March 7, 2025

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Mar 07 2025

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Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• I’ve had many good church experiences in my life, but today’s listening over Zoom to a former pastor give her sermon calling out billionaires by name while filling in the last few details on kiddo’s D&D character sheet ranks hiiiiigh.

• Kiddo accidentally emotionally traumatized a giant shrimp in her first D&D session this afternoon, and I honestly think that’s a great introduction to the game.

• Does anyone out there have experience with Tannus tire armor on an ebike? My local shop is recommending it, but I don’t know if it’s good advice or if I’m being upsold.

• This is mostly because I grew up in Northern Kentucky, but my favorite Lower Decks throwaway joke so far is the idea of an adopted Orion growing up in Cincinnati.

• Nothing like a windy day for a “don’t get blown into traffic” bike commute home.

Here are photos that I published this week (or at least their descriptions):

• Taking a moment to remember that the Garden of Enid webcomic is a pinnacle of Mormon arts.

• Oh, please no. I get (and support) that Community of Christ wants to explore doing digital church, but it also has really compelling theological reasons to not deploy generative AI products, and this makes me sad.

• I’ve been a Mozilla fan for a long time, but this sort of default behavior is why I’m souring on the organization (and why I abandoned Firefox a few months ago).

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Bannon’s Salute at CPAC Sparks Outcry, Even on French Right'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'SCOOP: Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk for custody of new son'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Ron Wyden asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchases'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Y Combinator Supports AI Startup Dehumanizing Factory Workers'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Bill professors fear might erode tenure at Kentucky universities passes House • Kentucky Lantern'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Bluesky Deletes AI Protest Video of Trump Sucking Musk's Toes, Calls It 'Non-Consensual Explicit Material''

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Changes Our University Is Making to Pre-Comply with Possible Future Regulations'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge'

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

• 📺 tvblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 2)

• 📚 bookblog: El Cascador (❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤)

• 📚 bookblog: Trois montres d'argent (❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤)

• 📚 bookblog: Queen & Country, Definitive Edition Volume 01 (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

• 📚 bookblog: Picks & Shovels (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

• 🎙️ radioblog: Mort (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

• 🎙️ radioblog: When the Wind Blows (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

• 🎙️ radioblog: Wyrd Sisters (❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤)

• 📚 bookblog: Queen & Country, Definitive Edition Volume 02 (❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️)

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Spencer