> But before we do that, we should think for a moment about what streetnames are for. They are for helping people navigate the city. People name streets (and other things) for other reasons too, often for internal or…
> We all need pointless hobbies, but I care about YouTube stars like I care about distant stars dying. It’s interesting to someone somewhere but those people don’t talk to me. I mostly use social media as a place to…
I don’t know the answer to your questions off the top of my head, unfortunately, but they are most certainly answered in The Ants by E.O. Wilson. It’s a fascinating and artfully written book. I unfortunately gave my…
This is a simple explanation of an interesting and useful mathematical application my 12-15 yo students can conceptually grab onto. Good to have, they’ll enjoy it.
I was wondering the same. I’m not in this industry, but perhaps rockets are not typically given human names, so it’s a joke? Also, it’s spelled Venessa rather than Vanessa, so maybe it’s humorous because of the…
> Gravity is always present. What you feel as “weightlessness” is actually freefall. Article makes this seem true, regardless of whether or not you are in orbit. But doesn’t this matter of perspective become ridiculous…
I’m a teacher, so different than most folks posting here. I have a little coding experience, but it’s definitely not my thing professionally. I just made several utility apps with this that I’ll be using in the…
No problem. 3rd party messaging does seem like the biggest need being voiced by potential users right now. It does have a navigation app, by the way, but don’t know details yet.
Good camera is relative, but Light Phone III that launched this week seems to fit this bill.
> It turns out I don’t want a phone at all, but a camera that texts — and ideally one smaller than anything on the market now. I know I’m not alone, and yet this product will not be made. See the Light Phone III…
“Duolingo is Lard for Learning”
The major grocer where I live, H‑E‑B, marks up curbside items a few percent to defray costs. It’s very subtle.
If anyone's interested, here are some example cases published by the Financial Modeling World Cup: https://fmworldcup.com/product-category/case-studies/excel-e... Most are behind a paywall, unfortunately.
I don’t think this is a derailment. You’re asking how you might raise your kids in a way that promotes their well-being, probably contrary to the achievement culture discussed in the article. A nice model to consider…
I teach adolescents at a Montessori school. The families are higher SES but they value holistic education and the wellbeing of their kids above academic performance. The programming reflects these values, so it works…
> But before we do that, we should think for a moment about what streetnames are for. They are for helping people navigate the city. People name streets (and other things) for other reasons too, often for internal or…
> We all need pointless hobbies, but I care about YouTube stars like I care about distant stars dying. It’s interesting to someone somewhere but those people don’t talk to me. I mostly use social media as a place to…
I don’t know the answer to your questions off the top of my head, unfortunately, but they are most certainly answered in The Ants by E.O. Wilson. It’s a fascinating and artfully written book. I unfortunately gave my…
This is a simple explanation of an interesting and useful mathematical application my 12-15 yo students can conceptually grab onto. Good to have, they’ll enjoy it.
I was wondering the same. I’m not in this industry, but perhaps rockets are not typically given human names, so it’s a joke? Also, it’s spelled Venessa rather than Vanessa, so maybe it’s humorous because of the…
> Gravity is always present. What you feel as “weightlessness” is actually freefall. Article makes this seem true, regardless of whether or not you are in orbit. But doesn’t this matter of perspective become ridiculous…
I’m a teacher, so different than most folks posting here. I have a little coding experience, but it’s definitely not my thing professionally. I just made several utility apps with this that I’ll be using in the…
No problem. 3rd party messaging does seem like the biggest need being voiced by potential users right now. It does have a navigation app, by the way, but don’t know details yet.
Good camera is relative, but Light Phone III that launched this week seems to fit this bill.
> It turns out I don’t want a phone at all, but a camera that texts — and ideally one smaller than anything on the market now. I know I’m not alone, and yet this product will not be made. See the Light Phone III…
“Duolingo is Lard for Learning”
The major grocer where I live, H‑E‑B, marks up curbside items a few percent to defray costs. It’s very subtle.
If anyone's interested, here are some example cases published by the Financial Modeling World Cup: https://fmworldcup.com/product-category/case-studies/excel-e... Most are behind a paywall, unfortunately.
I don’t think this is a derailment. You’re asking how you might raise your kids in a way that promotes their well-being, probably contrary to the achievement culture discussed in the article. A nice model to consider…
I teach adolescents at a Montessori school. The families are higher SES but they value holistic education and the wellbeing of their kids above academic performance. The programming reflects these values, so it works…