neocities.org might work for some folk as a thimble replacement.
Greg McVerry (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com)Sad day as I add @mozilla Thimble to #IndieWeb site death page.
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Greg McVerry (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com)Just had a lovely last day of term.
Last day of the year fun in the Biggies pic.twitter.com/OfWyW6fbfZ
— Banton Primary (@Banton_Pr) December 19, 2019
Over on micro.blog @sketchbookb explained the concept of Fav8, this is your own choice of the best of your intagram, as opposed to generated by others faving your photos. reminded me of some map photos I made ( example). I’ve made one & a generated best 9.
7am
Dark, clearing sky, bright waining moon, frost,
windscreen scraping, traffic and trains,
high above the sound of geese.
We’re almost forgotten that links are powerful, and that restraining links through artificial scarcity is an absurdly coercive behavior.
I’ve seen this linked (ironically) all over the place. Great metaphor and explanation. Pretty much all quotable.
killing off links is a strategy.
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it is a strategy, designed to keep people from the open web, the place where they can control how, and whether, someone makes money off of an audience. The web is where we can make sites that don’t abuse data in the ways that Facebook properties do.
Watched: Marriage Story ★★★★★ lovely performances. Touching. 🎥
“Anyone else love Christmas as much as me?😍🎅🏼 Especially Christmas movies! 🎥 I created these bookmarks using Keynote which have a QR code linking to the clip. They also feature some Film Literacy questions which focus on the 3 C’s and 3 S’s! 🌲🎅🏼 #DigiLearnScot #appleeduchat”
Thanks, a really clever idea. Going to try and fit this in before the break. Great examples of questions to adapt to other seasons, topics.
Until recently I’ve never been a fan of QR codes, preferring to AirDrop Notes with links. But I now appreciate that they do generate a wee bit of extra interest. (I like I can auto create them too, for example).
Waiting for the train Poloska & Hyperspektiv
Watched: Non-Fiction ★★★½☆ I enjoy a french talking & smoking movie. The chat was a bit fast in this one and cigarettes mostly half finished.
It is not unusual for immigrant children to perform better than a country’s majority population children in STEM subjects. Yet, the fact that they are able to perform so well in Scotland might offer some insights into why native Scottish children are not doing equally well. One of the reasons could be a lack of interest and motivation, indicating an important area for the policy development.
@MarkRPriestley , cutting through a pile of hype around Scotland’s PISA results. The success of immigrants ask a question, IMO, about the importance of extra-school influence on success in school.
The discussions around PISA, success of cfe and the like are well above my blogger brain grade but fascinating and important.
Another interesting thread from @mrmcenaney
the improvement in reading, it is FAR more likely a consequence of what was happening in primary school 10 years ago, when the current PISA cohort started school, than 3 years ago, when they went to secondary.
It is really hard for humans and especially politicians it seems to look to the long term. We worry about possible bear attacks as opposed to glacier melting.