September 29, 2023

spencergreenhalgh.com posts digest for Sep 29 2023

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

• Leo Tolstoy and Nephi

• Pete, mint brownies, and two competing visions of Mormonism

• Esther is an ironic heroine for conservative Christians

• new publication ClassDojo and student conflation of educational technologies

• Novák, Orbán, and Ballard: the far right and Mormon boundary maintenance

Here are microblog posts that I published this week:

• Si vous voyez ce message, j’aurai réussi à refaire mes raccourcis pour poster depuis mon portable.

• One of the Vice journalists currently reporting on the Tim Ballard allegations just followed my (now dormant) Twitter account, and I’m going to take that as validation of my research on far-right Mormonism.

• Unborking my blogging automations has been a pain, but on the upside, changing how I do it in Siri Shortcuts has fixed something small in my linkposts that’s bugged me for years.

• I don’t know if I’m pleased or disturbed by how often the classic British political sitcom “Yes, Minister” is relevant to my work in academia.

• Kiddo just responded to an instance of sexism in the past with a sarcastic “thanks, history!” and I think this should become a standard answer.

• Welcome to Mysterious Malady Monday, every parent’s favorite way to start the week!

• Someone let us go to our local indie bookstore the week that kiddo is recovering from a rough semi-allergic reaction, so now she has a bunch of new stuff to read, and we have a lot more loyalty points.

• After leaving our local indie bookstore, I realized how appropriate it was to spend some money there the same day the FTC goes after Amazon.

• The British narrator of the audiobook I’m listening to can only do American accents that sound like they’re from early 20th century radio serials. I find it charming, and I’m sure it’s much better than all the British accents Americans have butchered over the years.

• In a recent session, a counselor I’ve been seeing recommended a simple self-acceptance practice, and I’m pleased (and, I’ll admit, surprised) by how much it’s been helping.

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

• 🔗 linkblog: mes pensées sur 'Lyon-Barcelone avec la RENFE. ça vaut quoi ? - YouTube'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'FTC files a massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on '629 | Open Topics | Wallace B. Smith | Re-Post – Project Zion Podcast'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'President of Hungary Discusses Faith and Family Values at BYU'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Leveling the technological playing field with Apple | UKNow'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Reddit will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization - The Verge'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'New lawsuit challenges educational components of SB 150 | Lexington Herald Leader'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Publisher Wants $2,500 To Allow Academics To Post Their Own Manuscript To Their Own Repository | Techdirt'

• 🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Addison Graham: Latter-day Saints should not admire Hungary’s ‘family values’'

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

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 for Archie 1941, by Brian Augustyn and Mark Waid

• 📚 bookblog: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 pour Civilizations, par Laurent Binet

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Spencer