What I saw on the web on 2020.9.23

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1. Trump is pushing nationalist myths. But Democrats indulge lavish patriotism, too
   by Cas Mudde
   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/20/donald-trump-nationalist-myths-democrats-patriotism
   for non-USians the whole "american exceptionalism" thing continues to look . . . Exceptional?
   via IPEdmonton
   
   
2. Let them cheat: Why it's tempting for college and university instructors to look the other way
   by Andie Burazin, Miroslav Lovric, and Veselin Jungic
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-academic-cheating-1.5576990
   in which things get more complicated
   via rss
   
   
3. The Religious Right’s Long Game
   by siderea
   https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1660139.html
   Potentially horrible consequences of RBG's death
   via rss
   
   
4. Aspirational Versus Servant Leaders
   by Ian Welsh
   https://www.ianwelsh.net/aspirational-versus-servant-leaders/
   A slightly crankier take on RBG, etc
   via rss
   
   
5. I make THE BEST COFFEE BEAN SPOON for coffee enthusiasts
   by Silver Meister
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U470Mb6qO-E
   it's pretty!
   via boing
   
   
6. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal: Bottom
   by Zach Wienersmith
   https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/bottom
   Remember the mouse-over text, and the red button
   via rss
   
   
7. Don't dip your hand in boiling hot oil like this
   by Physics Girl, reblogged by Andrea James
   https://boingboing.net/2020/09/23/dont-dip-your-hand-in-boiling-hot-oil-like-this.html
   To share with parents of small children
   via rss
   
   
8. Building an invisible PC
   by DIY Perks
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Perqf0dOGLk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E0mNSMBmFQ
   I always thought it'd be neat to build a computer into an office partition. This is the horizontal version.
   via boing
   
   
9. "Reflecting on how much time it took me to wash, clay bar, and wax a suburban."
   by Mildly Interesting
   http://mildlyinteresting-blog.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflecting-on-how-much-time-it-took-me.html
   took me a moment. That's impressive.
   via TYWKIWDBI
   
   
10. Dutch 'living coffin' aims to provide source for life after death
    by Thomson Reuters
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/living-coffin-1.5735124
    Almost as good as burial-by-composting!
    via rss
    
    
11. Government to demolish Legislature Annex building, remediate site
    by Janet French
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/government-to-demolish-legislature-annex-building-remediate-site-1.5734825
    having been in the building once or twice years and years ago, yeah, this makes sense
    via rss
    
    
12. Quite Interesting - They Say of the Acropolis...
    by Stephen Fry et al
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUVBXb4XIqE
    it ends up being a little anticlimactic
    via memory
    
    
13. alternate images of LotR cast
    by people on tumblr
    https://tsvete.tumblr.com/post/625150293852782592/when-i-tell-you-i
    elrond's my favourite. That was a great movie
    via wil