What I saw on the web on 2026.3.20

[reblogarythm]

1. Do Middle‑earth and Westeros make sense? Climate scientists modelled them to find out
   by Cook, Farnsworth, Lunt, and Mitchell
   https://theconversation.com/do-middle-earth-and-westeros-make-sense-climate-scientists-modelled-them-to-find-out-277232
   somehow not surprised the JRRT did as well as he did
   via discord, i think?
   
   
2. Fear, Hatred, and Zen
   by James Ford
   https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2026/03/fear-hatred-and-zen.html
   i wonder how many other books i own were written by Nazis?
   via rss
   
   
3. Being John Rawls
   by Scott Alexander
   https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/being-john-rawls
   Rawlskovitch Rawlskovitch
   via rss
   
   
4. Is it Time to Drive 55 Again?
   by Paul Krugman
   https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-it-time-to-drive-55-again
   probably, yes
   via rss
   
   
5. Singing and Playing Double Bass
   by Gary Upton
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag4TQR0Jmtw
   he's doing better than i would
   via rss
   
   
6. Why I Quit Metal… and Became a Classical Musician
   by Brandon Acker
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3oligrz5gs
   not precisely my path, but there are some points of commonality
   via rss