March 2, 2024

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Mar 01 2024

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

• scripture's authority comes from shared story rather than history

• far-right Mormonism and the boundaries of Twitter hashtags

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• My Apple Watch is generous and congratulates me for a full night’s sleep even if I miss my goal by a few minutes. My body, on the other hand, is more demanding and keeps reminding me I needed more sleep.

• Okay, my new favorite fun fact about myself for ice breaking activities is that Wil Wheaton has read my name aloud as part of his recording of a Cory Doctorow audiobook.

• This week has enough writing (and deadlines!) that the utilitarian appeal of ChatGPT is finally clear to me; and yet, it’s also so much clearer that I would rather do fewer things well and on my own.

• “You’re not a dentist. You’re just my parent who occasionally checks my teeth.”

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit: 'We Are in the Early Stages of Monetizing Our User Base''

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Christians Explain How Jesus Would Handle The Border Crisis'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'UK looks to change role of faculty senate. Employees worry it will take away authority'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Pluralistic: Vice surrenders (24 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Tumblr and Wordpress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Fanfiction Community Rocked By Etsy Sellers Turning Their Work Into Bound Books'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Amazon Turkers Who Train AI Say They’re Locked Out of Their Work and Money'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Shermin

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for The Bezzle (A Martin Hench Novel), by Cory Doctorow

• 📺 tvblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for Doctor Who (2023 specials)

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for Queen & Country Definitive Edition, Volume 04, by Greg Rucka

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, by Megan Bannen

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Spencer