William Cox
@cwcoxjr.bsky.social
Asking the Stupid Questions Since 1971. Appreciating Unicode U+1F413 🐓 and U+6840 桀. Not seeking; found.
Adult human male, if that weren't clear.
Adult human male, if that weren't clear.
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William Cox
@cwcoxjr.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Your work today, as it is every day, is to make the bed, eat breakfast, and care for the people and world around you.
Deactivating my Bluesky account. It's as much a time-suck as Twitter is, and I'm not a Democratic partisan or a journalist so it's much more infuriating. It is tempting me to sin.
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Deactivating my Bluesky account. It's as much a time-suck as Twitter is, and I'm not a Democratic partisan or a journalist so it's much more infuriating. It is tempting me to sin.
Had a lovely day offline.
Came online for no good reason, and, I have to say, for some reason a lot of people still seem to think the Democrats are an opposition party.
Came online for no good reason, and, I have to say, for some reason a lot of people still seem to think the Democrats are an opposition party.
March 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Had a lovely day offline.
Came online for no good reason, and, I have to say, for some reason a lot of people still seem to think the Democrats are an opposition party.
Came online for no good reason, and, I have to say, for some reason a lot of people still seem to think the Democrats are an opposition party.
Speaking of impactful, I just noticed that my Rhetoric teacher from Hampden-Sydney College, Victor N. Cabas, Jr. (1948-2018), passed a few months before his father, Brig. Gen. Victor N. Cabas (USAF) (1920-2018), did.
March 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Speaking of impactful, I just noticed that my Rhetoric teacher from Hampden-Sydney College, Victor N. Cabas, Jr. (1948-2018), passed a few months before his father, Brig. Gen. Victor N. Cabas (USAF) (1920-2018), did.
FYI, overwhelm is a verb, not a noun.
I know language changes over time, but the jargon from corporate HR and post-modern academia has to be the most annoyingly impactful.
Except that from medicine. I don't have itch. I have an itch.
I know language changes over time, but the jargon from corporate HR and post-modern academia has to be the most annoyingly impactful.
Except that from medicine. I don't have itch. I have an itch.
March 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
FYI, overwhelm is a verb, not a noun.
I know language changes over time, but the jargon from corporate HR and post-modern academia has to be the most annoyingly impactful.
Except that from medicine. I don't have itch. I have an itch.
I know language changes over time, but the jargon from corporate HR and post-modern academia has to be the most annoyingly impactful.
Except that from medicine. I don't have itch. I have an itch.
Understanding the past is not a "diversity policy."
Why it was dressed up as one so many years ago still boggles my mind, but I'm sure buzzword compliance has reasons.
Why it was dressed up as one so many years ago still boggles my mind, but I'm sure buzzword compliance has reasons.
March 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Understanding the past is not a "diversity policy."
Why it was dressed up as one so many years ago still boggles my mind, but I'm sure buzzword compliance has reasons.
Why it was dressed up as one so many years ago still boggles my mind, but I'm sure buzzword compliance has reasons.
Delivered mail today to a former carrier who met me at the curb wearing his Trump t-shirt to ask my opinion on this DOGE nonsense, as he put it.
It's only stereotypes who are simple and easily predictable.
It's only stereotypes who are simple and easily predictable.
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Delivered mail today to a former carrier who met me at the curb wearing his Trump t-shirt to ask my opinion on this DOGE nonsense, as he put it.
It's only stereotypes who are simple and easily predictable.
It's only stereotypes who are simple and easily predictable.
The only incorrect sentence in this executive order.
'The exhibit further claims that “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating “Race is a human invention.”'
'The exhibit further claims that “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating “Race is a human invention.”'
The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The only incorrect sentence in this executive order.
'The exhibit further claims that “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating “Race is a human invention.”'
'The exhibit further claims that “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating “Race is a human invention.”'
As Dorothy's aunt would have said if she weren't a Christian woman, "straight to jail."
Proponents of AI should be shot. It is not and will not be used to benefit humanity.
Proponents of AI should be shot. It is not and will not be used to benefit humanity.
Seriously Google? How does your "AI" get "but has also faced criticism for publishing AI-generated stories" from the countless news stories written about us NOT WANTING GENERATED STORIES and actively fighting against them. Oh wait, it's not actually intelligent, is it? Just bullshit all the way down
March 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
As Dorothy's aunt would have said if she weren't a Christian woman, "straight to jail."
Proponents of AI should be shot. It is not and will not be used to benefit humanity.
Proponents of AI should be shot. It is not and will not be used to benefit humanity.
In short, the President MUST do what *Congress* says he must. He is the executive, not the legislative power.
Glad at least one branch of the government understands that. Would that Congress did.
Glad at least one branch of the government understands that. Would that Congress did.
BREAKING: Judge Amy Berman Jackson has *blocked* the dismantling of CFPB. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
March 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In short, the President MUST do what *Congress* says he must. He is the executive, not the legislative power.
Glad at least one branch of the government understands that. Would that Congress did.
Glad at least one branch of the government understands that. Would that Congress did.
Consider this: No. 1 Daughter born in 2000 loved the Harry Potter books; No. 2 Son born in 2008 has never read them.
No. 1 Son born in 2006 closely followed the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A Scout I was working with the other day, born in 2012, has never seen them.
No. 1 Son born in 2006 closely followed the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A Scout I was working with the other day, born in 2012, has never seen them.
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Consider this: No. 1 Daughter born in 2000 loved the Harry Potter books; No. 2 Son born in 2008 has never read them.
No. 1 Son born in 2006 closely followed the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A Scout I was working with the other day, born in 2012, has never seen them.
No. 1 Son born in 2006 closely followed the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A Scout I was working with the other day, born in 2012, has never seen them.
Just curious, but if British Steel is owned by the Chinese, doesn't that make it Chinese Steel?
March 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Just curious, but if British Steel is owned by the Chinese, doesn't that make it Chinese Steel?
If humans are not necessary, then we can assist in their dying and decrease the surplus population. Surprised Mr. Gates hasn't volunteered to go first.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed 'for most things'
A new era of "free intelligence" powered by AI will change the way humans work, says billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
www.cnbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If humans are not necessary, then we can assist in their dying and decrease the surplus population. Surprised Mr. Gates hasn't volunteered to go first.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...
On this upcoming transgender day of visibility, will the Episcopal Church admit that detransitioners exist and thus that promoting transition as an unalloyed good is a rather foolish thing to do, pastorally speaking?
March 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
On this upcoming transgender day of visibility, will the Episcopal Church admit that detransitioners exist and thus that promoting transition as an unalloyed good is a rather foolish thing to do, pastorally speaking?
“They … have no honor.” — Worf
March 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“They … have no honor.” — Worf
What authors, other than Madeleine L’Engle, are known Episcopalians and also wrote great books?
March 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What authors, other than Madeleine L’Engle, are known Episcopalians and also wrote great books?
Reposted by William Cox
What novels would you suggest for a seminar series on the theme "in the Anglican tradition"?
March 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What novels would you suggest for a seminar series on the theme "in the Anglican tradition"?
I would only add that neoliberal policies are actively sinful, for the particular reason that they view people as objects to be used.
With a friendly mixture of applause and pushback, I want to flag up Fr Mark's observations on burnout, and to add some complementary observations. 🧵
Clergy burnout isn’t just personal — it’s structural. Priests are stretched thin, juggling multiple parishes, endless admin, & the quiet heartbreak of long-term decline. The Church talks a lot about resilience, but at what cost?
#ClergyBurnout #ChurchLife
markclavier.substack.com/p/clergy-bur...
#ClergyBurnout #ChurchLife
markclavier.substack.com/p/clergy-bur...
March 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I would only add that neoliberal policies are actively sinful, for the particular reason that they view people as objects to be used.
Actually, Canada wouldn't be the 51st state because that would piss off Texas by making it the 3rd-largest state.
Making Canada the 51st through 64th states wouldn't help that particular problem, but does raise some interesting questions regarding the balance of power of representation in Congress.
Making Canada the 51st through 64th states wouldn't help that particular problem, but does raise some interesting questions regarding the balance of power of representation in Congress.
March 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Actually, Canada wouldn't be the 51st state because that would piss off Texas by making it the 3rd-largest state.
Making Canada the 51st through 64th states wouldn't help that particular problem, but does raise some interesting questions regarding the balance of power of representation in Congress.
Making Canada the 51st through 64th states wouldn't help that particular problem, but does raise some interesting questions regarding the balance of power of representation in Congress.
Interesting piece in the LRB, but why the passive voice here? Who forbade? Is this simply an academic conceit to imply intention where there was none?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
March 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Interesting piece in the LRB, but why the passive voice here? Who forbade? Is this simply an academic conceit to imply intention where there was none?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
One of these days the cats will stop waking me up at 02:30.
March 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
One of these days the cats will stop waking me up at 02:30.
A brief note from Amazon on why the purchase of an electronic book from them is more of a rental.
March 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A brief note from Amazon on why the purchase of an electronic book from them is more of a rental.
Monopoly is Bad (Exhibit No. Way Too Many to Count)
While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.
This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn't
While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Monopoly is Bad (Exhibit No. Way Too Many to Count)
What novels would you suggest for a seminar series on the theme "in the Anglican tradition"?
March 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What novels would you suggest for a seminar series on the theme "in the Anglican tradition"?
Which is a more appropriate gift for an Episcopal bishop: the short book by a Catholic woman or the long one by an Anglican man? Or is a letter sufficient?
March 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Which is a more appropriate gift for an Episcopal bishop: the short book by a Catholic woman or the long one by an Anglican man? Or is a letter sufficient?