Apple Watch award celebrating 2,000 completed Move goals. Dated March 7, 2026
I hit my daily Move goal for the 2,000th time on my #AppleWatch
Apple Watch award celebrating 2,000 completed Move goals. Dated March 7, 2026
I hit my daily Move goal for the 2,000th time on my #AppleWatch
@brenttoderian.bsky.social A decade ago I relocated to London after 18 years in NYC. Had I moved from another part of the US, where I wasnβt already accustomed to walking and public transit, I donβt think the transition would have been as easy. Iβve never needed to own a car π
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I had the pleasure of hearing @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Professor Joseph Stiglitz speak about the challenges facing the global economy. I was especially honored by his generosity in taking the time to speak with me one-on-one about my PhD research.
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The year 2031 seems a long way off, but weβll just have to wait. Iβm glad #UniversalStudios has received all the need planning permission to break ground. With my background in live entertainment, I know how many creative jobs this will support and will be a boost to the UK.
My background is on lumberβbuilt residential offsite construction. But given the challenges facing the construction industry, itβs key to utilize a range of building techniques to solve problems. For example, this @nytimes.com story leveraging 3D printing to erect a train station in rural Japan.
The Columbia Spectator is a student run and managed newspaper, and theyβve been doing a very good job covering the news on campus. www.columbiaspectator.com/columbia-in-...
This was a response to those who broke into a university building and vandalized it. My understanding is that holding of degrees is temporary until further investigation can take place.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social The tweet posted is an over simplification of what has been happening. The University Judicial Board issued expulsions, temporary degree revocations, and multi-year suspensions for students involved in the April 2024 occupation of Hamilton Hall on Thursday.
Thought they stuck the landing with the final episode. Excited for it to be returning, but hope they have a story worth telling. Given the world we're living in, I think we could all use a bit of Ted's optimistic outlook on life. #TedLasso #AppleTV+
"Be curious, not judgmental"
@mchshe.bsky.social is also self-financing a new national theater to fill the gap left by the 2024 shutdown of National Theatre Wales, forced to close after a 1.6 million pound ($1.96 million) funding cut.
In a world of full of the likes of Elon Musk, be like @mchshe.bsky.social The Welsh actor has started a debt acquisition company and has written off Β£1 million ($1.29 million) of debt for 900 people using Β£100,000 ($129,000) of his own money.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Every time I pick up my phone, Iβm worried to see what horrible thing has just happened. At least egg π₯ prices are coming downβ¦ oh, wait!
Ukraineβs resilience has become a symbol of courage for the world. Today, we continue to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people as they fight for their freedom, sovereignty, and future. ππ
Lastly, I donβt think academics are eager to study artificial intelligence replacing advanced degree positions, as it suggests they themselves could be at risk of job loss, especially in a βpublish or perishβ environment.
If youβre interested in reading more look at David Autor, @carlbfrey.bsky.social and @erikbryn.bsky.social
Some good reads include
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You make a good distinction that youβre looking for people with an advanced degree being replaced by LLMs. From my experience most studies are still looking at more entry level roles (those to be replaced first by technology). For example, this study out of MIT. mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
5/5 Nazi lawmakers admired the flexibility of American racial laws, which often relied on vague definitions of race. This βknow-it-when-I-see-itβ approach to racial classification influenced how the Nazis formulated their own racial categories.
www.aaihs.org/how-american...
4/5 One example is the 1935 Nuremberg Laws, which stripped Jews of German citizenship and prohibited marriages between Jews and non-Jews, were directly influenced by American racial legislation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLn...
3/5 In the 1930s, Nazi Germany studied Jim Crow laws to shape their own racist policies. The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading Black newspaper, noted in 1933, βHitler Learns from America.β Langston Hughes summed it up: βFascists is Jim Crow peoples, honey.β
www.rachelmaddow.com/prequel-by-r...
2/5 βThe Nazis saw America as the world leader in creating racist laws.β β James Q. Whitman, βHitlerβs American Modelβ (2017)
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1/5 As itβs Black History Month, and as weβre currently fighting a resurgence of fascism, letβs take a look back at how the Nazi party looked closely at American law, particularly Jim Crow laws and other discriminatory policies, as they developed their own racist legal framework.
Blue Man Group on a crowded NYC subway.
New York City bids farewell to Blue Man Group today. Itβs been a remarkable run of more than three decades!
I will always fondly remember my time with the company as part of their marketing team. It was a remarkable group of creatives that continually inspire. #BlueManGroup
If you're not screaming expletives at the TV or while reading the news the last 2 and half days, you're doing it wrong!
Cartoon Donald Trump holding a torch. The Statue of Liberty is tied to a large stake and ready to be burned alive. A MAGA crowd is standing with torches in their hands. Cartoon Donald Trump says "she's a witch".
Day 2.
Only 1,462 more to go.
To everyone who looked at four years of division, corruption, and chaos and thought βYes, letβs have more of thatββyouβve now ensured we all suffer the consequences together. Your vote wasnβt just a choice, it was a conscious decision to ignore everything we witnessed. The blood is on your hands.
As Trump returns to office, Iβm reminded of Hemingwayβs profound words from βFor Whom the Bell Tollsβ: βThe world is a fine place and worth fighting for.β Like Detective Somerset, I find myself agreeing with the second part. The road ahead requires resilience, vigilance, and most importantly, hope.