What I saw on the web on 2021.6.10

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1. 'Miraculous' mosquito hack cuts dengue by 77%
   by James Gallagher
   https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57417219
   anything that cuts down incidence of Dengue is worth investigating!
   via /.
   
   
2. Road Signs for Mathematics
   by Ben Orlin
   https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021/06/10/road-signs-for-mathematics/
   some funny ones here
   via rss
   
   
3. 6-Day Visit To Rural African Village Completely Changes Woman’s Facebook Profile Picture
   by The Onion
   https://www.theonion.com/6-day-visit-to-rural-african-village-completely-changes-1819576037
   indeed
   via reddit
   
   
4. How to use thought experiments
   by David R MacIver
   https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/how-to-use-thought-experiments
   in which it turns out that the paper introducing us to the trolley problem is a decent read
   via rss
   
   
5. Your Book Review: Down And Out In Paris And London
   by An Anonymous Book Reviewer
   https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-down-and-out-in
   I otta read more non-fic Orwell. Or any Orwell, really
   via rss
   
   
6. Can you build a country without a dominant identity? We’re finding out
   by Rick Salutin
   https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/06/10/can-you-build-a-country-without-a-dominant-identity-were-finding-out.html
   we are slowly indeed finding out
   via rss
   
   
7. Tony Levin on The Chapman Stick
   by Tony Levin
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78hlYpydv5g
   a fine musician, a fine instrument
   via reddit
   
   
8. Tony Levin's First Electric Bass and His Relationship with Music Man | Reverb
   by Tony Levin
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTGIARhSlVU
   a fine musician, a fine instrument
   via previous link
   
   
9. Art Zone: Trey Gunn performs "Hard WInds"
   by Trey Gunn, talking with someone named Nancy
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzTsHzGQzKY
   a fine musician, a fine instrument
   via reddit