Cogent Texan @Cogent_Texan@qoto.org

Reading Stolen Focus. The chapter, "The Collapse of Sustained Reading", revealed that the screen is "training" us to read differently.

We tend to skip and scan when reading on screens. But if we do it long enough, it will bleed onto other areas, causing us to read on paper the same way. - Anne Mangen, professor of literacy at Stavanger University in Norway

#Reading #StolenFocus #AmReading #NonFiction

Apparently you can't read my post on micro.blog without logging in. So here's a screen shot of the post. Sorry for the screwup.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Brooks about Fred Brooks: "The most important single decision I ever made was to change the IBM 360 series from a 6-bit byte to an 8-bit byte, thereby enabling the use of lowercase letters. That change propagated everywhere." May his memory be a blessing.

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SUPER Sled Dog!

Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia: lessons for democracy of 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia: lessons for democracy of 1989

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November 17 is the anniversary of the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia when in 1989 after massive protests in the country the Communist regime stepped aside and a democratic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opIOZ1r-PqA source : UATV English #Ukraine

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV

#Christian #Bible #Scripture #GodBless

Our hearts swelled reading this @gauteweb ♥

We launched Vivaldi Social, our #Mastodon instance, just yesterday. Chcek it out: https://social.vivaldi.net

#Assange was used as a bargaining chip by the US when the USA meddled in Ecuador election!

https://multipolarista.substack.com/p/capaya-us-meddled-ecuador-election-assange

Oh what fun!!

https://www.libsoftiktok.com/p/family-friendly-pride-festival-features?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=824253&post_id=84388025&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

We should all start writing/calling the House members to emphatically tell them we do not want McCarthy to be Speaker. They'd think twice about voting for him if they get thousands of emails, letters, and phone calls against him.

That's on us all. Let's do it!

Matthew 14:25-27

#Christian #Bible #Scripture #GodBless

European energy crisis is ‘good’ – Bill Gates — RT World News https://www.rt.com/news/564994-europe-energy-crisis-gates-renewables/

No Agenda Episode 1494 - "Radiation Tsunami" http://l.curry.com/fBf

"I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."
— Calvin Coolidge
#Quote #QuoteOfTheDay