End-of-term vibe 

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Kevin Miyazaki’s “fictional publication containing only facts.” 

Papam habemus e Chicago!! 

(Honestly, I have no idea what to make of this decision … I never imagined they’d elect an American of any description.) 

The new pope may be chosen to 

  • Continue the legacy of Francis 
  • Re-establish the legacy of JPII and Benedict 
  • Open new doors to the Global South
  • Manage decline 

Let’s see which the cardinals want. 

Underscore: “Where I see Apple’s biggest mistake in their current line of thinking is that while I pay Apple huge sums of money each month, they don’t view me as a customer to be served. They don’t seem to see the benefit of making my experience and offerings better and better. They aren’t trying to win me over by being excellent; they are assuming my loyalty through strong-arm tactics and intransigence.” 

AI making people sad.

Right now dozens of megachurch pastors are reading this and shouting “WHERE’S MY AI AVATAR JESUS???”

Erin Kissane: “The evidence of the past decade and a half argues strongly that platform corporations are structurally incapable of good governance, primarily because most of their central aims (continuous growth, market dominance, profit via extraction) conflict with many basic human and societal needs.”

I wrote about electric guitar tone.

University Parks, Oxford (2011)