{"id":52505,"date":"2025-10-26T18:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=52505"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:29:27","slug":"weekly-notes-october-20-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/10\/26\/weekly-notes-october-20-26-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Notes: October 20\u201326, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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Tuesday through Thursday mornings were the <a href=\"https:\/\/waped.org\">WAPED<\/a> fall meeting; on various days this afternoon there were meetings with artists who are working with some of our visually disabled students on some tactile public art for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundtransit.org\/ride-with-us\/stops-stations\/kent-des-moines-station\">soon-to-open light rail station near the college<\/a>, two training sessions on creating screen-reader accessible math equations in documents, and two public information sessions with a representative from the Secretary of State about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.wa.gov\/elections\/voters\/voter-eligibility-resources\/voters-disabilities\">Washington State&#8217;s accessible voting options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sunday afternoon, we went down to Federal Way to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/fwpaec.org\/events\/snow-white-ballet\/\">Grand Kyiv Ballet&#8217;s <cite>Snow White<\/cite><\/a>. It was cute! It was definitely solidly in the realm of &#8220;how close to Disney can we get without getting sued&#8221; territory, and it had more endings than <cite>Lord of the Rings<\/cite> (the audience was actually getting confused), but it was still an enjoyable performance and made for a good afternoon outing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reading<\/h2>\n<p>Finished two books this week: Matt Dinniman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/10\/20\/dungeon-crawler-carl-by-matt-dinniman\/\"><cite>Dungeon Crawler Carl<\/cite><\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/10\/22\/star-trek-the-manga-volume-1-shinsei-shinsei-edited-by-luis-reyes\/\"><cite>Star Trek<\/cite> manga<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Listening<\/h2>\n<p>I indulged myself with a silly idea I had a few weeks ago, and created a <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/10\/20\/difficult-listening-hour-2025-10-20-i-have-absolutely-had-enough\/\">40-minute mix of mashups based on Depeche Mode&#8217;s &#8220;Just Can&#8217;t Get Enough&#8221;<\/a>. Definitely a mix that will either really work for someone or drive them absolutely up the wall.<\/p>\n<p>I also picked up two new albums on Saturday that I&#8217;ll start listening to into this coming week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com\/album\/synthetic-facts-eight\"><cite>Synthetic. Facts. Eight<\/cite><\/a>, the latest in a compilation series from <a href=\"https:\/\/infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com\/music\">Infacted Recordings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brap.bandcamp.com\/album\/astral-elevator\"><cite>Astral Elevator<\/cite><\/a>, the first album from The Tear Garden (Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots) and cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy)) since 2017. I was first introduced to The Tear Garden (and Legendary Pink Dots, for that matter) in the mid-90s, and I&#8217;m glad they&#8217;re still working on this project.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Linking<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Pat Saperstein in <cite>Variety<\/cite>: <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/fascist-groove-thang-heaven-17-trump-protests-1236558011\/\">Heaven 17 Plans New Version of \u2018Fascist Groove Thang\u2019 Calling Out Trump Instead of Reagan: \u2018It\u2019s Not Going to Get Any Less Relevant, Is It?\u2019<\/a>: &#8220;\u2026the band plans to release an updated version of the song, which has become an unofficial anthem of the resistance to Donald Trump. At a recent protest sign-making party in Los Angeles\u2019 Echo Park, it was part of the anti-fascist playlist that got neighborhood activists dancing. A few days later, the fast-paced, incredibly catchy \u201980s standard could be heard blasting from speakers at the Downtown Los Angeles No Kings protest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lisa Bonos at <cite>The Washington Post<\/cite>: <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2025.10.24-112515\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2025\/10\/23\/opt-out-ai-workers-school\/\">Meet the people who dare to say no to artificial intelligence<\/a>: &#8220;Some tech workers told The Washington Post they try to use AI chatbots as little as possible during the workday, citing concerns about data privacy, accuracy and keeping their skills sharp. Other people are staging smaller acts of resistance, by opting out of automated transcription tools at medical appointments, turning off Google\u2019s chatbot-style search results or disabling AI features on their iPhones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Peter Wolinski at <cite>Tom&#8217;s Guide<\/cite>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/software\/how-disable-copilot-in-windows-11\">How to disable Copilot in Windows 11<\/a>: &#8220;Disabling Copilot in Windows 11 is a straightforward process, and this guide will walk you through the steps to do so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Mauro Huculak at <cite>Pureinfotech<\/cite>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/disable-recall-windows-11\/\">4 Quick ways to permanently disable Windows Recall on Windows 11<\/a>: &#8220;Recall is designed to function as a photographic memory, powered by a local AI model, making it easier to locate past activities, including documents, websites, messages, images, and apps. [\u2026] Recall automatically takes snapshots of your screen at regular intervals (around every five seconds), which can capture sensitive information, such as private conversations, financial details, or personal images.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: <a href=\"https:\/\/chanda.bearblog.dev\/knowledge-is-worth-your-time\/\">Knowledge is Worth Your Time<\/a>: &#8220;What matters in your courses, even in many cases within your major, isn&#8217;t the topic. You&#8217;ll probably forget most of what you learn, especially if you don&#8217;t end up using it repeatedly in future. What you will <strong>always<\/strong> have, though, is the mind that taking the courses made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Anil Dash: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anildash.com\/2025\/10\/22\/atlas-anti-web-browser\/\">ChatGPT&#8217;s Atlas: The Browser That&#8217;s Anti-Web<\/a>: &#8220;OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, released their own browser called Atlas, and it actually is something new: the first browser that actively fights against the web. Let&#8217;s talk about what that means, and what dangers there are from an anti-web browser made by an AI company \u2014 one that probably needs a warning label when you install it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Margherita Bassi at <cite>Smithsonian Magazine<\/cite>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/see-this-years-hilarious-finalists-from-the-nikon-comedy-wildlife-awards-from-gossiping-leopards-to-breakdancing-foxes-180987554\/\">See This Year\u2019s Hilarious Finalists From the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, From Gossiping Leopards to Breakdancing Foxes<\/a>: &#8220;Founded in 2015 by two professional photographers, the awards merge skillful wildlife photography with the \u201cpositive power\u201d of humor to promote wildlife and habitat conservation, per a statement. 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