Lorinda Ferry

Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace.

"I speak billionaire fluently, so allow me to translate...when Musk says “temporary hardship,” what he has in mind is that he and his friends will continue to live lives of inconceivable luxury while millions struggle to make ends meet."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

My kid is four. A kinder self portrait. I think this is the cutest thing imaginable. Bias = 1000%

Epic first day back with the whole staff for Principal's Day. Great to co-present with @mrdavidhoward.bsky.social on GenAI, sustainability and uses in learning and teaching

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025 What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each year as we compile this annual list.

Excited by the possibility of HIV eradication and use of stem cells to treat epilepsy and Type 1 diabetes. What do you think should have made the list?
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/03/1...

I vaguely remember a couple of times. And an April fools one with Emojis!

Connections as pictures = too hard basket

I don’t need Spotify Wrapped to tell me I listened to the Wiggles for 190,000 minutes this year.

I KNOW OKAY?!

Lego spike prime kits in the junior school. It doesn't feel like learning when you're playing, building, coding your own motorised grabber or safety deposit box ☑️🙌🏼

52 things I learned in 2024 This year I took a sabbatical, recorded a podcast with Freakonomics, designed and shipped a tiny modular synthesiser, and learned many learnings. Tom Whitwell designs open source music electronics as…

52 things I learned in 2024
What a fascinating list!
"In 2024, around 10% of Anguilla’s GDP will come from fees for its .ai domain name."

medium.com/@tomwhitwell...

Wow! 😲
It's a pretty simple word game. Love Wordle ✅

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

🧩 Puzzle #497
🤔 18 guesses
⏱️ 3m 43s
🔗 alphaguess.com

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

First time playing #alphaguess
I'm a sucker for a good word game. Guess it was time to try a new one. I managed to get a wordle in one guess last week 😅🎉

🧩 Puzzle #496
🤔 21 guesses
⏱️ 6m 20s

🔗 alphaguess.com

Great day to test out our solar car kits ☀️🏎️🌱
#steam #stemlearning #solarcar

a man is doing a handstand in front of a tv screen that says speakers / speaker config ALT: a man is doing a handstand in front of a tv screen that says speakers / speaker config

Oh no!! 😂

Ha ha... My eldest is too scared of the movies. And my youngest is too short for the rides 😂

An afternoon with my boys at Legoland 🧱
Impressed by the creativity and wonder inspired by the iconic bricks.
Need to think of more creative ways to embed our Lego Spike Prime kits across the curriculum 🙌🏼✅

We love it ❤️ plenty of good memories so far 🙌🏼

We bought a block of land 5 years ago. It's taken us a few years to save, and get plans through council. Now it's time for construction quotes. Anyone built a house recently? Costs seem to have gone up 2x or 3x since we began this journey 😭🏠
Our grand designs bingo card is filling up 😅

Ducklings sleeping on the side of a footpath. The duck daddy on the path protecting

I went for a run. First time in around 5 years (pregnancies/kids/pelvic floor #iykyk). Feeling proud of my slow and steady efforts. Blessed with a family of ducks at the turn around point.

Loving the vibe so far! So many educators 🤩🎉✅

Hi everyone! First time poster on #BlueSky. Keen to follow fellow #Edusky users. I'm a Digital Coach from Melbourne Aus with a keen interest in how technology can transform learning. I have 2 kids, a dog who thinks she's a human ( #iykyk #vizsla owners), and back at work after 4 years parental leave

I'm a #GoogleChampion #GoogleEI and #GoogleET. Would love to be added to the next list

Count me in!