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My Saved Articles 3

I've written two [1] articles [2] with things on the internet I've found worth sharing; this is the third entry, coming in ten months after the second, which itself came five months after the first.

Despite the time gap being twice as large, the list certainly isn't; I suspect this has to do with my slow decline into giving up and increase in vapid social media usage.

While I have a draft on the topic written up, I suspect it'll be relegated to my diary instead, since I'm fairly afraid of the reaction it would garner from the few, if any, people who read this.

I also think I get most of the value out of writing things down, rather than sharing them.

I've kept a similar stucture as before.

Again, if you click on a link and find that it's dead, send me an email at `milddermatographia@gmail.com`, and I can send you a raw HTML copy; it won't work well for articles that rely on images heavily, but better than nothing, I suppose.

A special "fuck you" to substack for making it so that their exported html doesn't contain the actual text, but rather a request to retrieve the text.

Another callout for Read Something Interesting for putting the entire article in an iframe.

Programming/Engineering/Robotics

Educational content with code snippets, workflows, concrete recommendations, etc.

... (uncategorized)
Bartosz Ciechanowski [3] - A repertoire of incredibly detailed and interactive exporations of mechanical watches, sound, gears, and more.
Geometry from another universe [4] - An interactive exploration in non-Euclidian geometry.
Making Deep Learning Go Brrrr From First Principles [5] - How to speed up deep learning with fundamental CS ideas.
Contributing to Complex Projects [6] - A guide on how to get involved with complex open-source software projects.
Understanding Wifi 4/5/6/6E [7] - A deep dive into understanding all the nuances of WiFi, with lots of practical information, as well as technical information that went right over my head.
Choose Boring Technology [8] - Transcript and slides from a talk.

Software/Science and Society

The Control Group Is Out Of Control [9] - Educational and entertaining article about the scientific method for studies, and how it can fall short when dealing with the paranormal.
Nick Brown Smelled Bull [10] - How a grad student discovered, well, bullshit being published in the field of positive psychology.
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CO2 emissions on the web [11] - A quick analysis of the environmental impact of inefficient websites, all the more pertinent with the current energy crisis in Europe.
Fast - Some examples of people quickly accomplishing ambitious things together [12] - A fun list, as well as some theories as to why we can't seem to do things quickly anymore, such as an increase in beauraucratic red tape; I suspect in the case of the example of UNIX though, the initial product was quite simple compared to what modern OSs can accomplish, and so is perhaps a slightly in bad faith argument.
The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle [13] - Making the case for using a hot water bottle to stay warm instead of heating your house.
Why to Care About Privacy After Years of Sharing Data [14] - A thought experiment.
Internet filtering in Canada: Rogers' NHL blocking order [15] - Copyright can now be used in Canada to block IP addresses.
Your compliance obligations under the UK’s Online Safety Bill; or, welcome to hell [16] - A deep dive into the requirements set by the Online Safety Bill.

Society

Doubling Down On Double Standards – The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz [17] - The article I've been hoping for since the conflict in the Ukraine began; it's not about both sides being wrong, or "enlighened centrism", but about recognizing that propaganda isn't something exclusively used by the other side, and that we must be conscious of it.
The Endgames of Bad Faith Communication [18] - What Bad Faith Communication is, the effect it has, and how we might avoid it.
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty—A Review [19] - An excellent review and commentary.
Shadow of the Sun [20] - A review/summary of Ryszard Kapuscinsk's experience living in Africa from the 1950s to the 1970s, from child-nations, to poverty, to the perception of time, and everything else you could imagine.
America's Lost Boys and Me [21] - The author shares the story of their youth, and explores research, and misconceptions, on the topic of young men falling behind.
The Covid "Fudge Factor" [22] - An article which will certainly wrinkle some noses, exploring first whether countries reported their covid numbers accurately, and second, whether all the countermeasures were worth it.
The Evolution of Trust [23] - An interactive lesson in game theory and how it pertains to trust in society.
...
The Dairy Industry is Determined to Pour Itself Down Our Throats [24] - Literally Big Dairy.
Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Is So Big Even The Mother of All Crashes Can’t Fix It [25] - What everyone knows, but no-one in power seems to know how or want to fix.
What Was the TED Talk | Some Thoughts on the "Inspiresting" [26] - The rise and fall of TED.
Against Dog Ownership [27] - I've written [28] about this before, and appreciate other people's takes on this.
Entitlement issues... [29] - Using George RR Martin as a prime example for why readers (or perhaps more generally consumers) demand too much from their content creators.
The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats [30] - An article written by a billionaire in 2014 warning other uber-rich individuals that society will eventually decide to dethrone them, the way things are going. I'm not sure how much this falls into the camp of "the end is near" insane people, but it's certainly a fun read.

Personal

A new category dedicated to people sharing their life experience.

I realized "Life Advice and Productivity" was too reductive (although some *do* have excellent lessons hidden in them), and "Society" is maybe a bit adjacent, since these don't comment on society at large.

When My Wife Developed Alzheimer’s, the Story of Our Marriage Kept Us Connected [31] - I'm young and naive about the world, about relationships. I'm scared of the possibility of something happening to myself, or my partner, or hypthetical children. I've either cried or come close to tears every time I read this article, and I can never tell if it's because I find it inspiring or horrifying. I'm afraid that reading it doesn't help me feel as though, if something went wrong, I'd have the strength to handle it, but moreso that I'd rather live my life alone to avoid inevitably letting down my partner if something happened, and I feel terrible for feeling that way. Maybe with time, my perspective will change. I really hope it does.
Why I Couldn’t Get Over My Brother’s Death [32] - Loss, prolonged grief disorder, and

the stages of grief finally cumulating in acceptance

... (both are excellent and easily worth the read)

Misc/Other

Stopping time for speeches, corndogs, intelligent monsters, etc.

Uncanny Valley [33] - The author's experience of living in Silicon Valley, with a healthy side of humour.
The Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in Tuscany [34] - Exploring the history, lives, politics, ethics, and more of Chinese workers in Italy.
The “Hero’s Journey” Is Nonsense [35] - Title.
People Staring at Computers [36] - An artist's experiment with human-computer interaction, as well as the United States Secret Service.
...
Almond Eyes [37] - East Asian people don't have almond-shaped eyes, white people do
Describing Asian Eyes [38] - Another article about the lazy misconception about Asian eye shape, as well as some recommendations. The blog also has a slew of other articles pertaining to other stereotypes and tropes, and so much more.
Is talking a free action in fiction ? [39] - Some examples and discussion around characters who spend way more time than reasonable talking while, say, bullets are flying towards them.
The Economic Argument [40] - XKCD is XKCD.
corndog.io [41] - corndog.
TheUselessWeb [42] - Magic button that takes you to the weird parts of the internet.
The Monsters Know What They're Doing [43] - A blog dedicated to creating more logical and dangerous monsters for roll-playing games
The 24 Hour “Do Nothing” Challenge [44] - Someone actually went and did nothing for 24 hours, and wrote about their experience.

Life Advice and Productivity

Chesterson's Fence: A Lesson in Second Order Thinking [45] - I love the idea of Chesterson's Fence, and can't believe I wasn't aware of it until recently. Short and easily worth the read.
Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs [46] - The push for ever greater productivity is bullshit.
...
No News Is Good News [47] - Arguments against following the news.
Five Things You Notice When You Quit the News [48] - Title.

Blogs, Small Web and Critiquing the Modern One

Nothing to put here this time. Not for lack of interest (Substack has certainly renewed my hatred of modern web trends!), just lack of content stumbled upon.

Dead Links

A Picture of Me [49] - I wish I could remember what this article was about. It was apparently worth saving, but I'm too late to this round of archiving articles to remember why.

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23 October 2022.

References

=> https://milddermatographia.com/post/saved-articles/ [1] two (https://milddermatographia.com/post/saved-articles/)

=> https://milddermatographia.com/post/saved-articles-2/ [2] articles (https://milddermatographia.com/post/saved-articles-2/)

=> https://ciechanow.ski/archives/ [3] Bartosz Ciechanowski (https://ciechanow.ski/archives/)

=> https://www.falsifian.org/blog/2022/01/17/s3d/ [4] Geometry from another universe (https://www.falsifian.org/blog/2022/01/17/s3d/)

=> https://horace.io/brrr_intro.html [5] Making Deep Learning Go Brrrr From First Principles (https://horace.io/brrr_intro.html)

=> https://mitchellh.com/writing/contributing-to-complex-projects [6] Contributing to Complex Projects (https://mitchellh.com/writing/contributing-to-complex-projects)

=> https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html [7] Understanding Wifi 4/5/6/6E (https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html)

=> https://boringtechnology.club [8] Choose Boring Technology (https://boringtechnology.club)

=> https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/ [9] The Control Group Is Out Of Control (https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/)

=> https://narratively.com/nick-brown-smelled-bull/ [10] Nick Brown Smelled Bull (https://narratively.com/nick-brown-smelled-bull/)

=> https://dannyvankooten.com/website-carbon-emissions/ [11] CO2 emissions on the web (https://dannyvankooten.com/website-carbon-emissions/)

=> https://patrickcollison.com/fast [12] Fast - Some examples of people quickly accomplishing ambitious things together (https://patrickcollison.com/fast)

=> https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/01/the-revenge-of-the-hot-water-bottle.html [13] The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle (https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/01/the-revenge-of-the-hot-water-bottle.html)

=> https://blog.thenewoil.org/why-to-care-about-privacy-after-years-of-sharing-data [14] Why to Care About Privacy After Years of Sharing Data (https://blog.thenewoil.org/why-to-care-about-privacy-after-years-of-sharing-data)

=> https://typefully.com/kaplanmyrth/internet-filtering-in-canada-rogers-nhl-TPEqjeU [15] Internet filtering in Canada: Rogers' NHL blocking order (https://typefully.com/kaplanmyrth/internet-filtering-in-canada-rogers-nhl-TPEqjeU)

=> https://webdevlaw.uk/2022/07/11/your-compliance-obligations-under-the-uks-online-safety-bill/ [16] Your compliance obligations under the UK’s Online Safety Bill; or, welcome to hell (https://webdevlaw.uk/2022/07/11/your-compliance-obligations-under-the-uks-online-safety-bill/)

=> https://www.medialens.org/2022/doubling-down-on-double-standards-the-ukraine-propaganda-blitz/ [17] Doubling Down On Double Standards – The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz (https://www.medialens.org/2022/doubling-down-on-double-standards-the-ukraine-propaganda-blitz/)

=> https://consilienceproject.org/endgames-of-bad-communication/ [18] The Endgames of Bad Faith Communication (https://consilienceproject.org/endgames-of-bad-communication/)

=> https://www.robkhenderson.com/past-newsletter/evil-inside-human-violence-and-cruelty [19] Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty—A Review (https://www.robkhenderson.com/past-newsletter/evil-inside-human-violence-and-cruelty)

=> https://mattlakeman.org/2021/07/27/shadow-of-the-sun/ [20] Shadow of the Sun (https://mattlakeman.org/2021/07/27/shadow-of-the-sun/)

=> https://www.commonsense.news/p/americas-lost-boys-and-me?s=r [21] America's Lost Boys and Me (https://www.commonsense.news/p/americas-lost-boys-and-me?s=r)

=> https://maximumtruth.substack.com/p/the-covid-fudge-factor [22] The Covid "Fudge Factor" (https://maximumtruth.substack.com/p/the-covid-fudge-factor)

=> https://ncase.me/trust/ [23] The Evolution of Trust (https://ncase.me/trust/)

=> https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/06/the-dairy-industry-is-determined-to-pour-itself-down-our-throats/ [24] The Dairy Industry is Determined to Pour Itself Down Our Throats (https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/06/the-dairy-industry-is-determined-to-pour-itself-down-our-throats/)

=> https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-is-so-big-even-the-mother-of-all-crashes-cant-fix-it/ [25] Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Is So Big Even The Mother of All Crashes Can’t Fix It (https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-is-so-big-even-the-mother-of-all-crashes-cant-fix-it/)

=> https://www.thedriftmag.com/what-was-the-ted-talk/ [26] What Was the TED Talk | Some Thoughts on the "Inspiresting" (https://www.thedriftmag.com/what-was-the-ted-talk/)

=> https://mattlakeman.org/2020/03/21/against-dog-ownership/ [27] Against Dog Ownership (https://mattlakeman.org/2020/03/21/against-dog-ownership/)

=> https://milddermatographia.com/post/animal-ownership/ [28] written (https://milddermatographia.com/post/animal-ownership/)

=> https://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html?m=1 [29] Entitlement issues... (https://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html?m=1)

=> https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014/ [30] The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014/)

=> https://thewalrus.ca/when-my-wife-developed-alzheimers-the-story-of-our-marriage-kept-us-connected/ [31] When My Wife Developed Alzheimer’s, the Story of Our Marriage Kept Us Connected (https://thewalrus.ca/when-my-wife-developed-alzheimers-the-story-of-our-marriage-kept-us-connected/)

=> https://nautil.us/why-i-couldnt-get-over-my-brothers-death-238450/ [32] Why I Couldn’t Get Over My Brother’s Death (https://nautil.us/why-i-couldnt-get-over-my-brothers-death-238450/)

=> https://readsomethinginteresting.com/a/17fc84d7 [33] Uncanny Valley (https://readsomethinginteresting.com/a/17fc84d7)

=> https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany [34] The Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in Tuscany (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany)

=> https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/12/31/the-heros-journey-is-nonsense/ [35] The “Hero’s Journey” Is Nonsense (https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/12/31/the-heros-journey-is-nonsense/)

=> https://kylemcdonald.net/psac/ [36] People Staring at Computers (https://kylemcdonald.net/psac/)

=> https://clairelight.typepad.com/seelight/2006/09/almond_eyes.html [37] Almond Eyes (https://clairelight.typepad.com/seelight/2006/09/almond_eyes.html)

=> https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/101967940901/describing-asian-eyes [38] Describing Asian Eyes (https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/101967940901/describing-asian-eyes)

=> https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/is-talking-a-free-action-in-fiction-1775785/ [39] Is talking a free action in fiction ? (https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/is-talking-a-free-action-in-fiction-1775785/)

=> https://xkcd.com/808/ [40] The Economic Argument (https://xkcd.com/808/)

=> http://corndog.io/ [41] corndog.io (http://corndog.io/)

=> https://theuselessweb.com/ [42] TheUselessWeb (https://theuselessweb.com/)

=> https://www.themonstersknow.com/ [43] The Monsters Know What They're Doing (https://www.themonstersknow.com/)

=> https://mattlakeman.org/2020/12/08/the-24-hour-do-nothing-challenge/ [44] The 24 Hour “Do Nothing” Challenge (https://mattlakeman.org/2020/12/08/the-24-hour-do-nothing-challenge/)

=> https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ [45] Chesterson's Fence: A Lesson in Second Order Thinking (https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/)

=> https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/excuse-me-but-why-are-you-eating [46] Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs (https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/excuse-me-but-why-are-you-eating)

=> https://thomasjbevan.substack.com/p/all-news-is-bad-news?s=r [47] No News Is Good News (https://thomasjbevan.substack.com/p/all-news-is-bad-news?s=r)

=> https://www.raptitude.com/2016/12/five-things-you-notice-when-you-quit-the-news/ [48] Five Things You Notice When You Quit the News (https://www.raptitude.com/2016/12/five-things-you-notice-when-you-quit-the-news/)

=> https://caspercloudwalker.bearblog.dev/a-picture-of-me/ [49] A Picture of Me (https://caspercloudwalker.bearblog.dev/a-picture-of-me/)

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