October 4, 2024

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Oct 04 2024

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

• Nephi's violence and Book of Mormon intertextuality

• the incarnation and a relatable Jesus

• wanting to play Keyforge

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• We’re riding out hurricane effects here in Kentucky by making sure everyone in the family has pajamas on by 3:15.

• A family lunchtime discussion about centaurs has devolved into wondering what the rules of genetic inheritance are in Greek and Norse myths—and some speculation as to whether I was cursed by Athena long ago and am only masquerading as human.

• Today, I demonstrated I know just enough ed psych to be a troublemaker in relevant meetings.

• Today marks five years since I tried out mental health counseling for the first time, and I’m grateful for the good it’s done me since then.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'If WordPress is to survive, Matt Mullenweg must be removed'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'More academic publishers are doing AI deals'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Trump condemned for suggesting ‘one really violent day’ to combat crime'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Big Tech’s Promise Never To Block Access To Politically Embarrassing Content Apparently Only Applies To Democrats'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Biggest Sting Operation Ever, by Joseph Cox

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 for The Great War: American Front, by Harry Turtledove

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ for Vigilant, by Cory Doctorow

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin

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Spencer