David Curtin @capt_canadia@qoto.org

Sam Altman admits OpenAI was ‘on the wrong side of history’ in open source debate https://venturebeat.com/ai/sam-altman-admits-openai-was-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-in-open-source-debate/ #AI #OpenAI

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5281937/new-zealand-mountain-personhood-maori?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World News @world-news-npr

PhysicsForums and the Dead Internet Theory

Link: https://hallofdreams.org/posts/physicsforums/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42816284

The Cadillac Lyriq-V is quicker than the CT5-V Blackwing - Image: Cadillac

After months of teases, Cadillac o... - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/23/24349756/cadillac-lyriq-v-acceleration-specs-price

It’s been four hours since the TikTok ban, and I have already deep-cleaned my apartment, written and published my first Linux book, and learned Chinese. I am now going out for a midnight run, and then I will make a protein shake.

TeacherServer is a free site with hundreds of mini #AI tools for #teachers in #K12 & #HigherEd
https://teacherserver.com/
Created by a USF #education professor
https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2024/professor-creates-popular-online-ai-platform.aspx
It also includes #AIEd article summaries
https://teacherserver.com/blog
For more AI teaching resources & tips, see this handout: https://bit.ly/teachchatgpt
#EdTech #edutooters

My review of the new $120 Raspberry Pi 5 16GB is live on Tom's Hardware. We've got a true desktop experience here, but the extra RAM is best used for AI / machine learning and containers like Docker. https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5-16gb-review

Happy New Year!! 🐧 #Linux #OpenSource

Uninspired Canada upset by Latvia in a shootout at world juniors
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/latvia-upsets-canada-world-juniors-shootout-1.7419684?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Vancouver's Bench Accounting abruptly shuts down, with 600 potential jobs lost
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bench-accounting-shutdown-1.7419592?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Ranking the best and worst of 2024: Moo Deng, Drake & Crashing Out : It's Been a Minute
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/27/1221795519/best-worst-moments-2024?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Arts & Life @arts-life-npr

1.19.7 has been released! This is a pretty quiet release with several fixes and improvements to various parts of Wesnoth.

As usual, for more details see https://r.wesnoth.org/t58977

Comprehensive CS Curriculum + Engineering

https://github.com/nickfredman/cs-curriculum

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/nickfredman/cs-curriculum

#compsci

It’s time to update your Blender 4.3!

🐞 Blender 4.3.1 addresses 95 issues since its initial release. As with all corrective releases, it is highly recommended to update.

👀 Change list https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.3/corrective_releases/

👉 Download https://blender.org/download/ #b3d

With the release of #GodotEngine 4.4 dev 6, Godot has added a feature I've wanted since the very beginning... a proper camera preview!

Of course, they added other stuff too, but this is my favorite.

https://gamefromscratch.com/godot-release-godot-4-4-dev-6/

#gamedev #indiedev

Fantastic day at the Raising Student Achievement Conference with so many amazing educators! I presented on AI for personalized student learning & feedback, EduProtocols, & accessibility tools. Access all my session resources at https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/12/my-2024-rsac-sessions.html

#edtech #AIEDU #RSAC24

@RaspberryPi has just launched the new Raspberry Pi 500 AND a new companion monitor.

I’ve cover all the upgrades and changes here:

The new Raspberry pi 500 & Monitor secrets finally revealed
https://youtu.be/qd0j86oEbuQ

Yes.