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David Staley
@davidstaley8.bsky.social
Futurist, writer, mark maker, designer, presenter, advisor, provocateur, public intellectual, educator, historiographer, monologist, and "eclectic academic"
"Composition 8," by David J. Staley
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Crossclimb #574 | 0:40 and flawless
Fill order: 1️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣ 2️⃣ 🔼 🔽 🪜
🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today!
lnkd.in/crossclimb.
Crossclimb
Use your word smarts to unlock a trivia ladder and complete the hidden clues.
lnkd.in
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1401
2️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣8️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I completed Stacks in 5 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks
Stacks - The Atlantic
Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#Polygonle 1212 2/6︎
 ◢︎  ◣︎  ◆︎  ◥︎  ◤︎  ◆︎  ◤︎ 
⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🔥 streak:88
www.polygonle.com
Polygonle
Guess longer words with the help of a shape-based clue. A new Polygonle puzzle is available each day to solve.
www.polygonle.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I was invited today by Catherine Boyland to speak to her students at the Marysville Early College program, on the subject of "The Future of Biotechnology."
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pinpoint #573 | 2 guesses
1️⃣ | 3% match
2️⃣ | 100% match 📌
🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today!
lnkd.in/pinpoint.
Pinpoint
Uncover the hidden connection in this thought-provoking word pattern game.
lnkd.in
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Tango #413 | 0:25 and flawless
First 5 placements:
3️⃣🟨1️⃣🟨2️⃣🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨5️⃣4️⃣🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today!
lnkd.in/tango.
Tango
Use your reasoning skills to harmonize the grid with a symbol in every cell.
lnkd.in
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by David Staley
This time it is different. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1400
4️⃣6️⃣
8️⃣5️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I completed Stacks in 4 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks
Stacks - The Atlantic
Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#Polygonle 1211 3/6︎
 ◤︎   ◼︎  ◆︎  ◆︎  ◢︎  ◥︎  ◆︎ 
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🔥 streak:87
www.polygonle.com
Polygonle
Guess longer words with the help of a shape-based clue. A new Polygonle puzzle is available each day to solve.
www.polygonle.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Reposted by David Staley
17 years ago today. 🥹
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Crossclimb #572 | 0:47 and flawless
Fill order: 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣ 🔼 🔽 🪜
🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today!
lnkd.in/crossclimb.
Crossclimb
Use your word smarts to unlock a trivia ladder and complete the hidden clues.
lnkd.in
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1399
3️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I completed Stacks in 6 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks
Stacks - The Atlantic
Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#Polygonle 1210 🎯/6︎
  ◼︎  ◣︎  ⬢︎  ◆︎  ◢︎  ◣︎  ◥︎  ◣︎ 
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🔥 streak:26
www.polygonle.com
Polygonle
Guess longer words with the help of a shape-based clue. A new Polygonle puzzle is available each day to solve.
www.polygonle.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Pinpoint #571 | 2 guesses
1️⃣ | 62% match
2️⃣ | 100% match 📌
🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today!
lnkd.in/pinpoint.
Pinpoint
Uncover the hidden connection in this thought-provoking word pattern game.
lnkd.in
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1398
4️⃣3️⃣
8️⃣7️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I completed Stacks in 7 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks
Stacks - The Atlantic
Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
One-sentence Future: The last human baseball player
Tommy P.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pinpoint #570 | 2 guesses
1️⃣ | 98% match
2️⃣ | 100% match 📌
🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today!
lnkd.in/pinpoint.
Pinpoint
Uncover the hidden connection in this thought-provoking word pattern game.
lnkd.in
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1397
6️⃣8️⃣
3️⃣9️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM