Mark Welch
@markwelch.bsky.social
• ex-reporter ex-teacher ex-attorney, he/him
• law, journalism, education, security, privacy, surveillance tech, AI fairness, bias, face recognition, Blue Dot, LFL
• Springfield MO <NorCal <NH <MA <WI
• UC Berkeley JD'89; UMass Amherst BA'83
• law, journalism, education, security, privacy, surveillance tech, AI fairness, bias, face recognition, Blue Dot, LFL
• Springfield MO <NorCal <NH <MA <WI
• UC Berkeley JD'89; UMass Amherst BA'83
Today's reading distraction: "Survival of the Fittest" (1997, Alex Delaware mystery series #12) by Jonathan Kellerman.
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Unexpectedly, I'm again reading, this time in a popular mystery novel, about #eugenics history ... which remains horrifically current.
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Unexpectedly, I'm again reading, this time in a popular mystery novel, about #eugenics history ... which remains horrifically current.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Survival of the Fittest" (1997, Alex Delaware mystery series #12) by Jonathan Kellerman.
amzn.to/4hPIRFI
Unexpectedly, I'm again reading, this time in a popular mystery novel, about #eugenics history ... which remains horrifically current.
amzn.to/4hPIRFI
Unexpectedly, I'm again reading, this time in a popular mystery novel, about #eugenics history ... which remains horrifically current.
We've refreshed our little free library's contents, replacing about two-thirds of the books.
3263 N Dysart, Springfield MO 65803.
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3263 N Dysart, Springfield MO 65803.
map.lflapp.org/knthQmRquVb
#240480
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We've refreshed our little free library's contents, replacing about two-thirds of the books.
3263 N Dysart, Springfield MO 65803.
map.lflapp.org/knthQmRquVb
#240480
3263 N Dysart, Springfield MO 65803.
map.lflapp.org/knthQmRquVb
#240480
![Wired, Nov 4, 2025 2:30 PM
By Dell Cameron, Caroline Haskins
[Security]
"FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves"
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zbcrkcsv56ngl2xbevv6eo3s/bafkreiasasa7loyuczmmfpskcdwpweitsesbmpfqpbneftcmjojyakzk7q@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Unsettled" (2021) by Reem Faruqi @reemfaruqi.bsky.social
Beautiful.
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@reemfaruqi.bsky.social
Beautiful.
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@reemfaruqi.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Unsettled" (2021) by Reem Faruqi @reemfaruqi.bsky.social
Beautiful.
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@reemfaruqi.bsky.social
Beautiful.
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@reemfaruqi.bsky.social
Today's reading distraction:
"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" (2025) by
Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares
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"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" (2025) by
Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares
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October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today's reading distraction:
"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" (2025) by
Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares
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"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" (2025) by
Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares
amzn.to/4oChGQP
Today's reading distraction: "Prime: Poetry & Conversation" (2014) edited by Jericho Brown.
[To live the poet's life] "one must be prepared to follow the strangest and slightest notions, to take self-effacing risks, to jump off cliffs that are nowhere but in the mind. People look at you crazy..."
[To live the poet's life] "one must be prepared to follow the strangest and slightest notions, to take self-effacing risks, to jump off cliffs that are nowhere but in the mind. People look at you crazy..."
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Prime: Poetry & Conversation" (2014) edited by Jericho Brown.
[To live the poet's life] "one must be prepared to follow the strangest and slightest notions, to take self-effacing risks, to jump off cliffs that are nowhere but in the mind. People look at you crazy..."
[To live the poet's life] "one must be prepared to follow the strangest and slightest notions, to take self-effacing risks, to jump off cliffs that are nowhere but in the mind. People look at you crazy..."
I arrived from Springfield, MO this morning for a medical appointment at 1pm. Alas, the appointment is actually for tomorrow! I booked a hotel room and then spent about 3 hours visiting 8 Little Free Libraries (6 are on this map). I donated 50-60 books; and I picked up about 20 books.
October 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I arrived from Springfield, MO this morning for a medical appointment at 1pm. Alas, the appointment is actually for tomorrow! I booked a hotel room and then spent about 3 hours visiting 8 Little Free Libraries (6 are on this map). I donated 50-60 books; and I picked up about 20 books.
LFL news: this weekend, I'm gathering horror and Halloween-themed books from my back-stock and rotating them into our Little Free Library in the northeast corner of Springfield, Missouri.
We will also be attending the "No Kings - We Love America" protest on Saturday; we hope you will, too.
We will also be attending the "No Kings - We Love America" protest on Saturday; we hope you will, too.
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
LFL news: this weekend, I'm gathering horror and Halloween-themed books from my back-stock and rotating them into our Little Free Library in the northeast corner of Springfield, Missouri.
We will also be attending the "No Kings - We Love America" protest on Saturday; we hope you will, too.
We will also be attending the "No Kings - We Love America" protest on Saturday; we hope you will, too.
Do the math, 16 ounces.
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Do the math, 16 ounces.
Today's reading distraction: "Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future" (2015) by Paul Mason.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future" (2015) by Paul Mason.
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Today's reading distraction: "Their Journey: A Memoir of My Parents" (2018; Holocaust theme) by Milton Zweig.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Their Journey: A Memoir of My Parents" (2018; Holocaust theme) by Milton Zweig.
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I wonder about this box on a downtown city street. Why would a sane person mark it this way? How many cameras are aimed at this spot? #infrastructure #security
October 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I wonder about this box on a downtown city street. Why would a sane person mark it this way? How many cameras are aimed at this spot? #infrastructure #security
Today's reading distraction: "Sharp Force" (2025, Scarpetta #25) by Patricia Cornwell.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today's reading distraction: "Sharp Force" (2025, Scarpetta #25) by Patricia Cornwell.
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"CoPilot in Excel is a global financial crisis waiting to happen."
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"CoPilot in Excel is a global financial crisis waiting to happen."
Ta-da! We've finished the brick path and support platform for our Little Free Library in northeast Springfield, Missouri (3263 N Dysart Ave).
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ta-da! We've finished the brick path and support platform for our Little Free Library in northeast Springfield, Missouri (3263 N Dysart Ave).
Today's reading distraction: "Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet" (2024) by Hannah Ritchie. Inspiring, uplifting.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Today's reading distraction: "Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet" (2024) by Hannah Ritchie. Inspiring, uplifting.
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Today's reading distraction: "Good Night, Mr. Holmes" (1990) by Carole Nelson Douglas.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Today's reading distraction: "Good Night, Mr. Holmes" (1990) by Carole Nelson Douglas.
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In the 42 years since graduating from Journalism school, I've owned dozens of media books, including autobiographies and retrospectives of publications.
None of these have captured me like today's reading distraction: "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" (2022) by Maria Rassa.
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None of these have captured me like today's reading distraction: "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" (2022) by Maria Rassa.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In the 42 years since graduating from Journalism school, I've owned dozens of media books, including autobiographies and retrospectives of publications.
None of these have captured me like today's reading distraction: "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" (2022) by Maria Rassa.
amzn.to/4ntBvcZ
None of these have captured me like today's reading distraction: "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" (2022) by Maria Rassa.
amzn.to/4ntBvcZ