Thank God Clay Shirky is still writing. This is a really clear take on where higher ed is going in the AI age. Students will dislike this, of course. But, their job is to learn and develop their own ideas. This is the way to do it in an AI world. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
Well, there's one person with some courage in the senate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-C9...
One of the problems w/ tech-illiterate gov is that no one understands the real consequences of a system takeover. A bad-faith actor could either shut off access to everyone, or just crash the systems. Never underestimate the damage angry nerds can do.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
sometimes, you need a reminder of what music can do for us. Wouldn't it be a gift to have 2-3 minutes of this sort joy a couple times a month? Hope these kids are still finding ways to tap into it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3wG...
Is there a more respectful, less obnoxious way to say "useful idiot". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_...
Serious question. Short of arrest, how will anyone onTrumps team will be able to control Musk, now that DOGE has control of the tech and the flow of money.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Senator. Michael. Bennet.
youtu.be/0oXrvIZk_1s?...
How to Weather the Storm from @kottke.org
kottke.org/25/01/how-to...
Read it all, then go into action mode.
Can i just hang out with this group of folks for a while?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF2g...
Sometimes you have to wear your beliefs on your sleeve (or whatever)
you: "Its like podcasting, but for text". Still makes a lot of sense
My current thinking about my next career move:
youtu.be/Pvuv2sn5fDQ?...
Just setting up my bluesky
