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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 22h

🙂 Daily Quordle 1353
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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 23h

I completed Stacks in 4 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 1d

The Soloversity: Imagining a One-Person University Powered by AI

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 1d

"Economic Dignity," by David J. Staley

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 1d

One-sentence Future: Wither gun regulations?

After decades of legislative gridlock, several states implement mandatory firearms training beginning in kindergarten, resulting in a generation of children more proficient with weapons than with read...

David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 1d

🙂 Daily Quordle 1352
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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 1d

I completed Stacks in 4 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.

Llamagrama - Play the Daily Word Puzzle Game

David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

Llamagrama 175 - Jungle Gym
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Challenge your vocabulary with Llamagrama, the fun and exciting daily word puzzle game. Start playing now!

www.llamagrama.com

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

#Polygonle 1163 🎯/6︎
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🔥 streak:82
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Polygonle

Guess longer words with the help of a shape-based clue. A new Polygonle puzzle is available each day to solve.

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

Pinpoint #524 | 2 guesses
1️⃣ | 1% match
2️⃣ | 100% match 📌
🏅 I’m in the Top 5% of all players today!
lnkd.in/pinpoint.

Pinpoint

Uncover the hidden connection in this thought-provoking word pattern game.

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

One-sentence Future: An avant-garde craft show

The AvantCraft Biennale features collaborative AR installations where global artisans weave virtual-physical tapestries transcending geographical boundaries, carve programmable wood that reshapes over...

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

My latest "University Design" column: "The Soloversity." Drawing parallels to Silicon Valley’s “solopreneurs” and cyber-physical enterprises, I ask whether higher education might soon witness entrepreneurial academics launching their own solo institutions.
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The Economist recently reported on a new Silicon Valley trend: the “solopreneur.” They give the example of Sarah Gwilliam, who started a business offering grief counseling and the management of family...

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

🙂 Daily Quordle 1351
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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 2d

I completed Stacks in 4 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.

Crosswordle: Quick Daily Crossword Logic Puzzle

David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 3d

#crosswordle 1050 - ⭐⭐⭐

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Streak: 3🔥

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Crosswordle offers free daily crossword logic puzzles that fans of Wordle® will enjoy. Solve each puzzle by swapping letters horizontally and vertically.

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 3d

🙂 Daily Quordle 1350
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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 4d

🙂 Daily Quordle 1349
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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 4d

I completed Stacks in 14 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.

One-sentence Future: Male disenfranchisement

David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 5d

In a shock to the few remaining global democracies, Italy passes a controversial law barring men from voting—a separate law barring men from being corporate CEOs narrowly failed—defended by leaders as...

Uncover the hidden connection in this thought-provoking word pattern game.

David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 5d

Pinpoint #521 | 1 guess
1️⃣ | 100% match 📌
🏅 I’m in the Top 1% of all players today!
lnkd.in/pinpoint.

Pinpoint

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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 5d

🙂 Daily Quordle 1348
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David Staley @davidstaley8.bsky.social · 6d

I completed Stacks in 5 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.