What I saw on the web on 2021.7.2

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1. People are bad at defining things
   by DRMacIver
   https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2021-07-02-09:29.html
   indeed, nonmathematical definitions are often horrible. Mathematical definitions, OTOH, are often inscrutable to non-mathematicians
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2. a collection of underrated tweets, part 3
   by the internet
   https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/655616410767310848/a-collection-of-underrated-tweets-part-3
   some genuinely funny stuff here
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3. A Blade In Our Bed, a Knife in the Night.
   by Peter Watts
   https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=9974
   a rather weird crime
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4. Live music is BACK, and holy @*#$ people are pumped
   by Adam Neely and Sungazer
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBrjFD3nHbA
   live music is at least back in some places
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5. Interstate Anarchy and Aliens
   by David Stark
   http://zarkonnen.com/interstate_anarchy_and_aliens/
   an SF take on colonialism
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6. Five Books Influential On How I Think About Global Poverty
   by Ozy Brennan
   https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/five-books-influential-on-how-i-think
   I've so far only read one of these
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7. The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants (#520)
   by Tim Ferriss interviewing Michael Pollan
   https://tim.blog/2021/06/30/michael-pollan-this-is-your-mind-on-plants-transcript/
   a long discussion based on Pollan's latest book (which I may need to read?) — I found the background on his Harper's piece from the '90s fascinating, as I remember reading it back in the day
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