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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.7

2026-05-08T12:40:00Z

Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars
by Michaela Haas
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/prison-conservation-butterflies/
looks like an excellent match between creatures in need and people needing something to do
via rss
Conclave 1492
by Lighthaven Summer Camp after Ada Palmer
https://conclave1492.com/
in case you missed the class at the University of Chicago
via discord
The Psychology Of Gen X (Raised Without Applause)
by Big Brain Explains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6IOe2XJd_U
i feel seen. i'm not sure i'm comfortable being seen. stop that.
via FB
I think that about covers it
by mrissa
https://mrissa.dreamwidth.org/1216496.html
looking forward to it!
via various
Hearts and Minds: An Ambivalent Review of “Project Hail Mary”
by Peter Watts
https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=11659
perhaps unsurprisingly, Dr.Watts has Thoughts about an attempt at a Hard-SF movie
via rss
No whey, a cottage cheese shortage? Demand surges amid protein craze
by Natalie Stechyson
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cottage-cheese-shortage-canada-9.7187233
in case you were wondering where it all went
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.6

2026-05-07T14:27:43Z

Ixnay on the Post-Apocalyptic Cannibals: Rebecca Solnit’s A Paradise Built in Hell
by Ruthanna Emrys discussing Rebecca Solnit
https://reactormag.com/ixnay-on-the-post-apocalyptic-cannibals-rebecca-solnits-a-paradise-built-in-hell/
this book's been on my radar for a while. i need to actually read it at some point
via discord
In Praise of Vulture
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/06/champerty-loves-company/#circle-of-life
including how the current ambient system hates it when little people have agency:
Gerrymandering strips your vote of any impact on political outcomes. Monopoly strips your purchases of any ability to influence economic outcomes.

via rss
Song, Skin, Sea
by Tamara Vardomskaya
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/song-skin-sea/
about music and what we must do for it
via discord

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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.5

2026-05-06T12:24:02Z

sorry, nothing for you this time

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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.4

2026-05-05T12:16:57Z

What if a D&D designer designed the next American government?
by Mike Mearls & Christopher Robichaud talking at Ben Riggs
https://3b32d586-8884-4802-b778-f3b80722da69.libsyn.com/what-if-a-dd-designer-designed-the-next-american-government-mike-mearls-christopher-robichaud-ep-97
fascinating concept, passable execution
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.3

2026-05-04T12:19:20Z

Purloined List of Electors imbroglio moves to the next stage: the search for a fall guy
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2026/05/purloined-list-of-electors-imbroglio-moves-to-the-next-stage-the-search-for-a-fall-guy/
that will make verifying the signatures on the separation petition much more interesting, won't it?
via rss
Ada Palmer on "Crises" and the Renaissance
by Ada Palmer speaking to C.Derick Varn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zhJTdPb_tg
mostly points i've encountered before, but she always presents her fascinating material so well
via discord
When oysters 'attack': B.C. team rescues heron from clingy shellfish
by Simon Little
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heron-oyster-rescue-9.7173408
gotta be careful about them vicious shellfish!
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.2

2026-05-03T12:24:30Z

Pedal Steel (the hardest instrument I've played so far)
by Rob Scallon learning from Doc Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoA182qE58
two necks, twenty strings, several pedals, several knee levers?!?, and a volume pedal. wowzers!
via youtube recommends
AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think
by Ada Palmer and Bruce Schneier
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/14/ai-language-human-speech
excellent piece. i didn't have "Ada and Bruce co-write something for the Gruniad" on my bingo card for today, but am glad to read it
via discord

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What I saw on the web on 2026.5.1

2026-05-02T12:23:35Z

April 2026 Review
by Edmonton Weather Nerdery
http://edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-review.html
cuz ~~march~~ april was a weird one
via rss
LaTeX Tutorials
by Dr. Trefor Bazett
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxcWWkx2DMnQmj5os2X5ZR73
it's far far past time for me to grok L_AT_EX. this looks helpful?
via going looking

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.30

2026-05-01T12:24:29Z

The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI
by Scott Santens
https://www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-de-poitrine-argument-for-ubi/
[makes triangle shape with hands in agreement]
via ran prieur
Speed limit on section of Alberta's Highway 2 boosted to 120 km/h in pilot project
by Natasha Riebe
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-highway-speed-pilot-project-9.7181734
at least they're trialing it on a piece of road with no level crossings. still not convinced this is a good idea
via rss
Do Our Pets Just Have Stockholm Syndrome?
by Simone Giertz asking Hank Green questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8irhCqM7XUo
brought to you by the colour orange
via youtube recommends

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.29

2026-04-30T12:54:49Z

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
by Norwegian Consumer Council
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ
i presume someone's notified Cory Doctorow about this
via someone showing it to me IRL
Five String Basses Are the Future — Here's Why
by Upton Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwo6rfPyww
interesting point of view
via rss
Why Is This Village Called "Y"?
by the Tim Traveller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ6EjMFg_L8
and other short names for villages
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.28

2026-04-29T12:03:34Z

Alberta Referendumb 2026
by Referendum Reality Check
https://albertareferendumb2026.ca/
yes, please take the air out of Dani's tires on this
via going searching after cbc news item
Support for Alberta separatism flat, struggling high earners more likely supporters: poll
by Joel Dryden after Janet Brown
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-separatism-janet-brown-mitch-sylvestre-9.7178496
none of these results are terribly surprising, but most are heartening
via rss
The location of every star on a national flag
by /u/conspiracie
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/91is49/density_map_of_stars_on_national_flags_oc/
neat visualization
via discord
What I Can't Show You
by John Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUvp12he8h4
in case you need some happy-but-not-done news
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.27

2026-04-28T12:19:38Z

Small gaps between almost primes, the parity problem and some conjectures of Erdős on consecutive integers
by D. A. GOLDSTON, S. W. GRAHAM, J. PINTZ AND C. Y. YILDIRIM
https://arxiv.org/pdf/0803.2636
relevant to some conjectures i'd made
via elseDW
Dickson's conjecture
by Wikipedia, after DIckson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickson%27s_conjecture
also relevant
via same elseDW
Quantum
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/quantum-6
all great, and the red button is precisely correct
via rss
Wombats Poop Cubes
by Veritaseum
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iRach9lpIlg
in case you were wondering why
via rss
If you're not ready for real patients, try fake ones.
by Tom Scott et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2ZhcJcnBE
i've encountered some of this sort of stuff before. their set-up looks impressive
via not yet rss, but i'm sure it'll be there soon
set
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/set
as with link 3, the red button is entirely correct
via rss
HIKED: A set of five personality attributes
by David Stark
http://zarkonnen.com/hiked/
cuz 2-axis alignment matrices are so 1980
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.26

2026-04-27T12:53:53Z

nothing! was otherwise bizzy! sorry!

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.25

2026-04-26T12:41:30Z

Ada Palmer's "Inventing the Renaissance"
by Cory Doctorow reviewing Ada Palmer
https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/25/machiavellian/#brackets-good
i mean, one of my favourite people reviewing one of my favourite people, how can i not flog it here?
via rss
The important questions raised by Parliament's game of musical chairs
by Aaron Wherry
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parliament-committees-floor-crossing-analysis-9.7176595
two specific excellent points here:
1. canadians never vote for a majority or a minority government. canadians vote for a parliament.
2. is it ever a good idea for the government to control parliamentary committees?
via rss
End
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/end-2
this is precisely why i also don't worry about it
via rss
Alberta government to add four fast tracks to teacher certification
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-education-teacher-certification-trades-skilled-professionals-9.7176674
they might get better results on teacher recruitment by, i dunno, treating teachers better?
via rss
The longest train journey in the EU
by Jon Worth
https://jonworth.eu/the-longest-train-journey-in-the-eu/
someone tell The Tim Traveller!
via discord
Vasari Corridor: The World's Least Secret Secret Passageway
by the Tim Traveller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp-27vp6xXk
hey, he checked out the Vasari Corridor!
via looking at his stuff, after finding the link i used in the comment on the previous link

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.24

2026-04-25T13:18:31Z

Here's what happens when you join the Federation economy
by K.Chen
https://bsky.app/profile/tznkai.bsky.social/post/3l3xuy2fm2m2g
how does a moneyless economy with limited resources work, exactly?
via discord
The Beloved Oregon Restaurant Rewriting the Rules of Seafood
by Hannah Wallace
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/local-ocean-oregon-coast-seafood/
if ever i'm in Oregon, i must check this place out
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.23

2026-04-24T13:57:32Z

All of humanity is on this card.
by Jessica Hagy
https://thisisindexed.com/2026/04/all-of-humanity-is-on-this-card/
i feel seen
via rss
What if Columbo could regenerate like Doctor Who
by Christopher Bird
https://bsky.app/profile/mightygodking.com/post/3mjzmr6clqs2j
including detailed discussion of all the choices of actors
via discord
Monkey out of Me
by Troy McClure et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6CFTMnYa4
it was Earth all along!
via it suddenly getting stuck in my head
Monstrous octopus terrorized seas off B.C. in Age of Dinosaurs, study suggests
by Emily Chung
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/giant-octopus-fossil-9.6956377
in case you need some ancient gigantic octopodes
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.22

2026-04-23T12:35:03Z

We asked Canada's premiers if they fly private. Here's what they said
by Sarah Berman and Sarah Petz
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/premiers-private-flights-commercial-9.7171284
especially note the answer about the one who's 6'7"
via rss
wantok
by wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wantok
in case you were wondering. also note: wantokism
via it came up
Waiting for them
by mrissa
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01069-8
you dream for it, and then it happens
via discord

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.21

2026-04-22T13:21:55Z

Nothing! Sorry, otherwise busy!

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.20

2026-04-21T11:55:57Z

What's The Longest Place Name In Continental Europe?
by the Tim Traveller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRao81znZYo
unsurprisingly, it gets mired in definitional issues
via rss
Nigh
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/nigh-2
mostly for the mouse-over text
via rss
Alberta government moving to adopt daylight time year-round
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/daylight-saving-time-clock-change-time-zone-alberta-9.7171054
so we're entering permanent hell. why am i not surprised?
via hearing about it via FB
Delete your accounts
by Jonathan Crowe
https://buttondown.com/jonathancrowe/archive/delete-your-accounts/
well said, sir!
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.19

2026-04-20T12:41:51Z

Threatening Music Notation
by Threatening Music Notation
https://bsky.app/profile/musicnotation.bsky.social
checking in again after some time. lots of funny stuff in here for folks who know staff notation
via FB

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.18

2026-04-19T12:45:25Z

Tiktokification shall set us free
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/17/for-youze/#forever
particularly feeling
the platforms are deliberately disconnecting you from your friends by minimizing the fraction of your feed that is given over to posts from people you follow, and replacing those friends with a succession of ever-more fungible posters: trolls, creators, and chatbots
i try to avoid this sort of thing as much as possible
via rss
Is Angine de Poitrine “weird music?” Let’s ask the “weird music” guy...
by Anthony Garone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RQZwFEhWmw
i mean, they're only playing 24 EDO....
via rss
Kim Lane Scheppele on Hungary
by Kim Lane Scheppele talking with Paul Krugman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbkvU896G4A
a lot more context on what happened in Hungary
via rss
Roxanne but its just Rocks
by ruskajoa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjSV-lnqvg
it's funny because it's true
via discord
Sarniezz
by Angine de Poitrine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBYpuI7og8w
demonstrating, among other things, that they are outstanding in their field
via youtube recommends

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.17

2026-04-18T12:38:41Z

Spaceballs: The New One
by Mel Brooks et presumably al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efpL1E_fI3E
in case you're wondering about title and release date, here you go
via discord
Happy Tax Day, New York. We're taxing the rich.
by Zohran Mamdani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKZnVB4F9k
an excellent end-run around "but what if they just move?"
via youtube recommends
U of A hits sour note with decision to remove venerable pipe organ from Convocation Hall
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/university-of-alberta-casavant-organ-9.7167358
increased accessibility = good. getting rid of the pipe organ = bad. and, contrary to the article, the organ is on the east wall of the balcony
via rss
Something Awaits For Me in the Divine for Resisting
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXO5axomU7Q
i grok the fullness
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.16

2026-04-17T12:29:00Z

Capitalism is an ideology of force
by Kim Siever
https://albertaworker.ca/politics/capitalism-is-an-ideology-of-force/
entirely fair point
via rss
Discipline
by King Crimson, covered acoustically by Make Weird Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QeKlJ1-8Y
impressive!
via rss
Boots on the Ground
by Massive Attack and Tom Waits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57FrioeuE
a combination i hadn't realized i needed, on a topic of some import
via FB
Reclaiming the Banjo's Hidden Black History
by Hannah Mayree et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVv4CBuJZc
on the one hand, didn't everyone know that the banjo has African origins? (no, not everyone did.) on the third hand, lots of good stuff here
via FB
Raag Malashree
by George Howlett
https://ragajunglism.org/ragas/malashree/
i mean, three swaras really feels like it's stretching things
via musing about ragas in Kalyan raganga which omit Pa

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.15

2026-04-16T13:23:01Z

Linear Chinese
by Accented Cinema sharing someone else's stuff
https://bsky.app/profile/accentedcinema.bsky.social/post/3mji6ymjyrc2o
now i want a translation!
via discord
Fold Catastrophes
by Peter Watts
https://tachyonpublications.com/product/fold-catastrophes/
in case you need some excellent Canadian SFF
via Cory Doctorow
In Lonely Lands
by Victoria Goddard
https://www.victoriagoddard.ca/products/in-lonely-lands
in case you need some excellent Canadian SFF
via discord
Make It Myself
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3233/
i'm pretty sure i know people in this situation
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.14

2026-04-15T12:57:01Z

Trump administration reverses ban on flying Pride flag at Stonewall monument
by the Associated Press
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/stonewall-flag-pride-federal-flagpole-9.7162074
oh look, they can be forced to do the right thing. more of this, please?
via rss
In praise of (some) compartmentalization
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/14/compartments/#flow
the description of passive/zombie flow is relevant and worth watching for
via rss
some LotR/P&P crossover memery
by someone's sister in law
https://www.tumblr.com/tanaudel/813913142963863552?source=share
some fun stuff here
via discord

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What I saw on the web on 2026.4.13

2026-04-14T12:20:59Z

All elementary functions from a single binary operator
by Andrzej Odrzywolek
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.21852
i don't think this would be of any particular use to what i'm doing, but nontheless cool!
via discord

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