reblogarythm | Entries tagged with teaching

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

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

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

How to Reach Across a Divide With Curiosity Instead of Hate
by Mónica Guzmán speaking to Hannah Wallace
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/monica-guzman-building-bridges/
i wish i felt like this was likely to work
via rss
The illusory consensus of math reform.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/01/20/the-illusory-consensus-of-math-reform/
a clear delineation of the difficulties in reforming math curricula. doesn't actually discuss reforming math
via rss
A novelist's guide to poisoning, part 1
by Charlie Stross
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/01/a-novelists-guide-to-poisoning.html
in case you were wondering
via rss
The Snakey Hexomino (unsolved Tic-Tac-Toe problem)
by Sophie Maclean speaking to Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouTE-GYGIA8
in case you're looking for a simple open math question
via rss
DD
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dd
I agree with QQ
via rss
Timelapse shows surprisingly active life of sea sponge
by Sally Leys speaking to CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6613973
in case you thought sponges didn't do anything
via rss
The Goat In The Machine
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/goat-in-the-machine/
key detail: "The host is unaware of this"
via rss
Why this food bank doesn’t want the cans from your pantry
by David Long speaking to Erica Johnson
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6617089
it's great that this is working, it's horrible that there's need, and it's horrible that so much perfectly good food is on the verge of being garbaged
via rss
Chemistry Formulas
by Randall Munroe
https://xkcd.com/3040/
this all checks out
via rss

January 16: Science Fiction and How We Imagine Climate Futures
by Alexis Shotwell and Kilian Jörg
https://carleton.ca/climatecommons/january-16-science-fiction-and-how-we-imagine-climate-futures/
looks like a good talk, which i'll have to miss
via discord
Cuts to provincial training program left thousands without affordable access to continuing education
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/cuts-to-provincial-training-program-left-thousands-without-affordable-access-to-continuing-education-1.7421151
collecting much of what's known at this point
via rss
"Bilbo would teach the elves of Rivendell the concept of a mathom with the express purpose of oh so politely asking them over dinner how were the Silmarils not a mathom"
by assorted tumblristas
https://www.tumblr.com/eri-pl/771957214561910784/thank-you-also-in-a-random-brain-error-i-missed?source=share
an excellent perspective on things with which the feanoreans will attempt to disagree
via discord
Mystery of bananas on Nottinghamshire road has residents a-peeling for answers
by Jessica Murray
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/06/mystery-of-bananas-left-on-nottinghamshire-road
mystery bananas are the best kind of bananas
via discord
I’m trying to figure out a good way to say “you really should actually learn the basics of small talk” with sounding like I’m biased against autistic people.
by writer-ace and other tumblristas
https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/771968240890068992
some excellent points here
via rss
D&D on Death Row
by Keri Blakinger speaking with Ben Riggs and Aaron Trammell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akG28SH_6cA
a fascinating discussion of TTRPGs in a nonstandard context
via rss
A survey of recent works in Oulipo.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/01/06/a-survey-of-recent-works-in-oulipo/
now i want to read a review of this survey by Pierre Menard
via rss

A sequence of puzzles (about sequences).
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/12/09/puzzling-sequences/
several nice ones here, only some of which i solved instantanously
via rss
raga Ahir Bhairav
by ustad Bahauddin Dagar with pandit Sadanand Naimpalli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxKbwGoQXX8
in case you need a morning raga performed on rudra veena (and, honestly, who doesn't?)
via going looking
There Are Five Academias
by Michael O. Church
https://antipodes.substack.com/p/there-are-five-academias
and none of them are doing what they're supposed to
via rss
Predicting the present
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/09/radicalized/#deny-defend-depose
i'd been wondering what Cory's take on Recent Events™ would be
via rss

book review: What are Universities For?
by Susan Stepney
http://susan-stepney.blogspot.com/2024/11/book-review-what-are-universities-for.html
many good points here about the nature of higher education. in particular: students' main task is to study, not to be taught
via rss
Revealed: New Zealand's furthest inland point
by Marjorie Cook
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown-lakes/revealed-new-zealands-furthest-inland-point
how to confuse someone from the Canadian prairies: mention that in NZ it's impossible to get more than 120km from the ocean
via going looking
Middle-Earth Transportation Authority
by donolinio
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fn2fmpuz1cava1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D2000%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D711f79c832e0264e9217ae2164adfbc8d79edc09
"one does not simply walk"
via discord
Penn & Teller: Fool Us - Juggling - Season 3 Episode 7 (2016)
by Penn Jillette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOsPtF9h7Jg
this is pretty much as difficult as it looks.
via youtube recommends

Canada's post-secondary industry predicts a storm ahead, as budget cuts shrink courses, staff
by Jessica Wong
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/post-secondary-cuts-1.7387175
this is neither really news/surprising, nor good
via rss
This Saskatoon pharmacist makes $100 luxury chocolate bars in her garage
by Jeremy Warren
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-pharmacist-makes-luxury-chocolate-bars-1.7390626
they look seriously tasty, but i don't think i could justify the expense
via rss
#1313: Stone Heart
by Rich Burlew
https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1313.html
your periodic reminder that, while Order of the Stick is mostly humour, when it wants to bring the feels, it can totally bring the feels. although, as is often the case, if you want to understand this you'll need several hundred strips of context.
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Preaching to The Choir, by Rebecca Solnit
by Rebecca Solnit
https://harpers.org/archive/2017/11/preaching-to-the-choir/
a good discussion, and a reminder that i need to read more of Solnitji's stuff
via discord i think?
Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference
by the Tolkien Society
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/christopher-tolkien-centenary-conference/
i didn't get around to registering for this, so i'll have to wait for stuff to go up on their youtube channel. but lots of fascinating-sounding talks here. two talks on the athrabeth?!?
via people talking about it in various places
Glass recycling co-op NewfoundSAND has smashing success in first public collection
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6573387
a neat concept (including running it as a co-op), and some fun lines in here too
via rss
AN INTRODUCTION TO PAUL CORFIELD GODFREY'S CYCLE OF WORKS BASED UPON THE LEGENDARIUM OF J. R. R. TOLKIEN
by Paul Corfield Godfrey
https://www.paulcorfieldgodfrey.co.uk/introduction
apparently some dude's been doing operatic treatments of the Silmarillion with the Estate's (and CJRT's personal) blessing for, like decades?!?!?
via discord
Other Minds and Hands, Session 75
by Corey Olsen and Maggie Parke speaking with Paul Corfield Godfrey and Simon Buttle
https://www.youtube.com/live/NJzTmlKPjvg
following on previous link, a chance to hear from the composer himself
via also discord
W.E.L.P.
by Peter Welch
https://www.stilldrinking.org/w-e-l-p
Teutons invented croutons.
via rss

Erdős Lap Number
by Oleg Pikhurko
https://pikhurko.github.io/Gallery/ELN/
i knew about Erdős numbers, but these are new to me
via discord
Lacking definitions among Alberta privacy commissioner's worries over 2 government bills
by Jack Farrell
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-privacy-commissioner-concerned-bills-1.7389224
one of these is probably just regular incompetence. the other smells of malicious intent
via rss
Can School Plays Change Kids’ Lives?
by Michaela Haas
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/can-school-plays-change-kids-lives/
short answer: yes, of course. longer answer: this sounds like a truly nifty program
via rss
Burned forests in Jasper National Park showing signs of life ahead of winter freeze
by Acton Clarkin
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-alberta-wildfire-forest-renewal-1.7388814
good to see that there's recovery, but it's going to be a while....
via rss
Passenger rail engagement
by the Government of Alberta
https://www.alberta.ca/passenger-rail-engagement
what? the provincial government is doing something that isn't entirely stupid?!?
via going looking after reading a cbc news item that didn't actually have a link to the survey
Welcoming the SFF world to ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
by the bid committee
https://www.edmontonin2030.org/
worldcon in Edmonton? i'm in favour!
via FB
Expert agencies and elected legislatures
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#decisions-decisions
including a (relevant!) discussion of the Nutt Sack affair
via rss
On transphobia, memory and mourning.
by Laurie Penny
https://lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transphobia-memory-and-mourning
i'm now a day late linking this. apologies.
via rss

Can Math Save Your Soul?
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2024/11/17/can-math-save-your-soul/
short answer: sort of. long answer: see link
via rss

Canada Post workers go on strike, disrupting deliveries
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-post-strike-1.7384146
not a big surprise. hopefully those involved get this sorted soon and the workers get a good deal
via discord and then rss
Ten years of building Middle-earth in Minecraft.
by ArdaCraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Aq0KJMo4RA
congratulations!
via discord
Okay, I Love Spinal Tap! "Big Bottoms" has me bouncing with joy!
by Spin̈al Tap and the Charismatic Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sikUM1B8VyE
the bottom end is always important
via rss
Sarod maestro Aashish Khan passes away in US at 84
by Priyanka Dasgupta
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tributes-pour-in-as-sarod-maestro-aashish-khan-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/115339123.cms
RIP ustadji
via going looking after seeing the news on FB
Whales are Fish (and Everything Else is Beetles)
by Lindsay Nikole and Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAWDeQvCg4I
i also am fish
via rss
New Alberta middle school curriculum coming in math, social studies and wellness
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/new-alberta-middle-school-curriculum-coming-in-math-social-studies-and-wellness-1.7383898
i'm curious about several aspects of this
via rss
Attention spans for math and stories
by Jeremy Kun
https://www.jeremykun.com/2019/03/26/attention-spans-for-math-and-stories/
excellent ideas here. (and now i'm wondering if the camp counsellor story is true, or is something he made up....)
via rss
How to read more books
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/how-to-read-more-books
includes a couple of possibly useful spells
via rss

Timpani in the Classical Period | The Evolution of the Timpani: Part 3
by Adrian Bending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTM6o1afUxM
a fascinating deep dive that stops just ahead of the glorious ninth of ludwig van
via checking in on the channel to see what's new
Castles in the Air
by Storybrewers Roleplaying
https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/castles-in-the-air/
if you want an RPG like Anne of Green Gable, here you go!
via discord
2024 FREE Make Math Moments Virtual Summit
by Make Math Moments
https://summit.makemathmoments.com/
hmn. might investigate further
via FB
Ancient Demons
by Irving Finkel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOT75GB64Hw
Dr.Finkel is always fascinating
via looking for stuff featuring Irving

Let's talk about Trump lasting 15 minutes,and McDonald's....
by Belle of the Fifth Column
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ3CcxbKyhE
excellent use of the word LARP
via rss
Bill 20: Another Bill No One Asked For
by Susan on the Soapbox
https://susanonthesoapbox.com/2024/10/20/bill-20-another-bill-no-one-asked-for/
TBF, the UCP is highly skilled at passing bills that no one outside of their caucus and lobbyists asked for and the general public actively dislike
via rss
New Alberta government regulator for educators is floundering, critics say
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/new-alberta-government-regulator-for-educators-is-floundering-critics-say-1.7354141
why am i not surprised that UCP is also incompetent at this?
via rss
Free tutoring service that started in Halifax plans national expansion
by Gareth Hampshire
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tutoring-students-youth-inspired-national-non-profit-1.7353681
more access to education is always a good thing
via rss
Keanu Reeves confirmed as an emotionally damaged junkie mech pilot in “Top Gun Meets Drive” Armored Core short
by Caroline Cao
https://www.thepopverse.com/live-tv-keanu-reeves-secret-level-new-york-comic-con-2024-nycc-2024
congrats to Peter Watts!
via FB
[inclusive youth pastor voice:]
by Lucy Diavolo
https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/nwpywh/pronouns_and_proverbs/
what about proADJECTIVES?
via discord
Tolkien's Collected Poems - Livestream chat with Christina Scull and Wayne Hammond
by Scull and Hammon speaking with the Tokien Collector's Guide folks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1E1LhZBeJQ
haven't yet listened (haven't yet got the Collected Poems either) but looking forward to
via Hammond and Scull blogpost
Spoilers for Every Movie Ever Made
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/media/spoilers.html
warning: contains spoilers
via going to look almost 20 years later to see if it's still there. it is.

Key theorems about (learning) calculus.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/10/15/key-theorems-about-learning-calculus/
all of these check out
via rss

On exams: a rant
by Flying Colours Maths
https://www.flyingcoloursmaths.co.uk/on-exams-a-rant/
well said, all of it, including the not having a workable alternative
via rss
JeezIts (or croutons of Christ)
by a collexion of redditors
https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/u5olt5/jeezits_or_croutons_of_christ/
tasty transubstantiation
via googlery after seeing the word for the first time
Dirty words are politically potent
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/14/pearl-clutching/#this-toilet-has-no-central-nervous-system
in which he discusses his perfectly cromulent coinage
via rss
Stare
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/stare-2
always a good thing to practice
via rss
The Stunning Subterranean Canal Underneath Paris
by the Tim Traveller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uFbPgFqeGI
something to keep in mind the next time i'm in paris
via rss
Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)
by Not Just Bikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU
the answer may not surprise you!
via discord
The 1969 Easter Mass Incident
by Chicken Lore
https://gallusrostromegalus.tumblr.com/post/169723347468/the-1969-easter-mass-incident
not exactly about the theological significance of grape jelly, but also not exactly not that....
via discord

remembering when I invented a new method to solve a problem on the national math tests in 9th grade but it was not a "correct" answer
by Jasmine rå
https://chaosfem.tw/@jasmine/113222204130398605
precisely the horror of so much low-level math education: the "educators" don't understand what they're doing
via discord
The Northwest Chocolate Festival
by The Northwest Chocolate Festival
https://www.nwchocolate.com/
i won't be able to go, but it looks like a good time!
via discord
The YouTuber Redefining The Bass Guitar
by Charles Berthoud speaking with Rick Beato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_HkWFA9TqM
i like Charles's stuff, so it's nice to hear his thoughts about how he does what he does
via youtube recommends

Ranking 24 Flavors of Gatorade (An Excuse To Make Gatorwine)
by Binging with Babish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfZ9kgXfDxE
the council demanded it, Babby delivers
via rss
Vigilant
by Cory Doctorow
https://reactormag.com/vigilant-cory-doctorow/
a short story about the horrors of remote proctoring software
via him mentioning it somewhere, so i went looking
Ya Mustapha
by the Sabri Brothers
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lTqjVlv7vYFv_FPt8_DgcOmIRzt0zb10I
in case you need some qawwali in your day
via remembering it
Goldbach's Comet
by Richard Tobin
https://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/goldbach.html
a nice heuristic argument for the sensitivity the Comet displays to numbers mod 3
via having noticed it, and wondered why it was there
Eugenia Cheng | Is Math Real? | Talks at Google
by Eugenia Cheng and an interlocutor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t7Pi_b5ktY
a nice discussion of various aspects of math and math education. only sometimes ranty.
via wondering if she'd done a talk recently. she had!

half a dozen linguists respond to your message by saying a bunch of different plural forms of a noun you just said
by the erstwhile half a dozen linguists
https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconrod.bsky.social/post/3kz4z6kmfr727
so many tasty plurals here
via discord
Of Mathematics and Teacher Training
by Daniel Stride
https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/of-mathematics-and-teacher-training/
to my mind, the first thing is to ensure that the teachers aren't scared of mathematics. but that's not legible in the JCS sense...
via rss
Ada Palmer's Glasgow Worldcon schedule
by Ada Palmer and Glasgow Worldcon
https://wandering.shop/@adapalmer/112926079484988475
also note the sassafrass photo: Loki and Odin are in the house! wish i could be there....
via rss
How Architecture Can Make Indigenous Traditions Visible
by Michaela Haas discussing Wanda Dalla Costa
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-architecture-can-make-indigenous-traditions-visible/
shall have to keep my eyes out for her buildings!
via rss
Search for the mythological Klein-ing Frame
by Matt Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYBRxqEE4XQ
what a great nonorientable adventure!
via rss
Let's Hit Each Other with Fake Swords
by Matthew Inman
https://theoatmeal.com/blog/swords
as noted, i never knew it was so fun to stab someone
via rss

The CO2 5000 ppm Lie
by Joey Fox
https://itsairborne.com/the-co2-5000-ppm-lie-a0e6cfe4616b
heck, i feel cognitive effects when it gets above about 1200
via rss
Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
by the canadian press
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-classroom-cell-phones-1.7237567
probably on the whole a good idea, although there are situations in the classroom where distraction rectangles can actually be useful
via rss
A moment in history: June 19, 1967
by Scott Lilwall
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2024/06/19/a-moment-in-history-june-19-1967
really this is less about that date, more about a nifty dude
via rss
Tree enthusiasts set to cultivate urban canopy conversation at conference
by Stephanie Swensrude
https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/06/19/tree-enthusiasts-set-to-cultivate-urban-canopy-conversation-at-conference
looks like an interesting event! wish i could go
via rss
Form & Formless: Bahauddin Dagar in Concert
by ustad Bahauddin Dagar
https://chancentre.com/events/form-formless-bahauddin-dagar-in-concert/
looks like a thing to plan around
via word of mouth
Ideological Abuse, Busyness, and the Importance of Rest
by Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/ideological-abuse-busyness-and-the
as Ozy notes, this contains ONE WEIRD TRICK to protect yourself from cults. it probably isn't what you think it will be!
via rss
Real World Records to release ‘lost album’ by the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
by Oran Mullan
https://realworldrecords.com/news/real-world-records-to-release-lost-album-by-the-late-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan/
"new" NFAK recording?!? yes please!
via FB
An Immense World: Animal Senses with Ed Yong
by Ed Yong talking with some dude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teNE1RXPDOE
an excellent intro to an excellent book on a fascinating topic
via going looking after reading (and enjoying) the book

Is the flip phone back? Why some people are switching to dumbphones
by Nisha Patel
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/is-the-flip-phone-back-why-some-people-are-switching-to-dumbphones-1.7236222
as someone who despises attention-lampreys, i'd think the answer is obvious
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Student busted using complicated hidden AI system to cheat on university entrance exam
by Allan Rose Hill
https://boingboing.net/2024/06/17/student-busted-using-complicated-hidden-ai-system-to-cheat-on-university-entrance-exam.html
it's impossible to make cheating impossible. the only option is to make it more difficult than just learning the material
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Packing eBay sales
by David Morgan-Mar
https://www.dangermouse.net/wordpresshome/2024/06/18/packing-ebay-sales/
mostly just for the oxymoronic photo
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Math’s Mutable Rules
by James Propp
https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2024/06/17/maths-mutable-rules/
a consideration of things like FOIL and PEMDAS (here we call it BEDMAS)
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Bankruptcy is very, very good
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/17/lovilee-jubilee/#debts-that-cant-be-paid-wont-be-paid
some interesting research on the aftereffects of declaring personal bankruptcy
via rss
How Does D&D Magic Compare to the Occult Tradition? Ep 14
by Dan Harms speaking to Scott Bruner and Ben Riggs
https://readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/how-does-dd-magic-compare-to-the-occult-tradition-ep-14
if you want to answer a question like that, why not ask someone who studiest the topic academically, and plays d&d? so they did.
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