The Sick Mind of Qelon

One of the most mind-numbing facets of the Trump Era was listening to well-schooled journalists who spent the countless hours staring into the unfathomable abyss of his words and actions and trying to extract meaning from them. Now some of the same A-list journos feel they need to analyse the poor …

Power User Tips from Digital Nomads. Several of the ideas are relevant for us hot deskers: pca.st/episode/f…

Many of the aspiring marketers taking digital marketing degrees today have no clue how to inject their messages into a federated social network. I tell them not to worry because things like Jaiku and Google Plus are easily restarted, complete with tools for paid promotion.

Since you cannot link to instances directly anymore on Birdsite, you can link it via your own domain name (if you have one). Create a sub-folder called ‘@’ and within there, create a .htaccess file that redirects you to your mastodon instance and link that in your profile. – …

Anybody noticing how Mastodon links that are cross-posted to bird site gets labeled as harmful content?

My AI may earn my PhD

Hoping Big Tech is held responsible for implementation of conversational technology because language models are making stuff up. In 2023, I will use AI and cognitive services as core creation tools in my development of course materials. I am trying to get AI approved as a reader for my PhD by …

Arrived in Cork for a day-long focus group session like youtu.be/yGsHq-mZI…

Wrapping up another semester with a Joy Snack. Explained: pca.st/episode/f…

Recovering from Winter Cold. Day Two.

Katie Whelan with Surface Book

Bernie Goldbach posted a photo: During a series of presentations for Animation Psychology.

My family home in Pennsylvania hosted seven of us before I left for college. Today the same home hosts 17 birds and some of them have to be taken outside for daily walks.

When I drove off the boat and onto Irish soil for the first time 28 years ago, I had alligator clips, electrician’s tape, and a 300 baud modem so I could continue using CompuServe. Parts of the Fediverse remind me of my text-based connections from the 90s.

Franciscan Friary of Clonmel

Bernie Goldbach posted a photo: Open for another 23 days.

Going HAM Elon Style

10 Best Education Studies of 2022 #ictedu

There’s no conflict between relationships and rigor Highlighting isn’t very effective, until teachers step in A landmark study strikes a resounding note for inclusion Sketchnotes and Concept Maps work—even better than you might think Brain Breaks are misunderstood (and underutilized) On …

I work with university students who are within five months of joining the Creator Economy full time. One of their most significant concerns is detecting and managing AI.

There are so many hooks inside the microblog instance that make it a semi-permanent home. Working with the tools inside topgold.micro.blog feels like Early Jaiku mashed up with late Movable Type.

I use my pen loop for my Sheaffer and my Bookaroo for my glasses.

Recommending the Hot Mess podcast from RTE as a listenening point to question what you are doing to fight climate change. pca.st/podcast/6…

My Christmas donations to the Fediverse included buying two annual subscriptions at MB to ensure continuity for clonmeldigital.micro.blog and also donating five pints for #mastodaoine to opencollective.com/mastodoni… because infrastructure costs money.

Marcus Hutchins explains the Fediverse better than me: escapingtech.com/tech/opin…

Curated list of academics on Mastodon: github.com/nathanles…

Workers' Rights Letter to Elon Part 2

Bernie Goldbach posted a photo: In early December 2022, many observers hoped Elon Musk found a way to treat ex-employees with respect. As Christmas 2022 approaches, it will be fun watching the drama unfold.      Related StoriesLetter about Workers' Rights to Elon Part 1Elon …

Letter about Workers' Rights to Elon Part 1

Bernie Goldbach posted a photo: You can only violate people's legal rights and your own word so far before they lawyer up and come after you.      Related StoriesWorkers' Rights Letter to Elon Part 2Manage your social media.Elon Musk is Bad at This 

Just discovered an excellent collection of web buttons that have been part of my online life: anlucas.neocities.org/88x31Butt…