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This is evil. Ban Kalshi and Polymarket and any other "predictive" gambling app that combines getting people addicted with Silicon Valley's version of the Coliseum. Get it out of here NOW. Whoever defended this needs 10 hours a week community service in a cemetery with no phone.

This is a thoughtful piece on public record accessibility, Massachussetts dumping $ into AI but not updating basic software, and so on. In other news, I just discovered my ideal user interface. It's never heard of "the cloud" and thinks denim vests with blue jeans are neat. Also, data swords.

Gen-AI-free, work-in-progress map: where Christian women pastored & preached across traditions mostly 1600-1960s. Each pin includes text & at least 1 source; some have photos. Click a category to pop pins "on" And...check out Moscow, Idaho, while you're at it... www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...

The Geography of Women Preachers, 1600-1980s - Google My MapsA work-in-progress, growing visual testimony to the geography of women preachers, primarily between 1600-1960 (a handful after that), including traditions and denominations like Baptist, Congregationa...www.google.com

This isn't the overall point of this excellent thread on what writing actually is - but yeesh, suggested topic #2 is...really something.

I also would issue this release on the day my rocket space trash accidentally smashed into the moon at high speeds.

This is from 2019 but still so good. I'm so thankful for her work.

It's an odd relief to my brain to know that Sacha Baron Cohen has been out creating mischief.

Universities imbibing these same premises re: AI workforce and degree program viability will probably find it the most painful to course-correct after slashing longstanding programs. Degree programs, or...writing centers, @harvard.edu ?