Not enough people were talking yesterday--on Armistice Day, aka Veteran's Day--about the importance of peace + the threat of global & wider conflict. I've been writing about the global dimensions of WWI for some time, they helped to inspire modern peace movements www.huffpost.com/entry/armist...

Pinpoint #561 | 2 guesses 1️⃣ | 5% match 2️⃣ | 100% match 📌 🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today! lnkd.in/pinpoint.

One-sentence Future: The world’s last remaining film critic published her farewell column, an elegy written for an algorithmic audience that devours AI-generated content, lamenting that the human gaze has been banished from cinema.

"E (from the Alphabet Series)," by David J. Staley

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

#crosswordle7x7 - 1087 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️⬜️ 🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️ 🟩⬜️🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩🟩🟩 Streak: 15🔥 crosswordle.com/

“In the future, we need only send our note-bots to stand in for us while we… well, do other things, presumably.” MORE: columbusunderground.com/next-the-fut...

My latest "Next" column, "The Future of Responsibility and the Quantum Self." AI agents will act, decide, and represent humans autonomously, raising questions of responsibility, legal personhood, and a redefinition of self as a distributed, quantum networked existence. @colsunderground.bsky.social

Pinpoint #560 | 1 guess 1️⃣ | 100% match 📌 🏅 I’m in the Top 1% of all players today! lnkd.in/pinpoint.

Crossclimb #560 | 0:35 and flawless Fill order: 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣ ⬆️ ⬇️ 🪜 🏅 I’m in the Top 5% of all players today! lnkd.in/crossclimb.

Tango #400 | 0:23 🌓 🏅 I'm smarter than 90% of Davids today! #AreYouSmarterThanDavid lnkd.in/tango

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

My newest piece for Liberal Currents, and a paean to public health. It needs to be the tip of the spear against fascism and it’s a natural leader in the fight for a better world. Thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for talking to me as I worked on this.

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

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I completed Stacks in 6 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

#Polygonle 1196 2/6︎  ◥︎  ◢︎  ◆︎  ◤︎  ◢︎  ◆︎   ◼︎  ⬢︎  🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak:25 www.polygonle.com

Pinpoint #557 | 2 guesses 1️⃣ | 4% match 2️⃣ | 100% match 📌 🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today! lnkd.in/pinpoint.

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I completed Stacks in 23 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Some talking heading regarding tariffs, SCOTUS, and President Trump's go-to move for...well, anything apparently youtu.be/8YsuLzSu7aY?...

#Polygonle 1195 3/6︎  ◤︎  ◣︎  ⬢︎   ◼︎  ◆︎  ◤︎  ◣︎  ◢︎  🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak:24 www.polygonle.com

An agentic AI Lego named Milo forms a deep bond with a quiet preschooler named Juniper, gently encouraging her creativity and confidence through collaborative play, becoming her trusted companion and an example of how empathetic machines can nurture human potential from the earliest years.

My latest University Design column, "Universities and Intangible Capitalism." Universities are in the reputation business, trafficking in "intangible capital." The real value of a university lies in something far more elusive: its phenomenology, its brand, its ineffable experience.

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“Portions of the roof and rear of the building slowly collapsed while fire crews were at the scene.” MORE: columbusunderground.com/kelton-house...

One-sentence Future: Citing safety, noise, and climate concerns, Seattle’s city council bans rooftop bars after a structural engineering report reveals that dozens of aging buildings have unsafe weight loads, sparking a wave of underground “attic speakeasies.”

My latest "Voices" interview has dropped, with theatre professor EJ Westlake, where, among other things, we discuss the craft of playwriting...Have a listen! podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...

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I completed Stacks in 9 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Llamagrama 205 - Detective Work 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 www.llamagrama.com

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Now in its 9th year, the festival of nonfiction filmmaking once again takes over the Wexner Center for the Arts, beginning Thursday, November 6. MORE: columbusunderground.com/unorthodocs-...

One of those grad school conversations people need to have with prospective students is this: your PhD can and will go stale. When that happens varies on the field, but it can and will happen and if you’re going to do a PhD, you need to be prepared for it.

University President Elected Lt. Gov. of N.J. https://bit.ly/4nGTbRR #AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd

Cut the public library fund, which has been diminishing for years, then restrict the library's ability to receive funds through local levies. That's the Ohio GOP on brand.

Pinpoint #554 | 2 guesses 1️⃣ | 2% match 2️⃣ | 100% match 📌 🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today! lnkd.in/pinpoint.

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

At issue is whether the state’s regulator, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, acted legally in 2023 when it allowed Columbia Gas of Ohio to increase total fixed monthly charges from $36 a month to $58 a month by 2027 — a 50% increase. MORE: columbusunderground.com/are-big-util...

Pinpoint #553 | 2 guesses 1️⃣ | 3% match 2️⃣ | 100% match 📌 🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today! lnkd.in/pinpoint.

"Aviary," (part of the Noticing series), by David J. Staley