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Teacher of high school computing, amateur historian, insatiably curious. Lives in and loves Warsaw, Poland. Politically moderate, Episcopalian. Co-author of IB computer science textbook, Oxford University Press https://mackenty.org/blog/about

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Everything this video claims is true. Every conclusion it draws is insufferably inaccurate.

09.10.2025 07:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it's about the economy, stupid.

05.08.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

agreed. Using appropriate terminology to capture the correct idea is important; do not surrender to the vapid suggestions of Microsoft Word.

03.08.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you. was unsure. Seems horrible.

02.08.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is footage from Russian bombs in Ukraine? I'm unsure how the US funded Russian bombs.

02.08.2025 05:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

that question is the most important one we answer correctly. there have been weeds growing in our garden for a long long time. trump was inevitable. time to stop being in shock and make a plan to move forward

13.07.2025 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He talked alot about affordable stuff. If the national democrats take anything away from this it should be : economy, economy, economy.

25.06.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Video: Opinion | How to Beat Back Trump on Trans Rights โ€” and Much Else Representative Sarah McBride reckons with the trans rights movementโ€™s shortcomings, and how to win hearts and minds through a politics of grace.

Common sense from the left? I thought it extinct....

www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

18.06.2025 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As long as education is seen as a product and not a process, tools like chatGPT will proliferate and embed themselves into our schools. :-(

08.06.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pani Applebaum, how the F are we supposed to fix this, in the long term?!?

I understand the short term: civic action, voting, and civil disobedience. But the fracturing of truth within our country seems an impossible chasm to bridge.

06.06.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember when people started using credit cards online. I was like "no way, it will never be safe". I was a late adopter to online shopping, but now I don't think about it. I wonder if it will be that way with ssh/llm's.

There is no way I would currently allow an agent to ssh to my servers.

03.06.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a high school computer science teacher, I can tell you that chatGPT (and other LLM's) are throwing a massive grenade into our traditional models of assessment, teaching and learning. The only current way to address this is oral interviews - arduous and time-consuming.

14.05.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

your assertion lacks nuance. Not "everything" he says is wrong. Rogan helps me to see how people see thing differently than me. This is his primary value to me (and when he asks the world's greatest minds about UFO's).

30.03.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

what message is the right wing delivering better than the left?

16.03.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We need to really carefully listen to both Sikorski and the Poles. They understand /in their bones/ what life under Russian rule is like.

02.03.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Radosล‚aw Sikorski: Ukraine is not a "project", UN General Assembly, New York 24.02.2025
YouTube video by Radosล‚aw Sikorski - kanaล‚ oficjalny Radosล‚aw Sikorski: Ukraine is not a "project", UN General Assembly, New York 24.02.2025

ICYMI, @radek-sikorski.bsky.social UN speech: "Ukraine is not a project..."
youtu.be/p4JFNtlxz9k?...

02.03.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 855    ๐Ÿ” 185    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Improvisational dance

06.02.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unless they are a precursor to create the conditions for martial law?

02.02.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What i mean to ask is foes Elon musk represent something other than elon musk?

29.01.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is there a parallel here between the social, political, and economic disruptions that emerged from the industrial age and the impending rise of the technology age?

29.01.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You are a treasure. Thank you Anne.

28.01.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm reading about Coptic Christianity right now. They also had a secret language for accounting.

23.01.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Post and ghost" is a time honored technique for maintaining mental sanity online.

23.01.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

21.01.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great tool for teaching programming

20.01.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so happy to see continued development on an excellent product. Thank you!

15.01.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to announce that we pushed out a GREATLY improved docs search. Now powered by Meili search!

#EECMS #ExpressionEngine

docs.expressionengine.com

15.01.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome to an oasis that is mostly not, but better than empire-controlled space.

13.01.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am dying to read this book. Did you get it on kickstarter?

08.01.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can humans do this constantly well? To what extent is a lie a lie and the truth the truth?

05.01.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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