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11yo is recovering from being sick. So, he sat with me as I read the paper. Usually he and his sister just read the comics. We talked about the sections, typesetting, justified alignment, the inverted pyramid, and of course, because today is today, tariffs.
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A man who bullies his “friends” is not strong. Loyalty inspired through fear is fickle. Such “strength” is short-lived for when the fear fades he will find himself worse than alone.
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If you need some joy, this is your reminder that you can always watch Groundhog Day… again. Why not make it an annual tradition? I have.
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6yo came home to find 10yr, mom, and dad all sick. She has offered to prepare bread for dinner. 🍞
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Serious question, if you're an academic in the US facing the implosion of higher ed, where do you go? I'm interested in hearing from different folks across fields. Will there be one clear winner, or do folks get cast to the winds? Is it based on field of study, what's your thinking?
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6yo is home sick (doing well). So, of course it’s craft time, a consequence of choosing a show that seems to have an occasional craft segment.
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Today’s family viewing: the Rocketeer. Unexpected emotion bit: when the mob boss realizes he’s been working for a Nazi and is all like, “hell no, I may be a criminal, but I’m 100% American,” and proceeds to fight at the side of the FBI against said Nazis, because that’s what Americans do.
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Today’s Bizaro. "I have to admit, I've gotten a kick out of meeting so many famous billionaires & politicians.” 🤣
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As a GenX teacher, it's exciting when I find new media that connects with my students and allows me to make references they get, and I'm here to say, "the work is mysterious and important."
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TL;DR: unity requires: dignity, honesty, and humility...
...but it's not too long, and you don't have to read—watch. Yesterday's homily at the the National Cathedral on the occasion of the presidential inauguration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwaEuDeqM8
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This interview w/ Ted Chiang is really good. Like @melaniemitchell & Alison Gopnik, both cited in the piece, I often reference Chiang's framings of AI, using a couple of his pieces as required readings in my AI & the Law course.¹ Well worth the read.
Interview: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/life-is-more-than-an-engineering-problem/
¹ https://lawrpg.org/2024/ai-and-the-law/#wk01
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Musk would like people to think he's Tesla, and though it's tempting for some to assume he's really just Edison, it turns out the truth is closer to Ford. You don't make that motion twice and not know what it looks like or how it will be interpreted.
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I now understand China's plan to destroy US w/ #TikTok.
To be clear, whatever your opinion of the law in question, endorsing the idea that the President can somehow "fix" the current situation, absent arranging for a sale, is to endorse lawlessness.
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11yo: Why do they keep using the transporters? They seem really dangerous.
Today’s #StarTrek #TNG ep.: Pickard is transformed into a kid by a transporter accident.
Pickard: Thanks No. 1
Ferengi: …
Pickard: He’s my No. 1 dad.
—they hug—
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I was thinking about yesterday's tomorrows, and while the 1950's future never came to pass—moving atoms is hard; think flying cars—we're doing pretty well with the 1980's version of a planet in climate crisis run by mega corps and misinformation merchants. Maxheadroom is ripe for a reboot.
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The 11-year old was singing along to Defying Gravity. I joined in. He muted it, and we both continued belting out a good chunk a capella. This has made my day. Art is magic!
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@lolscotus's running timeline of bits that prompted laughter in oral arguments before just doesn't hit the same as it did back in 2015 when it first came online, like this one from yesterday. "Well, it's always fun to talk about grammar and --" Nothing, I feel nothing.
https://esq.social/@lolscotus/113827579104309644
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6yo and I completed the Perseverance #LEGO set today. Fun was had by all.
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My family gets me. Today for my 46th birthday, I got a signed copy of Robert Caro's Working, a game of chess with the 6yo (there was a coupon), Pokémon with the 11yo, Belgian waffles for breakfast and the 6yo's help working on a #LEGO set (the Mars Perseverance rover). 👌🙏
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