On 9-11 the internet was alit with screeds from islamophobes, many posting “quotations” from the Quran, except they weren’t from the Quran, were out of context, and designed to foster hatred toward Muslims. For example, some of the quotations used…
The internet, from its humble beginnings, was often referred to as the greatest teaching and learning tool ever invented. It was genuinely believed that giving us unlimited information, instant global communication and open access to knowledge, with searchable archives and…
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When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, this was one of those things I missed: PASTA! It was long-haul COVID that kicked in my diabetes. High blood sugar runs in my family, and so I’ve been careful to take…
This has been all over the web: in politics, in the news, brought up at graduation ceremonies . . . WE ARE INUNDATED WITH AI! We’re not about to talk about “data center.” That’s a whole nother ballgame. We’re talking…
When it comes to this concept, everything you know is wrong. It’s quite simple, actually, the Western world has only heard of Sharia through the megaphone of extremists. “In the West, you have the illusion of truth. We had no…
Believers believe without proof, while scientists accept off-the-wall hypotheses because of an internal consistency. Fun Fact: Both of these are false. A belief can be as powerful as palpable as any feeling, and for reasons that just are not scientific.…
“Who are the peers?” (the question nobody asks) In theory, “peers” means: In practice, “peers” often means: So the real answer to “Who are the peers?” is: People who share the same assumptions, incentives, and blind spots as the authors.…
I’ve just been informed that a literature professor of mine, long ago, has passed. It wasn’t recently, but the news was recently passed onto me by someone who had stayed behind, got further degreed, and taught English Lit at my…