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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Our dozy twat of a Prime Minister might not recognise what's going on in the US right now but the rest of us can and we are scared. Slow Coach is like a rabbit in the headlights, thinking the oncoming car is their friend. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DanielKebede" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DanielKebede</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Starmer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NigelFarage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NigelFarage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReformUK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NEU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a>

NFDI4Chem<a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chemistry</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Data</a> Days 25 ⚗️This year we have two clear topics: the first day is about ' <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Data</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Management</a> in <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>’ with many practical contributions from lecturers who are successfully working in this field. The second day deals with ‘Tools for the entire digital life cycle’ and is aimed specifically at <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemists</a> and related disciplines.Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025Free of charge, register: <a href="https://bit.ly/4hV4brK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4hV4brK</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/researchdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#researchdata</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/rdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rdm</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fairdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fairdata</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workshop</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/forschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forschung</a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fdm</a>

FIZ ISE Research GroupYesterday team members <a href="https://sigmoid.social/@enorouzi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@enorouzi</a> Gunjan Singh and Marzieh Moghaddam presented our teaching offers (ISE lecture, project course and seminars) as well as our research and potential master/bachelor thesis topics at the WiWi Modulcafé at KIT to the new students.<a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@KIT_Karlsruhe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KIT_Karlsruhe</a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/@fiz_karlsruhe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fiz_karlsruhe</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/@lysander07" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lysander07</a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/@tabea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tabea</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/@GenAsefa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GenAsefa</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/SemanticWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SemanticWeb</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/SemWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SemWeb</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/knowledgegraphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#knowledgegraphs</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generativeAI</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/digitalhumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalhumanities</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/ise2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ise2025</a>

The ol' tealeg 🐡I know I'm getting old, or dare I hope to say, wise, because I can't shake the feeling that any and all demonstrable <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#productivity</a> gains generated by the use of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> could be outweighed by simply <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> people to use and manipulate structured plain text efficiently.Likewise, teaching new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#engineers</a> to do those basic things well instead of jumping straight to "this is how you install the latest framework".

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> people:We're working on pH and acid base equilibria in one of my classes. If I had them do a lab where they prepare two solutions - acetic + ammonium hydroxide - at known concentrations, measure pH, and then calculate Ka/Kb, are there other extensions that would make it more rigorous?We have not done buffers or weak titrations yet - I'm slowly working my way there.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#askfedi</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Still Mad About CD PricesHey <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/maritime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maritime</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shipping</a> expert people:Here's a dataset about <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/whaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whaling</a> with some variables I don't understand (neither do the students using it for an intro <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#statistics</a> project). If you have any insight into what these variables/terms mean, will you share that?<ul><li>Number of whales struck (does this mean "harpooned," maybe?)</li><li>Number of whales tried out (no idea)</li></ul>The data are here:<a href="https://whalinghistory.org/av/logs/coml/whales/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://whalinghistory.org/av/logs/coml/whales/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#help</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/request" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#request</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highered</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NamesAreHard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NamesAreHard</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:Happy Monday!Today, chemistry students are looking at properties of acids & bases and then testing various chemicals for those properties.Advanced chem is learning about strong/weak acids and bases and prepping to do a lab comparing pH of strong/weak acids at varying concentrations. Might see if they can get one of each to the same pH.Web dev is proposing updates to a school website based on a comprehensive audit. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webdev</a> :cupofcoffee:

Megan Lynch (she/her)"Bowen Yang’s high school teacher reflects on his incredible journey"YouTube served this up to me. (I don't normally watch this show.)It's worth being reminded of how important public schools are as a safe space for students (which is why Christofascists have long wanted to destroy public schooling).<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br6-YJjbppk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br6-YJjbppk</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Comedy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Theater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Theater</a>

Ross SpencerFile formats as Emoji: 0xffae by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://digipres.club/@beet_keeper" target="_blank">@beet_keeper</a>tldr: <a href="https://emoji.exponentialdecay.co.uk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://emoji.exponentialdecay.co.uk</a>File Formats As Emoji (0xFFAE or 0xffae) might be my most random file format hack yet. Indeed, it is a random page generator! But it generates random pages of file formats represented as Emoji.The idea came in 2016 with radare releasing a new version that supported an emoji hexdump. I wondered whether I could do something fun combining file <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/0xffae/" target="_blank">#0xffae</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/code/" target="_blank">#Code</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/coding/" target="_blank">#Coding</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/digipres/" target="_blank">#digipres</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/digital-literacy/" target="_blank">#digitalLiteracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/digital-preservation/" target="_blank">#DigitalPreservation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/emoji/" target="_blank">#emoji</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/file-format/" target="_blank">#FileFormat</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/file-format-identification/" target="_blank">#FileFormatIdentification</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/file-formats/" target="_blank">#FileFormats</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/learning/" target="_blank">#learning</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/pronom/" target="_blank">#PRONOM</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/pyscript/" target="_blank">#pyscript</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/python/" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/skeleton-test-corpus/" target="_blank">#SkeletonTestCorpus</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/tag/teaching/" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Gary AckermanIf the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teacher</a> still sets the goal, plans the work, controls feedback, and is the sole evaluator... is it really active learning? <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/EducationConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EducationConversations</a>

Wm.son<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TShirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TShirts</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> From a site called Teachers Gram. They sell literature and science-based T shirts.

Wesley FryerCheck out my new blog post, “Martian Perchlorates in Minecraft Education” <a href="https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/04/12/martian-perchlorates-in-minecraft-education/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/04/12/martian-perchlorates-in-minecraft-education/</a><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/CodingMars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CodingMars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SpaceEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpaceEd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agriculture</a>

InkySchwartz<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@DreadShips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DreadShips</a> And yet my Community College is falling all over itself to use the products. I am waiting for the day they try to make us use it.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarSpotted this teaching aid in the corner of the farm equipment hall.Can never resist something like that. So amazing to look into a machine and see what's going on.It's no longer used, the rest is modern equipment (including some John DRMeere), but at least they kept this around 👍<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/CutAway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CutAway</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farm</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#School</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Alanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alanta</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mechanics</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oceans</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VR</a> 'Echo of the Abyss is a Virtual Reality (VR) experience that immerses users in a simulated deep-sea dive. The game aims to foster a sense of connection and curiosity towards marine ecosystems by allowing players to embody a diver, guided by aquatic animals, in a safe and contemplative virtual environment. <a href="https://www.cmu.edu/ctp/play/child-1.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cmu.edu/ctp/play/child-1.html</a>

nyckigod, sometimes I'm glad I have stubborn students because it makes me learn new methods of teaching. here's a useful one:"Don't ask me any more questions unless you can follow them with a hypothesis."<a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:This year is the science department's turn to order curriculum materials. We asked if we could buy equipment instead of textbooks and our wonderful admin said that was fine. So I'm getting many, many upgrades and additions to my toolset. Today, my first new purchase came in. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Stu WattsAnother minor career milestone today - 15 students undertook a small lab exercise I put together. Barring a couple of instances that didn't work as expected, it was reasonably successful. Some constructive feedback from students and colleague. I'm very much enjoying this teaching malarkey. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CareerChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CareerChange</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/apprentices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apprentices</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GlosCol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlosCol</a>

Gary Ackerman“At any given time, an individual holds multiple goals related to achievement, belongingness, identity, autonomy, and sense of competence that are deeply personal, cultural, and subjective.” From How People Learn 2 <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#learning</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:All that said, I'm not really feeling it today. I'm having a hard time snapping out of break and feeling distracted in class. This is one of the hard things about teaching - when I'm here, I'm _here_. I need to carry those emotions and be human (I don't subscribe to "check yourself at the door" mentality) but model resilience and persistence in work when I don't feel like I have the energy to do the work.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

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