Glenn Boustead

comments in it to help anyone who might wish to try it. I will make one with a real user interface soon. I couldn't find how to write the instructions on the project page (maybe I am tired). Note that the key element to success was switching from using samples of the sound to the spectrum. 3/3

involves a large project that requires the need for a program that can identify any three sounds without fail. It must ALWAYS work. I have been able to do this using Jens's Multiclass Classification tutorial - this project is a remix of it - snap.berkeley.edu/project?user.... I have placed 2/3

YouTube video by Jens Mönig What's new in Snap! 11 - Data - Extensions - Neural Networks

Ever since @jmoenig.bsky.social said they were "trying to find a pedagogical entry point into all of this" about building Neural Network models (in this talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9W0...) I have been thinking about it for the age group that I am interested in (4-10+). Part of my thinking 1/?

Heading to @fosdem.org now from Ottawa. First they have to clear some snow off the runway.

Thanks! I was particularly pleased with my jump stitch placements.

Eight designs of bookmarks embroidered on felt using Turtlestitch.

Bookmarks embroidered using @turtlestitch.bsky.social are all ready to go to @fosdem.org . Looking forward to meeting the people behind and supporting these beautiful creative software environments @jmoenig.bsky.social @microblocks.bsky.social @petermathijssen.bsky.social @4pip.bsky.social

Charlie we have “removed the sign” from our windows. What is the sign that all Canadians can put in their windows? Or wear on a tshirt?

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney giving an historic speech. A must watch! m.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
And to think that just last September I shook his hand and spoke with him (briefly) while enjoying an outdoor concert for over an hour. Standing right next to him. Only in Canada…

Here is Ottawa today

I’m quite excited about it too! I’ll be in Europe next Tuesday and have a week to enjoy my visit.

Not presenting. Just coming to meet all of the people I feel I know but have never met in person. Snap, Turtlestitch and Microblocks people. I do have a son living in Ghent so have another reason to go.

Love the anecdotes! It’s wonderful when you can wake up every day and do what you love. As an aside, I studied engineering and also had never heard about lambda nor functional programming. I am very much looking forward to meeting you at FOSDEM this year.

Surely it is a dicktionary!

My dad used to sharpen our skates in the basement using a small grinder. No fancy setup. Had to have a steady hand I guess.

Tell him you’re not an old man. And then hold back your laughter when he regales you with a story about back when he was little. Kinders do that all the time. Always cracks me up.

When I saw this, I immediately said to myself “…one of my favourite papers…”. However, I can say that about many, many more. He had such incredible vision at a time when the technologies we now take for granted were only in his imagination.

That is my thought as well. Can’t serve her Canadian community fully and most importantly should not work for a different country even though no longer in cabinet.

The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit A new edition of the classic primer in the psychology of computation, with a new introduction, a new epilogue, and extensive notes added to the original te

This reminds me of Sherry Turkle’s book direct.mit.edu/books/monogr.... Way back in 1984 she made us aware of how we change how we think as we grow up in a world filled with new things, like those filled with new technologies.

Wow! No such coins laying about here in Ottawa. These are my oldest coins - one is almost 200 years old now.

Is that genuine old money?

I regularly listen to and enjoy his podcast. I find that he has intelligent people providing interesting insights into many current issues. Most of what he says I respect and consider as quite human and genuine. Yet I do find myself confused at some of his beliefs that seem at odds with others.

Ontario releases ‘back to basics’ kindergarten curriculum to take effect in September | CBC News Ontario released its new curriculum for kindergarten in the province on Thursday, but the shift away from “play-based” learning towards “academic rigor” is sparking concern from teachers and oppositio...

When I saw this, it reminded me of last week’s release of our new kindergarten curriculum. All sorts of wrong-headed explicit instruction rather than playful exploration. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This shows the note played and how many times it was predicted out of 331 samples.

Of course I forgot to include the list referred to in the original post

To tidy up the code and make it shareable (too large now). As I posted earlier, I really just want to classify three sounds a child might choose. I am now fully confident that this will work for whatever their imaginations can come up with.

Another incredible use of this tutorial is classifying 25 notes on a piano. Using a 450-50-26 model (I include a backgrounds sample), the results are mind-boggling!! In the list I show the note and how many times out of 331 samples it is predicted. My testing method is in the video. Next I need 1/2

YouTube video by Dano Johnson Flatland: The Movie

You really need to watch this scene from the movie Flatland. It really captures what you have just written. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Vx...

I will re-visit talks that I know always bring me joy and optimism. Like Michael Eisenberg in Athens vimeo.com/49891132 And Papert in Quebec City (especially the q and a) live.constructingmodernknowledge.com/episode-27-s.... These go well with your recent Pop and Play episode.

I’ve been quite excited this past 10 days as I have been able to get this working for me to classify sounds astoundingly accurately. I only want to be able to do any three sounds to work with young children, however I’ve tried 26 classes and it still works flawlessly! Thanks for all you do!

Constructing Modern Knowledge Events - Constructing Modern Knowledge Global Learning Adventures from Construction Modern Knowledge The Language of Computation Constructing Modern Knowledge in Reggio Emilia Returning in 2026! Reggio Emilia, Italy We are thrilled to invi...

A real feel for the place and how it fits in with your thinking about play and learning. I spent a week there last April, and I’ll be there again this June at

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