Tootfinder

I decided to scan through the academic fediverse directories of 2022 and see who was still active (about 20% of accounts it seems), beta now up at : #academics #mastoacadmic #highered

I'm the first to recognize AI is transforming writing, but for Harvard to shutter its Writing Center—where I once worked as a peer tutor—is to ignore the fact that we need even more attention to writing during this critical transformation https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/7/

In theaters now, NAZA will stream online in November.
For now…
NAZA directors: 'it's a film about systems of mass killings' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M2JcojZ7Ao
Interview https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2026/oct/16/naza-the-film-israel-does-not-want-you-to-see-video
Investigative articles that overlap
https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
https://www.972mag.com/drones-grenades-gaza-chinese-autel/
https://www.972mag.com/israelis-logic-gaza-genocide/

Getting ma lift on

Listening to new devlog from Tom Francis and he mentioned two big categories he includes in all his games:
Obvious pleasures - actions that inherently feel good. Smashing enemies through windows, breaking open crates, doing a knockdown attack.
Brain food - something to figure out and keep thinking about. Puzzle mechanics, build crafting, optimization problems, inventory Tetris.
Thinking I should look for really small versions of these in games I play.

is trying to do some things that could damage my exceedingly expensive phone.

That's an achievement. #Duolingo