Rhoneisms

The table of contents (and the index) | Seth’s Blog

We’re at risk of becoming all index.

A similar theme to the previous stated elegantly.

Writing is Thinking | Jamie Thingelstad

Sometimes folks ask me if I use AI to help write the Weekly Thing and I tell them something just like this. No. I do not. Because the Weekly Thing is part of how I continue to learn myself. If I were to delegate that I would miss my own goal of learning.

Yep. This.

And I hope and pray that such ideas are at the heart of the discussions my daughter’s school, is having this summer around policy and procedures concerning the explosion of student A.I. use.

At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery | Quanta Magazine

This is a great story.

Also, my daughter is friends with and goes to school with a similar such wunderkind (also homeschooled until 10th grade) whose interest is in Applied Mathematics. I can’t wait to see how these kids change the world.

Massive Back Yard Cleanup: Before and Afters | Whoa to Wow

You will not believe the difference. Seriously.

The Back Garage Bed – a Project Long in Coming

My wife celebrates a hard fought win.

Dense Discovery – Issue 348 / Expertise as a status threat

I’m a long time subscriber to DD and every issue has a gem or two but this particular one is full of them. Here’s a couple of items quoted:

As long as accepting expert guidance feels like admitting intellectual inferiority, there’ll always be a thriving market for demagogues peddling more ego-friendly narratives.

and…

At networking events, approach groups with an odd number of people. Arriving alone can be intimidating, but groups of 3 or 5 tend to have a more open dynamic for people to join in.