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DIY Federated Reader
We live in a fractured and polluted information environment. The sheer volume of content, combined with algorithms designed for engagement over enlightenment, can be overwhelming. Yet, within this chaos, there are countless people and organizations sharing fantastic, potentially transformative ideas. The challenge is finding them. This is where we can step in for each other,…
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AI Bubble Bust
This is a very damning (and long) article about the MISSING potential profitability of AI startups that are trying to build products on top of generative AI platforms. A bit of course language, but very insightful analysis. A quotation: …fundamentally, generative AI does not let companies build something new. Anyone that builds a generative AI…
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Is Any AI Use Ethical?
The past two days I had the opportunity to attend multiple sessions at the summer 2025 conference for “Civics of Technology.” It’s a grassroots organization which: …aims to empower students and educators to critically inquire into the effects of technologies on their individual and collective lives. We conduct research, develop curriculum, and offer professional development.…
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Civics Of Tech 2025 Conference
Today I attended and participated in 3 virtual Zoom sessions in the Civics of Technology 2025 online conference, a free gathering of educators, researchers, and technologists working at the intersection of civic engagement, media literacy and digital life. As a media literacy and STEM teacher, I love grassroots learning experiences like this conference. Conference materials…
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Zoom AI Meeting Summary
Today I facilitated another monthly Zoom webinar for the MediaEd Club of the Media Education Lab, and I was both pleased and amazed to receive an AI-powered “Meeting Summary” (directly from Zoom) following the recorded videoconference. I’m including an edited version of it below, and adding hyperlinks to referenced resources. Here’s the archived recording (47…
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Vibe Coding for Flickr CC 4.0 Attribution
I’m excited to share a little “vibe coding” project I worked on today, building on the awesome work of Alan Levine and with a healthy dose of AI-powered assistance from ChatGPT 4o. If you’ve ever needed to generate properly formatted attribution for Creative Commons licensed images on Flickr, you probably know about tools like ImageCodr.org…
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RSS Converter for MastoFeed
In this post I’d like to share a way I’m streamlining sharing of my podcast recommendations to Mastodon, following the innovative lead of Alan Levine. (CogDog) Striving to imitate (some of) Alan’s digital breadcrumbs on Mastodon, I’m now using using Pinboard to collect and organize links, including a dedicated tag for podcasts I recommend. It’s…
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Inspired by George Couros
This morning, I watched George Couros’ recent video from two weeks ago, How I Lost 120 Pounds & Changed My Life: Health, Confidence & Lessons in Self-Leadership. It’s about 20 minutes long, and I definitely recommend it: I watched this for several reasons. First, I’m continuing my own health journey alongside my spouse, and we’ve…
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Hijacked Minds and Broken Trust
In this wide-ranging podcast conversation, Scott Galloway discusses numerous issues of interest with Sam Harris, including how important it is that we rebuild trust in institutions across our society and culture, and the toxic power of Twitter / X in hijacking our minds for the worse. Listen to the original podcast episode on Pocket Casts.…
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USAFA 2025 Grad Parade
Today I had the opportunity to attend the graduation parade at the United States Air Force Academy for the Class of 2025. This is an all-wing parade, and features a special “wedge formation” by the firstees or seniors, who wear gold sashes around their waist. When Academy cadets join the wing after basic cadet training…
