{"id":18874,"date":"2024-02-03T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T18:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/?p=18874"},"modified":"2024-02-24T17:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T17:50:49","slug":"life-in-links-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/life-in-links-57\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Links 57"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lessons.wesfryer.com\/courses\/coding\/scratch-coding\">Lessons by Dr. Wesley Fryer @wfryer &#8211; Scratch Coding<\/a> We use Scratch a bit in class so adding this to a pile of links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc33\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>A variation on Turtle\/Scratch stuff, there is some <a href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/fac\/sci\/wmg\/about\/outreach\/resources\/turtlestitch\/teachercpd\/\">CPD coming up<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turtlestitch.org\/\">Turtlestitch<\/a> is freely available software that enables the generation and stitching of patterns using a digital embroidery machine. It gives programmatic control of the machine, enabling a wide range of patterns to be designed and stitched onto fabric. It was developed by Andrea Mayr-Stalder, and runs in a browser window.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2022\/03\/26\/tipbits-always-show-window-proxy-icons\/\">TipBITS: Always Show Window Proxy Icons &#8211; TidBITS<\/a> Bless TidBITS for this. I&#8217;ve been quiety grumbling for a while. As someone with poor window management I&#8217;ve alway loved proxy icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc33\">\n<p>The role of human curators is not just to select and present content but to imbue the digital landscape with a sense of reliability and authenticity that only human insight can provide.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/joanwestenberg.com\/blog\/curation-is-the-last-best-hope-of-intelligent-discourse\">Curation is the last best hope of intelligent discourse. \u2014 Joan Westenberg<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I\u2019ve been meaning to write some kind of Important Thinkpiece&#x2122; on the glory days of the early internet, but every time I sit down to do it, I find another, better piece that someone else has already written. So for now, here\u2019s a collection of articles that to some degree answer the question \u201cWhy have a personal website?\u201d with \u201cBecause it\u2019s fun, and the internet used to be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.kwon.nyc\/internet-is-fun\/\">The internet used to be fun<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc33\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecohustler.com\/technology\/blue-empire-the-norwegian-salmon-industry-consumes-25percent-of-all-wild-fish-caught-globally\">Blue Empire: the Norwegian salmon industry consumes 2.5% of all wild fish caught globally | Ecohustler<\/a> I avoid Salmon due to the sea lice and the effect on wild stocks here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jumping right into the middle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3jrgYnljYI?si=tW644gDrHpM__FyZ&amp;start=1544\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Lessons by Dr. Wesley Fryer @wfryer &#8211; Scratch Coding We use Scratch a bit in class so adding this to a pile of links. A variation on Turtle\/Scratch stuff, there is some CPD coming up Turtlestitch is freely available software that enables the generation and stitching of patterns using a digital embroidery machine. 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