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👍 mothereff.in/html-entities

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2024/06/09

An encoder to use for presenting HTML in Classic The post 👍 mothereff.in/html-entities first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🤔 Color Our Collections

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2024/06/09

ᔥ “Jason Kottke” in Download Free Coloring Books From Museums and Libraries (06/09/2024 17:08:50) The post 🤔 Color Our Collections first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🤔 My Post-cPanel Toolkit

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2024/06/09

Jim Groom reflects upon his post-CPanel toolkit. I was particularly intrigued by the comments on email: After DNS, one of the features folks might need is email. But email on shared hosting has always been a bad choice, and that is increasingly becoming the case, so much so that Reclaim is strongly considering discontinuing shared … Continue reading "🤔 My Post-cPanel Toolkit" The post 🤔 My Post-cPanel Toolkit first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🎥 Looking for Alibrandi

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2024/06/08

Rewatching Looking for Alibrandi, I feel that there are films, such as Baz Luhrman’s Romeo and Juliet, that manage to transport your back to a particular time and place through the soundtrack. I feel that this is different to say Donnie Darko whose soundtrack feels like it is designed to construct a particular past. The post 🎥 Looking for Alibrandi first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🎥 American Sniper

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2024/06/08

American Sniper, based on the memoir American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012) by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice, provides an insight into the conflicted nature of and sacrifices associated with war and challenges with returning back to society. The post 🎥 American Sniper first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🤔 When your smartphone tries to be too smart

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2024/06/07

Donald Norman argues that a well-designed product should make functions visible and intuitive: users should be able to grasp how it works, what their options are and get feedback about the results of their actions. That is all very wise, but our modern devices have managed to become so intuitive and versatile by concealing from … Continue reading "🤔 When your smartphone tries to be too smart" The post 🤔 When your smartphone tries to be too smart first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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📚 The First World War – Adventures in Time (Dominic...

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2024/06/04

The First World War is the fourth in my Adventures in Time series, and in many ways was the most exciting to write. It’s a colossal, epic tale, telling the story of the war from the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the summer of 1914 to the moment the guns … Continue reading "📚 The First World War – Adventures in Time (Dominic Sandbrook)" The post 📚 The First World War – Adventures in Time (Dominic Sandbrook) first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🤔 Unlearning Exercises

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2024/06/04

Unlearning Exercises shares a set of collective “unlearning exercises” to make way for a culture of equality, difference and fairness in art organizations; and aims to inspire active critical investigation of normative structures and practices in order to become aware and get rid of taken-for-granted “truths” and values. Unlearning Exercises ᔥ “Doug Belshaw” in Life … Continue reading "🤔 Unlearning Exercises" The post 🤔 Unlearning Exercises first appeared on Read Write

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💬 Creating a Catalogue in Google Sheets

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2024/06/03

I recently discovered that Awesome Tables’ Filing Cabinet Add-on has been deprecated, this broke the catalogue I had created with Google Sheets. I searched online for any further explanation on the change, but was simply sent to Awesome Tables support page. I started exploring other options online and short of paying for API connectors, I … Continue reading "💬 Creating a Catalogue in Google Sheets" The post 💬 Creating a Catalogue in Google Sheets first appeared on Read Write

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👍 Doodle 3D

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2024/05/31

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📑 The Case for Running AI/ML Models Locally

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2024/05/31

Will running AI/ML models locally be the right choice for everyone? Probably not. Cloud services offer unbeatable convenience and scalability. But for learners, tinkerers, privacy/security sticklers, and those looking to optimize costs, going the local route is an intriguing option worth considering. The hands-on experience could pay major dividends in understanding how to develop and … Continue reading "📑 The Case for Running AI/ML Models Locally"The post 📑 The Case for Running AI/ML

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🎧 History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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2024/05/31

ᔥ “Stephen Downes” in Downes.ca ~ Stephen’s Web ~ Watch Philosophy Lectures That Became a Hit During COVID by Professor Michael Sugrue (RIP): From Plato and Marcus Aurelius to Critical Theory (05/31/2024 22:02:08) The post 🎧 History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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👍 ISSUE #286 / MAY 2024

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2024/05/31

This incident instructed me on the fragile and capricious nature of the creative spirit and reminded me of the necessity of constant daily work. I think of it when I struggle with my own vacillating creativity. Because deep in my heart, I know there is always something to write about, but there is also always … Continue reading "👍 ISSUE #286 / MAY 2024" The post 👍 ISSUE #286 / MAY 2024 first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🎧 Chris Aldrich on Cybernetic Communications (The...

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2024/05/31

Chris Aldrich has the most multi-disciplinary resume I’ve ever seen, with a background that includes biomedics, electrical engineering, entertainment, genetics, theoretical mathematics, and more. Chris describes himself as a modern-day cybernetician, and in this conversation we discuss cybernetics and communications, differences between oral and literary cultures, and indigenous traditions and mnemonics, among many other things. … Continue reading "🎧 Chris Aldrich on Cybernetic Communications

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📑 Oblongification of education

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2024/05/31

Ishiguro’s notion of the “oblong professor” is useful because it helps to deflate all of the magical thinking that accompanies AI in education. It’s hard to get excited about an oblong. Sure, AI might be useful for certain purposes, but a lot of the current promises could also lead to real problems that need serious … Continue reading "📑 Oblongification of education" The post 📑 Oblongification of education first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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👍 Image Accessibility Creator

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2024/05/26

Enhance the accessibility of your course images with our intuitive tool. Designed to effortlessly generate alt text and detailed descriptions, as well as extract text from slides and images that are not accessible, our tool simplifies the creation of inclusive content. Just upload your image and hit ‘Create Image Details.’ Within seconds, you’ll see the … Continue reading "👍 Image Accessibility Creator" The post 👍 Image Accessibility Creator first appeared on Read Write

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📑 Success means you get to do it again tomorrow

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2024/05/26

Steve Albini, music engineer at Electrical Audio Recording, died of a heart attack. In honour, Austin Kleon shared the following quote: “I’ve lived my whole life without having goals, and I think that’s very valuable, because then I never am in a state of anxiety or dissatisfaction. I never feel I haven’t achieved something. I … Continue reading "📑 Success means you get to do it again tomorrow" The post 📑 Success means you get to do it again tomorrow first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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😲 When Online Content Disappears

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2024/05/26

38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later When Online Content Disappears by Athena Chapekis, Samuel Bestvater, Emma Remy and Gonzalo Rivero ᔥ “Cory Doctorow” in Pluralistic: Linkrot (21 May 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (05/26/2024 18:35:32) The post 😲 When Online Content Disappears first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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🤔 Transitioning from Turning on Each Other to Turning...

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2024/05/26

Cultivate Empathy: Empathy is the cornerstone of turning towards each other. It allows us to understand the feelings and experiences of others without judgment or defensiveness. To cultivate empathy, we must be willing to sit with discomfort and open ourselves up to the experiences of others. Practice Active Listening: Active listening involves fully focusing on, … Continue reading "🤔 Transitioning from Turning on Each Other to Turning Towards Each Other" The post 🤔 Transitioning from

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📑 How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search

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2024/05/26

Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add “udm=14” to the search URL. Source: How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search by Ernie Smith In response to the news that … Continue reading "📑 How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search" The post 📑 How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search first appeared on Read Write Collect.

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