August 11, 2023

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Aug 11 2023

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Here are long-form blog posts I published this week:

• LIS 618 course mentioned in University of Kentucky news

• things to offer vs. things to impose

• on hymns that acknowledge our shortcomings

• des crêpes proustiennes

• which Jesus?

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• We decided to stuff this weekend full (early anniversary dinner and movie, then visit to friends across the state, then family visit to water park) so naturally kiddo tested positive for COVID-19 tonight.

• J’aime bien la ville où j’habite, mais c’est fort dommage qu’il n’y ait pas d’Alliance Française ici.

• I don’t like the card game War as a game, but I’m increasingly appreciative of it as a way to spend time with kiddo.

• Does anyone have experience arranging for language lessons for kids? I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m reasonably competent as a French teacher and as a dad, but not the combination of the two.

Here are news articles and podcasts I commented on this week:

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Academic Book About Emojis Can’t Include The Emojis It Talks About Because Of Copyright | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match - The New York Times'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Zoom says its new AI tools aren’t stealing ownership of your content - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Now you can block OpenAI’s web crawler - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'It’s time to change how we cover Elon Musk - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon | Ars Technica'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Zoom Became a Part of Daily Life. It Needs to Tell Users Exactly How It's Using Their Data | WIRED'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Clarence Thomas accepted even more gifts from billionaires, new report finds : NPR'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Generative AI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data | WIRED'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa | Odanga Madung | The Guardian'

Here are my reviews of books and other media I consumed this week:

• 📺 tvblog: ❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤 for The Mandalorian (Season 3)

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Chroniques de jeunesse, by Guy Delisle

• 🍿 movieblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Smiley's People, by John Le Carré

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Indignez-vous !, by Stéphane Hessel

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Spencer