Ha

I don't think my students read a ton, but in every single one of my classes, they read more than this Stanford student. And they all actually read because I speak with them about it. 

In my basic screenplay class they read at least 4-6 scripts along with watching 4-6 films. In Adaptation, they read 1 play, 1 novel, 1 long form article, 1 graphic novel, and 1 children's book. Along with all the film or tv adaptations.

I read several books a year out loud with my kids cover to cover - and I mean real books. Just finished Treasure Island. Have read Charlotte's Web 2x times. Tom Sawyer. Doing an abridged Moby Dick right now. Did graphic novel versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Not even mentioning all the non-fiction. Interesting to think about this. I tend to think there is some extra value in cover-to-cover reading. Especially when becoming "educated." Not about the efficiency but rather the accomplishment - maybe we create some sort of neural pathways when working through an entire work.

Search vs AI

One thing I'll say about google - search was almost immediately useful. With AI, I find it interesting, but perhaps not quite useful yet. Especially because it has enough ability to be plausible, but I still feel like I need to look over it. Sort of like how little kids perform chores - almost easier for you to do it yourself than to oversee them doing it. 

Apologies To My Political Allies

I gotta go the other way on this one after reading the Phd abstract of Olfactory and Politics of Smell PhD - I don't think it even sounds that bad. 

UPDATE: If nothing more, it's increased the vocabulary of thousands of losers by one big word - more success than most PhDs theses.

And This Is Why...

Brilliantly put. Again...my theory Dems won't have political control for 20+ years.

All the "what should Democrats do?" miss the obvious. Govern. Competently. When the blue states and blue cities are booming, safe, great schools, business flocking, call America and say "we're ready to run the country now."

Wouldn't mind some global stability either.

Common Sense...

I'm sure all these sensible folks calling the Hunter Biden charges bogus were also calling the Russian collusion hoax bogus as well...right...right? And the business records case in New York, right? Right? Just making sure.

Look, the Hunter Biden charges are a big nothing burger but it just looks so freaking terrible that Biden "trusted" the law when he was in power only to reveal he actually doesn't trust it all...

Fathers

My fathering technique is to urge my sons not to do shit you'll need to be pardoned for. 

Prediction

Democrats are going to lose 20 years of elections across the country because they are systematically unable to moderate on absurd issues.

They are going to sacrifice everything - the middle class, abortion, environmentalism - at the alter of trans rights. How do I know? They've already done it by purging the moderates and all sensible people from their ranks. Their hopes rest on Trump being a fascist loon. Bad bet.