reblogarythm | Entries tagged with philosophy

True Facts: Beetles That Took Things Too Far
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spuO7OpS6zw
those beatles are wacky!
via rss
‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
by Jacinda Ardern speaking to Katharine Viner
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/31/jacinda-ardern-kind-leadership-public-rage-life-trump-america
i mean, empathy is the foundation of real strength, isn't it?
via discord
Soul
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/soul-8
i'm a monist. there might be subtypes of things, but there's one type of things: things
via rss
this is rocket
by nostalgia-eh52
https://nostalgia-eh52.tumblr.com/post/784997921793966080
do you agree with this decision?
via wil

click all squares containing...
by Bruce Sterling
https://brucesterling.tumblr.com/post/658520774448234496
indeed, which squares can we click?
via wil
Banana production in Iceland
by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_production_in_Iceland
because why not?
via Ada_Palmer
Jason Kenney’s pride now leading cause of death in Alberta
by the Beaverton
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/12/jason-kenneys-pride-now-leading-cause-of-death-in-alberta/
because why not?
via IPEDmonton

People are bad at defining things
by DRMacIver
https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2021-07-02-09:29.html
indeed, nonmathematical definitions are often horrible. Mathematical definitions, OTOH, are often inscrutable to non-mathematicians
via rss
a collection of underrated tweets, part 3
by the internet
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/655616410767310848/a-collection-of-underrated-tweets-part-3
some genuinely funny stuff here
via rss
A Blade In Our Bed, a Knife in the Night.
by Peter Watts
https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=9974
a rather weird crime
via rss
Live music is BACK, and holy @*#$ people are pumped
by Adam Neely and Sungazer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBrjFD3nHbA
live music is at least back in some places
via rss
Interstate Anarchy and Aliens
by David Stark
http://zarkonnen.com/interstate_anarchy_and_aliens/
an SF take on colonialism
via rss
Five Books Influential On How I Think About Global Poverty
by Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/five-books-influential-on-how-i-think
I've so far only read one of these
via rss
The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants (#520)
by Tim Ferriss interviewing Michael Pollan
https://tim.blog/2021/06/30/michael-pollan-this-is-your-mind-on-plants-transcript/
a long discussion based on Pollan's latest book (which I may need to read?) — I found the background on his Harper's piece from the '90s fascinating, as I remember reading it back in the day
via ran prieur

arugula
by Andrea Castillo
https://seasonal.substack.com/p/arugula
huh, apparently it's another brassica!
via retweet from ada palmer
Family Values: or, Lipsticking the Pig.
by Peter Watts
https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=9967
really, this is just a slight variation on I'm more important than everyone else
via rss
Talking to "Other"
by Tom Murphy
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2021/06/talking-to-other/
agreed
via rss
What are the 10 most harmful jobs?
by Robert Wiblin
https://80000hours.org/2015/08/what-are-the-10-most-harmful-jobs/#top
fortunately I'm not on the list!
via thing of things
Babylon Makes The Rules
by Steel Pulse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmMEhvTHyAM
I'd forgotten just how good this song is
via atypically fortuitous youtube recommendation
Babaylon Makes The Rules/Devil's Disciples [12' Version]
by Steel Pulse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi4W1-QHqm8
same track as the previous, but with version!
via more atypically fortuitous youtube recommendations
The Revival of Stoicism
by Shayla Love
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgxvmw/the-revival-of-stoicism
not yet finished reading, but a good treatment of both the positives and the negatives of the modern appreciation for the philosophy of the Stoa
via ada palmer's twitter
This meme roasts men who refuse to go to therapy
by Stacey Ritzen
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/men-will-meme-therapy/
and apparently someone will reblog a listicle insteaf of going to therapy?
via previous link

Cloud photography
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2021/05/25/cloud-photography/
some nifty abstract pix of the sky
via rss
Cello guitar demo
by 伊藤ハルトシ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRsVTx90uPs
looks awkward, sounds nice
via reddit
4 or 5 String: Discussion with George Martin
by George Martin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSj0SHc0lgA
a better way to build a 5-string double bass
via previous dude's channel's recommends
Good news for nihilists? Life is meaningless after all, say philosophers
by Tom Howell
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/good-news-for-nihilists-life-is-meaningless-after-all-say-philosophers-1.6036427
nothing really matters, anyone can see
via rss
Tolkien’s Modern Reading
by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond
https://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/tolkiens-modern-reading/
Hammond & Scull review Ordway's new book on Tolkien
via rss
The Cities Trailblazing Transit Service into the Wilderness
by Gregory Scruggs
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/transit-to-trails-seattle-trailhead-direct/
what a good idea!
via rss
Why Castaways is a Masterpiece in Songwriting
by Adam Neely with Martina DaSilva and Rotem Sivan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVAGjfFmFkw
sounds like the Backyardigans was serious about representing a variety of musical styles. Neat!
via rss
Parliament of Dreams Patreon Commentary by JMS
by J.Michael Straczynski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rM3cVKxaqI
apparently JMS is doing a bunch of commentaries on b5 episodes!
via reddit
LEGO announces biggest set ever, a world map with 11,695 pieces
by David Pescovitz
https://boingboing.net/2021/05/25/lego-announces-biggest-set-ever-a-world-map-with-11695-pieces.html
I'm pretty sure it's more than $24.99. Looks fun, though
via rss
How Libs Can Stop Owning Themselves Online
by Dan Pfeiffer
https://messagebox.substack.com/p/how-libs-can-stop-owning-themselves
more generally, spend your attention carefully, and in places where it's warrented
via FB
In Lieu of Fun, Episode 424: Ada Palmer Talks Vikings
by the in Lieu of Fun gang, with Ada Palmer the Great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX3kqceZZJ4
haven't actually listened yet, but will soon!
via her twitter
Koroglu
by Talip Özkan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c29Yjp1c4cM
some great music
via memory

The Swish Machine: 70 Step Basketball Trickshot (Rube Goldberg Machine)
by Creezy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-P4qLLUyk
dude has a large yard, and impressive skills
via email
Robert Anton Wilson explains Quantum Physics
by Robert Anton Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1fqp7ir70
quantum physics is simple. Reality is weird.
via wil
Map of quotation marks in European languages
by Jakub Marian
https://jakubmarian.com/map-of-quotation-marks-in-european-languages/
always fascinating to see how these differences congeal
via boing
Rare and exclusive, behind the scenes look at 'The Empire Strikes Back' l GMA Digital
by the people who made the movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3auti8_WiYo
some fun moments in here
via boing
Opinion | Keeping the curtains drawn on secretive factory farm industry
by Linda McQuaig
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/12/16/keeping-the-curtains-drawn-on-secretive-factory-farm-industry.html
another case of self-regulation working about as well as you'd expect self-regulation to work
via rss
compasses
by allison parrish
http://sync.abue.io/issues/190705ap_sync2_27_compasses.pdf
a fun poetic form
via boing
Not being bored
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2020/12/17/not-being-bored/
some musings on the evloutionary/metabolic reasons behind boredom
via rss
What is a "Maker"?
by Adam Savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUsBoLT1Yv8
personally, my maker-y-ness tends to be non-physical
via boing
Pandemic Prep: In the Middle, Near the Beginning of the End
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1679648.html
we're not out of this yet, folks
via rss
world heritage post
by tumblr
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/637789474773975040/worldheritagepostorginization
I think this ends up being something like 20 memes mashed together?
via rss
The government isn't providing any relief to citizens suffering during the pandemic, but thankfully the private sector has stood up and provided for us.
by tumblr
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/image/637794433587396608
this is why guillotines might happen
via rss
Nervous about this thread, but let's do it
by Hank Green
https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/1338693778756968449?lang=en
a reasoned discussion about vaccine risk
via FB
Guardians of the Galaxy is really the Avengers playing a table top roleplaying game
by buleandorange and friends
https://thethirstn0el.tumblr.com/post/172084267058/sperari-foundloveinbudapest-obsessiforge
this makes so much sense
via FB

Earnestness
by Paul Graham
http://www.paulgraham.com/earnest.html
not as blinkered by his economic circles as some of his stuff
via rss
Thoughts on designing games
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2020/12/13/thoughts-on-designing-games/
among other things, why RPG design is easier than board game design, and the origins of the word "Walgraf"
via rss
Restraining capital
by Stumbling and Mumbling
https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2020/12/restraining-capital.html
Friedman apparently had a context in mind which has been stripped away in the last few decades. How to get the leverage to reassert it?
via rss
Toyah & Roberts Sunday Lunch - Anarchy in the UK
by Santa Robert & Toyah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEiNW4HmFPE
I never realized until now that I needed to see Robert Fripp playing Sex Pistols while dressed as Santa Claus
via sort-of boing
How Did Madagascar Become the World’s Biggest Producer of Vanilla?
by Dan Nosowitz
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/madagascar-vanilla
it's after all not from that part of the world
via boing
Alex French Guy Cooking and 4-minute eggs benedict
by Gareth Branwyn reblogging Alex French Guy Cooking
https://boingboing.net/2020/12/13/alex-french-guy-cooking-and-4-minute-eggs-benedict.html
that's a quick eggs benny!
via rss
Raag Yaman | Dhrupad & Rudra Veena duet
by Dhani Gundecha & Madhuvanti Murali Mohan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z07JAKU_YAM
a rare voice-veena jugalbandi
via FB

Spare some pity for right-wing premiers in the time of COVID
by Rick Salutin
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/12/10/spare-some-pity-for-right-wing-premiers-in-the-time-of-covid.html
so hard for them to stick to their ideology when it's killing people
via rss
Not Amazon
by Ali Haberstroh
https://www.not-amazon.ca/
some canadian online retailers who aren't amazon
via cbc
The Geminid meteor shower could be the best in years. Here's when and how to catch it
by Nicole Mortillaro
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/geminids-2020-1.5834093
hopefully there's a clear night on the 13th!
via rss
Blaze of Glory: A Useful RPG House Rule
by Ozymandias
https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/blaze-of-glory-a-useful-rpg-house-rule/
nice house rule. Must remember
via rss
Survey Chicken
by a literal banana
https://carcinisation.com/2020/12/11/survey-chicken/
suggesting that there are severe epistemological quandries at the roots of the use of surveys
via rss
No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships.
by Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/11/30/male-bonding-covid/
indeed, if one's entire social life revolved around sports, the pandemic would make things difficult
via boing
Sorry, Premier Kenney: Criticism of your COVID-19 response isn’t Alberta-bashing
by Gary Mason
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-sorry-mr-kenney-criticism-of-your-covid-19-response-isnt-alberta/
reblogged partly for the phrase "big-boy pants", which Jason might want to find soon?
via reddit
Bloom County - Creator Spotlight interview with Berkeley Breathed
by Scott Dunbier interviewing Berkeley Breathed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZX4N_F4Vd0
talking about one of the great comics
via reddit

Amazing Grace Variations
by Siyoh Tomiyama, performed by the PLU Guitar Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZMxdljvmc4
and there it is
via rss
The Radical Idea Of Making Sure Everybody Has Enough Money To Live On
by Laura Paddison
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/universal-basic-income-money-to-live-o_n_5fad6e41c5b6cae94043d194
still seems like a good idea, as long as it doesn't lead to housing cost inflation
via ran prieur
Replacing the words "the economy" with "rich people's yacht money"
by Lillie Franks, Writer of Wrongs
https://twitter.com/onyxaminedlife/status/1334578466851852290
it's a fair cop
via FB
Why People Bully & A Better Way
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/why-people-bully-a-better-way/
a perfectly plausible explanation for why it starts, a it-might-work suggestion for how to stop it
via rss
raga Adbhut Kalyan
by ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieaNxQnea34
having put up a performance of his (second?) cousin singing this a week and a half ago, this provides a (second?) perspective
via googlery
about Dihydrogen Monoxide
by nopalzapoteco and others
https://youngalientype.tumblr.com/post/171056116801/why-would-anyone-want-to-consume-it
nice chem demo
via wil
Toddler Laughs While Dad Uses him as Weight to Workout at Home - 1146775
by RM Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10TimYaefTw
how long will this method continue to work?
via boing

All the Birds of the Forest, They Bitterly Weep
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1675639.html
in the pandemic, we're losing our third spaces
via rss
With Tanden Choice, Democrats Stick it to Sanders Voters
by Matt Taibbi
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/with-tanden-choice-democrats-stick
with friends like these, Bernie, …
via rss
'Is anybody in there?' Life on the inside as a locked-in patient
by Josh Wilbur
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/nov/26/life-on-the-inside-as-a-locked-in-patient-jake-haendel-leukoencephalopathy
a rather harrowing tale
via boing
Undergraduate Math Student Pushes Frontier of Graph Theory
by Celeste Noche
https://www.quantamagazine.org/mit-undergraduate-math-student-pushes-frontier-of-graph-theory-20201130/
a nice new result in Ramsey theory
via reddit
"Insurance Fraud": My go-to beginner hook for a sandbox of scumbaggery.
by /u/AllUrMemes
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/k42k6w/insurance_fraud_my_goto_beginner_hook_for_a/
a nice=sneaky way to get a new party into a D&D game
via reddit
First Time Seeing Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
by Quinn's Ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9w-ynaVtHA
a fresh perspective!
via rss
London Calling
by Joe Strummer and the Pogues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL9hDmoxkiA
seems like a natural fit, really
via boing
A two-year-old's solution to the trolley problem
by E.J. Masicampo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_RZJUAQY4
it's a fair solution!
via boing

How to Think for Yourself
by Paul Graham
http://www.paulgraham.com/think.html
needs an "epistemic status" label
via rss
The BASS suit
by Dan Hartman
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PnDMmysrKx0/U9wTYAydvvI/AAAAAAAAMEk/8dRoiibq9w8/s1600/DAN.jpg
what happened in the '70s should stay in the '70s
via reddit
Hurri-Mitanni (Güzel Haber)
by Gökalp Gönen
https://vimeo.com/478866741
nifty video of people dancing in Istanbul
via boing
Sessions with Stan
by Aron Fromm, animating Stan Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScnnorHEuw
language warning on this one. Fun, tho
via boing
David Lynch to Write/Direct New Netflix Original Series
by Kasey Moore
https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/david-lynch-to-write-direct-new-netflix-original-series/
it is happening again?
via reddit
a term, sadly, for our times
by /u/GrabbinPills
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadaPolitics/comments/k1c9js/secret_recordings_reveal_political_directives/gdo1gv7/
unfortunately, a useful term in The Current Situation™
via reddit

Have you tried just being good at it?
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/have-you-tried-just-being-good-at
in which the Litany of Gendlin is deployed
via rss
Alberta reveals its COVID-19 app has been used to trace only 20 cases over 6 months
by Robson Fletcher
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-app-abtracetogether-apple-ios-functionality-issues-1.5799537
but at least it doesn't have Trudeau-cooties?
via rss
The Moseño of Bolivia
by Ashley Jarmack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYOQcEAjjL0
that's a nice-sounding flute!
via reddit
5 Musicians, 1 Scale - LOCRIAN (ft. Paul Davids, Ben Levin, Nahre Sol and Samurai Guitarist)
by Adam Neely and those other folks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el1ZhkN85Mc
sounds similar to raga lalit to me, cuzza the two madhyams
via rss
True Facts: Killer Tongues
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjuVq9BRNAI
all the wacky things lizards can do with their tongues
via rss
Gonna Lockdown 2 Electric Avenue
by /u/neoengel
https://www.reddit.com/r/kitchener/comments/jtl7r5/gonna_lockdown_2_electric_avenue_infection_rates/
now it's playing in my head
via FB
Our Society Is Built On Lying And Breaking Faith
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/our-society-is-built-on-lying-and-breaking-faith/
I try to avoid this society. It ain't always possible.
via rss

Bananarammstein
by DJ Schmolli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52cMq2PQCiM
this is silly and fun
via ironymaiden
I Almost Learned To Fly A Jetpack
by Tom Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsWJKyR664s
looks fun, but I don't think it's something for me
via rss
GitHub reinstates youtube-dl library after EFF intervention
by Catalin Cimpanu
https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-reinstates-youtube-dl-library-after-eff-intervention/
I especially like the bit where someone attached youtube-dl to the DMCA complaint itself
via slashdot
I Suffered, Therefore So Must Others
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/i-suffered-therefore-so-must-others/
why is it that some people can't recognize others' suffering as bad unless they've experienced it themselves?
via rss
Hermeneutical Injustice, Not Gaslighting
by Ozymandias
https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/hermeneutical-injustice-not-gaslighting/
a teasing apart of the polysemy in current usage of the term "gaslighting", with suggestions
via rss
A short banjo improvisation.
by Paul Metzger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCu882dXXmc
a 21-string banjo, that is. Cuz sympathetics
via reddit

Bear cub attempts to enter the U.S. without proper documentation
by Kevin Reome
https://boingboing.net/2020/11/10/bear-cub-attempts-to-enter-the-u-s-without-proper-documentation.html
always have proper documents on hand when you get to the border!
via rss
What Do You Eat in Antarctica? | Antarctic Extremes
by PBS Terra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzlA9HDNwBs
how do you cook when your provisions have to last for a year?
via boing
The Good Scenario For America’s Future
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-good-scenario-for-americas-future/
this would indeed be a good scenario.
via rss
OPINION | On COVID-19, Jason Kenney refuses to take responsibility
by Andrew Leach
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/road-ahead-alberta-covid-19-jason-kenney-responsibility-1.5795852
it's not funny, because it's true
via rss
Here's What You Should do if You're Taking a Bath and Suddenly You Wonder, "Am I Soup?"
by some memecreator on teh intarwebs
https://i.redd.it/mru95s1ooay51.jpg
mmm… soup…
via FB
A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming
by Matthew J. Finch, rehosted by Lilith Press
http://www.lilithpress.ca/Entertainment-Quick-Primer-for-Old-School-Gaming.html
aspects of this very much fit with my personal preferences in TTRPGs
via googlery after boing
Raag Noor Sarang
by ustaad Mohi Bahauddin Dagar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-qQy6T-nFY
an afternoon raga for your listening, enjoyment, and edification
via FB
Softbody Tetris V24 (with some little Hair mistakes)
by C4D4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA7C7dFsKp8
strangely soothing?
via boing
Peter Jurasik remembers Andreas Katsulas-Philadelphia Wizard World 2011
by Peter Jurasik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDxkkc99wog
a great memorial about a great actor
via googlery from somewhere
… looking back a bit …
by Abe Janzen
https://somemessynotes.wordpress.com/2020/11/11/looking-back-a-bit/
growing up Old Colony in Saskatchewan in the '50s and '60s
via rss
The Immortal Barbarian
by /u/Edymnion
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_RPG/comments/jr3kf4/the_immortal_barbarian/
a cute build
via reddit

Why don’t we have more co-op housing?
by Ximena González
https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-housing-cooperatives-affordable
When I’m talking to my neighbour, I’m talking to my tenant. When I’m talking to my neighbour, I’m talking to my landlord
via FB
OPINION | Kenney still hoping Albertans will take 'personal responsibility' as COVID case count soars
by Graham Thomson
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/opinion-kenney-still-hoping-albertans-will-take-personal-responsibility-as-covid-case-count-soars-1.5793807
at what point does optimism just become foolish?
via rss
Pippin the Jindo Hobbit
by /u/Helena_v
https://i.redd.it/5v836ldwsjx51.jpg
fool of a took!
via reddit
How to Be at Home
by Tanya Davis, animated by Andrea Dorfman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT40Rmjwd-Q
some good reminders in here
via boing
July 4, 2030: Opening of the Trump Presidential Library
by Peter Sheridan
https://boingboing.net/2020/11/07/july-4-2030-opening-of-the-trump-presidential-library.html
in case you're wondering what it's going to be like
via rss

After nearly a year, Greta Thunberg finally gets Trump back for mocking her on Twitter
by Thom Dunn
https://boingboing.net/2020/11/06/after-nearly-a-year-greta-thunberg-finally-gets-trump-back-for-mocking-her-on-twitter.html
sick burn, Greta.
via rss
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - IUT
by Zach Wienersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/iut
the shirt is funny
via rss
The Deep Green and the Shore
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-deep-green-and-the-shore/
some reflections on nature
via rss
Zappa - Official Trailer
by Alex Winter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4F0rT0F6OQ
I keep on meaning to get into Zappa, and keep on not getting around to it this might help?
via boing
Interview with Daniel Stride
by Reading Tolkien podcast
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/readingtolkienpods-podcast/e/79138490
only partway through listening to this so far, shall get to the rest soon!
via interviewed dude's blog

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Slug
by Zach Wienersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/slug
I'm really not sure how I feel about this
via rss
Yamaha Live Custom Drum - Alfredo Golino ft. Pino Palladino [4K]
by Alfredo Golino and Pino Palladino
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Y1_d87gRM
came here for Pino's bass line. Was not disappointed.
via reddit
Disorder Persists in Larger Graphs, New Math Proof Finds
by Dave Whyte describing the work of David Conlon and Asaf Ferber
https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-math-proof-raises-lower-bounds-of-graph-randomness-20201104/
some good new results in Ramsey theory
via reddit
Drugs win big in Tuesday's election
by Colby Cosh
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/colby-cosh-drugs-win-big-in-tuesdays-election
it'll be curious to see the consequences especially of the oregonian referenda
via rss
Appetite for local garlic growing in Alberta
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/appetite-for-local-garlic-growing-in-alberta-1.5788145
now I'm wondering what my annual garlic consumption is
via rss
You can now legally compost dead bodies in Washington state
by Thom Dunn
https://boingboing.net/2020/11/05/you-can-now-legally-compost-dead-bodies-in-washington-state.html
about freaking time!
via rss
Recompose: The process
by Recompose
https://recompose.life/our-model/#the-process
some details on how the composting process works
via previous link
… a little extravagance …
by Abe Janzen
https://somemessynotes.wordpress.com/2020/11/05/a-little-extravagance/
a bit of an alternate perspective, a tonic for our times
via rss
Is Jason Kenney playing politics with science?
by Graham Thomson
https://ipolitics.ca/2020/11/04/is-jason-kenney-playing-politics-with-science/
I don't think that's a question
via rss
Why a narrow Biden victory would be the best result
by Rick Salutin
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/11/05/why-a-narrow-biden-victory-would-be-the-best-result.html
I don't think "best result" has been in play for a while now
via rss
Opinion: In decline, adrift, America struggles to revive itself
by Andrew Coyne
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-decline-adrift-america-struggles-to-revive-itself/?cmpid=rss
also not a terribly optimistic take
via rss

You Cannot Use Force to Change Minds
by Christine McLaren interviewing Nice Nailentei Leng'ete
https://wearenotdivided.reasonstobecheerful.world/nice-lengete-anti-fgm-women-human-rights/
it is possible to change people's minds. It's not possible to do it quickly.
via rss
Make It Rain (Tom Waits Cover)
by Spinifex Gum and Emma Donovan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2AgBRBNTbA
a powerful recontextualization
via boing
Don't just try harder
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/dont-just-try-harder
some useful thoughts on how to try smarter, rather than harder
via rss
Binging with Babish: Brie & Butter Baguettes from Twin Peaks
by Babish Culinary Universe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWdjqdmFHxw
this is incredible, Jer!
via reddit
Hexagons are the Bestagons
by CGP Grey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs6eY
subtle vonnegut reference FTW
via rss
Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Monologue - SNL
by Dave Chappelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--IS0XiNdpk
Chappelle opened SNL the weekend after trump was elected the first time. Apparently he'll be hosting again this Saturday
via googlery after boing
Hexagons are the Bestagons t-shirt
by CGP Grey
https://store.dftba.com/collections/all/products/hexagons-t-shirt
might have to get one of these
via previous-previous link
Official 2020 Election Night Drinking Game Rules
by Matt Taibbi
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/official-2020-election-night-drinking
he's been doing this for some years now. This set seems solid enough
via rss
Past Performance is Not Indicative of Future Results
by Cory Doctorow
https://locusmag.com/2020/11/cory-doctorow-past-performance-is-not-indicative-of-future-results/
machine learning is useful, but not omniscient
via Cory's blog
Why Are Eyes Open in Zazen?
by Brad Warner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k7QoU16M-M
in case you've wondered about this difference from other meditation techniques
via rss
Symbolab
by I'm not sure whom
https://www.symbolab.com/
shall have to look more at this
via someone pointed me at it

Shaking Hands with Death
by Terry Pratchett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90b1MBwnEHM
GNU Terry Pratchett
via googlery, starting in tvtropes?!?
Is Dune 2021 Going to Fail? Screen Test Results In!
by Quinn's Ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3B-os65Gg
still hoping that this works
via rss
Hearts Starve as Well as Bodies (Other Losses, 1)
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1671556.html
a reflection on what we've lost in the last several months. Part 1
via rss
Should the Month of April Vanish (Other Losses, 2)
by siderea
https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1672147.html
a reflection on what we've lost in the last several months. Part 2
via rss
Why Do We Keep Setting Our Clocks Back an Hour?
by EditorDavid, rufey, thegreatbob, and Anonymouse Cowtard
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/20/10/31/055204/why-do-we-keep-setting-our-clocks-back-an-hour
I'm more bothered by the setting them forward
via rss

Lego Pizza Factory
by The Brick Wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdfW6YtgEA0&feature=emb_title
sadly, no Lego oven
via boing
Ajaeng Sanjo
by Museu de la Música de Barcelona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA_NbtWKvk
it's the "bowed with a stick" part that really caught my interest
via reddit
Should we be able to choose our own death?
by Nigel Warburton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXSoqWoOks
and what do you think?
via boing
HOW ARE WE FREE? A Meditation on a Zen Koan
by James Ford
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2020/10/how-are-we-free-a-meditation-on-a-zen-koan.html
a fair question, an uncomfortable answer
via rss
Extraordinary Version
by Errol Thompson/Clive Chin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy-Z3YpW_gk
an early example of dub taking you to the freaky place
via memory

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