June 24, 2023

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Jun 23 2023

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

• appearance on Dialogue Out Loud podcast

• the pain of unfulfilled hope

• rejecting one fundamentalism to replace another

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• Currently listening to an audiobook where the British narrator has to do the voice of a German character who speaks in English with a Canadian accent. It’s so convoluted that I can’t tell if it’s good or not.

• Just had a long conversation with a student that reminded me that we cannot (and should not try to) assess that which we do not effectively teach.

• Kiddo: “I just want to teach cavemen to make pepperoni pizza.”

• There are Aquabats songs that I like because I know they’re dumb, but there is zero irony in my love for “Pizza Day.”

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: Reddit ‘was never designed to support third-party apps’ - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit Communities Still Dark As Protest Continues - The New York Times'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit starts removing moderators behind the latest protests - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'In WWII, a segregated U.S. Army deployed to fight Hitler — and brought Jim Crow : NPR'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit Experiments With Removing Mods, Blocking Attempts To Switch Subs To NSFW | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit Tells Mods That Protesting By Changing Sub To NSFW Violates The Rules | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Student Monitoring Tools Should Not Flag LGBTQ+ Keywords | Electronic Frontier Foundation'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit pressures mods to end the blackout as they find new ways to protest - The Verge'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir, by Rob Kirby

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, by John Le Carré

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree

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Thanks for reading!

Spencer