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2026 is the Year We Take Back Our Minds
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=041xVAJyMk0
i'm reminded of that line from WSB of complicated memory: "what does a man do when he finds out he cannot want what he wants?"
via rss
2531 Cambridge
by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2531_Cambridge
in case you're planning on a trip to cambridge, make sure you get the correct one
via discovering a list of cambridges

PROG XMAS: Angels We Have Heard On High
by the Make Weird Music family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1kTgWAK4C0
precisely what it says on the tin
via rss
Mahler N° 6 | Hammer Tutorial
by Benjamin Schäfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_byORFC_I-E
in case you need to get hammered
via youtube recommends
Rimbey … it’s Christmas …
by Abe Janzen
https://somemessynotes.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/rimbey-its-christmas/
some excellent reminders
via rss
Alberta looks to protect bridges from big trucks with fines, 'naughty list' for truckers
by Jack Farrell
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/year-edmonton-bridge-9.7027408
with relevant commentary from Jurgen Henn
via rss
Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High
by David Cain
https://www.raptitude.com/2025/12/maybe-the-default-settings-are-too-high/
in that first bit about LotR i very much feel seen
via rss

Twelve Days of Christmas 12 Keys 12 Time Signatures
by Bela Fleck & Flecktones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VYiFpW7ac4
exactly what it says on the tin
via youtube recommends
Exactly what we needed
by mrissa
https://marissalingen.com/blog/?p=4308
excellent reflections on cooking, baking, and more than that
via various sources
Chorumal bodum
by Albert Kuvezin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXUO2s5Y3aQ
i'd not encountered a live performance before
via discovering that there's a live performance

If you want to shop ethically this holiday season just buy less, Guelph prof says
by https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/shopping-ethically-holiday-season-9.6995003
Desmond Brown
short version: there is no ethical consumption under capitalism
via rss
The Graph Reconstruction Conjecture
by Elise Raphael speaking with Brady Haran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWVCl4p-Zyc
a neat problem, easy to state, not yet solved
via rss
Satellites spot gathering of gigantic tusked animals on remote Arctic island. It has never been seen before
by Daniel Graham
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/new-walrus-haul-out-discovered-on-svalbard
sadly, no mammoths
via discord

the Art of Elmenel
by Elmenel
https://elmenel.art/
ooo dat Athrabeth....
via discord
The Answers Post (#11)
by Rich Burlew
https://www.patreon.com/posts/answers-post-11-141468323
not a lot of surprises here, but good info nonetheless. and yes, asking a middle-aged man an open-ended question about Star Wars is dangerous.
via wondering if there was a new one up
Beyond the Geometry of Music
by Dmitri Tymoczko
https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/Beyond%20the%20Geometry%20of%20Music/1_fxe5vt57
time to bone up on my orbifolds, so i can grok the fullness
via John Baez
Boss preppers
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/22/eschatology-watch/#guillotine-watch
all the disaster fantasy folk would be cute in a different context
via rss
Earth's Refillery Coop
by Earth's Refillery Coop
https://earthsrefillerycoop.ca/
if only it were closer.
via FB

This video game lets you drive a long-haul truck across western U.S.A. — and soon, B.C.
by Tom Summer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/truck-driving-game-to-add-british-columbia-9.6976551
speaking as someone who's driven BC a fair amount, wanting to do it virtually seems a little odd. but i'm not the target market, am i?
via rss
Inventing the Renaissance
by Ada Palmer
https://graham.uchicago.edu/course/inventing-the-renaissance/
not just the book, now it's a one-day course at the Graham School!
via discord
How Big Should Your Tent Be?
by Rebecca Solnit
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-should-your-tent-be/
if we don't give people room to change and grow, they might not change or grow
via rss
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0ogvPfCA
the world needs more wikipedias and fewer youtubes
via rss
You could get at least $50 from the bread price-fixing settlement. But the deadline is coming up
by Nick Logan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bread-price-fixing-settlement-deadline-9.6978171
am i signing up for this? maybe?
via discord, but it was probably on rss at some point too?
Infinity
by White Rabbit Gameworks
https://whiterabbitgameworks.com/shop/infinity-puzzle/
what a fun-looking multi-puzzle. (not, of course, infinite, but fun nonetheless.)
via discord
WinterCity Book Flood
by WinterCity Edmonton
https://wintercityedmonton.ca/event/book-flood/
good to know!
via i don't remember now. FB?
Voice of Fire
by wikipedia, reporting on Barnett Newman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_Fire
i don't know much about art, but i like this
via memory

Slack
by zvi
https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2017/09/30/slack/
in case you lack slack, jack
via ozy
Facebook's fraud files
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care
in case you needed more reasons to hate FB/Meta/the Zuckernet
via rss

Making connections
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/making-connections
good overall, but shared for the first footnote which, if you know, screams category theory
via rss
Albertans may eventually suffer from petition fatigue – but not just yet!
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/albertans-may-eventually-suffer-from-petition-fatigue-but-not-just-yet/
here's hoping some of these recalls work
via rss
Food prices in Canada keep climbing, but these grocery items will give you sticker shock
by Natalie Stechyson
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/grocery-prices-food-cost-9.6956462
no real surprises here. good to know that i'm dodging some of these bullets
via rss
The Genius of the Louvre Heist
by Sherri Davidoff speaking with Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGbQ9NHFEg
in case you wondered how much of the louvre heist was luck and how much was cleverness
via rss

1335: A Righteous Mushroom
by Rich Burlew
https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1335.html
i also make invisible mind spores
via rss
Reduce the need for active stabilisation
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/reduce-the-need-for-active-stabilisation
i found myself noticing how many times while reading this my attention got distracted by the rest of the world.
via rss

weekly reminder that death is inevitable and you will be forgotten
by some dude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHvrj4mA-PE
in case you've forgotten
via discord
Etymologies of Endonyms and Exonyms
by Ryan Starkey
https://starkeycomics.com/2025/10/31/etymologies-of-endonyms-and-exonyms/
in case you wondered what the deal with Georgia and Georgia is
via rss
Arithmetic is an underrated world-modeling technology
by dynomight
https://dynomight.substack.com/p/arithmetic
it really is. as the piece points out, keep the units!
via ozy

The Game-Changing Potential of Balcony Solar
by Peter Yeung
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/balcony-solar-renewables-technology-game-changing/
i wonder what the regulation situation is like here?
via rss
Plug-in solar panels are the latest green energy trend – here’s what you need to know
by Dylan Ryan
https://theconversation.com/plug-in-solar-panels-are-the-latest-green-energy-trend-heres-what-you-need-to-know-260467
some more stuff to think about
via previous link
Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra
by various authors, edited by Laing, Eschrich, and Finn
https://csi.asu.edu/books/soundsystems/
looks like an innaresting read!
via discord
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start a Ph.D.
by Ada Palmer
https://www.chronicle.com/article/there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-start-a-ph-d
a cogent argument. also a reminder that post-secondary education really shouldn't just be about whether it leads directly to a job
via discord
Command Interface: How Your Device Choice Shapes Power Relations
by Zak El Fassi
https://zakelfassi.com/command-interface-device-power
the strong version of the thesis is likely unsupportable. the not-as-strong version is a significant part of why i mostly stay far away from smartphones
via ran prieur

Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Deep Dives Conversation
by Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron speaking to Whitney Beltrán
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz71pIWbFyc
great talk, but i think i side with cory's wife regarding the soup stock
via one of cory's blogs, don't recall which one
It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton Returns October 29
by Wil Wheaton
https://wilwheaton.net/2025/10/its-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-returns-october-29/
oh good! more excellent stories excellently narrated by an excellent person!
via rss
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Reggae Version)
by Nirvana with Andy Rehfeldt and Flea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW-IK-LFraY
i feel like this actually works pretty well, and it's a good reminder that Flea also plays trumpet
via remembering it, tracking it down

Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)
by They Might Be Giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geTSBFb_GR4
surprisingly relevant!
via discord
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
by Helena Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/mosquitoes-found-iceland-first-time-climate-crisis-warms-country
one fewer reason to go visit iceland, then
via discord
Mayflower mouth
by Anand Giridharadas
https://the.ink/p/mayflower-mouth
on mispronounciation and dispronounciation
via rss
How to find things (an intro to binary search)
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/how-to-find-things-an-intro-to-binary
that this feels very intermediate-value-theorem-coded to me probably says more about me than it does about the essay. well said stuff!
via rss
Honing Your Instrument
by Gary Upton In Conversation with Blake Hinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfbq1HSDRg
i would not have guessed that Edgar Meyer uses tuning dots
via rss
Tubthumping
by Chumbawumba, covered by TMBG + the AV Club Chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0Amcgxot8
yes, that's what it would sound like if they covered it
via going looking after hearing about it on discord

Recall Nicolaides
by Jenny Yeremiy et al
https://recallnicolaides.ca/
an i were in calgary bow, i'd be signing that so hard
via FB
Dengo Chocolates
by Dengo Chocolates
https://www.dengo.com.br/
an i were in brazil, i'd be eating that so hard
via discord
Governments, if they endure,
by Calvin & Muad'Dib
https://calvinanddune.tumblr.com/post/797835571262357504/governments-if-they-endure-always-tend
not as perfect a match as they sometimes are, but appropriate in light of yesterday
via rss
The 10 Questions Everyone Asks About My 6-Foot, 14-String Lute
by Brandon Acker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0lwWwJJfXk
i knew most fo this, but the bit where it folds is awfully cool
via youtube recommends

Why Portland ICE protesters are showing up dressed as giant inflatable animals
by Samantha Swindler
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/10/why-portland-ice-protesters-are-showing-up-dressed-as-giant-inflatable-animals.html
yes! more goofy protesters! ribbet!
via discord i think?
The pivot
by Charlie Stross
https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/10/the-pivot-1.html
in which Charlie sets out an argument that 2025 will be as pivotal as 1968
via rss
Jane Siberry among musicians to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
by David Friend
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kd-lang-jane-siberry-canadian-songwriters-hall-of-fame-9.6942390
well-deserved. congrats, jane!
via rss
On the trail of Blacksburg’s (and Appalachia’s) native tropical fruit, the pawpaw
by Abby Steketee
https://cardinalnews.org/2025/10/17/the-pawpaw-files-on-the-trail-of-blacksburgs-and-appalachias-tropical-fruit/
i suspect i'll never get to eat one of these freshly-picked, but it's interesting to read about them
via discord
Letter 214
by Tolkiengateway, discussing the actual letter by J.R.R.Tolkien
https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Letter_214
a source of a bunch of obscure hobbitish trivia
via going looking after re-reading it

How pen caps work
by David R. MacIver
https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/how-pen-caps-work
quite possibly not how you thought they did! with some general notes on epistemology as well.
via rss
Thousands of teachers rally downtown as the Premier addresses the province
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6941651
saw some of these folk gathering. hoping for good outcomes! Dani, sit down!
via rss
Tales of the Plush Cthulhu
by Jon Hansen
https://web.archive.org/web/20020724164852/http://logicalcreativity.com:80/jon/plush/01.html
IA! IA! CTHULHU FHTAGN!
via ancient reminscence

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth
by Carly Cassella
https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-sparks-robust-regrowth
. . . in mice . . . but nonetheless an interesting result!
via discord
Jane Goodall's Famous Last Words
by Jane Goodall
https://bsky.app/profile/yasharali.bsky.social/post/3m2hzscc4wc2z
worth listening to!
via discord
a scene from Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern are dead
by Tom Stoppard, performed by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZ0ynoouQQ
i wouldn't think about it if i were you. you'd only get depressed
via relevant tumblr post
The end of tt-rss.org
by fox
https://community.tt-rss.org/t/the-end-of-tt-rss-org/7164
i wonder how this will affect my .rss access....
via some piece comparing .rss readers
Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness
by several panellists
https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0fc4d498-dcb5-440b-930d-9600e19c39b1/resource/a5e7a93b-0208-4721-a347-24a65b2c3ce7/download/ae-expert-panel-post-secondary-institution-funding-albertas-competitiveness-report-2025.pdf
i've only skimmed the recommendations so far. will have to read more closely
via cbc news item

Now you can be buried in a coffin made of fungi
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-mushroom-coffin-1.7648990
sounds like a fine idea. well, assuming one is dead before being buried, that is
via rss
A moment in history: Oct. 3, 1968
by Scott Lilwall
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/10/03/a-moment-in-history-oct-3-1968
TIL: Edmonton stores used to close on Wednesdays as well as Sundays?!?
via rss
When your ISP pays you
by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/03/we-dont-care-we-dont-have-to/#were-the-phone-company
just one reminder about how nifty consumer co-operatives are
via rss

Interim update
by Charlie Stross
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/09/interim-update.html
in case you're wondering how Charlie's eyes are doing, and why he's pivoting away from topical fiction
via rss
A handy guide to French Canadian/Québecois expressions (with crows)
by secondlina
https://bsky.app/profile/secondlina.com/post/3lzho5kmo522z
not getting into things like "chalice" and "tabernacle", cuz, let's keep our language clean
via discord
B.C. sushi chef refuses to provide extra soy sauce — even for $1K
by Akshay Kulkarni
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kitimat-bc-sushi-j-no-soy-sauce-1.7640761
no soy sauce for you!
via rss

The big meaning behind micro-relationships, and why we should talk to strangers more
by Brieanna Charlebois and Nono Shen
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/micro-relationships-and-talking-to-strangers-1.7636486
yup, talk with people!
via rss

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