February 2, 2024

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Feb 02 2024

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

• text for recent Beyond the Walls sermon

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• English speakers who insist on pronouncing “coup de grâce” without the final /s/ sound are actually saying “coup de gras,” which evokes pelting someone with a lump of fat.

• I’d love to complete a seminary degree one day, but I’m also having to convert the ten hours of video lectures for the non-credit church class I’m taking to audio so I can squeeze them in at 2x speed while I do dishes, so I doubt I’ll get to that part of my bucket list anytime soon.

• Hier soir, j’ai rêvé d’une France post-apocalyptique où les Parisiens ne reconnaissaient plus les noms des villes « en province ». Juste avant de me réveiller, je partais à pied explorer un pays oublié et enneigé.

• I like that there’s a They Might Be Giants lyrics bot to follow on Mastodon, but I’m dealing with a lot more TMBG songs stuck in my head these days.

• Can anyone recommend a newsletter/CRM platform for a small academic organization with a limited budget? I’m managing our membership and emails through Mailchimp right now, but they’re pivoting hard to AI, and I’m ready to leave once I find a solid alternative.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers - The New York Times'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'N.S.A. Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says - The New York Times'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The Taylor Swift deepfakes are a warning'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Spotify accuses Apple of ‘extortion’ with new App Store tax - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Why does Nephi keep the sword? | By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Generative AI course statement – George Veletsianos, PhD'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?, by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming, by Peter Enns

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life, by Scott Branson

• 📺 tvblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for For All Mankind (Season 4)

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for The Mirage, by Matt Ruff

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Spencer