I stumbled onto the John Decker Supernatural series of books one weekend. From werewolves to weird creatures to John the Ripper, the author Anthony M Strong has done a phenomenal job with the Decker books. If you’re looking for great writing about monsters, then Strong’s 15 book series …
“Working out the kinks today will make for a better tomorrow.” - Fortune Cookie A conversation earlier this week highlighted that there are times when a fast response isn’t the best one. As one gets older, it’s easy to look back and ask, “How might I have handled that …
Yikes, climate change impacts Panama’s water supply. This in turn impacts the Panama Canal, and transporting food and other trade items. A solution needs to be found lest global trade, which has become more unstable this year, gets even more so. Trade volumes through the Panama Canal have fallen …
What an interesting idea… Iteration is the antidote to the performance mindset’s toxic grip. Instead of fixating on rigid goals, I have discovered the Iterative Mindset, a research-backed antidote to performative goals that encourages us to embrace failure as a natural part of the learning process. …
Ajax and Cassandra by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, 1806 via Wikipedia Why does our culture endorse this approach? Makes me want to read Cassandra Speaks again. Missouri law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they’re pregnant — and state judges won’t finalize …
TexTeacher offers the Parable of the Two Towers. It is worth a read: Once there were two young brothers who were given a task to discover a way to stop the dragon which kept burning the flags that flew from the top of the castle. Read more The parable embraces risk-taking and conversation with …
This is worrisome news…I love the audio stories via Audible, especially narrators like R.C. Bray and John Lee. I sincerely hope other narrators won’t lose their jobs. I understand why it is happening but sigh. In November, Amazon announced a tool that lets authors transform their eBooks into …
Photo via Pexels Guest blog by Leo Krause, Outreach Coordinator at Adobe Express In the fast-paced world of digital content, bloggers are constantly on the lookout for tools that can simplify and enhance their creative process. Adobe Express emerges as a powerhouse, offering a plethora of features …
Oops. How many is this now, Dropbox? We’re reaching out because on April 24th, we became aware of unauthorized access to the Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) production environment. Upon further investigation, we discovered that a threat actor had accessed Dropbox Sign customer information. You …
Welcome to the Guest Blog category. This area will feature guest blog entries from colleagues as well as others. I retain editorial control over the guest blog entries, however. Topics A blog entry where you share how you’ve had “another think” about a topic due to new evidence. …
Reach for paper and pen… a paper published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests, concluding that “whenever handwriting movements are included as a learning strategy, more of the brain gets stimulated, resulting in the formation of more complex neural network connectivity.” source
“Could the problem be pleurisy?” I was standing at the emergency room of a local hospital chatting with an ER doctor. A family member had been suffering something that was driving her crazy and sent her to emergency room several times, causing for sleepless nights. “Yes, it could …
Should we even be using AI given the negative impact on climate, the environment, on disadvantaged people? Or, as Helgztech put it so delicately: And you’re comfortable with exploiting the labor of those whose work was scraped to create the AI output? The unacknowledged writers and artists? …
As I’ve shared in the past, one of the reasons I started Another Think Coming was how often I found myself revisiting old ideas that were no longer accurate or reflective of new information. You wake up one morning and the preponderance of the evidence has forced you to reconsider what you …
Ruby Bridges on book bans: The excuse that I’ve heard them give is that my story actually makes, especially White kids, feel bad about themselves… “I believe that it’s just an excuse not to share the truth—to cover up history. I believe that history is sacred—that none of us should have the right …
What relief I have as a parent that my children made it through college, one of them persevering through the COVID pandemic to graduate. Relief that makes you weep, especially when I read the following: Most students at colleges that close give up on their educations altogether. Fewer than half …
Doesn’t this sound familiar? “Remember that it’s not only the desire for wealth and position that debases and subjugates us, but also the desire for peace, leisure, travel, and learning. It doesn’t matter what the external thing is, the value we place on it subjugates us to another . . . …
This image from by Michael Minasi of KUT Austin is an eye-opener. via Nerve Endings Firing Away
despite many generative AI tools being readily accessible, most people don’t know how to apply them to their work. (source) Interesting. Maybe folks don’t want to use AI because it will learn about their work from the questions and context data they train it on. I have found people love AI …
“…banning educators who fall under the umbrella of being trans, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming is not only a violation of their rights, but also, it would do a huge disservice to students across the state of Texas.” via KXAN Sigh. Texas. I so agree with statements like this one: “It goes …
In education, I’ve noticed how important is for people to always be upbeat and positive. It’s a bit of a strain having to endure people doing their best to avoid losing it. If something bad happens, it’s important to acknowledge it. “Big” Reasons for Layoffs. What do …
What a shocker. The principal who was targeted actually got removed from work for a bit. Baltimore police have arrested Dazhon Leslie Darien, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School (PHS), for allegedly impersonating the school’s principal using AI software to make it seem as …
Ok, you’ve heard that Meta.ai is now available for free. The question is, “What features are in place to secure your data? Can you trust Meta/Facebook/Threads/Instagram/Whatsapp/Messenger?” Facebook, now Meta, has faced numerous privacy issues while maintaining its supremacy as the top social media …
I love the title of this article by Jessica Grose: Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated It makes me think of a gardener ruthlessly pruning roses in a garden, pulling out weeds, making space for growing things. Ok, that’s the extent of my gardening knowledge. …
To offset this foolish trend by Microsoft, I have been testing living 100% in Linux Mint on a Microsoft Surface (take that you ad-monger!). so far, not bad. Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders …