February 9, 2024

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Feb 09 2024

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

• the weakness of the Bible as an argument for an expanded canon

• un helvétisme que je ne savais pas connaître

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• 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.

• I think what bothers me about “improving learning” approaches to educational technology is that it tends to prioritize utilitarianism at the expense of everything else. Ethical concerns about AI don’t matter if grades go up, what students should learn about is largely shoved aside, and so forth.

• Sometimes, a run produces a runner’s high and sometimes it just makes me tired the rest of the day. Stayed up too late last night, so there’s a lot riding on this morning’s outcome.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The Absurd One-Sidedness of the Ethics of AI Debate: A rant | Punya Mishra's Web'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Internet : les moteurs de recherche veulent remplacer la liste de sites par une réponse synthétisée'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Pluralistic: How I got scammed (05 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Taylor Swift joins Elon Musk in trying to silence student who tracks celebrity jets'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Legend in the Mist is ‘counter-D&D,’ a game where words are more powerful than numbers'

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

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

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

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Spencer