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Sagas and Itihasa: Cultural Cognates
by Rajan Parrikar
https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2026/05/18/sagas-and-itihasa-cultural-cognates/
a comparison of two traditions of epic poetry
via rss
Let's talk about Trump destroying half of Canadian tourist visits....
by Belle of the Ranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IashroBKKw0
yup, it is so
via rss
I should not have liked the world’s first smart home.
by Tom Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2lEgMHF2Fo
in which Tom visits what's perhaps the closest one can get to a period-accurate real steampunk house?
via
The Enshittification of History
by Charlie Stross
https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2026/05/the-enshittification-of-histor.html
in which Charlie makes some plausible guesses about the next few years. not recomended for people who want to be hopeful about things
via rss
This video is for you... maybe
by Hank Green and assistant
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uKFCmpJ0lwk
for those of you for whom this is
via rss
Disagreeing charitably with others: a guide
by Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/disagreeing-charitably-with-others
an excellent reminder about epistemic humility
via rss
This is a composite of the Moon, Mars, and Earth I made.
by Paul Byrne
https://bsky.app/profile/theplanetaryguy.bsky.social/post/3mm5ope34ac2k
all taken in the last six weeks, and they're to scale with each other
via discord

I · Coming into the Space
by Robert Fripp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RY0MAfyl4k
the first little bit of a talk Robert gave last summer
via rss
Edmonton mayor defends hybrid work model amid push for return-to-office
by Emily Williams
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-mayor-defends-hybrid-work-return-to-office-9.7201513
hard agree with the mayor and the union on this one
via rss
Peter Jackson Negotiating to Adapt ‘Other’ Tolkien Books?
by Daniel Stride
https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/peter-jackson-negotiating-to-adapt-other-tolkien-books/
i agree with him on this
via rss
King Tubby
An Influence on Practically More Genres Than Anyone Else
Except Perhaps Elvis Presley
by Paul Dickow
https://www.furious.com/perfect/kingtubby.html
a cogent argument. all hail the King!
via remembering it from ~~years~~ decades ago when it came up in conversation
Music Genres
by vyl3tpwny
https://www.tumblr.com/vyl3tpwny/727689190996885504/music-genres
following nicely from previous link (and indeed, it came up before previous link in the conversation)
via discord
Mythgard Academy, The Peoples of Middle-earth, Session 29
by Corey Olsen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-153TUZq-c
the end of a decade+ long project. with Tolkienian anti-colonialism to boot!
via listening through much of the previous stuff

Interview with Alicorn on how story conflict is optional and characters in utopia should do fewer drugs
by Alicorn speaking to Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/interview-with-alicorn-on-how-story
especially appreciated for the conflict-is-optional and less-suspense aspects
via rss
ADA PALMER and JO WALTON Talk Fantasy, Science Fiction, Gelato, and Their New Book: TRACE ELEMENTS!!
by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer speaking with Masked Manta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWtXK_ZtMgM
how did i only find out about this a month and a half after it got uploaded? half an hour in so far, and it's of course very good
via discord

Why Is Adam Savage Like This?
by Adam Savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUDHJ1QEFxQ
an interesting explanation of how his praxis with fan interaction became this. i wonder what Fripp would think.
via youtube recommends
You're Gen X. You can bring back one thing from the 80s. What is it?
by greeneyedsoandso
https://bsky.app/profile/greeneyedsoandso.bsky.social/post/3mljqjozles26
excellent answer. hard agree.
via rss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Numbers: Another MP crosses floor to Liberals ahead of Monday's byelections
by Éric Grenier and Philippe J. Fournier
https://www.thewrit.ca/p/the-numbers-another-mp-crosses-floor
in case you wondered what happens when there's breaking news while they're chatting with each other about the topic of the breaking news
via rss
Gajveena
by Debjit Mahalanobis
https://www.gajveena.com/
perhaps unsurprisingly, i have several opinions and many questions about this
via word of mouth
Small-scale concert series makes human and digital connections
by Collin Gallant
https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2026/04/08/small-scale-concert-series-makes-human-and-digital-connections
sounds like an excellent project, and i look forward to their upcoming installments
via rss
The Hedgehog Fund
by Pikhurko, Trushkvych, and Mackey
https://pikhurko.github.io/hedgehog/index.html
awards for hedgehog efforts in math and mathematical physics
via discord
"a postively delightful Tumblr post that illustrated the importance of process knowledge, and the way that bosses systematically undervalue it"
by various twits and tumblristas
https://www.tumblr.com/explorerrowan/813098951730479104
especially for the discussion of commercial dishwashing equipment
via Cory Doctorow

Alberta government says new bill intended to remove politics, ideology from schools
by Janet French
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-education-bill-ideology-politics-classroom-9.7148982
so many bad ideas packed into a single bill!
via rss
"Lunar Grazing Model" - a celestial bovine containment system
by NASA, reblogged by TYWKIWDBI
https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/04/lunar-grazing-model-celestial-bovine.html
it just might work!
via rss
The Trouble with Fandoms
by a Fanthropologist, and several Voltron victims
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TLlIAcbiVI0
what an excellent field of study
via discord
The State of the Digital Tolkien Project
by James Tauber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7xaQWBybU
this is from last year, but a good overview of the state of the DTP as of then
via rss
True Facts: Geckos
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0JbIKPE9mc
don't you wish that you, too, could like your eyeballs?
via rss
Creation
by Randall Munroe et al
https://xkcd.com/3227/
now with several additional reading modes!
via rss, but actually discord
rss-lance
by sysadminmike
https://github.com/sysadminmike/rss-lance?tab=readme-ov-file
to keep in mind if my current .rss setup fails
via cory doctorow
Amish Hackers
by Kevin Kelley
https://kk.org/thetechnium/amish-hackers-a/
the opposite of early adopters
via remembering it from over a decade ago

First of May
by Jonathan Coulton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzZaJDg6E0A
somehow it came up in conversation
via memory
new alignment chart
by dicaeopolis
https://www.tumblr.com/dicaeopolis/189222439312/new-alignment-chart
yup, that checks out
via discord
How to Tie Sitar Frets (Pardas)
by SiTAR FAcToRY
https://www.sitarfactory.be/parda-frets-binding/
in case you were wondering
via rss
I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay.
by Tom Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpaNijzRaJI
the ancient art of casting bells. and becoming cheese.
via rss
Market participation is exhausting
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/players-of-games/#know-when-to-fold-em
i also find market participation to be a drain on all that brings joy to life
via rss

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly
by wildheartrescue and a baby beaver
https://bsky.app/profile/histoftech.bsky.social/post/3mhob4zkops2p
OM NOM!
via green eyed so and so
Fellowship Collection
by Friday Afternoon Tea
https://www.fridaytea.com/collections/fellowship-collection
sadly not available spring/summer. but, i mean, a Bombadil-themed tea? yes please!
via going looking at their website
OLEICAT
no
by ChatGPT and friends
https://www.tumblr.com/specialagentartemis/811987529468411904
yup, there's apparently one valid use case for chatbots
via discord
Elephants, Alphabets, and Ice Ages: Josephine Quinn’s How the World Made the West
by Ruthanna Emrys, reviewing Josephine Quinn
https://reactormag.com/elephants-alphabets-and-ice-ages-josephine-quinns-how-the-world-made-the-west/
me = adds to TBR list
via discord
Defending Science Fiction in “Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy”
by Max Gray, reviewing Jo Walton and Ada Palmer
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/24/defending-science-fiction-in-trace-elements-conversations-on-the-project-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy/amp/
it's out today! get it! read it!
via discord
Where are the most congested roads in Edmonton?
by Tristan Mottershead
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7140750
i don't think i would have predicted any of those, but they all seem plausible
via rss

Open Book Chocolates
by Open Book Chocolates
https://www.openbookchocolates.com/
i feel seen
via youtube after discord
N.S. culinary instructor teaches students to cook lobsters more humanely
by Gabrielle McLeod
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-culinary-instructor-teaches-students-to-cook-lobsters-more-humanely-9.7105763
(tl;dr: freeze them first)
via rss
Interview with Professor Ada Palmer, Renaissance Woman
by Ada Palmer speaking with Sam Matey-Coste
https://sammatey.substack.com/p/interview-with-professor-ada-palmer
looking forward to her "We live in precedented times" essay!
via AP's mastadon
Australia is settling into age-restricted social media. Canada is mulling whether to join in
by Jessica Wong
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-u16social-ban-checkin-9.7122420
i notice the article completely fails to mention how these sorts of policies necessarily destroy all anonymity on the internet. presumably those in favour consider that an unqualified good. feh.
via rss
I left YouTube two years ago. Time to come back.
by Tom Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3lSKgz4q8
welcome back, Tom!
via rss
How to Remove “AI Overviews” From Gmail
by Jason Morehead
https://opus.ing/posts/how-to-remove-ai-overviews-gmail
in case you were wondering
via discord

The Wizards and the Sheep
by Multiplexer
https://critical-hits.com/blog/2017/02/22/the-wizards-and-the-sheep/
also tangentially explaining why wizards like to live in towers
via a comment on siderea's post
This escape room is HARD.
by Daisy Chain Book Co.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_6cT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b64081e-ebdf-484d-8964-f4fff2bc6c11_720x779.jpeg
yup, that's a tough one
via discord
If Fossil Fuels Are War, Renewables Can Bring Peace
by Rebecca Solnit
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/if-fossil-fuels-are-war-renewables-can-bring-peace/
Solnit has really been hitting it out of the park on these recent pieces. our diet is mostly oats, not mammoth!
via rss
The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction
by Ursula K. LeGuin
https://monoskop.org/images/9/96/Le_Guin_Ursula_K_1986_1989_The_Carrier_Bag_Theory_of_Fiction.pdf
i'd heard of this before, but hadn't previously read it. well said!
via previous link

Do Middle‑earth and Westeros make sense? Climate scientists modelled them to find out
by Cook, Farnsworth, Lunt, and Mitchell
https://theconversation.com/do-middle-earth-and-westeros-make-sense-climate-scientists-modelled-them-to-find-out-277232
somehow not surprised the JRRT did as well as he did
via discord, i think?
Fear, Hatred, and Zen
by James Ford
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2026/03/fear-hatred-and-zen.html
i wonder how many other books i own were written by Nazis?
via rss
Being John Rawls
by Scott Alexander
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/being-john-rawls
Rawlskovitch Rawlskovitch
via rss
Is it Time to Drive 55 Again?
by Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-it-time-to-drive-55-again
probably, yes
via rss
Singing and Playing Double Bass
by Gary Upton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag4TQR0Jmtw
he's doing better than i would
via rss
Why I Quit Metal… and Became a Classical Musician
by Brandon Acker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3oligrz5gs
not precisely my path, but there are some points of commonality
via rss

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