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AN 5.96 Sutadharasutta: Remembering What You’ve Learned

“A mendicant cultivating mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.…”

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Buddhist monastic reading scriptures.

"Here in Illinois, we don't hide from the truth, we embrace it," said Governor JB Pritzker. "Young people shouldn't be kept from learning about the realities of our world; I want them to become critical thinkers, exposed to ideas that they disagree with, proud of what our nation has overcome, and thoughtful about what comes next. Everyone deserves to see themselves reflected in the books they read, the art they see, the history they learn. In Illinois, we are showing the nation what it really looks like to stand up for liberty."

IN A HISTORIC MOVE ILLINOIS BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO OUTLAW BOOK BANS “Here in lllinois, we don’t hide from the truth, we embrace it.” - Governor JB Pritzker

The Nevada County Library is crushing summer again with free crafts, storytimes, movie nights, D&D, and even reading prizes (because bribery works). Sign up for Beanstack and let the “Mom, I’m bored” crisis be someone else’s problem.

Learn more below!

http://ittybitty4life.com/2025/06/16/summer-at-the-library-where-boredom-goes-to-die/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

"An ironic consequence of the loss of learning is that it prevents students from using AI adeptly. Writing a good prompt requires an understanding of the subject being explored. The prompter needs to know the context of the prompt. The development of that kind of understanding is exactly what a reliance on AI impedes. “The most useful deployment of current and near-future generative AI in research and expression absolutely requires that you already know a great deal,” writes Swarthmore history professor Timothy Burke, but the way the technology is actually being used “is brutally short-circuiting the processes by which people gain enough knowledge and expressive proficiency to be able to use the potential of generative AI correctly.” The tool’s deskilling effect extends to the use of the tool itself.

Shirky senses a growing “sadness” among students as they become more dependent on AI. They feel compelled to use the technology …

Well, here’s where I got before the hand cramp kicked in. Stupid arthritis. I’ve got a pretty good feel for where I’m going. I’m not at all sure how to get there, but that’s a problem for another day. So I give you, in progress l, Giant Oil Painting Without a Pretentious Name Yet.

As an aside, I seem to have a lot of vortexes in my work, when I’m famous, let’s all pretend I did it on purpose!

Unfinished oil painting on a large canvas the top third is mostly covered by a multicolored vortex originating from a shadow figure in the bottom foreground. In the center of the vortex is a plant/tree/person/bust with branches/tendrils that explore various directions on the canvas. The sides have rectangles which may resemble abstract mountains or perhaps a claustrophobic cityscape. The bottom third is mostly in progress with color blocking and some tree roots.