for THIS!
   by Rush and chris g
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgbbMp8v3vE
   ah, his tool deep dive has lead to a rush deep dive. all is proceeding according to plan
   via youtube recommends
   
   
7. Concrete Jungle [1971]
   by the Wailers
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qp1LqiuAU
   the definitive performance, every bit as heavy as Yabby You, and with version too!
   via wanting to track it down again
   
   
8. The Paris Suburban Cable Car Is NOW OPEN (And Predictably, I Love It)
   by the Tim Traveller
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqP4QipFCkc
   to look for next time one's in Paris?
   via rss