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by Charles Schulz and 3eanuts
https://3eanuts.com/post/780810715278835712
come for the bleak existentialism, stay for the alarming degree of topicality
via rss
The Problem in Relativity Einstein Couldn't Fix
by Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcjdwSY2AzM
if you say good = accurate things about Emmy Noether, i will mention them here
via rss
April 14
by Ran Prieur
https://ranprieur.com/
I think libertarians are economic authoritarians, and if "economic freedom" means anything, it means freedom from money.'
via rss

The World's LONGEST Klein Bottle
by Cliff Stoll and Lucas Clarke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7yKZzbyF74
Cliff is such a goofball!
via rss
Philip K. Dickens
by Ward Q. Normal
https://bsky.app/profile/wardqnormal.bsky.social/post/3lmfg4dbkkc2w
seems accurate at this point ayup
via FB
The Wisconsin cartographer who mapped Tolkien’s fantasy world
by Rob Ferrett and Beatrice Lawrence
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-cartographer-karen-wynn-fonstad-mapped-tolkien-fantasy-world-oshkosh
Fonstad's maps are getting scanned! excellent news!
via discord
Anachronym Challenge
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3075/
clever
via rss
Reimagining Democracy
by Bruce Schneier
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/reimagining-democracy-2.html
a bunch of good hard questions
via rss

No. 5802: Modernist Garfield
by Jim Davies, T.S.Eliot, and Manyhills
https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5802
hurry up, Garf, it's time
via rss
Explaining the Trump Tariff Equation
by Matt Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04IAbWCszg
yup, that's problematic. (note to Matt: examine the spelling of the word "askerisk")
via rss
History and Nationalist Myth-Making in The Lord of the Rings
by Abby Roberts
https://www.speculativeinsight.com/essays/what-lies-and-threats
in case you thought Tolkien was all about nationalism and racial purity
via discord
This time, the border guard asked: "What do you think about Donald Trump?"
by JReynolds
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/04/living-in-interesting-times.html#comment-2209508
or, i could just not try to go there
via reading comments on Charlie Stross's latest post
30 Years Later, Real Genius is Still the Geek Solidarity Film That Nerd Culture Deserves
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
https://reactormag.com/30-years-later-real-genius-is-still-the-geek-solidarity-film-that-nerd-culture-deserves/
having come somewhat late myself to the film, i agree with this assessment
via Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow on the Evils of Copyright Law
by Cory Doctorow speaking to Andrew Heaton
https://player.fm/series/the-political-orphanage/cory-doctorow-on-the-evils-of-copyright-law
in which Cory talks with someone who leans libertarian, and they agree on a bunch of policy proposals?!?
via Cory's blog

Punctuation marks hanging out
by Elle Cordova
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ky0YOo7_Y0o
excellent, but needs more interrobang
via discord
Proof by Induction
by José Pablo Iriarte
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/proof-by-induction/
a good little story about math and death and parenting. wil's reading is good too
via wil wheaton
Humorous
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/humourous
yum!
via rss
Can't fix the car without a whole lotta milka.
by Kevin McDonald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIqn3Dzs77g
number one in the charts? Bell Biv DeVoe
via remembering it
Maple leafs deck out Manitoba's legislature for a celebration of Canadian pride
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/rally-for-canada-manitoba-winnipeg-1.7503166
why is the Toronto hockey team in Winnipeg?
via rss

Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Batman Forever, dead at 65
by AP
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/val-kilmer-obituary-1.7499709
so noted
via rss
If not capitalism, then what?
by Kim Siever
https://albertaworker.ca/politics/if-not-capitalism-then-what/
in case you were wondering what an anarcho-syndacalist commune is
via rss
Strix's Reviews > The Hands of the Emperor
by Strix
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7395762809
a good review of a wonderful book
via discord
The Man Who Almost Broke Math (And Himself...)
by Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cr46G2K5Fo
check out my new Axiom
Axiom of Choice
via rss
Upton Bass Verbal Appraisals
by Gary Upton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCWCjnTL_vQ
if you're looking for a quick but informed appraisal
via youtube recommends
This puzzle is the first of its kind
by Simone Giertz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdU3lMg5K2A
i'm not sure if this would be a fun puzzle or not
via rss

Haggis pakora
by wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis_pakora
truly the heart of indo-caledonian cuisine
via mention on discord
raga Todi
by ustad M.Bahauddin Dagar with shri Vivek Krangale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGfYmlGDvwQ
in case you need some morning music
via going to look for it
Trump’s Negotiating Is Failing
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/trumps-negotiating-is-failing/
i mean, yes, that's certainly what it looks like. and no, i don't think he's playing 5D chess
via rss
Hug a Medievalist Day – March 31, 2025
by Sarah Laseke
https://nationaltoday.com/hug-a-medievalist-day/
in case you have one handy
via discord
100 Questions: A Mathematical Conventions Survey
by Thomas Lam
https://cims.nyu.edu/~tjl8195/survey/results.html
i did the survey just now. several fun questions there
via discord
Hank Green Has Some Explaining To Do
by hank green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reb7mM3rh8k
in case you're wondering is pure soap too soap?
via youtube recommends
Filipino Chicken Adobo (Flavour Kapow!)
by Nagi
https://www.recipetineats.com/filipino-chicken-adobo-flavour-kapow/
something to try sometime soon?
via discord

That’s why people become monks
by Joy Williams
https://www.chinamieville.net/2115-2/
i feel that
via rss
How Pi Almost Wasn’t
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/how-pi-almost-wasnt/
including another way in which pi could be worng
via rss
We calculated pi with colliding blocks
by Matt Parker et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlUTlbZT4ig
and it didn't work as well as you might have hoped
via rss
There's more to those colliding blocks that compute pi
by Grant Sanderson et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dTyOl1fmDo
wait, there's more!
via rss

A 1.58-Dimensional Object - Numberphile
by Ben Sparks speaking to Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnRhnZbDprE
and also, even more surprising, some two dimensional objects!
via rss
Your DnD Party is Too Big
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pc9Uf3vFDU
i have wondered about this. apparently i managed the impossible for some years
via youtube recommends

Jurassic Pork: What Could a Jewish Time Traveler Eat?
by Roy E. Plotnick, Jessica M. Theodor & Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12052-015-0047-2
in case you are both (a) an observant jew and (b) a time-traveller, this may be helpful!
via discord
The Secret to Learning & Problem-Solving in Life
by Ben Orlin speaking to Eric Zimmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb26GeRjEr0
can we take insights from mathematics and apply them to daily life? sometimes!
via math with bad drawings
German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego area immigrant detention facility
by Gustavo Solis
https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/02/28/german-tourist-held-indefinitely-in-san-diego-area-immigrant-detention-facility
my inclination to visit that country is getting less and less every day
via discord
You've got to have a laugh,' says British man who put fake legs in pothole
by Sheena Goodyear
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/you-ve-got-to-have-a-laugh-says-british-man-who-put-fake-legs-in-pothole-1.7471661
doesn't scale, of course, but still fun
via rss
The Answers Post (#10)
by Rich Burlew
https://www.patreon.com/posts/answers-post-10-119041677
i don't check in on Rich's patreon regularly, so hadn't yet seen this set from the end of 2024
via checking in

"However, eating too much pie is ok because"
by Robert H. Woodman
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F7cm3cvmb5of71.jpg
it's a good point!
via discord
No, five bridges in downtown are not closing all at once
by Troy Pavlek
https://troypavlek.ca/posts/no-five-bridges-in-downtown-are-not-closing-all-at-once
in caes you were wondering. i was.
via taproot
The Baseless Faith in Waste
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1870511.html
is there a way to root this out without turning the servers off?
via rss
80s King Crimson riffs + Looper = 🤯
by Make Weird Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmWC06DZzuE
in case you have a looper and like Crim
via rss

When you ride tesla
by [citation needed]
https://imgur.com/a/when-you-ride-tesla-hnugQxI
it's a point
via comment on a charlie stross blogpost
The Forgotten Story Of The Largest Stadium Ever Constructed
by the Tim Traveller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF0rGhFf0c4
that's rather large, yes
via rss
The cosmic distance ladder with Terence Tao (part 2)
by Terry Tao speaking to Grant Sanderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMaT9oRbs4
an excellent follow-up to part 1
via rss
Cosmic Distance Ladder video with Grant Sanderson (3blue1brown): commentary and corrections
by Terry Tao
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/cosmic-distance-ladder-video-with-grant-sanderson-3blue1brown-commentary-and-corrections/
in case you think you have quibbles to Terry's talk
via previous link
if you're feeling like what you do is frivolous or "just" escapism
by Dan LK, A Weird Nerd Who Wears Lots of Hats
https://bsky.app/profile/2ndlevelbard.bsky.social/post/3liuo2unndc2l
an appreciation of the writing of Victoria Goddard. caution: contains a major spoiler for her stuff, but it's also flagged
via discord
My 4-year-old declares 36 the best number
by Jeremy Kun
https://www.jeremykun.com/shortform/2025-02-23-1057/
this is not the first testemonial about Numberblocks that i've heard
via rss

Irregular Webcomic! no. 5379
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/5379.html
partly for the PC reviews of the Tomb of Horrors, partly because it's one of the last IWC episodes?
via rss
Flat back vs round back
by Gary from Upton Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN7_9Wlu-PM
in case you're wondering about the difference in sound, an almost perfectly-matched comparison
via checking out their channel again
Geometry Puzzle
by [citation needed], reblogged by TYWKIWDBI
https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2025/02/geometry-puzzle.html
tee hee
via rss

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

Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their AI program automatically.
by various tumblristas
https://www.tumblr.com/durnesque-esque/775458805018460160?source=share
in case you don't feel like feeding the goog's large language model, even though they really want you to
via discord
Can I 3D print a minimal infinite surface?
by Matt Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D2ywrLr1cs
short answer: yes! well, sort of: the interesting bits, yes. the infinite bits, not quite so much
via rss
How a weekly phone call turned into a love story for 2 N.B. seniors
by Joanna Brewer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/seniors-david-steele-brenda-trafford-sackville-love-story-valentines-1.7458253
what a lovely little story
via rss
"Apparently the US version of Amazon is confused and believes..."
by Ada Palmer
https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/114002790603822798
indeed, just pondering what the metaphysics would be like is delightful
via rss
Thinking of cancelling your trip to the U.S.? You're not alone
by Aly Thompson
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotians-cancel-trips-to-us-1.7458228
i mean, this is something i'm thinking about a lot my own self
via rss
Alberta cabinet member urges Danielle Smith to remove health minister
by Jason Markusoff
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/pete-guthrie-cabinet-minister-adriana-lagrange-out-1.7459765
i love it when the bad guys get internecine
via rss
Cat Candy Hearts
by possibly Incendiary Impulse
https://64.media.tumblr.com/786092149097cb6b20ddb4f7f3255d70/abde21f04405329a-c1/s1280x1920/038983e84027dd8544bff3ebd5dca1bb68732a2f.jpg
from what i know of our feline overlords, these check out
via wil

It’s The End of the American Era. Period.
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/its-the-end-of-the-american-era-period/
in case you need some cheery political analysis, don't read this
via rss
malkauns
by Don Cherry, Bengt Berger, Charlie Hayden, et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3oRp_OUsFY
i mean, it's not precisely the raga, but it's close.
via youtube recommends
Nothing but Flowers
by Tom Murphy commenting on Talking Heads
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2025/02/nothing-but-flowers/
this seems in retrospect like an obvious combination
via rss
You're Wrong About Pluto
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grdu6UBK76w
hank is always fun when he gets excited. i knew about half of this, and wasn't worng about pluto
via youtube recommends
The bizarre blog that taught everyone math
by Tibees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1VWU-bFhdk
i'm not sure that i'd use the word "blog", but, yes
via youtube recommends
Beans And Cornbread
by Louis Jordan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5FjkO-u_ec
they do, in fact, go hand in hand
via it sort of vaguely came up in discussion?

Pantry-only meal challenges could lower your grocery bill — but it might mean eating weird soup
by Philip Drost
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/pantry-only-meals-challenge-1.7452536
a clever challenge
via rss
Terence Tao on how we measure the cosmos | Part 1
by Terence Tao speaking with Grant Sanderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOXS_9_P4U
this is genius on so many levels
via rss
real
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/real-4
i was literally just talking about this yesterday
via rss

Raj Pannu, gentlemanly and scholarly leader of Alberta’s NDP from 2000 to 2004, is fondly remembered
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/01/raj-pannu-gentlemanly-and-scholarly-leader-of-albertas-ndp-from-2000-to-2004-is-fondly-remembered/
Raj was always against the machine. RIP
via rss
The weight of books
by Roger Epp
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/the-weight-of-books/
any bibliophibian, academic or otherwise, will understand
via email
What to do if your mostly-benign cult-adjacent sport sides with the bigots? (Guest post)
by Alexis Shotwell
https://fitisafeministissue.com/2025/01/31/what-to-do-if-your-mostly-benign-cult-adjacent-sport-sides-with-the-bigots-guest-post/
just one example of anticipatory compliance, and how to push back
via discord
When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history.
by Jennifer Goodland
https://bsky.app/profile/libraryjenn.bsky.social/post/3lgvlord4622p
malicious compliance is much, much funner
via discord
January 2025 (with bad drawings)
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/01/31/january-2025-with-bad-drawings/
several book recommendations here up on which i'll want to follow
via rss
What’s The Sexiest Part of A Chicken?
by Hank Green, Rhett & Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ymRPVKdUA
a fun chat
via youtube recommends

How to Reach Across a Divide With Curiosity Instead of Hate
by Mónica Guzmán speaking to Hannah Wallace
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/monica-guzman-building-bridges/
i wish i felt like this was likely to work
via rss
The illusory consensus of math reform.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/01/20/the-illusory-consensus-of-math-reform/
a clear delineation of the difficulties in reforming math curricula. doesn't actually discuss reforming math
via rss
A novelist's guide to poisoning, part 1
by Charlie Stross
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/01/a-novelists-guide-to-poisoning.html
in case you were wondering
via rss
The Snakey Hexomino (unsolved Tic-Tac-Toe problem)
by Sophie Maclean speaking to Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouTE-GYGIA8
in case you're looking for a simple open math question
via rss
DD
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dd
I agree with QQ
via rss
Timelapse shows surprisingly active life of sea sponge
by Sally Leys speaking to CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6613973
in case you thought sponges didn't do anything
via rss
The Goat In The Machine
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/goat-in-the-machine/
key detail: "The host is unaware of this"
via rss
Why this food bank doesn’t want the cans from your pantry
by David Long speaking to Erica Johnson
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6617089
it's great that this is working, it's horrible that there's need, and it's horrible that so much perfectly good food is on the verge of being garbaged
via rss
Chemistry Formulas
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3040/
this all checks out
via rss

The Real Line versus the Fakes
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/the-real-line-versus-the-fakes/
a fun introduction to an introduction to Dedekind cuts
via rss
Let's talk about Americans learning from Canadians...
by Belle of the Ranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbNSYfyG_k4
i mean, yeah.
via rss
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
by Lena Cohen
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data
if you're still using FB, might want to do these
via Cory Doctorow
BOOM
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/boom-2
i'll admit that some of the stuff i've read sometimes feels like this
via rss
The simple thing you can do that might help beat the winter blues
by Holli-Anne Passmore speaking to Nancy Carlson
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6612180
agreed
via rss
Brain Tumor Survivor Simone Giertz Eats Her Last Meal
by Simone Giertz and some guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs9A20wRUxI
jackfruit are large
via youtube recommends

Chess Zoo
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3036/
the mouseover is particularly clever
via rss
"Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers was NOT the vibe I thought it was going to be. Shame!!!
by Elizabeth Zharoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmiAdAQLBo8
this is a pretty entertaining first reaction
via rss
The Frobenius Problem (and numerical semigroups)
by David Eisenbud speaking to Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be8BGCLuC54
always nice to hear Eisenbud on stuff
via rss
Introducing: Ask Hank Anything!
by Hank Green et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtL2hcCip7k
AHA!
via vlogbrothers
Public health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners and midwives in 2026
by Nicole Ireland
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/provincial-health-plans-nurse-practitioners-1.7428343
about time?
via rss

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