I’m a big fan of continuous sidewalks, especially the ones in Amsterdam. For the pedestrian, the sidewalk continues through the junction and doesn’t drop down.

Zuckerberg said that the percentage of content people see in Facebook and Instagram that comes from accounts they don’t follow will more than double next year. -- Alex Heath, [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23281294/facebook-meta-revenue-declines-for-first-time)

Listening to people talk about ways to make a just transition related to climate change.

We live in at the end of a small cul de sac where our telephone cable is compromised so 50 Mbps is all we get. If we lived in the country four miles west, we would have fibre gigabit service directly off the telephone pole in front of the house.

With @clonmeldigital exploring the corrosive effects of social media channels with university students and using TheDonald as a fulcrum of discussion.

Joining @clonmeldigital’s sunny skies.

Remembering Ronni Bennet #cancer

BACK IN 2017, Ronni Bennett was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I started reading her blog a few years before that on the recommendation of Dave Delaney.

Remote learning failure mode

I HAVE LOGGED SEVEN MONTHS in a remote teaching mode and need to ensure I have more than one way of producing content because my laptop’s AC power adapter has failed.

One year of happy hands free recording h/t documentally #edchatie

AFTER 12 MONTHS of using the Sennheiser Memory Mic to create hands-free classroom recordings, I’m very happy to report I have never lost an audio segment with the Memory Mic producing high quality audio or high definition video.

The Value of Breaks

There is something fractal about rest. Looking back on my own experiences, I think having several short breaks beat having elongated holidays.

Listening to the voice of reason

I never thought I would see the rise of populism and the demise of expertise enshrined by the White House.

Sibling Portrait id2015

Austin Kleon believes that in order to be good at your trade as an artist that you must learn from other artists and creative type people.

My screen view #28daysofwriting

YOU CAN TELL productivity is in flow when you look over the shoulders of creative people. Sometimes their secret sauce spills over their personal in-hand screens. Sometimes you see creativity on the office whiteboards.

Condolences to @evelynoconnor

Saddened to hear of the death of Evelyn O’Connor’s dad.

20 Minute Interval Training

Inspired to start 20 minute intereval training.

Cutting through silos

I WISH THERE was a way to identify silo mentalities festering below the surface before I discover I’m surrounded by them. But crafting personal silo mentalities appears to be a human condition. A silo mentality is an attitude I first encountered in the 70s while working in compartmentalised …

Remembering Evelyn Goldbach

WE BURIED MY mother, Evelyn Frances Goldbach, in the family plot today.

Collaborative Pinpoints

by Bernie Goldbach in Cashel WE ARE EXTENDING communal expertise in the realm of pinpoints on a shared map. It means taking a measured step on a path that started with Cauwell pinpoint technology, meandered through both Nokia and Google Maps with social hiking and now involves the iCollab Community …

Map Cases, Side Doors, and Stories

I have a catalogue case filled with memories.

Watching Cancer through Blogging

Someone with [cancer is only one click away from reading my blog.

Towards Social Literacy

I FOLLOW ACADEMIC BLOGGERS (like Gabriela Avram in the photo and read books like The New Literacy Sampler because I live for multimodalities in blogging.

RIP Derek K Miller

I heard of Derek K. Miller’s passing through Facebook.

Dangling Dongles

WHILE PACKING FOR an overseas trip, I’m ticking off a few pieces of technology that will ensure I can dangle my dongle to best effect. I’m starting with my O2 dongle.

Learned from USB

, I’ve learned several things about living with USB powered devices. I’m careful of USB hubs because I’ve been in several situations where my scanner misbehaved because it was connected to an unpowered hub or the hubs power adapter was disconnected.

Snapped at OEB08

My first visit to Online Educa Berlin was in December 2008 where I joined a meet-up of microbloggers in the Marlene Lounge of the Intercontinental Hotel. When I posted this image, I used Photosynth to produce the group from a set of overlapping pans with my Nokia E90. Things have changed a lot as …