Jekyll2022-02-15T18:38:58+00:00https://mcmanus.io/feed/notes.xmlThe thoughts and deeds of Matt McManusMatt McManus2019-11-26T16:04:53+00:002019-11-26T16:04:53+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/11/26/here-is-a-remarkably-thoughtful-rebuttal<p>Here is a remarkably thoughtful rebuttal to the remarks made by Sacha Baron Cohen in the video I posted previously.</p> <p>One interesting quote:</p> <blockquote> <p>Earlier this year, we discussed Yochai Benkler’s new book, the excellent Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics, which is filled with charts and data showing something pretty damn clearly: most of the disinformation and misinformation didn’t go very far until it was “validated” by a mainstream news source, namely: Fox News. Yes, the lies and shams did start out on social media, but they were mostly ignored. Until Fox News validated them, then they spread like wildfire.</p> </blockquote> <p>https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/00412943432/sacha-baron-cohen-is-wrong-about-social-media-wrong-about-section-230-even-wrong-about-his-own-comedy.shtml</p>Matt McManus

Here is a remarkably thoughtful rebuttal to the remarks made by Sacha Baron Cohen in the video I posted previously.

2019-11-22T19:34:30+00:002019-11-22T19:34:30+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/11/22/sacha-baron-cohen-on-social-media<p>I find it increasingly hard to disagree with many of the points Sacha Baron Cohen brings up here</p> <div class="video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymaWq5yZIYM" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Matt McManus

I find it increasingly hard to disagree with many of the points Sacha Baron Cohen brings up here

2019-08-05T01:57:23+00:002019-08-05T01:57:23+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/08/05/brahms-vs-radiohead<div class="video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0RcBje6II6M" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> <p>This is amazing. A mashup of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RcBje6II6M">Brahms and Radiohead</a></p>Matt McManus

2019-07-06T19:35:22+00:002019-07-06T19:35:22+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/07/06/the-deepening-crisis-in-evangelical-christianity<blockquote> <p>“The Church is in one of its deepest moments of crisis—not because of some election result or not, but because of what has been exposed to be the poverty of the American Church in its capacity to be able to see and love and serve and engage in ways in which we simply fail to do. And that vocation is the vocation that must be recovered and must be made real in tangible action”</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/evangelical-christians-face-deepening-crisis/593353/">The Deepening Crisis in Evangelical Christianity</a></p>Matt McManus

“The Church is in one of its deepest moments of crisis—not because of some election result or not, but because of what has been exposed to be the poverty of the American Church in its capacity to be able to see and love and serve and engage in ways in which we simply fail to do. And that vocation is the vocation that must be recovered and must be made real in tangible action”

2019-05-10T14:16:19+00:002019-05-10T14:16:19+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/05/10/dali-deepfake<p>There is so much negative news around “Deepfakes” that this video genuinely caught me off guard. It’s a little promo for the Dali museum, which created an interactive screen to help visitors experience Dali in a completely new and novel way. It’s marvelous!</p> <div class="video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BIDaxl4xqJ4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Matt McManus

There is so much negative news around “Deepfakes” that this video genuinely caught me off guard. It’s a little promo for the Dali museum, which created an interactive screen to help visitors experience Dali in a completely new and novel way. It’s marvelous!

2019-05-07T19:42:53+00:002019-05-07T19:42:53+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/05/07/faculty-newsletter-personal-websites<p>😊<a href="https://faculty.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b46cc084c8bdde1ea04555baa&amp;id=1af03beada">My favorite email newsletter</a> has been writing about personal websites and linked to mine! Woot! <a href="https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=b46cc084c8bdde1ea04555baa&amp;id=8bc30ef232">Check our their latest</a></p>Matt McManus

😊My favorite email newsletter has been writing about personal websites and linked to mine! Woot! Check our their latest

2019-05-07T17:28:32+00:002019-05-07T17:28:32+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/05/07/im-shocked-and-saddened-by-rachel-held-evens-death-this<p>I’m shocked and saddened by Rachel Held Evens death. This is a fitting tribute: <a href="https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/books/rachel-held-evans-knew-there-was-always-room-for-more-in-the-church/">Rachel Held Evans Knew There Was Always Room for More In the Church - RELEVANT Magazine</a></p>Matt McManus

I’m shocked and saddened by Rachel Held Evens death. This is a fitting tribute: Rachel Held Evans Knew There Was Always Room for More In the Church - RELEVANT Magazine

2019-05-01T18:28:15+00:002019-05-01T18:28:15+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/05/01/im-doing-a-bit-of-an-experiment-with-auto-posting<p>I’m doing a bit of an experiment with auto-posting to twitter/mastodon items from the <a href="https://mcmanus.io/notes">Notes section of my website</a>. Let me know if it’s neat or super annoying.</p>Matt McManus

I’m doing a bit of an experiment with auto-posting to twitter/mastodon items from the Notes section of my website. Let me know if it’s neat or super annoying.

2019-05-01T15:47:32+00:002019-05-01T15:47:32+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/05/01/architects-micro-studio-apartment<p>I love how thoughtfully designed this apartment is and how beautifully he expresses his reasoning for each decision.</p> <div class="video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFu7zE9DnRA" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Matt McManus

I love how thoughtfully designed this apartment is and how beautifully he expresses his reasoning for each decision.

2019-04-22T13:12:49+00:002019-04-22T13:12:49+00:00https://mcmanus.io/notes/2019/04/22/bullet-journal-experiment<p>I’m going to spend the next couple months giving Bullet Journaling a try. I’m curious if switching completely to a more manual paper system will help with my awareness and memory. To experiments!</p>Matt McManus

I’m going to spend the next couple months giving Bullet Journaling a try. I’m curious if switching completely to a more manual paper system will help with my awareness and memory. To experiments!