What I saw on the web on 2021.9.1

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1. you just have to look at this one
   by vbartilucci
   https://vbartilucci.tumblr.com/image/660331474965364736
   the kaiju/sesame street crossover we've all been waiting for
   via wil
   
   
2. Comparing Irrational Exponents
   by Flying Colours Maths
   https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/ask-uncle-colin-comparing-irrational-exponents/
   three solutions to a problem, in order of increasing cleverness
   via rss
   
   
3. The Problem of Morality
   by siderea
   https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1717335.html
   it's a place to start
   via rss
   
   
4. Fossil fuels are dead (and here's why)
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2021/09/fossil-fuels-are-dead.html
   short answer: Elon Musk and space based solar power
   via rss
   
   
5. Some Welsh people want a dragon penis on their flag
   by Thom Dunn
   https://boingboing.net/2021/09/01/some-welsh-people-want-a-dragon-penis-on-their-flag.html
   shared mostly for the comments section, which includes a deep b5 reference
   via rss
   
   
6. The Horrors of log(log(log(t)))
   by Ben Orlin
   https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021/09/01/the-horrors-of-logloglogt/
   a good demonstration of the importance of the distinction between theory and practice
   via rss
   
   
7. numbers that are square but also triangular
   by icecolbeveridge
   https://twitter.com/icecolbeveridge/status/1426616852533366784
   i'd honestly just been thinking about this a few days ago. this solution uses completing the square and Pell's equation (and thus, continued fractions)
   via jeremy kun
   
   
8. Beloved Edmonton elder who dispensed 'culture as medicine' dies of COVID-19
   by Wallis Snowdon
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-elder-tootoosis-covid-death-1.6161081
   she was a remarkable woman; the possibility of medical neglicence being a factor in her death is . . . differently remarkable
   via rss
   
   
9. What is the area of a Squircle?
   by Matt Parker and Matt₂ and Future Matt!
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtTcyWL0NA
   i'm a little sad that Matt₁ didn't notice the harmonic mean
   via rss
   
   
10. [1352] I Got Rick-Rolled Via Mail (Locking USB Drive)
    by The Lock-Picking Lawyer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctByXhte_-A
    a reminder about why we don't plug unknown USB drives into our computers
    via