Mark Corbett Wilson

YouTube video by Matthew James Geiger Remember Remember (TTM Ep. 16)

Remember, remember the 5th of November...
youtu.be/2u7XhoSuMV8

She owned a music store in Hollywood and gave Mark his first clarinet lessons, long before he learned about lesbians.
#WildDS106 #ds106

Andy wore plaid shirts and jeans, managed their several properties, and always carried a Pekingese dog on her arm. Evelyn Pennac was a former big band musician who played in women-only big bands and was one of the first women to integrate all-male popular bands in the 1930s.

My parents heard the siren call of the silver screen and moved to HOLLYWOODLAND after World War II. Red and Lil were introduced by an older couple, Andy and Ev. They owned the house where mom lived and only rented to women. Dad traded handyman work for music lessons.

Field Notes by Visual Thinkery A thought, a photo and a location.

Transformation is possible. Each learner brings their own cultural geography and maps. What places shaped your learning journey?
You can make your own Field Notes with Bryan Mathers' Remixer.
remixer.visualthinke...
#ds106 #DailyCreate

Los Angeles, the US city with the longest and shortest names. The full name reveals layers of history, language, and migration. LA is a crossroads; where cultures meet and sometimes clash. LA can be a liminal space, a place to reinvent one’s self.
#WildDS106 #ReclaimOpen25

Reclaim Open 2025 starts in one hour with “Combobulating in the #WildDS106.”
Visit Mastodon and combobulating.net to see what the digital storytellers are creating today! #tdc5044 #ds106 #ReclaimOpen25

While we were away, dad moved us to Whittier, Disneyland opened, and I grew up halfway between the Dream Factory and the Happiest Place on Earth. Where did your story start?

Every learning journey has origin stories, detours, and transformations. Mine began in Hollywood and my first trip was with my mom on a Greyhound bus to visit her parents in Silver City, New Mexico. I remixed this image to create a memory six month old me never had.

Pages Duex!

Tawny Frogmouth. What's in a name? A band, a brand, a pornstar? It's Australia's Bird of the Year!
www.theguardian.com/...
Image from Wikipedia.

#Windows11 #ShureX2u #TechSupport #AudioInterface #PodcastingProblems #DellDesktop #USBAudio #MicrosoftSucks

Already tried:
✓ Different mic
✓ Uninstalled/reinstalled all USB & sound drivers multiple times
✓ All USB ports (front & rear, black & blue)
✓ Show disabled/disconnected devices in settings
✓ Multiple restarts

Blue Icicle works on same PC confirming it's X2u-specific issue

**TECH HELP NEEDED:** Shure X2u + SM27 suddenly stopped working after Win 11 Pro updates on Dell 8960.
System detects it as "Unrecognized Device" but X2u won't appear in sound settings or work at all.
Anyone else had X2u compatibility issues after Win 11 updates? Solutions?

No team that swept their Division Series and then played a team that won game 7 of their Division Series has ever won a World Series.
And the Toronto Bluejays have never lost a World Series!
We've got them right where we want them!
#gododgers #worldseries #mlb #dodgerblue

ScienceDirect #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/78328 This paper (14 page PDF) argues convincingly that there is no consensus on the evaluation of educational technology and proposes "the Multiple EdTech Impact Index (MEII) and an impact benchmarking formula for EdTech tools" in response.

FediForum FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward

... and FediForum is getting started.

We will keep registration open throughout the event today and tomorrow. If you just decide to join us online now, feel free, chances are you will have fun and meet many interesting people moving the open social web forward.

Anuj's session starts half past this hour.

Israeli Film Academy Awards Face Government Defunding After Anti-War Movie ‘The Sea’ Wins Top Prize The Israeli culture minister has vowed to defund the Ophir Awards which gave the top prize to 'The Sea,' a drama about a Palestinian boy.

Israeli culture & sports minister Miki Zohar vowed to cut funding for the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards after its top prize was given to “The Sea,” an Arabic-language drama about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank who risks his life to go to the beach in Tel Aviv
variety.com/2025/film/gl...

The more things change...

Ian Linkletter is doing the hard work for education. You should follow him. #EduSky

I saw a Facebook post from a page called "Dodgers Faithful" on September 15, 2025, that claimed Mookie Betts posted this quote on his Instagram. The quote did not appear on Betts’ Instagram, nor did the follow-up post. It's fake and appears to be fabricated for engagement or misinformation.

Former UC President, Homeland Security Secretary, and Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano would be proud.

UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

"disgraceful.”

UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Men are never going to be able to find it.

“The difference between an encampment and a vigil is that an encampment is where homeless people live,” Melaku-Bello said. “As you can see, I don’t have a bed. I have signs and it is covered by the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression.”

More bullshit!

Or bullshit!

CAIR Presses Congress to Confront Gaza Catastrophe After Senators Blocked From Entry After senators were blocked from Gaza, CAIR says Congress can’t look away.

After senators were blocked from Gaza, CAIR says Congress can’t look away.

Automated Bullshit!