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Here are long-form blog posts I published recently:

• more on Jacques Ellul and the ethics of games

Here are microblog posts that I published recently:

• me: “hey, kiddo, can you plug your headphones into your Switch?” kiddo: “ugh, fine, I guess SOME people don’t want to hear the melodious sound of going through portals” me: “…” kiddo: begins humming Portal theme song louder than the sound effects were coming through her Switch

• We have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars at our local indie bookstore, justifying each cent as helping it stay independent. Seeing it get acquired by B&N is devastating, no matter how much independence they claim they will let it keep.

• Needing to bulk download some PDFs for a lit review is making me think of Aaron Swartz which is making me furious at AI companies.

• Queen has always had a place in my musical heart, but my exposure was mostly limited to the one CD I bought in high school. Turns out that I’ve been missing out on bangers like Under Pressure and Radio Ga Ga.

Here are photos that I published recently:

• People are just catching up, Garrett. They should have been this angry for the past nine years, and no one should have let things get this far.

Here are news articles and podcasts I commented on recently:

• 🔗 linkblog: Pluralistic: But do you use keyboard shortcuts? (14 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

• 🔗 linkblog: Barnes & Noble acquires both of Joseph-Beth Booksellers’ locations in Lexington, Cincinnati

• 🔗 linkblog: Major retail chain buys Lexington mainstay Joseph-Beth Booksellers

• 🔗 linkblog: Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers

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

• 📚 bookblog: The Development of LDS Temple Worship 1846-2000, A Documentary History (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

• 📚 bookblog: Dark Horse Heroes, Omnibus 1 (❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤)

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Spencer