What I saw on the web on 2021.8.29
Aug. 31st, 2021 06:36 am- Alberta Human Rights Commission dismisses Edmonton mask complaints
by Natasha Riebe
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/covid-19-alberta-rights-complaints-1.6156803
because of course they did
via rss - Facebook is the AOL of 2021
by Tiernan Ray
https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-is-the-aol-of-2021/
except that, unlike AOL, it hasn't yet met it's much-justified demise. yet.
via /. - Newsmax tells viewers Afghanistan war wasted $2T
by The Yes Men
https://theyesmen.org/project/warisallyouneed/broadcast
a delightful truth-telling prank
via links via team human - A Walk Through the Planes – Part 24: Lords of Chaos
by Exposition Break
https://www.expositionbreak.com/a-walk-through-the-planes-part-24-lords-of-chaos/
nice, but where's Wartle?
via rss - I took the world's shortest flight. It was underwhelming.
by Tom Scott et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzYP01CPC6E
because Orkneys
via rss - Panic in Babylon
by Lee Scratch Perry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo0o_XXqNos
RIP, Upsetter
via wil - Introducing Shanti - the new automatic acoustic Tanpura player!
by Ken Zuckerman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plDslml6MBk
a clever idea if you have a tanpura, but no one to play it for you
via googlery after his website - PopAB COVID Briefings
by Protect Our Province
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPNQQSaAZL_4vX3RLw7fW1B-irzK7IoU
realistically, i never watched the government briefings, so i likely won't watch these either. but it's good that they're happening
via cbc news item - Useful Geometry Formulas
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/2509/
technically correct; the best kind of correct
via rss