A Debate with ChatGPT on whitewashing the Jan 6th Insurrection
Reading Time: 37 minutes. I decided to have a debate with ChatGPT. One of the interesting parts about doing this is it’s sort of like talking to someone who talks…
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A Southern MN District School Referendum Fails, Thanks to A War on Public Schools, Brought to You by Your Local Facebook MAGA Uncles and Karens
Reading Time: 5 minutes. So a school referendum failed on Tuesday night in my little outskirts-of-the-Twin-Cities town (Tri-City United – Lonsdale, Montgomery, LeCenter). Look, I can respect arguments against spending…
Interview with the Future
Reading Time: 3 minutes. So apparently I got booked for an interview. Not by The New York Times, not by Rolling Stone, but by a Gen Z kid who refers…
My Top 50 Favorite Movies Summed Up In One Sentence
Reading Time: 8 minutes. I’m short on time for this week’s thursday post so I’m going to run through my top 50 favorite movies of all time, see if I…
Monday Check-In: Return from Vacation
Reading Time: 6 minutes. I made it back from the Florida Keys salt-soaked, and just self-aware enough to admit I should probably do more than occasional “dad cardio.” I mostly…
Eroding Trust: How False Narratives Are Undermining Public Education
Reading Time: 13 minutes. Every few months, a new “our schools are out of control and hurting our kids” story makes the rounds. Kids identifying as cats and using litter…
Monday Morning Check-In: On Holiday
Reading Time: < 1 minute. No full Monday Check-In this week with updates from the weekend. I’ll be home from vacation next week with a full report. Also I like…
The 26th of March In History
Reading Time: 6 minutes. One of my little microlearning habits to pass time is to peek at Wikipedia on any given day to see what happened on that day in…
Monday Morning Check-In: Everything’s More Interesting With Money On The Line
Reading Time: 9 minutes. I’ve gone through several distinct phases of how I approach a March Madness bracket, and none of them have involved actually knowing college basketball. About a…