In today’s story on Medium, I question the links between working, making money, and earning a living.
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Be Like Biles, Not Like Lyles
In today’s story on Medium, I discuss the decision of U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles to compete while infected with COVID-19.
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Why Billy Joel’s New Deepfake Video Makes Me Sad
Image: Billy Joel performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 2017. Photo by slgckgc, CC BY 2.0.
In today’s story on Medium, I react to the AI technology used in the music video for Billy Joel’s first new song in 17 years, “Turn the Lights Back On”.
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My Mac Memories
Image: With Leo Laporte at the 2008 Macworld Expo. This was before my gender transition, when I still had hair!
In today’s story on Medium, I celebrate the 40th birthday of the Apple Macintosh computer with memories of my Mac use over the decades.
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Ode to Indie Games
Image: My Steam Year in Review 2023.
In today’s story on Medium, I review what I love about my most-played games of the year: Terraria, Stardew Valley, and Oxygen Not Included.
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Commemorating Black Brilliance on Wikipedia
Image: Side-by-side photos of Richard Hunt, Andre Braugher, and Grace Bumbry.
In today’s story on Medium, I write about my volunteer work on the Wikipedia articles of three Black artists who died in 2023: Actor Andre Braugher, opera singer Grace Bumbry, and sculptor Richard Hunt.
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On Ad Blockers, Paywalls, and Entitlement
Image: YouTube “play” logo with the Ad Block “hand” logo superimposed.
In today’s story on Medium, I question the demand for unlimited free online content.
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Life Sucks, But At Least There’s Tea
Three saucers on a wooden table containing small amounts of black tea leaves, turbinado sugar, and soy milk, respectively.
Today’s post on Medium is “Life Sucks, But At Least There’s Tea“.
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Even a Dead Democrat Beats a Green Candidate
Campaign image with a photo of Zarah Livingston speaking into a microphone and the words “Sunrise Pittsburgh Endorses Zarah Livingston HD32”. Source tweet here.
Today’s post on Medium is about a dead Democratic candidate beating a living Green candidate, Zarah Livingston, in yesterday’s election in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Running for the Birds
[Image: Pax runs in a race in San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Photo by Ziggy.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Running for the Birds“, is about running and depression.