A father’s day walk in Glen Finlas
Listened: Wordle and the Web We Need
Listened Podcast Episode: Wordle and the Web We Need from Electronic Frontier Foundation
Where is the internet we were promised? It feels like we’re dominated by megalithic, siloed platforms where users have little or no say over how their data is used and little recourse if they disagree, where direct interaction with users is seen as a bug to be fixed, and where art and creativity are just “content generation.
But take a peek beyond those platforms and you can still find a thriving internet of millions who are empowered to control their own technology, art, and lives. Anil Dash, CEO of Glitch and an EFF board member, says this is where we start reclaiming the internet for individual agency, control, creativity, and connection to culture – especially among society’s most vulnerable and marginalized members.
I enjoyed this podcast. The K-pop glitching of wordle was fascinating.
There is a lot of pushback against silos/platforms that appeared as part of the Web 2.0. I often wonder if Flickr is an example of a service than is some much better than most:
- Free & paid accounts
- You can get your photos out
- API stable & straightforward, allows you to display or work with photos in all sorts of ways
It seems to me Flickr does just what Web 2.0 promised. It has had a bumpy ride in regard to ownership, but has manage to stay pretty stable for many years.
Had a nice walk along the canal this morning.
A few weeks ago I noted that videogrep had an update.
I then played about a bit, including this supercut of Casablanca. Instead of looking for words or phrases I used the bits with [music] in the subtitles. I had a couple of sticky points in the process. One where I had aliased an old version of videogrep in my bash profile (not something I very often even consider!). The other I’ve now forgotten. I posted the video a couple of weeks ago then forgot to add it here.
And the documentation to get started https://makecode.com/writing-docs/tutorials
Brian, that is very cool. Pasting an example markdown from github into the editor looks like a good way to figure it out.
Today’s poem was written for #WorldBeeDay. It’s called ‘The Last Bee’. pic.twitter.com/6WG2O9HhiD
Today’s poem was written for #WorldBeeDay. It’s called ‘The Last Bee’. pic.twitter.com/6WG2O9HhiD
— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) May 20, 2022
I’ll be taking this one to school. Nice to see the whole poem in the Alt tag too.
Are you looking for an introduction to Glow WordPress Blogs? In this webinar @DigiLearnScot are joined by Breadalbane Academy with lots of tips on how to access and use Glow Blogs and how they are being used in the classroom! https://ow.ly/5W4550Jisbv
Are you looking for an introduction to Glow WordPress Blogs? In this webinar @DigiLearnScot are joined by Breadalbane Academy with lots of tips on how to access and use Glow Blogs and how they are being used in the classroom! https://t.co/vlKQLOrh1T
— Glow Scot (@GlowScot) June 1, 2022
Guide to getting started with #GlowBlogs. Input from
@KiwiGrant21 who’s marvellous pupil poetry blog, Breadalbane Academy P7 Poetry Blog is a brilliant example with poem ideas that are just great, I’ve borrowed a few:-)
I have been lazy in not getting into the IndieWeb game here, but look who is catching up!
CogDog getting into the IndieWeb, what’s not to like.
This Miniature Sculpture Court was pretty much hidden under a sycamore in the woodlands trust place at Overtoun. I only found it following the dry stane dyke, trying to spot a lizard. Very neatly made.
Why your ability to repair a tractor could also be a matter of life and death John Naughton covers John Deere tractors. I’ve talked about this to the odd young farmers in my class as a reason to learn about tech. In the future you’ll need to hack your tractor.