July 21, 2023

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Jul 21 2023

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

• radical early Christianity

• polygamy and priorities

• how does a churchgoing agnostic talk about religion with his kid?

• delightful radio program on British 'ghost stations'

• new revelation that confirms old ideas

• draft syllabus statement on code, plagiarism, and generative AI

• supersessionism and burdens of proof

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• Quand ma fille demande du pain grillé pour le petit-déjeuner, je pense souvent à une affiche publicitaire Migros des années 2000 où un papa un peu crétin fait des courses en se demandant « Des toasts et quoi encore ? »

• I’m not the only instructor out there with an idiosyncratic but very specific mental style guide for LMS content, right? Right?

• In the spirit of ultra obscure references, I really want to name something “Waughmp Rat,” combining a Homestar Runner onomatopoeia and an unseen Star Wars creature.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Hollywood's Nightmarish AI Proposal for SAG Actors'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AI | Ars Technica'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Let the Platforms Burn: The Opposite of Good Fires is Wildfires | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Elon Starts Bribing His Biggest Fans As He Admits The Company Is Still Burning Cash (Despite His Earlier Claims To The Contrary) | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Cowboy releases cheeky app to keep VanMoof e-bike riders on the road - The Verge'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤 for Swarmwise: The Tactical Manual for Changing the World, by Rick Falkvinge

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John Le Carré

• 🍿 movieblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for Elemental

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Passion for Peace: Reflections on War and Nonviolence, by Thomas Merton

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Spencer