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So Many Hills

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My home page is https://plrj.org. From there One should be able to find me in all the other places. I Micro.blog at https://somanyhills.com. I’m the podcast producer at WUTC 88.1 FM

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So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 8d

Let’s all agree to stop showering attention and awards on massively huge artists who don’t need it and start spending time and attention on artists who do. I’m looking at you, Woody Guthrie Prize

U2’s Bono & The Edge Deliver Surprise Performance At Woody Guthrie Prize Ceremony

Bono and The Edge returned to Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the first time since U2's 1981 Tour to accept the Woody Guthrie Prize and deliver a surprise performance.

www.jambase.com

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 15d

"the bland incuriosity that accrues with wealth"

How Many Comedians Does It Take to Change a Country? | Helen Lewis in The Atlantic | $

Deftly sums up something that bothers me greatly

I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia

What the surreal Riyadh Comedy Festival foretold about the kingdom’s future

www.theatlantic.com

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 24d

"Local news once served as democracy’s immune system. As Thomas Jefferson put it, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”"

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How the Collapse of Local Journalism Led to the Erosion of Community Trust

My family had once been proud of me. In March 2011, my sister Terry went to the trouble of stuffing Post‑it notes into every issue of O, the Oprah Magazine in the checkout line of her grocery store…

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 24d

"Local news once served as democracy’s immune system. As Thomas Jefferson put it, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”"

lithub.com/how-the-c…

How the Collapse of Local Journalism Led to the Erosion of Community Trust

My family had once been proud of me. In March 2011, my sister Terry went to the trouble of stuffing Post‑it notes into every issue of O, the Oprah Magazine in the checkout line of her grocery store…

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 24d

"Local news once served as democracy’s immune system. As Thomas Jefferson put it, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”"

lithub.com/how-the-c…

How the Collapse of Local Journalism Led to the Erosion of Community Trust

My family had once been proud of me. In March 2011, my sister Terry went to the trouble of stuffing Post‑it notes into every issue of O, the Oprah Magazine in the checkout line of her grocery store…

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 24d

"the overconfidence of humans when they have a financial interest in ignoring downsides"

theoverspill.blog/2025/10/0…

Start Up No.2531: the AI news theft sites, a cognitive periodic table?, Apple melts on ICE, Korea’s lost backup, and more

Thousands of Starlink satellites are aloft.. and a couple are coming down every day. CC-licensed photo by Glenn Beltz on Flickr. A selection of 10 links for you. What goes up.. I’m @charlesar…

theoverspill.blog

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 24d

"the overconfidence of humans when they have a financial interest in ignoring downsides"

theoverspill.blog/2025/10/0…

Start Up No.2531: the AI news theft sites, a cognitive periodic table?, Apple melts on ICE, Korea’s lost backup, and more

Thousands of Starlink satellites are aloft.. and a couple are coming down every day. CC-licensed photo by Glenn Beltz on Flickr. A selection of 10 links for you. What goes up.. I’m @charlesar…

theoverspill.blog

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 24d

"the overconfidence of humans when they have a financial interest in ignoring downsides"

theoverspill.blog/2025/10/0…

Start Up No.2531: the AI news theft sites, a cognitive periodic table?, Apple melts on ICE, Korea’s lost backup, and more

Thousands of Starlink satellites are aloft.. and a couple are coming down every day. CC-licensed photo by Glenn Beltz on Flickr. A selection of 10 links for you. What goes up.. I’m @charlesar…

theoverspill.blog

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · 26d

Your Anniversary Album Re-Release Does Not Re-Consititute My Interest: https://somanyhills.com/2025/10/05/your-anniversary-album-rerelease-does.html

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Sep 27

I’m sorry I missed this. I would’ve briefly hopped off sobriety to celebrate in the moment. Oklahoma State football coach & POS human Mike Gundy Is A Fired Man, Over 40. As it is, I am pleased as punch they kicked Gundy to the curb. He was always overrated with often underrated teams.

Mike Gundy Is A Fired Man, Over 40 | Defector

Oklahoma State has announced that head football coach Mike Gundy has been relieved of his duties, bringing an end to a 20-year run at the school. The final straw seems to have come after last Friday’s embarrassing 19-12 loss to Tulsa at home, which officially dropped the Cowboys to 1-2 for the season. The game…

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Sep 6

"“I’m not afraid of artificial intelligence, I’m afraid of natural stupidity.” — Guillermo del Toro"

I’m also afraid of national stupidity.

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 15

Digital friends, do you like music? If so, tune in today from 10-noon EDT at WUTC.org to stream or 88.1 FM in the Tennessee Valley as I will be live in the studio spinning some sweet, sweet tunes mostly as I feel it #wutc881 #chorddrift #crumb #pinkfloyd #spoon #kingcrimson #rem

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 12

Seattle Worldcon 2025: Robots, Rights, and More!

"I’m thrilled to be going to Seattle tomorrow to attend the 2025 Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention)! Worldcon will take place at the Seattle Convention Center Aug.... https://somanyhills.com/2025/08/12/seattle-worldcon-robots-rights-and.html

Seattle Worldcon 2025: Robots, Rights, and More!

Summer is almost over for me (school starts next week), but I have one more trip planned: I'm thrilled to be going to Seattle tomorrow to ...

examinedworlds.blogspot.com

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 9

On the Particular Joys of Etymological Detective Work ‹ Literary Hub

"Mellifluous comes from Latin mel, meaning “honey,” making it a linguistic relative of molasses, marmalade, and the name Melissa. The ancient Greek word melissa ... https://somanyhills.com/2025/08/09/on-the-particular-joys-of.html

On the Particular Joys of Etymological Detective Work

I’m often asked which word is my favorite, but that’s like being asked to choose a favorite star in the sky. There are way too many, whether in English or other languages. If pressed, I usually say…

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 8

aeon.co/essays/wh…

"The key difference is that human reasoners can, at least in principle, revise their assumptions, adopt new principles, and rethink the framework itself. AI, by contrast, remains bound by the formal structures it is given, or oper... https://somanyhills.com/2025/08/08/193040.html

What Gödel’s incompleteness theorems say about AI morality | Aeon Essays

Many hope that AI will discover ethical truths. But as Gödel shows, deciding what is right will always be our burden

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 5

"Constantly bound by craving and fear to a future full of uncertainties, we strip each present moment of its calm, its intrinsic import, which we are unable to enjoy. And so, the future destroys the present."

― Hannah Arendt (h/t Take on Rules)

On the Calm of the Present

I’ve been reading more, but am in a bit of a lull (as in only 45 minutes of reading each of the last 4 days). And I’m not quite feeling like writing either. As though I’m missing something. So I pull a random quote from amongst those I’ve collected, as though consulting the oracle: Constantly bound by craving and fear to a future full of uncertainties, we strip each present moment of its calm, its intrinsic import, which we are unable to enjoy. And so, the future destroys the present.

takeonrules.com

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 1

"“No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either by argument or emotional appeal.”| Marilyn Ferguson"

"This is a bea... https://somanyhills.com/2025/08/01/no-one-can-persuade-another.html

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Aug 1

Live in the studio! WUTC.org right now and 88.1 fm Chattanooga

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 30

Live in the studio while the satellite feed gets fixed, I’m hosting All Things Considered on WUTC 88.1 FM in Chattanooga!!! Go on line and listen

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 29

"Walking is a keystone habit that powers many good things."

— Rebekah Toh

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 29

"The authors observe that our technologies quickly turn into cognitive prostheses: as soon as we can externalize some function of our thinking into a technology, we do."

—Cory Doctorow

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 28

Tune in to 88.1 FM #Chattanooga or WUTC.org to listen to my hosting the Richard Winham Show from 10-12 EDT. It’s a great way to start your week! #wutc #supportpublicradio

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 26

"Meet LetterFeed, a self-hosted application for converting e-mail newsletters into RSS feeds. Unlike existing alternatives like Kill-the-Newsletter, LetterFeed configures itself to scan existing e-mail accounts for n... https://somanyhills.com/2025/07/26/meet-letterfeed-a-selfhosted-application.html

GitHub - LeonMusCoden/LetterFeed at selfh.st

Convert email newsletters into RSS feeds. Contribute to LeonMusCoden/LetterFeed development by creating an account on GitHub.

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 24

"We Must End the Scourge of Tech Pants
Nobody has ever looked good in “performance chinos.” It’s time for the sloppy, synthetic simulacrum of trousers to go the way of the dodo."

Well said, GQ. Co-sign. I also avoid anything with “s... https://somanyhills.com/2025/07/24/we-must-end-the-scourge.html

We Must End the Scourge of Tech Pants

Nobody has ever looked good in “performance chinos.” It’s time for the sloppy, synthetic simulacrum of trousers to go the way of the dodo.

So Many Hills @somanyhills.com · Jul 22

How does the Delta app give me a seat but the gate agent says that doesn’t matter?