This man is dangerous. He cannot be trusted to tell the truth or treat people with the dignity they deserve.

The people of the United States would be foolish to give him any sort of power.

#2024Election

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/1…


We’re fixin’ to make some red beans & rice.

12 1-pound packages of Camellia Brand®️ Red Kidney Beans


Technology for Good: The Poopcopter

This is undoubtedly the best use of drone technology I’ve seen.

By Caleb Olsen, via the Weekly Thing.


One of my favorite things about academic conferences: getting to meet people I’ve admired through their scholarship.


Finished reading: The Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies 📚

This book was my introduction to cybernetics and Stafford Beer. It offered a few laugh out loud moments and gave me some new insight into both corporate decision-making and the recent rise in populist political movements. Also, the “Further Reading” section at the end of the book was probably the best annotated bibliography I’ve encountered.


John Legend in concert with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra!

An outdoor stage, sunset in the background, with an orchestra assembling. A big sign in the middle reads: An Evening With John Legend


This is a huge chandelier.

A large chandelier in the Tiffany style at the Fox theater in St. Louis.


JD Vance says school shootings are a ‘fact of life,’ calls for better security

No, JD. You’re wrong. School shootings are not a fact of life.

They are the result of policies that prioritize “liberty” over life and an inane interpretation of the 2nd amendment over the common good.


God’s Grandeur

A lovely graphic rendering of one of Hopkins’ famous poems, by Julian Peters.


My “Now” page

After another trip around the sun, I’ve made some updates…