What I saw on the web on 2021.8.29

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1. 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
   
   
2. 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 /.
   
   
3. 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
   
   
4. 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
   
   
5. 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
   
   
6. Panic in Babylon
   by Lee Scratch Perry
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo0o_XXqNos
   RIP, Upsetter
   via wil
   
   
7. 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
   
   
8. 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
   
   
9. Useful Geometry Formulas
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2509/
   technically correct; the best kind of correct
   via rss