Brian Beach has moved @bwbeach@qoto.org

When I rewrote the "Enterprise Software" class at UofT, most of my inspiration came from the all the colleges and universities that put together this kind of "Missing Semester" curriculum but limited it to "oh btw: debuggers" and "here's the shell", and never "running a meeting", "how you manage yourself and your project", "getting stuff done in a world where office politics is real", etc. They're basically all just bonus day to day tooling stuff and we can do better.

https://missing.csail.mit.edu/

Discovering that you're wrong & then changing is an underrated superpower. 💪

"The last time carbon dioxide levels were this high, causing the atmosphere and oceans to heat up, was about 3m years ago. Prior to about 800,000 years ago the atmospheric concentration of CO2 was never more than 300 parts per million – that rate has now sailed well beyond 400ppm.

All of this should compel urgent action, say experts.

“This is within our control. It’s a bit like if you are hitting yourself in the face with a hammer – you can choose to stop doing that.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/how-does-today-extreme-heat-compare-with-earth-past-climate

Fact Check
1st Official US Coin in Circulation Said 'Mind Your Business,' Not 'In God We Trust'?
Rating: True
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1st-us-coin-mind-your-business/

@jimthewhyguy @GottaLaff One way is for everyone who can to become a pollworker. Dems are thin on the ground here in Ohio; to the point that when my husband and I signed up, efforts were made to separate us to cover 2 voting sites. We refused and then a "bidding war" broke out among higher election officials about whose site would get us. We are still working together, he as a site manager, but the need is still there and we're not getting any younger. If you are able, work at the polls!

@ohmu @jeffjarvis

This. Do a one on one with reporters at the few surviving papers in smaller cities.

Talk to the school paper at a state school on the phone.

Give exclusives to all the least likely suspects.

The problem comes in when you say that you need to select whether or not you report this *based on statistical significance.* What does this mean and why is it a problem? Well one reason is we should NEVER be setting ourselves up to systematically underreport "things we thought had a reasonable chance of being there, but turns out we were wrong and they aren't." Null findings are findings. Selecting only stat sig results to report is a very, very big questionable research practice.

Finland's education system stands out as the best in the world because it prioritises equality and excellence for all students. With no private schools allowed, every child has access to the same high-quality education, ensuring that wealth doesn't determine success. Finland's focus on teacher autonomy, holistic learning, and a balanced approach to academics fosters creativity and critical thinking, making it a global leader in education.

#FinlandEducation #EqualityInEducation #NoPrivateSchools #GlobalLeader #BestEducationSystem #HolisticLearning #FreeEducation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ_agxK6fLs&pp=ygUebWljaGFlbCBtb29yZSBmaW5sYW5kIHNjaG9vbHMg

"Donald Trump is already receiving pushback after threatening striking workers in his trainwreck interview with #ElonMusk.

“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike, &you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”

In response, the United Auto Workers on Tuesday morning filed federal labor charges against Trump & Musk, calling the two “disgraced billionaires.”

The UAW accused them of “illegal attempts to threaten & intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.”

“When we say Donald #Trump is a #scab, this is what we mean. Trump stands against everything our union stands for,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.

Under federal law, workers cannot be fired for going on strike. Threatening to do so is illegal under the Natl. Labor Relations Act." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-payback-threatening-striking-155307809.html

1. You call him “President” or “former President”? Call her “Vice President”.

2. You call him Trump? Call her Harris.

3. You call her just Kamala? Call him just Donald.

Stop denying a woman her authority and status while emphasizing that of a man.

If you haven't read Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom's piece on the ilegibility of Black women to Trump and his team, you really should.

I signed up to all my Patreon subscriptions on their website years ago. They don’t /need/ an iOS app. I never use the iOS app. I’ve tried it but it offers nothing and takes 30%.

Just go all-in on your website, Patreon. Tell Apple to fuck off. Let the open web win again.

"Broadcast news and several top newspapers ignored reporting on an investigation by the Department of Justice into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign for allegedly receiving $10 million from Egypt in the days before the 2016 election, a move which would have violated a federal law that bans U.S. candidates from taking foreign funds."

~ Tyler Monroe

#Trump #Egypt #MediaFail
/6

https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/broadcast-news-and-major-papers-failed-cover-report-possible-egyptian-bribery

Ignore polls.

Elections are NOT won in August.

Register voters.

Educate voters.

Talk to voters.

Talk to family.

Talk to friends.

Check your voter registration often.

https://vote.org

#Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024

Read This: Checking Your Voter Registration Right Now Is Essential!, by @JoyceWhiteVance https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/read-this-checking-your-voter-registration?r=1i4x2t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

@phonner

WHY do they think this is a problem that can be solved through a one-time purchase of a "new teaching method" --

I realize that there isn't the funding to do the things that might actually work:
* Decrease class size
* Attract and retain more experienced teachers
* Provide better administrative support. For example it can be hard to contact parents because databases are not kept up to date.
* Make schools more integral to communities with clubs, arts and sports.

It's worth hammering on: the economic and other benefits of climate action outweigh the "cost". Because the pro-fossil fuel people keep hammering on the "cost".

"The recent election saw both the Conservatives and Reform UK spreading misleading messages about the cost of net-zero. Typically, they chose to ignore the cost of business-as-usual, plus cited costs but not benefits or omitted the costs of failing to tackle climate change."

https://www.carbonbrief.org/net-zero-transition-will-deliver-at-least-164bn-in-benefits-to-uk/

Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240812.html #APOD

Fun fact: Eradicating all references to #ClimateChange in federal law and regulations, as #Project2025 proposes, will not alter the reality of climate change.

V WaPo:

'I’m an oncologist. Here’s what I do to reduce my own #cancer risk.'
https://wapo.st/3AkVRBI
#GiftLink #NoPaywall