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button protector for pure enrichment air purifier
by bluebottle
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1445547-button-protector-for-pure-enrichment-air-purifier#profileId-1505253
now if only i had a 3d printer....
via discord
gently
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/gently
inre the mouseover: dude, it's already happening
via rss
Why Don't Songs Have Sequels?
by 12tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmcKydVn_j8
excellent question, several answers
via youtube recommends

First Update From Dianna
by Physics Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqeIeIcDHD0
this is progress! slow, agonizingly slow progress, but progress!
via youtube recommends
WE HAVE TO FIGHT IN HOLES.
by Ryan North
https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2460
some excellent gender-neutral ideas here
via discord
The $2 Million Lost Book of Archimedes
by Ben Syversen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXNIgHov0Nk
in case you were wondering about The Method and the palimpsest in which it was rediscovered
via discord
Because bootstraps aren't real
by Jessica Hagy
https://thisisindexed.com/2025/05/because-bootstraps-arent-real/
excellent point
via rss
We’ve Long Known That Music Eases Pain. Now, Science Is Proving It.
by Michaela Haas
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-music-eases-pain/
indeed, as Robert N Marley told us some decades ago, "one good thing about music: when it hits, you feel no pain"
via rss

I was going to be brave
by Anand Giridharadas
https://the.ink/p/i-was-going-to-be-brave
step 1: be brave. step 2: ???
via rss
Strikes aren’t selfish: they’re a last resort.
by Kim Siever
https://albertaworker.ca/politics/strikes-arent-selfish-theyre-a-last-resort/
solidarity!
via rss
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight | Official Trailer
by Chabat, Oullion, Bloch, et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPNrWvatXiU
apparently this is a thing! looks fun?
via going looking after hearing about it
Lachrimae Caravaggio (Hespèrion XXI)
by Jordi Savall et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoK8eTqHzak
in case you're wanting a bit of early music
via wanting a bit of early music
Math and the Museum
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/math-and-the-museum/
an excellent discussion involving museums of uncertain area, beavers, and ceramic tiles
via rss

This is Martha Wells, a four-time Hugo, two-time Nebula, and five-time Locus Award winner for The Murderbot Diaries, a book series published by Tordotcom. Ask Me Anything
by Martha Wells and reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/1kmjkls/this_is_martha_wells_a_fourtime_hugo_twotime/
haven't seen the show yet, likely will. good to see that MW likes it
via discord
Slave (Official Lyric Video)
by Lucky Dube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaB8lXEP1BY
i admit, i'd not realized before that the song was about alcoholism
via remembering the song
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Two Decades Later
by Arthur
https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/peter-jacksons-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-two-decades-later/
it's been an awfully long time since i've watched those movies. perhaps i'll do it again?
via discord

The Church by the Sea
by Joshua Ginsberg
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-church-by-the-sea-aka-the-chicken-church-madeira-beach-florida
what a fun-looking structure
via looking it up after seeing a picture in discord
Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star.
by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
https://bsky.app/profile/padresj.bsky.social/post/3lpie6nziqs25
dog got mad skillz
via discord
A Brief History of Traveller
by Shannon Appelcline speaking with Ben Riggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMwZcnTysHM
a fun talk. i gotta play more traveller one of these decades
via rss
Fun variants of Scrabble
by TYWKIWDBI
https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2019/08/fun-variants-of-scrabble.html
more fun than the usual rules, IMHO
via rss
Trump‘s budgetary “cruelty” and more
by Paul Krugman speaking with Anand Giridharadas
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/paul-krugman-on-trumps-budgetary
good to hear someone poking at Krugman from the left, and he has some good responses
via rss

Myths of "the Renaissance"
by Ada Palmer speaking to Tim O'Neill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1ksVVeRWI
a wonderful and wide-ranging conversation very different from the one i linked to two days ago
via checking to see what she'd done on youtube recently
I ask my students every week to write 10 observations of the actual world. It’s very hard for them.
by Marie Howe
https://www.tumblr.com/artemis-howl/726643994643382272/tinyghostsi-want-you-to-do-this-with-me-for-one
sounds like an excellent exercise
via discord
big rock candy mountain
by Baby Gramps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awSI01AqnS0
that would be a thing to do to the inventor of toil, yes
via remembering it
Inventing the Renaissance: A Book Discussion with Ada Palmer
by Ada Palmer, surprisingly enough
https://graham.uchicago.edu/event/inventing-the-renaissance-a-book-discussion-with-ada-palmer/
yet another conversation, but one that hasn't happened yet!
via discord

The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Beans in the Instant Pot
by simply quinoa
https://simply-quinoa.s3.amazonaws.com/Beans+in+the+Instant+Pot.pdf
cuz often the guidelines don't discuss soaked vs unsoaked
via going looking. pinto beans now cooking.
The Spiritual Odyssey of Malcolm X
by James Ford
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2025/05/the-spiritual-odyssey-of-malcolm-x.html
what a fascinating journey, so sadly cut short
via rss
Faculty claim U of A is bargaining in bad faith
by Kim Siever
https://albertaworker.ca/news/faculty-claim-u-of-a-is-bargaining-in-bad-faith/
these secret PBCO orders really need to get some sunlight on them
via rss
COMMIT TO THE BIT
by John Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suipiqewpzc
i don't think i'd heard the term "bit commitment" before. i like it.
via getting interested in the origin of the phrase "commit to the bit", and going looking
coopgestalt
by coopgestalt
https://coopgestalt.com/
in case you're looking for co-operative board games
via going looking for some

A Problem with Infinite Hotel Keys
by Tom Crawford in conversation with Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezOrcmHzrQ
it is, of course, all about e
via rss
This Vancouver housing co-op is facing a $1M tax if it wants to renew its lease for more than 30 years
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-housing-co-op-property-transfer-tax-1.7536390
yikes! that legislation needs a cut-out for not-for-profit housing!
via rss
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology pausing 18 programs amid financial pressures
by Emily Williams
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/northern-alberta-institute-of-technology-pausing-18-programs-amid-financial-pressures-1.7536597
yikes! that's a lot of programs being cut!
via rss
We can live well, even though we don’t have a higher purpose
by Alexis Shotwell
https://psyche.co/ideas/we-can-live-well-even-though-we-dont-have-a-higher-purpose
an existentialist perspective, based in the writings of Ursual K le Guin
via discord
How to 'See' the 4th Dimension with Topology
by Maggie Miller speaking to Quanta Magazine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURzTFRRuJQ
yup, dimension 4 is a weirdo
via youtube recommends
A War Without End
by Ursula K le Guin
https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/blogs/news/3585-a-war-without-end-by-ursula-k-le-guin
an excellent discussion. read it in connexion with link 4, above
via FB
Beyond Solitaire Podcast 189: Ada Palmer on LARPing the Renaissance
by Ada Palmer speaking with Liz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3UUWwMSZ_o
a wonderful and wide-ranging conversation
via checking to see what she'd done on youtube recently

Waste Reduction Roadmap ‘30
by the City of Edmonton
https://cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_247DJ1ParG7RAUu
edmontonians - what can we do to reduce waste?
via taproot
Fireside Fedi Episode 16
by some dude talking to Cory Doctorow
https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/huevh4L6r1yMYXqcQMi8gR
excellent conversation. many familiar notes, but many bits that were new to me too
via cory's blog
The Great Canadian Rat War
by STRANGE ÆONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMOMa-4D1yQ
yup, it's all true
via youtube recommends

Let's talk about Canadian tourists, Trump, declines, and billions....
by Belle of the Ranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Zjgl4CkNY
yup, pretty much
via rss
Is This the Year We Doom Civilization?
by Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-the-year-we-doom-civilization
i mean, a lot of this stuff was locked in a decade or two ago. nonetheless, not a good look.
via rss
"He's Not Going To Be Afraid To Speak His Mind"
by James Martin speaking to Stephen Colbert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRrS1l5-w7I
two american catholics talking about their new pope. interestingest word: "many"
via youtube recommends
Gallus rostromegalus
by Gallus rostromegalus
https://www.tumblr.com/gallusrostromegalus/168284180238/gallus-rostromegalus
an origin story involving a mad scientist's apprentice
via discord

Why the federal cap on international students has hit Alberta — even though it still has room
by Robson Fletcher
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-post-secondary-international-student-declines-sait-bow-valley-auarts-1.7531200
that explains a few things. which will hopefully be fixed
via rss
Campaign aims to see Edmonton cut the lawn and replace with gardens, native plants
by Colin Gallant
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/05/13/campaign-aims-to-see-edmonton-cut-the-lawn-and-replace-with-gardens-native-plants
excellent idea, hope it catches on
via rss
Off the Marx–Hitler Spectrum
by Tom Murphy
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2025/05/off-the-marx-hitler-spectrum/
i take his point
via rss
It's Just BAD FANFIC With A 💰BUDGET💰
by Jill Bearup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8plW8-32Fk
i mean, it's not a new take, but that doesn't make it worng
via rss
Wil Wheaton on His Star Trek Family and His New Podcast Storytime with Wil Wheaton
by Wil Wheaton and Katee Sackhoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5VFvP_zW6g
in case you'd like to listen to a couple of fun folks mutually-admirationing at each other for an hour
via wil's blog

Several conferences relocate north of the border as Canadians refuse to travel to the U.S.
by Sophia Harris
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/conference-us-travel-1.7531255
this is (sadly) no surprise
via rss
It Awaits Your Experiments.
by Peter Watts
https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=11511
in which the good doctor gets eloquent about someone else getting eloquent in bacteria
via rss
What was the first RPG? It ain't what you think...
by Jon Peterson speaking to Ben Riggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAXVDKtH4e0
it's rather more complicated than you might expect. now i may need to track down Jon's books....
via rss
the VelociPastor
by Brendan Steere et al
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843303/
apparently this is a real thing that exists?!?!?
via FB

Why we dont get bored
by ustad Wasifuddin Dagar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq9BpQbRfx8
a cogent response to "dhrupad is boring"
via rss
You've Been Lied To
by Andy Chamberlain with an assit from Adam Neely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfWy5yhAukA
dude makes a good case
via youtube recommends
Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
by They Might Be Giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GiCfqQEEwk
this never stops being great
via memo to myself
Chiacona
by Corbetta, performed by Brandon Acker and Jerry Fuller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KexMG-WcxxE
a great arrangement
via youtube recommends
‘I came out as autistic. Everyone said: That explains a lot’
by Laurie Penny
https://observer.co.uk/news/first-person/article/laurie-penny-autism
on lying cartoon dinosaurs and "something of a vogue for eliminating human difference"
via her substack

Complete Chamber Music
by Dietrich Buxtehude, performed by Ensemble Fantasticus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgaqkPAcSfs
in case you need 3+ hours of baroque instrumental music
via perhaps needing (or, at least, certainly appreciating) 3+ hours of baroque instrumental music
Upstate N.Y. tourism operators offering discounts to win back Canadians
by Campbell MacDiarmid
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/upstate-n-y-tourism-operators-offering-discounts-to-win-back-canadians-1.7527622
i feel like this misses most of the point. canadians aren't boycotting because of the tariffs. we're boycotting because your president has been threatening to take over our country, and it isn't even safe to cross the border these days. deal with those, and we'll take a look at whether the tariffs are an issue.
via rss
75 years of Alberta's mission to keep rats at bay
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/75-years-of-alberta-s-mission-to-keep-rats-at-bay-1.7531268
all hail the rat patrol!
via rss
Yarn Theory
by Marie Vibbert
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/vibbert_05_25/
the intersection between fibre arts and mathematics. and space aliens.
via discord
No One Reported on Colossal’s Bigger Wolf News
by Hank Green, including him speaking with Sarah Suta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbzcW8d1WOA
a fascinating discussion about extinction, genetics, ethics, etc, etc
via youtube recommends
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'
by Matthew Scace
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-mayors-separatism-referendum-1.7532048
i mean, yeah. don't give this thing oxygen, dani
via rss
Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote
by Benjamin Lopez Steven
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terrebone-recount-liberal-1.7532136
a reminder that sometimes (only sometimes) every vote counts
via discord and then rss

The new Pope has a degree in ...
by /u/Forward-Many-4842
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F73gmkrbn6oze1.jpeg
this checks out
via FB
Penn Jillette on Magical Ethics, Pleasing Women and Trump
by Penn Jillette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNJnc7FgcII
some good stuff in here. but that title needs an oxford comma
via youtube recommends

Danielle Smith is destroying my kitchen
by Jen Gerson
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-danielle-smith-is-destroying
i'm not coming from the same political perspective as Jen, but we end up with a lot of the same conclusions. Dani, give it a break already
via rss
Fixing Education In The Age of “AI” Is Simple, But Hard
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/fixing-education-in-the-age-of-ai-is-simple-but-hard/
basically, yup
via rss
The new Pope didn't tweet once in 2024. In 2025, he's posted 5 times
by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick retweeting the cardinal subsequently known as Leo XIV
https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3looh2t6zhc2e
so, Vat-DC relations to continue spicy
via discord
So I looked at the "query" that Worldcon used....
by Simon Bisson
https://bsky.app/profile/sbisson.com/post/3lolj2usnbc2k
yup, not a good look for the worldcon team
via discord
It hurts me like you wouldn’t believe that Gen X is lumped in with the Boomers.
by Wil Wheaton
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/783003711452708864/it-hurts-me-like-you-wouldnt-believe-that-gen-x
agree on all points, except that my parents were pre-boomer, and i don't live in the US
via rss
I recreated The Tower of Babel paint in Minecraft. What do you think?
by /u/MineDesigns_
https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraftbuilds/comments/1jy9l0i/i_recreated_the_tower_of_babel_paint_in_minecraft/
the comments are [chef's kiss]
via discord
Pascal's wager you say?
by /u/falcy
https://imgur.com/pascals-wager-you-say-mDMcx
in case you were wondering if you're doomed
via discord

Take it from a Brit, Albertan friends. Breaking up isn't fun
by Greg Quinn
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/greg-quinn-take-it-from-a-brit-albertan
precisely this analysis has crossed my mind as well. Dani, you listening?
via rss

‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’
by Ruth Graham
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/conclave-pope-class.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FE8.NfI_.w6UWjzWiSlIe&smid=url-share
habemus papem! apologies to those waiting for the roman papal election results
via discord
New Liberal government should scrap EV tariffs on China to help trade, climate goals, say critics
by Lisa Xing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/china-trump-ev-electric-vehicle-tariffs-canada-carney-1.7526835
i've been wondering about that tariff, and the retaliatory one on canola
via rss
Biktrix sees selling e-bikes downtown as a core belief
by Coliln Gallant
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/05/06/biktrix-sees-selling-e-bikes-downtown-as-a-core-belief
to be kept in mind if/when i need an ebike
via rss

You can't parse [X]HTML with regex.
by bobince
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1732348/regex-match-open-tags-except-xhtml-self-contained-tags/1732454#1732454
he comes
via discord
The Numbers: How long will this Parliament last?
by Éric Grenier and Philippe J. Fournier
https://www.thewrit.ca/p/the-numbers-how-long-will-this-parliament
mostly for Philippe's quiz and how Éric does in it.
via rss
Ahead of conclave, this Italian tailor is making 3 different sizes of cassocks
by Megan Williams
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-enclave-cassock-tailor-robe-1.7526544
so if they use fewer buttons, what does that symbolize?
via rss
Murderbot — An Inside Look
by Alexander Skarsgård, Murderbot, et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSCDyYOQgQA
honestly, this gets me more excited about the upcoming adaptation than the trailer did
via checking to see if there was anything more out there, and there was

Babylon 5’s Anti-Fascism Message Hits Harder Than Ever
by Jessie Gender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmQmhVDdZiw
excellent discussion. recommended for those who have seen the series, and those who don't have the time to watch the whole thing. if you have the time to watch the whole series, do that instead
via youtube recommends
How to cook frozen chips
by DRMacIver
https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2025-05-04-09:53.html
mostly for the classy notes
via rss
Three for the Moon
by the Kids in the Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvNoJWPv2lc
The Moon! The!
via memory
Entrepreneurs looking for money to restore historic theatres working across the Prairies
by Aaron Sousa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/entrepreneurs-looking-for-money-to-restore-historic-theatres-working-across-the-prairies-1.7526203
i have lots of fond memories of the princess. hope these places get back in business!
via rss
something fun for may the fourth
by several members of a popular science fiction franchise
https://cursedtrekedits.tumblr.com/post/782648959760990208
i'm not sure that i trust that wookie, though....
via wil

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