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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

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
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
"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
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
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
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

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

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

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
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
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
“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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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

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

Faisselle
by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisselle
one of the oh-so-many dairy products available in france
via discord
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
Number Line Branch
by https://xkcd.com/2956/
Randall Munroe
exercise: which of the peano axioms would this break?
via rss
"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
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
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
Hobbitenango
by Hobbitenango
https://en.hobbitenango.com/
for all your halfling-in-Guatemala needs
via discord

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

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

You Have To Live Your Life
by chrisisgr8
https://youhavetoliveyour.life/
providing current information about covid-19
via boing
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
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
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
Gnudi
by wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnudi
these sound like they'd be tasty
via discord

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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
"When I was hungry..."
by mudwerks
https://mudwerks.tumblr.com/post/753835513657622528
it's a fair cop
via wil
Scene from Doctor Strange
by mister doctor et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwgH5E38JR0
this still makes me laugh
via remembering it
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

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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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

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
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
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

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