Covfefe chaos: What Trump’s typos say about his administration
Misspelled tweets and typos in press releases are becoming the norm under President Trump, but critics say it points to a pervasive carelessness in the White House.
Text Wrangler Discontinued (Free Mac Text Editor)
I still miss Notepad++, a Windows tool on which I coded many an Inform 6 puzzle. When Seton Hill started handing out iPads and MacBooks, I switched to MacOS. I really don’t miss Windows at all, but I did miss my Notepad++ text editor. TextWrangler was a decent substitute, though over the years I have…
The Irreversible Damage of Mark Zuckerberg’s Silence
Wired, obviously having worked on a thinkpiece about Zuckerberg’s silence, manages to repurpose it in light of this afternoon’s statement. The Irreversible Damage of Mark Zuckerberg’s SilenceWhat has happened in the last five days has been the biggest crisis of Facebook’s existence. But Zuckerberg’s five-day silent treatment may prove more damning for Facebook than any…
We Are the Product Facebook Sells
Facebook does not care what Hobbit you are, whether your name is on the list of people who deserve a nap, which side of the controversy your temporary profile supports, or whether the news you shared is fake. Or, to be more precise, Facebook cares only to the extent that it can control our behavior,…
Google Pledges $300 Million to Clean Up False News
This is a welcome step, but we cannot trust big corporations to solve the fake news problem for us. (Slow down and think before you share that infuriating or inspiring detail you see in your feed.) In a move to combat the epidemic of false and unreliable information on the internet, Google is pledging to…
Sobering data; stunning visualization.
This NYT story on the effects of race on the economic future of American citizens offers chilling findings. Come for the data visualization; stay for the thoughtful analysis. Another example of why journalism matters. Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn…
Charming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.
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#4C18 snack still life.
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I almost cried when I saw this entrance to the children's section of the Kansas City Public Library. Memories of reading to and with the kids.
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Keeping things in the proper perspective at 4Cs: Praise for my delivery of a line from Star Trek.
Already met a lot of good people and found opportunities for following up. I’m here through Saturday morning. For now, though, I’m eating a sandwich. Similar:Hasbro removes embedded typeface from My Little Pony website after copyright infringement … Considering the scope of the alleged in…AestheticsCharles Schulz's Letter About Democracy, Discovered 50 Years Later | KQEDJoel Lipton,…
My buddy JTK helps me make a key point in my slideshow. #4c18 #b29
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So this is Pi Day
My wife says she bought the pies intending to use them for a math lesson, but she just ended up letting the kids start eating them. Similar:Sparkle unicorn "Winston" lends ethos to a presentation on moral agency on anima…PersonalHow The Ballpoint Pen Killed CursiveIn Death of a Salesman, Biff impulsively…BusinessHong Kong: journalist permanently blinded in…
Midterm Grades Submitted.
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Multimodal Composing, Sketchnotes, and Idea Generation
Using the mixed media of sketch notes, animation, and voiceover, this video explores the field of composition’s relationship between multimodality and composing. The piece illustrates how multimodal strategies such as sketchnotes can enhance idea generation and learning and provide classroom strategies for multimodal composition. […] We must remember that, yes, digital composition is multimodal but…
Why Textbooks And Education Are To Blame For Fake News
The way we teach it at Seton Hill, as a process that leads to a researched term paper, I think it’s safe to add freshman comp to the good list. We continue to operate on the basis that knowledge is stored in repositories, usually a book or an teacher. This dependence on textbooks has distorted…
The science of fake news: Addressing fake news requires a multidisciplinary effort
The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age. Concern over the problem is global. […] Our call is to promote interdisciplinary research to reduce the spread of fake news and to address the underlying pathologies it has revealed. Failures of the U.S. news media in…
Good example of ‘do NOT remove things from photos.’
Hat tip to my former student Kiley Fischer, who brought this story to my attention saying “Good example of ‘do NOT remove things from photos.’” Longtime City Paper reader Edward King-Smith, 37, of Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood was among those who alerted Deitch that his publication included a photo of a woman tattoo artist wearing…
The Media Pyramid: “Any content where ideology leads to falsehood is bad for you.”
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For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned.
Farhad Manjoo says he’s a better, more-informed person thanks to his decision to try getting his news only from print sources. Turning off the buzzing breaking-news machine I carry in my pocket was like unshackling myself from a monster who had me on speed dial, always ready to break into my day with half-baked bulletins.…
Again with the chess.
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