Technolandy

Day 130 (of 2024/25) 50th anniversary of Microsoft I am known for having a love/hate relationship with Microsoft… loved their word processing program…. Liked their office suite… hated the rollout in 2003 when some key features were eliminated (Publisher & Exporting Powerpoint to Video) which lost me… I have also not liked how aggressive ‘it’…

Day 129 (of 2024/25) Tla’amin Day Tanisi kiyawow, ʔaǰɛčɛp ʔot, (how are you all?) Today we get to celebrate an anniversary of the local Tla’amin Nation – and highlight that this year they have been able to require their traditional village site after it was taken in 1878. https://www.tlaaminnation.com/tlaamin-set-to-reacquire-120-acres-of-former-village-site-at-tiskwat/ and has mostly been accommodating lumber/paper…

Day 128 (of 2024/25) I’m going to TCAF! (And a comment about other ‘lesser known superheroes) ComicCommentary first, announcement at the end… Maybe I’m too connected… but this week was another share about ‘lesser-known’ heroes, and I had some thoughts: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/movies/20-lesser-known-superheroes-the-mainstream-world-isn-t-ready-for/ss-AA1ApnYf?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=dc9ce74ff4d748acf7369bd30c2a51af&ei=130 Plastic Sam (as I first knew him) was on the cover, so I knew…

Day 127 (of 2024/25) Book Share: Burnout From Humans – Vaness Andreotti (free download!) *****My biggest takeaways from the reading ***** 1. And probably one of the better explanations about why the ‘kids today’ are struggling in the education system that was created for a world over a 5 generations previous… 5 reiterations of what…

Day 126 (of 2024/25) on things like April Fools Day in schools I like pranks and jokes. I don’t like how overhyped it can get when school is in session. A morning+ of mistrust or an opportunity to assess critical thinking skills? The cruel (salt instead of sugar…) vs the creative (one year a school…

Day 125 (of 2024/25) jobs of the future ( a shrinking list) Bill Gates had a thought… https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/bill-gates-ai-taking-over-jobs-886912-20250326 But i think his list is a bit askew… coding is already being taken on by AI; and as much as AI can do creative arts (I’m looking forward to doing a prompt for personalized books –…

Day x (of Spring Break 2025) Project 2025 Page 342… RIP US Department of Education Project 2025 Page 342…  In Canada, “Education” was determined to be a ‘provincial’ matter (along with Health, and unlike  in the break up of federal/provincial powers from day one-ish). In the United States, The Department of Education was founded to…

Day 124 (of 2024/25) pi π day! 314 Pi is a fascinating number (a delightful topic to get sidetracked in History of Math 11) but too often it is a good example of how we look at the surface of math beauty without diving deep enough into the “y” (pun intended). Most people know Pi…

Day 123 (of 2024/25) Dangerous things to do going into spring break… 2025 edition (heavily inspired by Gever Tulley and @genxjono We talk a lot about wanting kids to be kids ~ the way us older folks tend to romanticize our own youths – fond memories of being out of the house until the streetlights…

Day 122 (of 2024/24) school uniforms remix 2025 https://apple.news/AWiTenAsGTeqvE7_YQJJUmg “Wearing a uniform helps to create an environment of equality, reducing the pressure on pupils to keep up with the latest and often more expensive labels or brands,” And knowing that uniform mindsets are different than dress codes. I’ve been thinking about this recently as I…