reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. 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

  2. Sky Alarm
    by Randall Munroe
    https://xkcd.com/2979/
    hard agree, Randall
    via rss

  3. 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

  4. 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
reblogarythm: (tuesday)

  1. Wait, it's all just in 4/4?
    by Adam Neely
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4hWmZSOQjM
    i mean, everything is in 4/4 if you squint hard enough
    via rss

  2. How The Internet Is Rigged
    by John Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QghbHQq6eHw
    in which John almost gets to the labour theory of value and almost calls for youtubers to unionize
    via rss

  3. "Chocolate breakthrough" reported by Swiss scientists
    by Rob Beschizza
    https://boingboing.net/2024/08/27/chocolate-breakthrough-reported-by-swiss-scientists.html
    more effecient/stustainable/decolonized production is good. sweeter chocolate is not personally appealing
    via rss

  4. Exploring Word Chains
    by CodeParade
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GuqNrV8LsQ
    i was playing with this a little while back. what happens if you add letter transpositions?
    via discord

  5. Montreal byelection to have most candidates in federal election history
    by Maura Forrest
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-byelection-most-candidates-federal-election-1.7305785
    first i've heard of these Longest Ballot Committee folks
    via rss

  6. Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
    by Veritasium
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7ws2DF-zk
    an introduction to Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
    via youtube recommends
reblogarythm: (wednesday)

  1. App
    by Zach Weinersmith
    https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/app-5
    the mouseover is precisely correct. sorry, Pag
    via rss

  2. admin_level=6 features and how many units away from the Mississippi River they are.
    by Josh Carlson
    https://mapstodon.space/@jcarlson/112995378348288160
    a fun demonstration of how varied admin levels are
    via discord

  3. How good is Advantage in D&D?
    by Joseph Newton
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gewfLILw0
    short version: that's complicated. very short version: maybe sometimes +4?
    via youtube recommends

  4. A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage
    by Pam Belluck, Emon Hassan
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/health/long-covid-cellist.html
    you'll have to find a way through/past the NYT paywall, but it's a harrowing tale
    via conversation, email
reblogarythm: (thursday)

  1. half a dozen linguists respond to your message by saying a bunch of different plural forms of a noun you just said
    by the erstwhile half a dozen linguists
    https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconrod.bsky.social/post/3kz4z6kmfr727
    so many tasty plurals here
    via discord

  2. Of Mathematics and Teacher Training
    by Daniel Stride
    https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/of-mathematics-and-teacher-training/
    to my mind, the first thing is to ensure that the teachers aren't scared of mathematics. but that's not legible in the JCS sense...
    via rss

  3. Ada Palmer's Glasgow Worldcon schedule
    by Ada Palmer and Glasgow Worldcon
    https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/112926079484988475
    also note the sassafrass photo: Loki and Odin are in the house! wish i could be there....
    via rss

  4. How Architecture Can Make Indigenous Traditions Visible
    by Michaela Haas discussing Wanda Dalla Costa
    https://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-architecture-can-make-indigenous-traditions-visible/
    shall have to keep my eyes out for her buildings!
    via rss

  5. Search for the mythological Klein-ing Frame
    by Matt Parker
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYBRxqEE4XQ
    what a great nonorientable adventure!
    via rss

  6. Let's Hit Each Other with Fake Swords
    by Matthew Inman
    https://theoatmeal.com/blog/swords
    as noted, i never knew it was so fun to stab someone
    via rss
reblogarythm: (wednesday)

  1. Let's Read A Study: The Impact of Denying a Wanted Abortion on Women and Children
    by Ozy Brennan
    https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/lets-read-a-study-the-impact-of-denying
    fascinating study, and now i'm also very curious about Colombia's tutelas
    via rss

  2. Hinduism doesn't exist
    by Naomi Kanakia
    https://www.woman-of-letters.com/p/hinduism-doesnt-exist
    the orthodoxy/orthopraxis point she raises really applies to any non-protestant "religion"s. now i'm thinking i need to read the Mahabharata....
    via discord

  3. Circular battery self-sufficiency
    by Cory Doctorow
    https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/06/with-great-power/#comes-great-responsibility
    an excellent piece by doctor O, and not only for the stuff he says about batteries
    via rss

  4. “Divide By Half”: A Pet Peeve
    by Daniel Stride
    https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/divide-by-half-a-pet-peeve/
    well put, sir. no notes
    via rss

  5. Honey! I shrunk the party! UCP membership shrivels as Danielle Smith moves farther into loony MAGA territory
    by David Climenhaga
    https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/08/honey-i-shrunk-the-party-ucp-membership-shrivels-as-danielle-smith-moves-farther-into-loony-maga-territory/
    i would not have predicted that UCP memberships would be lower than NDP memberships, and yet here we are
    via rss

  6. Can you go over what is going on with Paladins and Clerics in DND, not from a mechanical or in universe perspective, but from what different sources/genres/tropes they are drawing on?
    by prokopetz
    https://www.tumblr.com/prokopetz/734104440290885632/can-you-go-over-what-is-going-on-with-paladins-and
    the surprisingly specific origins of two now commonplace classes in d&d
    via discord

  7. the question of what D&D’s assumed mode of play is reduces to a more focused question: what is a dungeon?
    by prokopetz
    https://www.tumblr.com/prokopetz/155035042627/why-did-the-guys-that-wrote-up-things-like-the-bag
    an understanding of the different editions based on how they answer that question. no idea yet what sixth edition will have to say
    via discord
reblogarythm: (tuesday)

  1. How the Labrador flag came to be: An interview with the designer who helped create it 50 years ago
    by Mike Martin speaking to Krissy Holmes
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-flag-anniversary-1.7281808
    the history of one of Canada's less-known (but excellent!) flags
    via rss

  2. Long island lawmakers ban masks in public, with up to a year in jail
    by Rob Beschizza
    https://boingboing.net/2024/08/06/long-island-lawmakers-ban-masks-in-public-with-up-to-a-year-in-jail.html
    yup, definitely not the timeline i asked for
    via rss

  3. 16 Innovative Ways to Line Your Stairs with Bookshelves
    by Amy Sachs
    https://www.bookbub.com/blog/ways-to-line-your-staircase-with-bookshelves
    many of these are clever. at least one is cheating
    via discord

  4. d&d is anti-medieval
    by Blog of Holding
    https://www.blogofholding.com/?p=7182
    a political-historical analysis of d&d. now we just need to mix in some marxism
    via i don't now recall where i found this
reblogarythm: (tuesday)

  1. Evolution of the Italian pasta ripiena: the first steps toward a scientific classification
    by Nazari et al
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44187-024-00136-1
    culinary cladistics! two things that taste great together!
    via discord

  2. Will Kamala Harris Be A Worse President Because She Doesn’t Have Children?
    by Ian Welsh
    https://www.ianwelsh.net/will-kamala-harris-be-a-worse-president-because-she-doesnt-have-children/
    short answer: no, possibly the opposite
    via rss

  3. A roundup of recent books on math
    by Ben "Ben Orlin" Orlin
    https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/07/30/a-roundup-of-recent-books-on-math/
    is this clever? i think this is clever.
    via rss

  4. Mort, Terry Pratchett, 1987
    by Terry Pratchett, but reviewed by Alter S. Reiss
    https://www.patreon.com/posts/mort-terry-1987-109024097
    i appreciated the comparison and contrast between T.Pratchett and D.Adams
    via discord

  5. Source Says Weekly WotC Meetings Like “Christians being thrown to lions.”
    by Ben Riggs and Scott Bruner
    https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/source-says-weekly-wotc-meetings-like-christians-being-thrown-to-lions-ep-19
    continuing dissection of fascinating TTRPG news
    via rss

  6. Peter Kropotkin The Man Who Would Not Be Prince
    by Dunning-Kruger Philosophy
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPanuPa_EnM
    the world would be a better place if more folk knew about Kropotkin
    via going looking

  7. Contra Charles Fain Lehman On Mentally Ill Homeless People
    by Ozy Brennan
    https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/contra-charles-fain-lehman-on-mentally
    hard agree on a bunch of this. locking people up merely for being mentally ill in public is repugnant.
    via rss
reblogarythm: (thursday)

  1. Cornish Yarg
    by wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_Yarg
    i'd like to try some. also, the origin of the name is fun
    via seeing a discussion of it recently

  2. My dream as a writer isn’t to get published and make a lot of money
    by italiangothicwriter
    https://italiangothicwriteblr.tumblr.com/post/749411897286295552/my-dream-as-a-writer-isnt-to-get-published-and
    my dream as a reader is for writers with this dream to also get published and make a comfortable amount of money
    via wil

  3. Tolkien/Tolkien/Tolkien/Tolkien/i'm begging of you please don't kill my man
    by Cuarthol
    https://cuarthol.tumblr.com/post/749558991665938432/what-slander-found-within-these-notes-i-stan
    now we just need Dolly to sing it while wearing pointy ears
    via discord

  4. My Puzzle Robot is 200x Faster Than a Human
    by Mark Rober
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqr-PdVYhY4
    yup, pretty fast
    via checking in on his channel
reblogarythm: (wednesday)

  1. Don’t Call It Degrowth, Call It the “No Bullshit Society”
    by Ian Welsh
    https://www.ianwelsh.net/dont-call-it-degrowth-call-it-the-no-bullshit-society/
    hard agree, Ian
    via rss

  2. Massachusetts kicks off first pilot to shift gas utilities to clean heat
    by Jeff St. John
    https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/massachusetts-kicks-off-first-pilot-to-shift-gas-utilities-to-clean-heat
    if only we could re-use the gas lines for the geotherm....
    via discord

  3. A Crossword Puzzle
    by Randall Munroe
    https://xkcd.com/2957/
    it is indeed A crossword puzzle!
    via rss
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. Faisselle
    by Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisselle
    one of the oh-so-many dairy products available in france
    via discord

  2. In Which We Discuss the New Orc Art -Ep 16
    by Ben Riggs and Scott Brunner
    https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/in-which-we-discuss-the-new-orc-art-ep-16
    dunno, the new orc art works for me
    via rss

  3. Number Line Branch
    by https://xkcd.com/2956/
    Randall Munroe
    exercise: which of the peano axioms would this break?
    via rss

  4. "Fan" Star Trek Original Series Clip to "Common People" by William Shatner
    by Pulp, Shatner, and TOS
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI3UfxyIdgs
    an excellent collexion of oft-relevant clips
    via boing comments

  5. Words on Curds: What is Cheese?
    by Olivia Rae Okun-Dubitsky
    https://uchicagobite.com/blog/2022/11/14/words-on-curds-what-is-cheese
    oh, cheese!
    via discord

  6. Montage de photos
    by Jordi Koalitic
    https://transparentgentlemenmarker.tumblr.com/post/752370714814922752/montage-de-photos-artist-jordi-koalitic
    a bunch of nifty effects here
    via wil

  7. Hobbitenango
    by Hobbitenango
    https://en.hobbitenango.com/
    for all your halfling-in-Guatemala needs
    via discord
reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. "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

  5. cortex
    by Zach Weinersmith
    https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/cortex
    the mouseover checks out
    via rss
reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Ark of the Covenant/Noah Sugar Pan
    by The Congoes/Lee Scratch Perry
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOXW-6oNPU
    this.
    via recollexion

  4. 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

  5. Wormy Dune Tee
    by ashandmilk
    https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/754657739872124928
    i'd wear that
    via rss

  6. 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
reblogarythm: (wednesday)

  1. You Have To Live Your Life
    by chrisisgr8
    https://youhavetoliveyour.life/
    providing current information about covid-19
    via boing

  2. Irregular Webcomic! No. 5223
    by David Morgan-Mar
    https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/5223.html
    in case you're wondering how to overcome the toughest challenge in D&D
    via rss

  3. Another controversial fake No Name ad has popped up
    by Charlie Hart, reporting on unnamed artist(s)
    https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/no-name-loblaws-fake-ad
    can we compost them instead? i'm not sure i'd like the flavour
    via FB

  4. ra maxim
    by ra maxim
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYC85-7AtPHr6MdCHOw5ynA/videos
    in case you're looking for archival indian classical music recordings (mostly khayal)
    via an ancient item from Rajan Parrikar popping up in my feeds

  5. Gnudi
    by wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnudi
    these sound like they'd be tasty
    via discord
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers
    by Andre Meyer and Emily Chung
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/suv-small-car-affordable-1.7239768
    oh look, the free market is working to limit consumer choice
    via rss

  2. Living Your Principles with Cory Doctorow (JT talks Politics and Technology)
    by Cory Doctorow and JT Parr
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTfqxF5KyCc
    including comparatively succinct answers to questions like "how do you explain Ed Snowdon to a five year old?" and "what is money?"
    via cory's blog

  3. The Ugly Portrayal of Indigenous Cultures in AD&D- Episode 15
    by Reading D&D Aloud
    https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/the-ugly-portrayal-of-indigenous-cultures-in-add-episode-15
    i would have liked more discussion about the Indigeneity/TTRPG question, i feel like they only skimmed it
    via rss

  4. Hack the orcs, loot the tomb, and take the land
    by Daniel Heath Justice
    https://www.rascal.news/hack-the-orcs-loot-the-tomb-and-take-the-land/
    haven't read it yet, but i suspect it'll dig into the stuff that previous link didn't
    via previous link

  5. In sure-footed move, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi names Christina Gray as leader of the Opposition and Rakhi Pancholi as deputy NDP leader
    by David Climenhaga
    https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/06/in-sure-footed-move-ndp-leader-naheed-nenshi-names-christina-gray-as-leader-of-the-opposition-and-rakhi-pancholi-as-deputy-ndp-leader/
    congratulations to the new opposition leader, and others!
    via rss
reblogarythm: (thursday)

  1. June Solstice: Shortest and Longest Day of the Year
    by Konstantin Bikos, Aparna Kher, and Graham Jones
    https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/june-solstice.html
    hasn't yet happened when i stick this in the queue, will have happened by the time i post this. here comes the darkness!
    via wondering precisely when it is

  2. The Search for the Perfect Natural Period Product
    by Michaela Haas
    https://reasonstobecheerful.world/natural-period-products-sustainable-menstruation/
    i would've expected a little more discussion around cups
    via rss

  3. 2SLGBTQ+ newcomers say hatred, homophobia persist in their cultural communities
    by Pratyush Dayal
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/2slgbtq-newcomers-find-hate-and-homophobia-in-their-communities-1.7240227
    sadly, this is not surprising
    via rss

  4. Sydney cold spell
    by David Morgan-Mar
    https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2024/06/20/sydney-cold-spell/
    mostly for the pixtures of Stage 18
    via rss

  5. "When I was hungry..."
    by mudwerks
    https://mudwerks.tumblr.com/post/753835513657622528
    it's a fair cop
    via wil

  6. Scene from Doctor Strange
    by mister doctor et al
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwgH5E38JR0
    this still makes me laugh
    via remembering it

  7. Long Covid expert: all infections have "prolonged consequences"
    by Jennifer Sandlin
    https://boingboing.net/2024/06/20/long-covid-expert-all-infections-have-prolonged-consequences.html
    yet another reason to avoid it like the plague. which we as a society species just aren't doing any more
    via rss
reblogarythm: (tuesday)

  1. Is the flip phone back? Why some people are switching to dumbphones
    by Nisha Patel
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/is-the-flip-phone-back-why-some-people-are-switching-to-dumbphones-1.7236222
    as someone who despises attention-lampreys, i'd think the answer is obvious
    via rss

  2. Student busted using complicated hidden AI system to cheat on university entrance exam
    by Allan Rose Hill
    https://boingboing.net/2024/06/17/student-busted-using-complicated-hidden-ai-system-to-cheat-on-university-entrance-exam.html
    it's impossible to make cheating impossible. the only option is to make it more difficult than just learning the material
    via rss

  3. Packing eBay sales
    by David Morgan-Mar
    https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2024/06/18/packing-ebay-sales/
    mostly just for the oxymoronic photo
    via rss

  4. Math’s Mutable Rules
    by James Propp
    https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2024/06/17/maths-mutable-rules/
    a consideration of things like FOIL and PEMDAS (here we call it BEDMAS)
    via rss

  5. Bankruptcy is very, very good
    by Cory Doctorow
    https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/17/lovilee-jubilee/#debts-that-cant-be-paid-wont-be-paid
    some interesting research on the aftereffects of declaring personal bankruptcy
    via rss

  6. How Does D&D Magic Compare to the Occult Tradition? Ep 14
    by Dan Harms speaking to Scott Bruner and Ben Riggs
    https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/how-does-dd-magic-compare-to-the-occult-tradition-ep-14
    if you want to answer a question like that, why not ask someone who studiest the topic academically, and plays d&d? so they did.
    via rss
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. After attacking the Speaker, would Poilievre consider parliamentary reform?
    by Aaron Wherry
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-fergus-speaker-parliamentary-reform-1.7221179
    oh look, another parliamentarian not in government has ideas for how parliament could be reformed. will he, like so many others, not implement them if/when he's in government, because they'd reduce his power?
    via rss

  2. Where there's a whip, there's a way!
    by a bunch of orcs, along with Rankin-Bass
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y
    and of course the part where Sam starts a race war
    via it coming up in conversation

  3. Do We Play RPGs Better Now Than in the Past?
    by Jonathan Tweet, speaking to Ben and Scott
    https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/do-we-play-rpgs-better-now-than-in-the-past-ep-012
    lots of fascinating topics here
    via rss
reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. Cat in the Box
    by 横内宗幸
    https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345972/cat-in-the-box-deluxe-edition
    a quantum trick-taking game that sounds (a) fun and (b) tricky
    via DMM

  2. Auto insurance overhaul likely for Alberta. How far will UCP go?
    by Jason Markusoff
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-auto-insurance-reforms-analysis-1.7221427
    that a conservative government in this province would consider switching to public auto-insurance is so unprecedented that i'm having to resort to italics
    via rss

  3. Letter 340
    by J.R.R.Tolkien
    https://www.tolkienestate.com/letters/christopher-tolkien-11-july-1972/
    the saddest thing Tolkien ever wrote
    via recalling it, after reading chapter 19 of The Silmarillion, which provides necessary context
reblogarythm: (friday)

  1. How This 300-Year-Old Pastel Stick Maker Creates Nearly 2,000 Colors — More Than Its Competitors
    by Business Insider reporting on Henri Roché
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu6po8_sPco
    (note: the company is 300 years old. a fascinating little documentary.)
    via discord

  2. Banishing Rats Turned Tromelin Island Into a Seabird Paradise
    by Ethan Freedman
    https://reasonstobecheerful.world/tromelin-island-brought-back-seabirds/
    good news about birds! (tough news for rats.)
    via rss

  3. Saturday Mornings at South Common
    by Grand Markets Edmonton
    https://124grandmarket.com/saturday
    might be worth a look!
    via taproot

  4. Wilhoit's law
    by Frank Wilhoit
    https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
    in case you're wondering what conservatism is ultimately about
    via seeing it mentioned somewhere

  5. The Creator Of 'Magic: The Gathering' Knows Exactly Where It All Went Wrong
    by Tom Ley
    https://defector.com/the-creator-of-magic-the-gathering-knows-exactly-where-it-all-went-wrong
    having never played M:TG myself, this is mostly new. might be of interest also to old hands?
    via discord

  6. What does a great cup of coffee taste like?
    by James Hoffman
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkssYHTSpH4
    a well-staged prose poem, and i say that as someone who has never had a cup of coffee in my entire life
    via boing

  7. Artist Christine Sun Kim Rewrites Closed Captions
    by Christine Sun Kim et al
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfe479qL8hg
    cogent ciritism of current common closed captioning practice, creative suggestions for fixing them
    via boing

  8. Non-Euclidean Doom: what happens to a game when pi is not 3.14159...
    by Luke Gotszling, reported by Rob Beschizza
    https://boingboing.net/2024/05/17/non-euclidean-doom-where-the-value-of-pi-is-not-3-14159.html
    the demos start getting trippy when π = e
    via rss

  9. Zero-to-the-Zero and the Do-Nothing Machine
    by James Propp
    https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2024/05/17/zero-to-the-zero-and-the-do-nothing-machine/
    the joys of empty products, and Dr. Seuss
    via rss
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  1. raga bihag
    by Irshad Khan, Sukhvinder Singh
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el8ZLfs8K3M
    just a smidge of it. surbahar and jori standing in for rudra veena and pakhawaj
    via rss

  2. DUNE Art
    by Aditya Damle
    https://vizual-demon.tumblr.com/post/747309379178708992/dune-art-by-aditya-damle
    now i want a set of the novels with these as covers
    via wil

  3. Chunk of space debris lands in Sask. farm field
    by Jason Warick
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/space-debris-farm-field-1.7204312
    "I don't build spaceships for a living. I farm"
    via rss

  4. Farewell to the working class.
    by Brian Mason
    https://briansblogca.wordpress.com/2024/05/14/farewell-to-the-working-class/
    a self-described grumpy old socialist saying much of what i've been thinking
    via David Climenhaga

  5. The myth of the middle class
    by Kim Siever
    https://albertaworker.ca/politics/the-myth-of-the-middle-class/
    fits nicely with the previous link
    via rss

  6. Math puzzle
    by /u/Sensitive-Soup9697
    https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/1crxsfj/request_what_fraction_of_this_image_is_shaded/
    in response to TYKIWDBI's question, i did solve this instantly in my head
    via TYWKIWDBI

  7. Digital Tolkien Project: Delving into The Little Delvings 0007–0013
    by James Tauber
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln1Go-6HFRA
    i find Little Delving #0011 particularly interesting
    via rss

  8. Edmonton's big little potato business
    by Clare Bonnyman et al
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-s-big-little-potato-business-1.7204075
    some interesting discussion about tubers
    via rss

  9. The anti-mask brainrot runs deep.
    by assorted tumblristas quoting people
    https://feminist-space.tumblr.com/post/748033934378631168/tyler-pipe-co-sued-by-department-of-labor-after
    because why would things stay the same level of bad when they could get worse?
    via wil

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