December 29, 2023

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Dec 29 2023

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Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• Kiddo surprised me today by learning how to count in binary from a library book. I’d checked out the book for her, but I wasn’t expecting such an immediate pay off. I’m skeptical of the “kids gotta learn CS” agenda, but I’m also proud of her when she does.

• Update: Kiddo’s learning binary led to bedtime stories being partially replaced by a discussion on how number systems work, binary and hex, and how Daddy used to pass notes encoded in base 3 to his best friend in middle school.

• I don’t understand why Buc-ee’s has such a following. Every time I enter one, I feel like I’ve entered my personal hell.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on '‘God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s Subdued Christmas - The New York Times'

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

• 🍿 movieblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Bookshops & Bonedust, by Travis Baldree

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Spencer