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What I saw on the web on 2025.11.3

sorry, nothing this time. apparently i was otherwise busy?

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What I saw on the web on 2025.11.2

Here's why sleep experts think we should abolish daylight saving time
by Sameer Chhabra
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/here-s-why-sleep-experts-think-we-should-abolish-daylight-saving-time-9.6960740
hard agree. permanent standard time, please!
via rss
My cousin Oskaar
by Oskaar&Dave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5q77MQzU2Q
i grok the fullness, Oskaar
via discord
Daylight Savings Time
by Abed et al
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOOjRxGL9RI
i grok the fullness, Abed
via recollexion
Red Deer County banking on Junction 42 to replicate Gasoline Alley’s success
by Nadeer Hashmi
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/junction-42-gasoline-alley-9.6963292
i was initially wondering why they needed to replicate the first success. answer: big trucks can't handle gasoline alley
via rss
Top 10 Georgian Savory Pies
by taste atlas
https://www.tasteatlas.com/best-rated-savory-pies-in-georgia
being only slightly familiar with khachapuri, obviously research is indicated!
via discord

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funnies,
thoughts

What I saw on the web on 2025.11.1

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

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.31

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

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.30

Curves to curve by.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/10/30/curves-to-curve-by/
i find the radical one absurdly appealing. but why 0.7 instead of √½?
via rss
How to Make Fair DnD Dice from ANY Shape
by SciShow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gp7AbYD9NI
speaking as a group-theoretic dice goblin, i'd still like to hear Persis Diaconis's opinion on this
via youtube recommends
identity
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/identity-2
easiest 1.6 internet points i ever got
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.29

I added motors to my umbrella to protect my outdoor furniture
by Simone Giertz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfKoARppLGw
this looks like a lot of fun, but doesn't fit my deck furniture
via rss
The Dark Matter of Oil
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_JYfY7Mf4
i know of a provincial government that needs to watch this. repeatedly. for a very very very long time.
via rss
I'm open to other ideas
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3QTiS1UCmss
i didn't have "Hank talks about the size of Hell" on my bingo card for today, but here we are
via rss
CBA Alberta Statement on the Use of the Notwithstanding Clause
by Christopher N. Samuel
https://cba-alberta.org/news/cba-alberta-statement-on-the-use-of-the-notwithstanding-clause/
and yet the people who need to hear this (who needed to hear it a week ago) won't listen to it
via FB

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.28

Tiny Adds Up: Unshittification and The Pawshank Redemption
by Catherynne M. Valente
https://www.patreon.com/posts/142111668
a heartwarming story about a dog might herald the recoming of the old good internet?
via discord
Mapparium
by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapparium
something to do if i ever visit boston!
via going looking after a mention
Common Front
by Alberta Federation of Labour
https://afl.org/campaign/commonfront/
cuz Dani's coming for our right to strike. how do we respond?
via various pointers
Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures
by CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/results-petition-keep-alberta-in-canada-9.6956689
it'll be interesting to see what the next steps on this are.
via rss

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.27

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

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.26

Decima Eveline Robinson
by the University of Alberta
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/mathematical-and-statistical-sciences/about-the-department/our-legacy/robinson.html
today i learned!
via discord
U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports
by Sophia Harris
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-photograph-border-9.6953627
in case you needed more reasons not to go to the US, they're now holding photos of foreign visitors for 75 years
via rss
How To Solve a Quadratic Equation
by Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h830G5mkTF4
in case you'd like a visual representation of the completing-the-square process
via rss
10 of the most dangerous animals in New Zealand
by Abbie Bevan
https://nztraveltips.com/dangerous-animals-in-new-zealand/
i think we have different definitions of "dangerous"?
via remembering that one time when visiting NZ and someone there telling me that the most dangerous wildlife there is the ongaonga
Amidst the Tourists, Creating a ‘Landscape of Fear’
by Michelle Cyca
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/04/15/Amidst-Tourists-Creating-Landscape-Fear/
speaking of dangerous animals....
via ~~word of mouth~~ having it read to me
intuition
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/intuition
it's a problem with the more theoretical areas of math too
via rss
Welcome to HoMeBase
by the Digital Tolkien Project
https://home.digitaltolkien.com/
a new facet of the Digital Tolkien Project, analysing the History of Middle-Earth!
via discord
Superlambanana
by Taro Chiezo, discussed in wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlambanana
"An ironic comment on the dangers of genetic engineering"? is this what happens when a banana is bitten by a radioactive lamb? or is it the other way 'round?
via discord

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.25

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

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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.24

Is it a critical mineral or a Tolkien invention? Take the Guardian’s nerdiest quiz yet
by the Gruaniad Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/24/critical-mineral-or-tolkien-invention-quiz
pretty good quiz!
via discord
Wengrow and Graeber’s The Dawn of Everything Isn’t Always Right, But Is Always Interesting
by Ruthanna Emrys
https://reactormag.com/wengrow-and-graebers-the-dawn-of-everything-isnt-always-right-but-is-always-interesting/
an excellent review of a provocative book
via discord
A moment in history: Oct. 24, 1977
by Scott Lilwall
https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/10/24/a-moment-in-history-oct-24-1977
happy slightly belated 50th, Audreys!
via rss
Geddy Lee talks George Springer's home run, Rush's new tour
by Geddy Lee talking with Ian Hanomansigh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6MRCM4zRU
cuz Geddy experiences the roar of the crowd in two different contexts
via FB

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news,
politics

What I saw on the web on 2025.10.23

Alberta municipal affairs minister says civic party system will continue in Calgary, Edmonton
by Rushkar Ali
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-civic-parties-future-9.6949559
so the UCP is doing the "the beatings will continue until morale improves" approach. got it.
via rss

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news,
politics

What I saw on the web on 2025.10.22

Danielle Smith, then and now
by Jen Gerson
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-danielle-smith-then-and
yup, Dani's doing a lot of stupid things when she could be, yunno, governing
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What I saw on the web on 2025.10.21

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