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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

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

Squirrel Buster® Plus
by Brome
https://store.bromebirdcare.com/products/squirrel-buster-plus
in case you need a bird feeder which the squirrels won't empty out
via discord
How far will YOU go to save your language?
by Rhapsody in Lingo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bqM2bIhnw0
what i think is a fairly even-handed discussion of Québec language policy?
via discord
Timeline of Canadian Political Parties
by Matt Baker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PK3dnGheWA
hopefully he'll wait a few more days before finalizing this one?
via rss
How We Form Opinions
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciJe3oFb134
epistemic humility be tough
via rss
Cardinals Likely to Become Pope
by Turing-Complete Onion
https://bsky.app/profile/cstheoryonion.bsky.social/post/3lnn6sy44yc2s
a solid analysis, possible incomprehensible to those without set theory
via discord

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

Well you gotta
by DRMacIver
https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2025-03-29-10:40.html
this is the part of stoicism on board with which i'm very much
via rss
This is the context for the pitch
by Jonathan Crowe
https://buttondown.com/jonathancrowe/archive/this-is-the-context-for-the-pitch/
in case you wondered whatever happened to the blogosphere
via rss
Haq Ali Ali
by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhGnR5C-N4
likely my faourite of NFAK's qawwals, although he doesn't blow the roof of as much as sometimes on this performance
via tracking down a recording
gluten-free chocolate financiers
by smitten kitchen
https://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/gluten-free-chocolate-financiers/
looks tasty!
via discord
Fire the unelected social media dictators: Cory Doctorow on tech and US politics | UpFront
by Cory Docotrow speaking with Redi Tlhabi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXa4DzhkUZ8
Doctor O delivering the good bits about several current topics
via Cory's blog

No. 5790: Γαρφιελδ Ιν Φαυξ Γρεεσε
by Reisen U. Inaba
https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5790
yup, it checks out, up to and including that's not greek
via rss
Sharks... even more amazing than you realised
by Rochelle Constantine
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/03/11/sharks-.html
the sharktopus content that you've been waiting for
via cbc
列子御風
by 吳文光
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSeeoPSugAA
in case you need some guqin to listen to (and who doesn't?)
via going looking
Stop using anti-extinct creature language
by [citation needed]
https://64.media.tumblr.com/c4af99b88007145aeddc45a8f455b29f/1c6813632e64abc2-de/s1280x1920/cf64db83ffea6129fb3f0ffa43c0c8578be2f10a.jpg
remember Peter Watts:
The game is never over; there's no finish line this side of heat death. And so, neither can there be any winners. There are only those who haven't yet lost.

via wil
Blindsight: Notes and References Longwinded Version
by Peter Watts
https://rifters.com/real/shorts/PeterWatts_Blindsight_Endnotes.pdf
[source for comment on previous link. probably of more interest to those who've already read Blindsight.]
via going looking for the precise text
Incompetent or Evil: A False Dichotomy
by Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/incompetent-or-evil-a-false-dichotomy
grabbing Hanlon's Razor with both hands
via rss
Let's talk about the next US-Canadian friction point....
by Belle of the Ranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqwjAGFOP18
oh boy, another friction point.
via rss
recreating a famous movie poster
by Carrie, Harrison, and Mark
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/779105851643428864
an excellent use of pastries
via rss
give
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/give
this is not the first discussion i've seen today of hydropower. it is the funniest, however
via rss
Veritas
by Cheapass Games
https://www.greaterthangames.com/products/veritas
could be fun?
via discord

Ada Palmer - "Inventing the Renaissance" - Gary K. Wolfe
by Ada Palmer interlocuted by Gary K. Wolfe
https://www.semcoop.com/event/ada-palmer-inventing-renaissance-gary-k-wolfe
were i in chicago this coming saturday, this is where i'd be
via discussion on discord, then going looking
B.C.-Washington border communities rally for peace amid rising political tensions
by Shaurya Kshatri
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/peace-love-and-a-handshake-rally-peace-arch-1.7490981
wishing that this would actually lead to change
via rss
How I clean my kitchen at the end of the day
by DRMacIver
https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2025-03-23-21:48.html
my process isn't quite this structured, but i have a process
via rss

Take a look inside this giant satellite dish
by Giacomo Panico
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6666871
i'd always wondered what was inside those big golf balls on top of buildings
via rss
It's Pancake Day! Time to EAT PANCAKES in HONOR OF MACHIAVELLI!
by Ada Palmer
https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/114105764293469686
yay pancake nerds!
via rss
Covert Resistance Giraffe!
by Ada Palmer
https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/114105215636854158
also includes: what happens when a King and a Pope get an elephant and a rhino to fight?
via rss
How rebellion against moralizing has become a surprising rallying point for the political right
by Alexis Shotwell and Killian Jörg
https://theconversation.com/how-rebellion-against-moralizing-has-become-a-surprising-rallying-point-for-the-political-right-250549
saving the tab, haven't read yet
via discord
How far I’ll go to make an RSS feed of your website
by Chris Hardie
https://tech.chrishardie.com/2025/rss-feed-of-your-website/
saving the tab, only skimmed so far
via Cory Doctorow

Is the Renaissance a Myth?
by Ada Palmer speaking with Eleanor Janega
https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/is-the-renaissance-a-myth
as always a delightful discussion of history
via hearing it
So, Discord has added a feature that lets other people "enhance" or "edit" your images with different AI apps.
by leidensygdom
https://www.tumblr.com/leidensygdom/776487225290555392/for-servers-you-are-an-admin-in
signal boost
via discord
Have You Heard the Incredible Sound of a Fretless Guitar?
by Brandon Acker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92TxCGBNEVg
a lovely demonstration of the strengths and weaknesses of the instrument
via youtube recommends

12 Balls 24 Catches
by Tom Whitfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGaMUeAfRJI
this is impressive
via discord
How Edmonton's winter temperature swings compare to chinooks
by Travis McEwan speaking with some folks who know some things
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6656775
also gets into the whole weather-change-causes-migraine question
via rss
The Shape of a Mars Mission
by Idle Words
https://idlewords.com/2025/02/the_shape_of_a_mars_mission.htm
in case you thought going to mars could be simple
via rss
How to Make a Schadenfreude Pie
by John Scalzi
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2006/09/26/how-to-make-a-schadenfreude-pie/
looks tasty! tasty tasty schadenfreude!
via discord
No Video Today!!
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2CYihu6bjM
cuz it's not a video!
via rss
Dr Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs
by Palaeo Games
https://palaeogames.com/shop/p/dr-dhrolins-dictionary-of-dinosaurs
if you want to include science-accurate (as far as we know) dinosaurs in your d&d game, this is the supplement for you!
via somewhere on the web?
Scream Cipher
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3054/
fans of diäcritics will rejoice!
via rss
Inventing the Renaissance The Myth of a Golden Age
by Ada Palmer speaking to Jana Byars
https://newbooksnetwork.com/inventing-the-renaissance
a delightful discussion which among other things reveals which century was the worst
via AP's mastodon account

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

While talking with the Hobbits, Tom Bombadil puts on the One Ring. For a moment, all of the Nazgul burst into merry song. It is never discussed among them again.
by earendil-was-a-mariner and ttrtu
https://www.tumblr.com/ttrtru/174794150029/while-talking-with-the-hobbits-tom-bombadil-puts
preCISEly
via discord
axial
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/axial
i've read books arguing various parts of this, but sadly they weren't comic books
via rss

An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938.
by Global Museum
https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/113811899115481154
what a clever little device
via discord
Should Canada be part of the United States? Maybe that’s a good question to ask Canadians
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/01/should-canada-be-part-of-the-united-states-maybe-thats-a-good-question-to-ask-canadians/
several fun points in here. do y'all down there really want a 14th stripe?
via rss
Probable
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/probable
lots of people would benefit from that avocado
via rss
Danish India
by wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_India
huh, today i learned
via googlery after TYWKIWDBI

The Price of Eggs
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1861568.html
indeed, why vote for people who clearly aren't interested in your best interests? (i mean, as she says, there are very good reasons, but at the same time, is good point.)
via rss
You're Probably Wrong About Rainbows
by Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24GfgNtnjXc
including fun experiments with lasers, and an excellent quote from 3b1b
via youtube recommends. likely need to get an rss for his channel?
Polyphony (Russian Orthodox liturgy)
by wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony_(Russian_Orthodox_liturgy)
not the meaning of the word with which i was previously familiar. sounds utterly bonkers. i wonder if there's a recording of a reconstruction anywhere
via discord, i think?
The Strange Reason Nearly Every Film Ends by Saying It’s Fiction (You Guessed It: Rasputin!)
by Duncan Fyfe
https://slate.com/culture/2016/08/the-bizarre-true-story-behind-the-this-is-a-work-of-fiction-disclaimer.html
in case you were wondering
via discord

The older I get, the more I realize the Cold War never really ended, and that’s why I want to talk about Timothy McVeigh on this post.
by prismatic-bell replying to Cory Doctorow
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/768186532470439936
a perspective i'd not previously had on (what i think of as) recent history
via rss
Why is this a nice puzzle?
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/why-is-this-a-nice-puzzle/
this is a nice little snack
via rss
On Maths and AI
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/on-maths-and-ai/
yup. stated alternately: maths sans performance is not maths
via rss
Australian Central Western Standard Time – ACWST Time Zone (Standard Time)
by timeanddate
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/acwst
if you're looking for a time zone that's 45 minutes off, here you go!
via discord

Project 2015 under the New Management
by Charlie Stross and His Dread Majesty
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/11/project-2015-under-the-new-man.html
this sort of worldbuilding detail is candy for me. not discussing: how charlie's making living under the rule of Nyarlathotep sound attractive compared to some of the alternatives actually on offer these days
via rss
What’s the use of math history?
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/11/19/whats-the-use-of-math-history/
some excellent points here, and i may need to follow up some of the book's recommended as well
via rss
Girls Just Want To Have FUN! Cyndi Lauper finally gets vocally analyzed!
by Cyndi Lauper and the Charismatic Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0QqL2dV400
what a fun song! what a pleasant analysis. Ms.Lauper certainly has a bunch of fascinating vocal techniques!
via rss
Unparalleled Misalignments
by Ricki Heicklen
https://rickiheicklen.com/unparalleled-misalignments.html
many of these are hilarious
via discord
J.R.R. Tolkien reads The Song of Durin
by J.R.R.Tolkien and Gimli the dwarf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6UabeJ9ksM
what a great poem
via discussion in discord

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