What I saw on the web on 2021.7.1

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1. a war between humans and sentient toast
   by elemntalmasteroffandom
   https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/655528383135039488/i-thought-it-was-important-for-you-to-know-that
   this makes sense to me
   via rss
   
   
2. Best fan placement to move air through the house
   by Matthias random stuff
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L2ef1CP-yw
   potentially relevant data!
   via boing
   
   
3. Telegraph your moves
   by David R. MacIver
   https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/telegraph-your-moves
   some good advice here. I'm wondering how it relates to Scott's notion of legibility….?
   via rss
   
   
4. You are just a visitor here
   by Gene Roddenberry
   https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/655536650813849600/posted-withregram-roddenberryofficial-the
   and delivered well by Wil
   via rss
   
   
5. The Greedy Triangle
   by Marilyn Burns, read by Catherina Chu
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPuI4XyyZUE
   important geometric life lesson for young children
   via googlery after reddit
   
   
6. Mathematics, morally
   by Eugenia Cheng
   http://eugeniacheng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cheng-morality.pdf
   I feel like there's a better word for Cheng-ji's idea here than "morality", but I don't know what it is
   via reddit
   
   
7. Resources for Non-Specialists
   by Eugenia Cheng
   http://eugeniacheng.com/math/non-specialists/
   several things here into which I'll be wanting to look more
   via previous link
   
   
8. Why I Don't Like Being A "Female Role Model"
   by Eugenia Cheng
   https://brightthemag.com/why-i-don-t-like-being-a-female-role-model-10055873ea97
   one story of becoming a mathematican, with relevant context
   via previous link
   
   
9. On the perfect quantity of cream for a scone
   by Eugenia Cheng
   http://eugeniacheng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cheng-cream.pdf
   clotted cream is thus proved to be better than whipped cream
   via also link number 7