This is awesome. Audible wanted to create a proprietary “podcast” network (in quotes because of the contradiction), now instead will try an open one. The power of an open juggernaut.
podcasts & rss just want to be free…
Amazon is turning Audible into a true podcast app, but it’s got a long way to go – The Verge
I picked this out of the pavement leaf-litter, thinking it was an eerily-matching piece of packaging but it's a real leaf - a real...designer leaf. How on earth did it get like this?
I picked this out of the pavement leaf-litter, thinking it was an eerily-matching piece of packaging but it's a real leaf – a real…designer leaf. How on earth did it get like this? pic.twitter.com/lR2MrjLbNn
— Lissa Not Moving On Evans (@LissaKEvans) October 24, 2020
There is an alternative to corporate bubbles online — it’s called the IndieWeb. Build your own personal websites, control your online presence, and learn on your own terms.
My current website is a constant work in progress but I have a lot of joy when I scroll through my archives. I am always excited to improve it and try new things, I can break it and fix it at my own pace and I don’t have a deadline on it. It is my safe space.
Autonomy Online: A Case For The IndieWeb — Smashing Magazine
A GPT-3 bot went a week interacting with people on Reddit before it was outed as a machine. Most of its comments were harmless, but it also engaged with conspiracy theories and sensitive topics, including suicide.
In the meantime, I’m reaching back to my recent past with the animated posters, but with a new approach. I’m going to try and build a classic movie poster a week using HTML/CSS. The first is Harper, a poster for the 1966 Paul Newman film. I came across it through my Flickr feed of all things.
I always love Michael Branson Smith‘s work/play which I came across via ds106 his animated movie posters are special.
#WikiLovesMonuments 2020, the world's largest photo competition,comes to an end for another year. Camera with flashFlag of ScotlandClapping hands sign Well done Scotland, you smashed it! Double last year's tally. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_in_the_United_Kingdom
I always mean to join in on this, maybe next year…
an authorThree: History & Examples Commonplace books (or commonplaces) are a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books. They have been kept from antiquity, and were kept particularly during the Renaissance and in the nineteenth century. #HeyPresstoConf20 The following all had/kept c...
image-based activities- writing prompts ❤️
Sharing in case this is useful or sparks ideas! Here's a quick "trailer" for a craft + code activity using @scratch . Hoping to share more resources like supplemental videos and planning worksheets soon. #MakerEd #ComputationalTinkering #TinkerAtHome pic.twitter.com/DpVA5418GE
— Celeste (@CeMoCreates) September 15, 2020
via @adders on Micro.blog
Wondering if this would be good for class to watch.
