January 26, 2024

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Jan 26 2024

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

• on Scrabble, French, and what it means to learn

• an 'enmediated' God

• the Bible—not the Book of Mormon—as weak point of Mormon apologetics

• text for recent Beyond the Walls sermon

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• I mean this as a general observation and not generational handwringing, but it’s amazing how many cues my students take from YouTubers when recording video presentations for my class.

• ClassDojo sent me an automated “see how this week went!” email today even though school hasn’t been in session all week, and I feel like that’s telling.

• I kind of suck at most home maintenance/repair tasks, so I like to ask my dad for help when he’s in town. Either he knows what to do, and we take care of it, or he doesn’t know either, and I feel more like I can be a successful adult despite my lack of skill in this area.

• Kiddo has gotten really into this series of books focused on coding concepts (which I have mixed feelings about, but at least they’re by Gene Luen Yang) and that led to the adorable moment of her trying to pronounce ifelse as though it were a word unto itself.

• Le vélotaf exige de l’effort—surtout quand l’ascenseur est en panne au bureau et on doit monter son vélo électrique au 2ème étage par l’escalier.

• Après un vélotaf sous la pluie, une tisane à la réglisse fait beaucoup de bien.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Ubisoft Says It Out Loud: We Want People To Get Used To Not Owning What They’ve Bought | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Palestinian death toll in Gaza soars past 25,000 with no end to war in sight : NPR'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'House education chair says professor review bill is not aimed at limiting tenure in Kentucky - Kentucky Lantern'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'OpenAI went back on a promise to make key documents public | Ars Technica'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Haine en ligne : Elon Musk promet de payer les recours en justice contre la future loi irlandaise'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'X is being flooded with graphic Taylor Swift AI images - The Verge'

• 🔗 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'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for The Courage to Be, by Paul Tillich

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Spencer