reblogarythm: (friday)

  1. Psycho Killer
    by Talking heads featuring Saorise Ronan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ54eImz88w
    welp, i feel seen
    via FB

  2. Let bygones be bygones? Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties
    by Aaron Sousa
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fans-weigh-in-on-criticism-of-wayne-gretzky-over-donald-trump-ties-1.7554126
    personally still not a fan of wayne's MAGA heel turn
    via rss

  3. Where and how Tories and Liberals disagree on climate
    by Chris Ross
    https://www.readtheline.ca/p/chris-ross-where-and-how-tories-and
    polling results with curious suggestions about how different political parties may end up crafting their climate change positions. of course, all the policy positions are insufficient for dealing with what's actually going on.
    via rss

  4. Talking to Americans' amid 51st state rhetoric
    by Rick Mercer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAVf2QoaV9U
    there are worse people to ask about the mood of the country right now
    via youtube recommends

  5. Preserving Natural Quiet in an Ever-Louder World
    by Jennifer Cole
    https://reasonstobecheerful.world/preserving-natural-quiet-loud-world/
    anything to cut down on the noise is very welcome
    via rss

  6. The Oort Cloud
    by John Carlos Baez
    https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/the-oort-cloud/
    i'd not realized before that it's not spherical. cool!
    via rss

  7. Jules Saint-Michel, Luthier
    by Jules Saint-Michel, Luthier
    https://www.luthiersaintmichel.com/home
    i'm curious about their collection of old basses, which they describe as unique in Quebec.
    via word of mouth

  8. Double bass model Lamario 2001
    by Mario Lamarre
    https://lamario.ca/lamario2001-contrebasse.php?lang=en
    this thing is utterly weird. a five string, with a B extension, and a C extension on the D string?!? look at that pegbox. utterly bonkers.
    via apparently i'm looking up double bass luthiers in montréal now?
reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. Quebec's language watchdog will stay away from 'Go! Habs Go!' from now on, minister says
    by Matthew Lapierre
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/go-habs-go-quebec-1.7518712
    this is no surprise
    via discord

  2. The Greatest Hits
    by Simon & Glorfindel
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59HIXarYMA
    all of these are excellent. the last one is perfect
    via discord

  3. Hearing word that 338 is down in parts of the country
    by Philippe J. Fournier
    https://bsky.app/profile/338canada.bsky.social/post/3lnqlywehdk2e
    apparently the Quebec/French version works? ok, i can work with that. i can't imagine who would want to DDOS 338canada at this point in the campaign....
    via wondering what was up with 338canada.com

  4. Chai Tea: FIGHT ME ABOUT IT
    by Hank Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jawQ-HvJFhQ
    he's not without a point
    via youtube recommends

  5. The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan
    by Veritasium
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56PMJbCFXQ
    yikes! fortunately, this was fixed. but, yikes!
    via rss
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. raga Bhairav, composition in chautal
    by Remco Helbers and Nathanael van Zuilen
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiFJiqlr8k
    in case you need a little something to listen to in the morning
    via rss

  2. Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India
    by Geetanjali Krishna
    https://reasonstobecheerful.world/rural-india-community-libraries/
    i will never complain about people having greater access to books
    via rss

  3. Pope Francis, committed to service, humility and healing, dead at 88
    by Chris Iorfida, Jackie Ruryk and Megan Williams
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-francis-dead-1.7514706
    that is news. while of course not a perfect person, i'll not complain about the ways in which he moved his church
    via rss

  4. "For a devoted Jesus fan..."
    by Sridhar Ramesh
    https://bsky.app/profile/radishharmers.bsky.social/post/3lndatjqnhs2v
    it is said: "technically correct. the best kind of correct"
    via discord

  5. Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy
    by Ben Munster
    https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-francis-legacy-death-complex-italy-rome-health/
    from a couple of months ago, but seeing as someone edited this link out of the wikipedia article on the 2025 papal conclave, i'm putting it up here
    via the first version of the wikipedia page on the papal conclave

  6. It's time again for the Untied Way
    by Jon Carroll
    https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/carroll/article/it-s-time-again-for-the-untied-way-4094688.php
    some thoughts on charity. and no, that's not a tyope
    via discord

  7. Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter?
    by James Propp
    https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/is-1-prime-and-does-it-matter/
    eventually also getting around to the question of whether 2 is prime
    via rss

  8. it’s the most wonderful time of the year
    by wil wheaton
    https://wilwheaton.net/2025/04/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/
    in case you were wondering about wil's hockey predictions
    via rss

  9. The Amazing 4 Corners Project
    by Michael Borys
    https://boingboing.net/2016/03/29/the-amazing-4-corners-project.html
    what a fun idea!
    via elseDW
reblogarythm: (friday)

  1. Sask. snowbirds selling vacation home in Arizona, say they can no longer live in Trump's America
    by Colleen Silverthorn
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/snowbirds-list-vacation-home-in-arizona-1.7468998
    this is no surprise
    via rss

  2. No matter what the weather is, I wish for all of you blue skies and golden sunshine internally all along the way.
    by David Lynch
    https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/776702627026288640
    same, David, same
    via rss

  3. reporting this to the olympic interference hotline. she wont get away with this
    by a cat
    https://www.tumblr.com/cute-catts/758364410829062144
    that explains a lot
    via discord

  4. Tuxedo Cat vs. LEGO Tuxedo Cat
    by 2in1 Bricking
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAy9ZYWq8_o
    the uncanny valley, feline version
    via discord, right after previous link

  5. For the 1st time in Canada, surgeons put teeth in patients' eyes to restore sight
    by Sheena Goodyear
    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/tooth-in-eye-surgery-canada-1.7470626
    what a bizarre medical procedure. but hey, if it works, it works
    via rss

  6. Library’s resident musician wants to connect Edmonton’s music scene
    by Colin Gallant
    https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/02/28/librarys-resident-musician-wants-to-connect-edmontons-music-scene
    looks like a great program. hopefully they can keep it going
    via rss

  7. We Will Eradicate Measles
    by Hank Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvLbT1uXXg
    i hadn't known about the lack of an animal resevoir. that's good news! hopefully there's also the necessary political will?
    via rss
reblogarythm: (thursday)

  1. True Facts: How Camels Conquered the Desert
    by Ze Frank and some camels
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc0ZCqLUjSo
    in case you need to learn about camel poops
    via rss

  2. How Does A Homing Pigeon Know Where To Go?
    by Michelle Khare and Hank Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhkkiXArOn8
    i found the stuff about the coral even more interesting than the pigeons
    via youtube recommends

  3. How Curling Stones are Made?
    by How it's made
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUy9ake9q8w
    in case you were wondering
    via wondering and going looking
reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. As a nonsense phrase of shady provenance makes the rounds, Elsevier defends its use
    by Retraction Watch
    https://retractionwatch.com/2025/02/10/vegetative-electron-microscopy-fingerprint-paper-mill/
    for all you lovers of vegetative electron microscopy
    via discord

  2. New term: Agnorant
    by republicansaredomesticterrorists
    https://www.tumblr.com/republicansaredomesticterrorists/774971998352850944
    an alarmingly useful term
    via wil

  3. The Princess Bride: how does Thibault cancel out Capoferro?
    by Guy Windsor
    https://guywindsor.net/2014/06/the-princess-bride-how-does-thibault-cancel-out-capoferro/
    in case you were wondering about Bonetti's defence
    via honestly i don't recall exactly - discord and then some rabbitholing

  4. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson in studio q
    by Bruce Dickinson talking to Shad
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWXYEjTkmPk
    several points of interest in here
    via looking for an interview with Steve Harris, but lots more interviews with Bruce turned up
reblogarythm: (friday)

  1. 12 Balls 24 Catches
    by Tom Whitfield
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGaMUeAfRJI
    this is impressive
    via discord

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. No Video Today!!
    by Hank Green
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2CYihu6bjM
    cuz it's not a video!
    via rss

  6. 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?

  7. Scream Cipher
    by Randall Munroe
    https://xkcd.com/3054/
    fans of diäcritics will rejoice!
    via rss

  8. 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
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. The Town Where People Literally Live Under A Rock
    by the Tim Traveller
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADodh482ZDY
    this is apparently a real thing that really exists!
    via rss

  2. Planet of the five rings
    by Marissa Lingen
    https://www.nature.com/articles/549302a
    in case Arrival didn't have enough colour commentary for you
    via word of mouth
reblogarythm: (sunday)

  1. Dirac's belt trick, Topology, and Spin ½ particles
    by Noah Explains Physics
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZC_XEyg9U
    in case you're wondering how something can only be symmetric under a double rotation. warning: uses algebraic topology.
    via going looking

  2. Hardest thing I've ever done': Man runs 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents
    by Darla Ponace
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/great-world-race-reg-willick-1.7408917
    the istanbul thing feels like a bit of a cheat, but in this context i'll allow it
    via rss

  3. Age
    by Zach Weinersmith
    https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/age
    indeed, think of the possibilities!
    via rss

  4. Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain dies at 73 in US hospital, his family confirms
    by Ashutosh Acharya
    https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/zakir-hussain-dies-at-73-tabla-maestro-icu-suffering-heart-problems-san-francisco-icu-2650234-2024-12-15
    Zakirji was monumental as a musician. rest in peace, ustadji!
    via FB and then going looking
reblogarythm: (saturday)

  1. What is the opposite of a set?
    by Sheafification of G
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrltwGJAiCM
    in case you're wondering. yes, it's a coset. no, that's not a group theory thing.
    via FB, especially pointing at 0:29 as worthy of note

  2. Self-Publishing 101 w/Victoria Goddard
    by Clint Schnekloth and Victoria Goddard
    https://clintschnekloth.substack.com/p/self-publishing-101-wvictoria-goddard?r=12xhen&triedRedirect=true
    not that i plan on self-pubbing anything in the near future. but a good guide
    via discord

  3. Teacher wins first ever Glasgow tree-hugging championships in city
    by Callum McCormack
    https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/teacher-wins-first-ever-glasgow-tree-hugging-championships-in-city-4816774
    i don't see a need to bring competition into this fine and noble pastime
    via discord
reblogarythm: (sunday)

  1. 26 Cities, 52 Tram Drivers, 100% Drama: The 2024 European Tram Driver Championships
    by The Tim Traveller
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zQ9jt9L5sk
    in case you're wondering how things went
    via rss

  2. How to Visit Back Alley Arctic in Winnipeg, Canada
    by Jen on a Jet Plane
    https://jenonajetplane.com/back-alley-arctic-winnipeg-canada/
    an excellent art installation
    via word-of-mouth from someone who saw it
reblogarythm: (sunday)

  1. Johnny Appleseed
    by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kJ2S9BasUc
    i'm ordinately fond of this song. this is a live performance on Letterman, full of nift
    via memory and then going looking

  2. Sask. dog rescue capitalizes on Labour Day rivalry with Blue Bombers lawn signs
    by CBC News Regina
    https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6496610
    what i want to know is: does the dog wear a watermelon on her head?
    via rss

  3. Tactical Warrior Rosary
    by Crush Everything
    https://crusheverything.com/product/tactical-warrior-rosary/
    may not be appropriate for quakers and mennonites (although they don't usually use rosaries anyway?)
    via discord

  4. Feeling swarmed? Wasp experts explain what's with all the buzz this year
    by Colleen Underwood
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-wasps-summer-nests-1.7309780
    i had heard that in drier years (like this one) they didn't have as many mosquitos to eat, and so went after other stuff instead
    via rss

  5. Can Solar Costs Keep Shrinking?
    by Tomas Pueyo
    https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/can-solar-costs-keep-shrinking
    some of the graphs' y-axes make me a bit grumpy, but the overall analysis is well-taken
    via discord

  6. When it comes to ice cream, the instinct to innovate is misguided
    by the Economist
    https://archive.is/6Z4KB
    dunno, cheese ice cream could be tasty
    via discord

  7. A Chat with Peter Watts & Richard K. Morgan - Part Two
    by Peter Watts, Richard K. Morgan, and some other folks
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ZnffwtRR4
    finally got around to the second half of this. not necessarily recommended unless your will to live is getting too strong
    via Peter's blog from a little while ago
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. The halfway point between Edmonton, Alberta and Seattle, Washington is:
    by travelmath
    https://www.travelmath.com/halfway/from/Edmonton,+Canada/to/Seattle,+WA
    oh good!
    via i was wondering

  2. Rain and a trade means ex-Jay will become 1st in MLB history to play for both teams in same game
    by The Associated Press
    https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/baseball-danny-jansen-double-duty-aug-25-1.7304649
    that's unusual!
    via rss

  3. Ottawa hoping to convince reluctant civil servants of the benefits of working from the office
    by Daniel Leblanc
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/public-service-telework-pandemic-1.7303267
    i can see edge cases where it might be better, but most of the time let people work where they're more productive!
    via rss

  4. At least 100 people killed in deadly jihadi attack in central Burkina Faso
    by The Associated Press
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/burkina-faso-violence-1.7305373
    why are headlines about Burkina Faso almost never good news?
    via rss
reblogarythm: (tuesday)

  1. I Built an INFINITELY ONE-SIDED Violin??
    by Xyla Foxlin
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSblfD9GVTc
    a fun build, and she got people who actually know what they're doing to do the critical bits, which is good
    via rss


  2. NYT wins the gold medal for medal visualization.
    by Ben Orlin
    https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/08/13/gold-medal-for-nyts-data-viz/
    that's a pretty clever approach!
    via rss
reblogarythm: (sunday)

  1. faking sanity
    by faking sanity
    https://fakingsanity.square.site/
    next time i'm in Dawson Creek (not that i anticipate that any time soon) this is obviously a place to check out!
    via a mention on FB

  2. Let's talk about clapping and Republicans for Harris....
    by Belle of the Fifth Column
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXD3-wpL2JI
    mostly for glossing tradition as "peer pressure from dead people". (my go-to gloss has been "making the same mistake, twice, on purpose".)
    via rss

  3. Phil Wizard takes on France’s Dany Dann in breaking for B-Boy gold
    by Dany Dann and Phil Wizard
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6NlPFdghdQ
    i've been mostly ignoring the olympics, but this was brought to my attention. excellent work from both of them!
    via discord
reblogarythm: (wednesday)

  1. A little something for Linguistics Tumblr.
    by the Last Teabender
    https://the-last-teabender.tumblr.com/post/756980027923562496/a-little-something-for-linguistics-tumblr-so-the
    and konbarning to you too!
    via discord

  2. I CAN'T Handle Second-Hand Embarrassment
    by funky frog bait
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E9ybK9Q2Y-U
    i know several people with issues like this
    via discord

  3. Jasper needs security protection before Highway 16 can reopen, Parks Canada says
    by Janet French
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-needs-security-protection-before-highway-16-can-reopen-parks-canada-says-1.7280368
    i had been wondring about this
    via rss

  4. The Only Member of Congress Who Has Worked for Kamala Harris
    by David Dayen
    https://prospect.org/politics/2024-07-29-member-congress-worked-kamala-harris-katie-porter/
    i wasn't aware of this particular backstory
    via cory doctorow

  5. Math teacher argues Pi Day should be July 22
    by Ben Orlin
    https://www.popsci.com/science/pi-day-july-22/
    what he's arguing is actually somewhat more involved (and Seussian) than that
    via his blogpost

  6. Ranking Your STRANGEST Recipes
    by Binging with Babish
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5inVS8RSz7Q
    some of these sound not half bad. and then, there are the other ones
    via rss

  7. Redditor seeks specific vodka to bribe his family gnome and regain WIFI access
    by Thom Dunn
    https://boingboing.net/2024/07/31/redditor-seeks-specific-vodka-to-bribe-his-family-gnome-and-regain-wifi-access.html
    i have never had this specific difficulty
    via rss

  8. New Zealand women's rugby team performs the Haka with their Rugby 7s gold medals
    by the New Zealand rugby 7s team
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3F9Tng685A
    always excellent to see a haka
    via going looking, having heard of it
reblogarythm: (tuesday)

  1. Is this the silliest scoring system ever?
    by Ben Orlin
    https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/07/02/is-this-the-silliest-scoring-system-ever/
    it's certainly up there. makes even less sense than all quadball scores being multiples of 10
    via rss


  2. How Did I Get Here? Talking Heads Vocal ANALYSIS of "Once In A Lifetime"
    by The Charismatic Voice discussing Talking Heads
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km4xRpneKEI
    a lovely analysis of a great song
    via youtube recommends — at some point i may have to grab the .rss feed for her stuff


  3. That night I had a dream
    by H.I. McDunnough and Leonard Smalls
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWkUUHMXwws
    the soundtrack really makes this scene
    via it coming up in conversation
reblogarythm: (thursday)

  1. I left my life in India for rural Canada. My first thought upon arrival was, 'Where is everyone?'
    by Satya Patel
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/first-person-mumbai-to-mayerthorpe-1.7179967
    Mumbai → Meyerthorpe can't be a common life path
    via rss

  2. Support the Argo! Keep Montreal's oldest English indie bookstore afloat
    by the Argo
    https://fundrazr.com/argodrive2024
    a great opportunity to support a great independent bookstore
    via discord

  3. A Pilgrimage to the God of High Places
    by Marissa Lingen
    https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-pilgrimage-to-the-god-of-high-places/
    a delightful little piece of theologofiction
    via discord

  4. MEET THE PHOTOVOLTAIC GOATS OF THE GOBI DESERT
    by Angelica Ouang
    https://twitter.com/AngelicaOung/status/1785695896040325408
    solarpunk goats terraform the Gobi!
    via discord

  5. raga Bhimpalasi
    by ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZSLIAEsawE
    a small bit of the raga, from Dagar-saehb
    via going looking

  6. This was the worst Kings season in years. It’s time to fire Rob Blake.
    by Wil Wheaton
    https://wilwheaton.net/2024/05/this-was-the-worst-kings-season-in-years-its-time-to-fire-rob-blake/
    hockey ain't my thing, but i know those for whom it is. shared on their behalf
    via rss

  7. dragons
    by Zach Weinersmith
    https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dragons
    one of those cases of once you've seen the problem, you can't unsee it
    via rss

  8. Misteaks. . . and how to find them before the teacher does. . .
    by Barry Cipra
    https://www.routledge.com/Misteaks---and-how-to-find-them-before-the-teacher-does---A-Calculus-Supplement-3rd-Edition/Cipra/p/book/9781568811222
    may have to read this at some point
    via comments elseDW
reblogarythm: (monday)

  1. The Scam Economy
    by cory doctorow and a couple of other guys
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SChg9ZiY_bk
    some of cory's standard talking points, but also some new stuff
    via cory's recent linkdump

  2. Robert Fripp - Joins Only fans
    by Robert Fripp (and, presumably, his wife)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahyxR_v5otA
    an excellent day for it
    via rss

  3. Ross Anderson
    by Bruce Schneier
    https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/03/ross-anderson.html
    a warm tribute
    via rss

  4. Security Engineering Lecture 1: Who is the Opponent?
    by Ross Anderson and Sam Ainsworth
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1x_Oa0XiDI
    and now i've got a new series to watch/listen to
    via mention in previous link

  5. April Fools: The Music One
    by Ozy Brennan
    https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/april-fools-the-music-one
    a fascinating alternate-reality thought experiment. i like the other universe better than this one
    via rss

  6. Boops boops Boops boops boops boops Boops boops
    by Gretchen McuCulloch and additional tumblristas
    https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/746582496336134144/boops-boops-boops-boops-boops-boops-boops
    boops!
    via rss

  7. Unusual Tips for Parenting Toddlers
    by Jeremy Kun
    https://www.jeremykun.com/2024/04/01/unusual-tips-for-parenting-toddlers/
    i can't comment on whether these actually work, but they sound plausible to me. certainly the idea that small children don't think makes some sense (with an appropriate definition of "think")
    via rss

  8. Solving Three Puzzle Cubes WHILST JUGGLING - Guinness World Records
    by Angel Alvarado
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njKW8t0aAF8
    i can do the component skills, but not the combination
    via FB

  9. The Black Sun of Democracy
    by [personal profile] siderea
    https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1834580.html
    a fascinating analysis of the origins of NAmerican democracy, with an assist from astronomy!?!
    via rss
reblogarythm: (sunday)

  1. The Minecraft boat-drop mystery
    by Matt Parker
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei58gGM9Z8k
    a curious consequence of binary rounding and triangular numbers
    via rss


  2. Christ the Lord is Risen Today
    by (performed by) Sharon Gerber
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1i2rLQUvqs
    in case you need multi-tracked 'cello for Easter
    via FB

  3. Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry
    by Neil Gaiman
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/24/terry-pratchett-angry-not-jolly-neil-gaiman
    an old piece by now, but worth remembering. i initially found pTerry very similar to DNA, but i don't think Douglas was angry
    via cory doctorow's linkdump yesterday

  4. As Covid Spread, a Strain of Flu Disappeared. Now Scientists Say a Second Could Go Too
    by Jason Gale
    https://archive.is/2024.03.12-014701/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-12/covid-killed-yamagata-type-b-flu-a-second-strain-might-be-up-for-elimination#selection-1320.0-1320.1
    i'm in favour of fewer nasty viruses!
    via discord

  5. Integrating factor
    by wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrating_factor
    i'd completely forgotten about these. what a good idea!
    via it coming up in conversation yesterday

  6. colo(u)rful sauces
    by lynneguist
    https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2024/03/colourful-sauces.html
    i'm familiar i think with most of these uses, but wouldn't actually use most of them myself
    via rss

  7. in recognition of world down syndrome day on march 21
    by coordown on tiktok?
    https://corpish.tumblr.com/post/744964776655028224/in-recognition-of-world-down-syndrome-day-on-march
    well said!
    via wil

  8. Episode 2446: Shot Through the Dark, and You’ll Get Fame
    by Darths and Droids
    https://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/2446.html
    mostly shared for the peasant railgun idea, which i'd not encountered before, and is deeply, profoundly silly
    via rss

  9. Cars may be more dangerous than the sun on April 8th
    by Gail Sherman
    https://boingboing.net/2024/03/31/cars-may-be-more-dangerous-than-the-sun-on-april-8th.html
    folk in relevant areas may just want to avoid the world for a few days?
    via rss

  10. Residents stroll riverbed in Prince George amid drought
    by CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dry-nechako-riverbed-in-prince-george-1.7159123
    hope no one downstream is counting on the Fraser for water right now....
    via rss

  11. How This Guy Runs a 5 and a Half Minute Mile...Backwards
    by Aaron Yoder, speaking to WIRED
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc1v0pwvq_Y
    always impressive to see people dedicate themselves to developing a skill
    via boing

  12. Selected Negative Teaching Evaluations of Jesus Christ
    by Amanda Lehr
    https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/selected-negative-teaching-evaluations-of-jesus-christ
    this will be funnier to the more biblically-literate among you
    via discord

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