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12 Balls 24 Catches
by Tom Whitfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGaMUeAfRJI
this is impressive
via discord
How Edmonton's winter temperature swings compare to chinooks
by Travis McEwan speaking with some folks who know some things
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6656775
also gets into the whole weather-change-causes-migraine question
via rss
The Shape of a Mars Mission
by Idle Words
https://idlewords.com/2025/02/the_shape_of_a_mars_mission.htm
in case you thought going to mars could be simple
via rss
How to Make a Schadenfreude Pie
by John Scalzi
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2006/09/26/how-to-make-a-schadenfreude-pie/
looks tasty! tasty tasty schadenfreude!
via discord
No Video Today!!
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2CYihu6bjM
cuz it's not a video!
via rss
Dr Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs
by Palaeo Games
https://palaeogames.com/shop/p/dr-dhrolins-dictionary-of-dinosaurs
if you want to include science-accurate (as far as we know) dinosaurs in your d&d game, this is the supplement for you!
via somewhere on the web?
Scream Cipher
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3054/
fans of diäcritics will rejoice!
via rss
Inventing the Renaissance The Myth of a Golden Age
by Ada Palmer speaking to Jana Byars
https://newbooksnetwork.com/inventing-the-renaissance
a delightful discussion which among other things reveals which century was the worst
via AP's mastodon account

The True Meaning of Canadian Family Day Is Cocaine
by Drew Brown
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-true-meaning-of-family-day-is-cocaine/
i remember. i was there. well, not in the motel room. but in the province.
via albertapolitics
How Street Art in Singapore Is Helping People With Dementia Get Around
by Elizabeth Hewitt
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/dementia-inclusive-design-singapore/
urban design to assist people with cognitive difficulties probably helps all of us, really
via rss
Dedekind’s Subtle Knife
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/dedekinds-subtle-knife/
discussing some of the philosophical issues raised by Dedekind's construction of R
via rss

While talking with the Hobbits, Tom Bombadil puts on the One Ring. For a moment, all of the Nazgul burst into merry song. It is never discussed among them again.
by earendil-was-a-mariner and ttrtu
https://www.tumblr.com/ttrtru/174794150029/while-talking-with-the-hobbits-tom-bombadil-puts
preCISEly
via discord
axial
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/axial
i've read books arguing various parts of this, but sadly they weren't comic books
via rss

An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938.
by Global Museum
https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/113811899115481154
what a clever little device
via discord
Should Canada be part of the United States? Maybe that’s a good question to ask Canadians
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/01/should-canada-be-part-of-the-united-states-maybe-thats-a-good-question-to-ask-canadians/
several fun points in here. do y'all down there really want a 14th stripe?
via rss
Probable
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/probable
lots of people would benefit from that avocado
via rss
Danish India
by wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_India
huh, today i learned
via googlery after TYWKIWDBI

The Price of Eggs
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1861568.html
indeed, why vote for people who clearly aren't interested in your best interests? (i mean, as she says, there are very good reasons, but at the same time, is good point.)
via rss
You're Probably Wrong About Rainbows
by Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24GfgNtnjXc
including fun experiments with lasers, and an excellent quote from 3b1b
via youtube recommends. likely need to get an rss for his channel?
Polyphony (Russian Orthodox liturgy)
by wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony_(Russian_Orthodox_liturgy)
not the meaning of the word with which i was previously familiar. sounds utterly bonkers. i wonder if there's a recording of a reconstruction anywhere
via discord, i think?
The Strange Reason Nearly Every Film Ends by Saying It’s Fiction (You Guessed It: Rasputin!)
by Duncan Fyfe
https://slate.com/culture/2016/08/the-bizarre-true-story-behind-the-this-is-a-work-of-fiction-disclaimer.html
in case you were wondering
via discord

The older I get, the more I realize the Cold War never really ended, and that’s why I want to talk about Timothy McVeigh on this post.
by prismatic-bell replying to Cory Doctorow
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/768186532470439936
a perspective i'd not previously had on (what i think of as) recent history
via rss
Why is this a nice puzzle?
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/why-is-this-a-nice-puzzle/
this is a nice little snack
via rss
On Maths and AI
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/on-maths-and-ai/
yup. stated alternately: maths sans performance is not maths
via rss
Australian Central Western Standard Time – ACWST Time Zone (Standard Time)
by timeanddate
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/acwst
if you're looking for a time zone that's 45 minutes off, here you go!
via discord

Project 2015 under the New Management
by Charlie Stross and His Dread Majesty
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/11/project-2015-under-the-new-man.html
this sort of worldbuilding detail is candy for me. not discussing: how charlie's making living under the rule of Nyarlathotep sound attractive compared to some of the alternatives actually on offer these days
via rss
What’s the use of math history?
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/11/19/whats-the-use-of-math-history/
some excellent points here, and i may need to follow up some of the book's recommended as well
via rss
Girls Just Want To Have FUN! Cyndi Lauper finally gets vocally analyzed!
by Cyndi Lauper and the Charismatic Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0QqL2dV400
what a fun song! what a pleasant analysis. Ms.Lauper certainly has a bunch of fascinating vocal techniques!
via rss
Unparalleled Misalignments
by Ricki Heicklen
https://rickiheicklen.com/unparalleled-misalignments.html
many of these are hilarious
via discord
J.R.R. Tolkien reads The Song of Durin
by J.R.R.Tolkien and Gimli the dwarf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6UabeJ9ksM
what a great poem
via discussion in discord

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

Treat AND NOT Trick
by [citation needed] but found on clairelomme
https://clairelommeblog.fr/2024/10/30/treat-and-not-trick/
venn diagrams and BOO-lean algebra make everything better
via initially discord
Move aside, moose — a new study has found the most distinct animals in Canada
by Alexandra Mae Jones
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/study-canadian-animals-1.7368691
several interesting critters here
via rss
True Facts: Parasitoid Wasps
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANyJVMhOpkk
recommended to watch when you, unlike me, are not eating lunch
via rss
You'll NEVER Hear a Sonic Boom From a Rocket??
by Xyla Foxlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKe0kg3agY
well, almost certainly never
via rss
Demystifying The Regular Expression That Checks If A Number Is Prime
by Illya Gerasymchuk
https://illya.sh/the-codeumentary-blog/regular-expression-check-if-number-is-prime/
in case you need to code up a regex to detect primes in unary strings
via yesterday's stand up math's vid
Big Advance on Simple-Sounding Math Problem Was a Century in the Making
by Erica Klarreich discussing the work of Hector Pasten
https://www.quantamagazine.org/big-advance-on-simple-sounding-math-problem-was-a-century-in-the-making-20241014/
i hadn't realized this was a topic of current investigation. nice to see progress being made
via wondering what Erica had been writing about recently
An Immense World for Kids!
by Ed Yong
https://buttondown.com/edyong209/archive/the-eds-up-an-immense-world-for-kids/
a couple of worthwhile things here: news about the kids' vesion of his latest book, and also the framing of electoral choice as being between enemies and cowards
via rss
Bradwardine’s Rule
by John Carlos Baez
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2024/10/31/bradwardines-rule/
i already knew Oresme was a boss. i didn't know he came up with fractional exponents!
via rss

Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System
by Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyu7NB7W6Y
the moral: never use a telephone
via youtube recommends
Gordon: A Batman Fan Film
by Creative Force Films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6TuT3doLYQ
a distinct fan take
via FB
Can Cuttlefish camouflage in a living room?
by Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgDE2DOICuc
just a clip, apparently, but impressive nonetheless
via discord
A Passion for Porphyry
by Ada Palmer
https://www.exurbe.com/a-passion-for-porphyry/
just saving the link to read tomorrow
via discord
Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine is coming to Alberta, but Novavax shots are not
by Jennifer Lee
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/moderna-s-updated-covid-19-vaccine-is-coming-to-alberta-but-novavax-shots-are-not-1.7329920
something to look forward to in a few weeks
via rss
A comet may become visible to the unaided eye in the coming weeks. Here's how you can see it
by Nicole Mortillaro
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/comet-c2023-a3-1.7327152
might have to look for this
via rss
ChargeStop builds Canada’s first dedicated EV station in Strathcona
by Ben Roth
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2024/09/23/chargestop-builds-canadas-first-dedicated-ev-station-in-strathcona-and-aims-to-grow
i've been watching this go up on my daily commute. a good start!
via rss
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art
by Ted Chiang
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art
another marker to be read later
via Ed Yong

Is my blue your blue
by Patrick Mineault
https://ismy.blue/
i'm pretty close to average
via boing
The Wrong Time Travel Story
by Marissa Lingen
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-wrong-time-travel-story/
because of course the time travel company would mess up from time to time (if that's the right expression?)
via discord
A history of saving the world
by Ada Palmer speaking to Hope is a Verb
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/hope-is-a-verb-5346114/episodes/ada-palmer-a-history-of-saving-222051393
for when your will to live is too weak
via discord
Perplexing the Web, One Probability Puzzle at a Time
by Erica Klarreich
https://www.quantamagazine.org/perplexing-the-web-one-probability-puzzle-at-a-time-20240829/
lots of entertaining probability puzzles here
via discord? i think it was on discord
Song Pong - William Tell Overture Finale
by Rossini and Victor Tao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0AXprDRsUU
an idea that needed to happen
via boing
Wikipedia articles written in the greatest number of languages
by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_articles_written_in_the_greatest_number_of_languages
can someone explain why the article about David Woodard has the third greatest number of translations?
via wandering around, wondering

The chickens come home to roost in Britain, cause for both schadenfreude and concern
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/07/the-chickens-come-home-to-roost-in-britain-cause-for-both-schadenfreude-and-concern/
UK conservatives, get ready for a Canada-style double-reverse take-over
via rss
The Skiffy and Fanty Show LIVE -- SF at School w/ Ada Palmer
by Ada Palmer speaking with AlphabetStreams
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2190239045
as always, a great talk from Dr.Palmer
via Ada on mastadon
Mithras and the world’s best place to die
by Luke Crane
https://ludologicalalchemy.substack.com/p/mithras
a story of a halfling who made an interesting choice
via rss
"A City on Mars" with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith speaking with Beth Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15EZUepsbw
people who are extremely keen on space travel may want to avoid this one?
via going looking, cuz i'm reading the book
cortex
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/cortex
the mouseover checks out
via rss

The Art of Guqin vol.1
by Wu Ziying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1mmxdp4fM4
if i were going to take up another musical tradition, guqin would probably be it
via going looking for some guqin music
The Big X
by Rob Eastaway speaking with Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Ho32fAEEM
a fascinating algorithm for small multiplications, and a curious conjecture about the origin of the × symbol
via rss
Flip this switch to make the falls fall
by thresholdbb
https://www.tumblr.com/thresholdbb/742884976159309824/flip-this-switch-to-make-the-walls-fall
Sokath!
via wil
Free
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/free-3
yes, both of those illusions
via rss
Exclusive interview with the amazing Teller
by Teller speaking with Vanishing Inc. Magic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLgwejKVI04
one can always learn from skilled craftspeople and artists, and Teller assuredly is one
via going looking

Glass slide used for announcements in Alberta movie theatres
by Provincial Archives of Alberta
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alberta_archives/53759548217/
i think of that as a seattle-based burger chain, not an albertan coffee shop
via wil
every tongue shall tell, with version
by Horace Andy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o77zFG8VmME
anyone here with two good ears had better listen!
via recollexion
Ark of the Covenant/Noah Sugar Pan
by The Congoes/Lee Scratch Perry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOXW-6oNPU
this.
via recollexion
TRVE KVLT DVNGEON 𝕯𝕽𝕬𝕲𝕺𝕹
by Luke Crane
https://ludologicalalchemy.substack.com/p/make-no-assumptions
now i'm trying to remember the last time i ran B2. and where my copy is.
via rss
Wormy Dune Tee
by ashandmilk
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/754657739872124928
i'd wear that
via rss
Hippo Problems
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken
https://torah.org/torah-portion/lifeline-5762-shemini/
on the kosherity of hippos, and why they are pigs
via someone wondering precisely that, on discord

Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit
by Lego
https://www.lego.com/en-ca/product/planet-earth-and-moon-in-orbit-42179
might be fun to build
via the roads with beau
Bad Map Projection: Exterior Kansas
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/2951/
i'm reminded of the cosmology proposed by the wizard of new zealand
via rss
How does Alberta ‘opt out’ of a national dental program it’s not in, doesn’t fund, doesn’t administer, and doesn’t control in any way?
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/06/how-does-alberta-opt-out-of-a-national-dental-program-its-not-in-doesnt-fund-doesnt-administer-and-doesnt-control-in-any-way/
given how much time Dani spends ~~thinking~~ talking about federal politics, why'd she run provincially?
via rss
the shortest paragraph in The Silmarillion
by Túrin, J.R.R.Tolkien, and James Tauber
https://delvings.digitaltolkien.com/images/0021.png
thus demonstrating that he was actually a vorlon
via discord
Someone Dead Ruined My Life… Again.
by CGP Grey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEV9qoup2mQ
because sometimes history is a maze of twisty passages
via rss for some reason, even though the vid is two years old
Don't let Covid ruin your vacation! Here's a great guide to avoiding Covid on airplanes
by Jennifer Sandlin
https://boingboing.net/2024/06/27/heres-a-great-guide-to-avoiding-covid-on-airplanes.html
i'm having a hard time accessing the linked documents (thanks, Elno!), but the comments on the boing piece are worthwhile
via rss

The Most Influential Show You've (Probably) Never Seen
by Media Death Cult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A-TWh55BYU
oh, no, i've totally seen it. the suggestion of influence on twin peaks hadn't previously occurred to me, but seems obvious once this dude points it out
via wondering what he'd been doing on youtube recently
Grandma Built A MOTORIZED BED
by Grandma Smith and Ross Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uykGP8Hu-_U
what an excellent notion!
via boing
What’s your favorite/which have you heard of? Brown Betty, buckle, cobbler, crisp, crumble, slump, grunt, pandowdy, SONKER??
by lorelaismorelai
https://www.reddit.com/r/EverythingSpilledMilk/comments/r0esjw/whats_your_favoritewhich_have_you_heard_of_brown/
in case you're wondering how to differentiate between assorted baked fruit-based desserts
via trying to remember what all the distinctions were

The CO2 5000 ppm Lie
by Joey Fox
https://itsairborne.com/the-co2-5000-ppm-lie-a0e6cfe4616b
heck, i feel cognitive effects when it gets above about 1200
via rss
Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
by the canadian press
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-classroom-cell-phones-1.7237567
probably on the whole a good idea, although there are situations in the classroom where distraction rectangles can actually be useful
via rss
A moment in history: June 19, 1967
by Scott Lilwall
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2024/06/19/a-moment-in-history-june-19-1967
really this is less about that date, more about a nifty dude
via rss
Tree enthusiasts set to cultivate urban canopy conversation at conference
by Stephanie Swensrude
https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/06/19/tree-enthusiasts-set-to-cultivate-urban-canopy-conversation-at-conference
looks like an interesting event! wish i could go
via rss
Form & Formless: Bahauddin Dagar in Concert
by ustad Bahauddin Dagar
https://chancentre.com/events/form-formless-bahauddin-dagar-in-concert/
looks like a thing to plan around
via word of mouth
Ideological Abuse, Busyness, and the Importance of Rest
by Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/ideological-abuse-busyness-and-the
as Ozy notes, this contains ONE WEIRD TRICK to protect yourself from cults. it probably isn't what you think it will be!
via rss
Real World Records to release ‘lost album’ by the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
by Oran Mullan
https://realworldrecords.com/news/real-world-records-to-release-lost-album-by-the-late-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan/
"new" NFAK recording?!? yes please!
via FB
An Immense World: Animal Senses with Ed Yong
by Ed Yong talking with some dude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teNE1RXPDOE
an excellent intro to an excellent book on a fascinating topic
via going looking after reading (and enjoying) the book

We found a lost temple using maths sent by an ancient Sumerian god
by Sébastien Rey and Matt Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WctTJVdsISE
some cool speculative archæology
via Matt's recent video
Pride vs. Prejudice
by Darrin Hagen, Delwin Vriend, et al
https://www.pridevsprejudice.com/
might have to watch this. i remember when it was news
via taproot

What’s the opposite of mathematics?
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/06/04/whats-the-opposite-of-mathematics/
the answer may surprise you? good piece
via rss
The Moral Economy of the Shire
by Nathangoldwag
https://nathangoldwag.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/the-moral-economy-of-the-shire/
none of this will surprise those who've read LotR closely
via boing
Tormented by an Urn
by Rachael Meager
https://rottenandgood.substack.com/p/tormented-by-an-urn
thoughts on statistics and things not-entirely unrelated to statistics
via discord
ET Math: How different could it be?
by John Stillwell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MV65airaPA
so far about 20 mins in, this is good stuff
via nosing around on youtube for something tasty

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