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The Sheltering Sky • 2024-12-08 • Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
by BEAT covering King Crimson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yocWjVBHK0g
Steve Vai bringing some great stuff to the guitar solos
via youtube recommends
The Cornered Ruling Class
by Michael O. Church
https://antipodes.substack.com/p/the-cornered-ruling-class
in which he hopes that we don't have to take the Serious People seriously
via rss
Here's where you can go to celebrate New Year's Eve in Edmonton and surrounding communities
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/here-s-where-you-can-go-to-celebrate-new-year-s-eve-in-edmonton-and-surrounding-communities-1.7417908
several interesting-looking things here
via rss
President Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024)
by TYWKIWDBI, excerpting form the washington post
https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2018/08/president-jimmy-carter.html
i'm not sure it's possible to execute the office of president of the united states ethically, but jimmy likely got closest of anyone in the last 60 years
via rss
The Hypothesis: Episode #9
by Ludological Alchemy
https://ludologicalalchemy.substack.com/p/the-hypothesis-episode-9
an extended consideration of what "fairness" is in TTRPGs, with a special shout-out to Glorfindel!
via rss

Good Karl Weierstrass
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/12/16/good-karl-weierstrass/
sung to the tune of “Good King Wenceslas”
via rss
Phase Change
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3025/
the linguistics check out
via rss
The Designers of 3rd Ed & 4th Ed Talking About Wish Will be the Best Thing You See Today
by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo talking to Ben Riggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOMW4tgQOQ
it is indeed a great/fun chat
via rss
When you turn a stormrtoopers helmet upside down
by [citation needed]
https://imgur.com/thanks-i-hate-upside-down-stormtrooper-helmet-n3pXUlQ
in case you need something silly to look at
via FB
How to measure the speed of light - with CHOCOLATE! | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious
by We The Curious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpB1wezpJeE
(also needs a μ-wave oven)
via going looking after remembering it and wanting to 'splain to someone

The Final Game! FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 Game 14
by Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqA9mvyI0j4&t=15500s
not the whole match, just the moment
via discord

Thank You Nicko
by Nicko McBrain et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNGyCrgzeKc
up the irons! much respect to Nicko for his decades of dedicated work
via youtube recommends
Caramel Stuffed Nutella Cookies
by Sally McKenny
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/caramel-stuffed-nutella-cookies/
these look alarmingly tasty
via discord
It's time for a🧵 on how we achieve the natural vegetation of Middle-earth.
by ArdaCraft
https://bsky.app/profile/ardacraft.bsky.social/post/3lcxfxdufes2n
the ArdaCraft gang brings their botany game
via discord
Big Ship
by Freddie McGregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBg2YJ9-yAI
seems like a reasonable response to "We're gonna need a bigger boat"?
via discord
Hysteria but it absolutely SLAPS
by Charles Berthoud after Muse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ZO7lJScbc
i feel like slapping might make the right hand technique easier in this song?
via youtube recommends
December 4 and the Blue-Eyed Prisoners
by Michael O. Church
https://antipodes.substack.com/p/december-4-and-the-blue-eyed-prisoners
a game theory/logic analysis of the situation
via rss
Wish in D&D
by Ben Riggs with Skip Williams and Eliza Lambert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdGjOjwT9xM
a discussion of the iconic and game-breaking spell
via rss
The Hobbit (1977)
by Honest Trailers after Rankin Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b0Aui7nHw0
i still have fond memories of seeing this version back in the day.
via youtube recommends

The “Random Harlot Table” from the Original Dungeon Master’s Guide
by Joey deVilla
https://www.globalnerdy.com/2008/03/05/the-random-harlot-table-from-the-original-dungeon-masters-guide/
as with OP, the first time i read this, i had no clue on about what it was going
via going looking
What SF/F genre tropes should I tackle next?
by Charlie Stross
https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/12/what-sff-genre-tropes-should-i.html
cuz he's done a bunch, and he's still got books to write
via rss

Sask. waiter learning Cree to bridge barriers with Indigenous customers
by Louise BigEagle
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/waiter-learns-cree-bridge-language-barriers-1.7369971
excellent idea!
via FB
D&D Combinatorics
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3015/
i mean, there're simpler ways to get the correct probability (roll 2, 7, or 12 on 2d6, f'rex)
via rss

You sent your weirdest — I listened!
by Make Weird Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_770jRfpKzA
lots of great tasty stuff here. dig it!
via rss
Newton’s Fractal is beautiful
by 3Blue1Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOulCFdVOGY
a short little intro to the fractals that Newton's method creates in the complex plane
via rss
some clever knitting and photography work
by nina dodd and joseph ford
https://www.tumblr.com/clementiens/766420479895601152/this-is-one-of-a-series-and-theyre-all
nice work on both parts!
via discord
Lasers vs Lightning - Which is More Powerful?
by Mark Robert and guests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Zwg3Ag-bE
what's your guess?
via rss
Bodhisattva Vow
by Beastie Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTCCc6VMW_k
therefore it only makes sense to thank our enemies despite their intent
via recollexion
A History of the Silmarils in the Fifth Age
by Scott Alexander
https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/26/a-history-of-the-silmarils-in-the-fifth-age/
in case you were wondering
via recollexion
that theory that the Arkenstone is a Silmaril…it’s doubly implausible, but imagine if nobody knew.
by greyhairedgeekgirl and other tumblristas
https://greyhairedgeekgirl.tumblr.com/post/640043512790908928/rrrush-shewhodoesnotexist-countesskittymeow
this is excellent headcanon
via discord
The Mirthful Assyriologist, the Real Noah's Ark, and the Oldest Writing in the World
by Brian Klaas
https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-mirthful-assyriologist-the-real
Irving Finkel is great!
via discord
Irving Finkel and the Chamber of Lewis Chessmen
by Irving Finkel et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZBXTy5KK3I
tee hee
via previous link

Timpani in the Classical Period | The Evolution of the Timpani: Part 3
by Adrian Bending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTM6o1afUxM
a fascinating deep dive that stops just ahead of the glorious ninth of ludwig van
via checking in on the channel to see what's new
Castles in the Air
by Storybrewers Roleplaying
https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/castles-in-the-air/
if you want an RPG like Anne of Green Gable, here you go!
via discord
2024 FREE Make Math Moments Virtual Summit
by Make Math Moments
https://summit.makemathmoments.com/
hmn. might investigate further
via FB
Ancient Demons
by Irving Finkel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOT75GB64Hw
Dr.Finkel is always fascinating
via looking for stuff featuring Irving

Deal infinite damage for 4GRU, as long as the twin primes conjecture is true.
by its-summer-somewhere
https://www.reddit.com/r/BadMtgCombos/comments/1feps3y/deal_infinite_damage_for_4gru_as_long_as_the_twin/
i only understand half of this (the math half)
via ACX
ragam Sankarabharanam
by L.Shankar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl3sF6MBgYw
some south indian classical on 10-string violin
via memory, going looking

Cap'n Crunch comes from Cedar Rapids
by Neal Stephenson
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/capn-crunch-comes-from-cedar-rapids
in case you were wondering
via Cory Doctorow
We are Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull, Tolkien scholars. Ask Us Anything!
by Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull, in conversation with redditors
https://www.reddit.com/r/tolkienfans/comments/1ge8bmj/we_are_wayne_hammond_and_christina_scull_tolkien/
two great scholars of JRRT's work discussing their recent Collected Poems etc
via a reminder in discord, and then going looking
The Similarities Between God & Your D&D Group
by Ben Riggs
https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/the-similarities-between-god-your-dd-group-episode-30
a pleasant little comparison with the sefirot
via rss

Let's talk about Trump lasting 15 minutes,and McDonald's....
by Belle of the Fifth Column
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ3CcxbKyhE
excellent use of the word LARP
via rss
Bill 20: Another Bill No One Asked For
by Susan on the Soapbox
https://susanonthesoapbox.com/2024/10/20/bill-20-another-bill-no-one-asked-for/
TBF, the UCP is highly skilled at passing bills that no one outside of their caucus and lobbyists asked for and the general public actively dislike
via rss
New Alberta government regulator for educators is floundering, critics say
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/new-alberta-government-regulator-for-educators-is-floundering-critics-say-1.7354141
why am i not surprised that UCP is also incompetent at this?
via rss
Free tutoring service that started in Halifax plans national expansion
by Gareth Hampshire
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tutoring-students-youth-inspired-national-non-profit-1.7353681
more access to education is always a good thing
via rss
Keanu Reeves confirmed as an emotionally damaged junkie mech pilot in “Top Gun Meets Drive” Armored Core short
by Caroline Cao
https://www.thepopverse.com/live-tv-keanu-reeves-secret-level-new-york-comic-con-2024-nycc-2024
congrats to Peter Watts!
via FB
[inclusive youth pastor voice:]
by Lucy Diavolo
https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/nwpywh/pronouns_and_proverbs/
what about proADJECTIVES?
via discord
Tolkien's Collected Poems - Livestream chat with Christina Scull and Wayne Hammond
by Scull and Hammon speaking with the Tokien Collector's Guide folks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1E1LhZBeJQ
haven't yet listened (haven't yet got the Collected Poems either) but looking forward to
via Hammond and Scull blogpost
Spoilers for Every Movie Ever Made
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/media/spoilers.html
warning: contains spoilers
via going to look almost 20 years later to see if it's still there. it is.

You should be using an RSS reader
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise
in some sense all of reblogarythm is a sustained argument for the glory that is .RSS
i regularly see people talking about good things were back when .RSS was a thing (i see folk say the same thing about DW). it's still here, and still going strong!
via rss, of course!
Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/2999/
so horrible that it just might work!
via rss
Today Rideshare Drivers, Tomorrow Therapists
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1858562.html
excellent thoughts on nuänces of what murricans insist on calling "antitrust"
via rss
The Best Defense of Orc as Other We’ve Heard
by Ben Riggs and Scott Bruner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_oomHnGOQE
"best" may still not amount to "good"....
via rss

HOW THE PANDEMIC DEFEATED AME~~RICA~~
by Ed Yong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddy5uMdzZB8
an excellent talk by an excellent journalist. includes birbs
via his newsletter, which is worth ready. also, more birbs
Therapy is now horrible
by Matthew Inman
https://theoatmeal.com/blog/horrible_therapist_game
what fun!
via rss

Beat *is* King Crimson?
by Make Weird Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WlUFqlSeC4
his first assertion is to my mind obviously correct. the second assertion is complicated.
via rss
Of Corey Olsen and the Tolkienian Canon
by Daniel Stride
https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2024/10/08/of-corey-olsen-and-the-tolkienian-canon/
i agree with DS: the published main text of LotR may be regarded as canon. everything else? well, that's complicated.
via rss
Inside the Winspear's Music Box
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6529055
looking forward to getting a chance to hear the new room!
via rss
A Tolkien Scholar, a Tolkien Game Designer, and Me
by John Rateliff and Gareth Hanrahan speaking to Ben Riggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sOa8nrmVxQ
a fun little discussion
via rss
A tale of two calculus books
by Ben Orlin and Steve Strogatz
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/10/08/a-tale-of-two-calculus-books/
cuz they both wrote books about calculus five years ago
via rss

Third Class
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1857503.html
as usual, siderea delivers up the good bits. this time, an essential bit of how to understand society (includes 401K as class war)
via rss
Khlav Kalash from The Simpsons
by Binging with Babish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFcNVfbY5A
ewwww... gimme a crab juice
via rss
Generative AI in Creative Fields
by Paula Clare Harper and Ada Palmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNMvNrQRVPM
several good points here about current "AI" tools including the semi-irrelevance of the copyright question
via discord
Everyday homeowners are human shields for Wall Street's Internet of Shit slumlords
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/01/housing-is-a-human-right/#
as Doctor O notes, treating housing as an asset class breeds all sorts of problems....
via rss
Transits of Other Lands
by Marissa Lingen
https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2024/transits-of-other-lands-by-marissa-lingen/
haven't had a chance to read this yet, so this is a reminder to me. given the source and topic, i'm sure it will be great
via discord
In Other Wor(l)ds
by Shrinidhi Narasimhan
http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/in-other-worlds/
also a pin to me to remind to read
via discord
Playing Card Shuffler
by random.org
https://www.random.org/playing-cards/
in case you need some random cards, and don't have a deck handy
via word of mouth

Collins Official SCRABBLE ™ Words 2024
by Brett Smitheram
https://scrabble.collinsdictionary.com/blog/collins-official-scrabble-words-2024/
i think i knew most of these?
via discord
Mirror Maze Challenge
by someone? [citation needed]
https://jja.sga.mybluehost.me/maze/
this is nontrivial
via boing
On Being An Altruistic Parent
by Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/on-being-an-altruistic-parent
this is an argument (or, at least, an argument-form) which i've previously contemplated
via rss
Public Message
by Earth's General Store
https://earthsgeneralstore.ca/
they're closing?!?!?
via word-of-mouth
5 bison dead after 2 vehicles hit them in Elk Island National Park: Parks Canada
by Nicholas Frew and Sam Samson
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/bison-dead-elk-island-national-park-vehicle-collision-1.7330184
not good news. (and i would not have bet on the vehicles coming out on top in those collisions)
via rss

Who Really Created Dungeons & Dragons? Ep. 26
by Ben Riggs & Scott Bruner
https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/who-really-created-dungeons-dragons-ep-26
in which a podcast that bills itself as "Bible study for D&D fanatics" suddenly breaks out the NIV....
via rss
September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
by timeanddate
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/canada/edmonton?iso=20240918
will i have seen this by the time i post?
via FB
Om Namah Shiva
by Jah Wobble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S4dbPriNNg
wobbly bass, with sargam!
via memory
DEF CON 32 - Video Team - Cory Doctorow
by some dude talking with Cory Doctorow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-B4LlkjN7c
a reminder to watch his keynote
via one of his websites

Weird 90s Commercials: Prawn God
by obvious plant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm92JNgPbqk
tempting, but i think i gotta stick with tarvu
via boing
Goldbach Conjecture (but with TWIN PRIMES)
by James Grime speaking to Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gojd8mTl3Do
two conjectures for the price of one!
via rss
D36 Dice
by the Dice Lab, i think?
https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/d36-dice
cute, and the max(2d6) result is nifty. but it ain't isohedral, is it?
via Matt Parker
Map
by Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/map.html
cuz what i need in my life is more logic puzzles...?
via discord

The Music Must Always Play
by Marissa Lingen
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lingen_09_24/
a touching short story. with aliens. and music.
via discord
Hating for the Wrong Reasons: Of Rings of Power, Orcs and Evil
by Daniel Stride
https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2024/09/02/hating-for-the-wrong-reasons-of-rings-of-power-orcs-and-evil/
i've not yet watched RoP myself. "Morgoth's Ring meets The Merchant of Venice" may make it more likely that i do?
via rss
The Space of Physical Frameworks (Part 1)
by John Carlos Baez
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2024/09/01/the-moduli-space-of-physical-frameworks-part-1/
some of the physics is a little beyond me, but the basic ideas make sense
via rss
Interview with Dr. Thomas Malaby Ep. 24
by Ben Riggs and Scott Bruner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9peSNpkLoz0
discussing among other topics David Græber's take on d&d
via rss

Your Name In Landsat
by NASA, presumably?
https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNameInLandsat-main/index.html
(not just your name — you can spell anything in satellite photos. one of the L photos seems to lack a referent, though?)
via discord
Sky Alarm
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/2979/
hard agree, Randall
via rss
Irregular Webcomic! #2623 Rerun
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2623.html
in case you want to know how DMM really feels about Monopoly
via rss
True Facts: How Snakes Move
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFNnx4UgkNI
in case you were wondering. yes, some of them can sort of fly
via rss

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