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When it comes to questions concerning the nature of Reality, philosophers and theologians have the answers. Philosophers have the answers that can't be proven right. Theologians have the answers that can't be proven wrong. Whatever the natures of Reality and the human condition may be, our understanding can only be improved by thinking about them. I therefore invite you to do so.

The volume of the fringe…more science fiction

Posted in Blogging Writing on 04 - March 2024 at 08:52 PM (2 weeks ago)

Regular technology users are easier to sequester, easier to understand. Control? Maybe not. But if you are a heavy technology user, you can be nudged...

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Transcend and Include - the future will have part of the past in it….

Posted in Blogging Writing on 02 - March 2024 at 08:41 PM (2 weeks ago)

When we think about science fiction, or our futures, we should include Ken Wilber's ideas that evolution and growth transcend and include that which came before...

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What about the future, what about science fiction?

Posted in Blogging Writing on 01 - March 2024 at 02:47 PM (2 weeks ago)

What is our future in 100 years? 1000 years?

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Sabbatical update 2

Posted in Blogging Personal Teaching Diary Update on 01 - December 2023 at 06:58 AM (3 months ago)

More people should do this...

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Sabbatical update 1

Posted in Personal Teaching Diary on 31 - August 2023 at 03:05 PM (6 months ago)

I'm currently on sabbatical and have been deeply immersed in professional development and research. I intend to post these updates about once a month, sharing interesting learnings.

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The future of high school computing

Posted in Computer Science Teaching Diary Writing on 03 - July 2023 at 11:00 AM (8 months ago)

Large language models like ChatGPT mandate we change the way we approach high school computing.

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Project management tools

Posted in Blogging Personal Teaching Diary Writing on 10 - April 2023 at 08:35 AM (11 months ago)

What a mess. Pricing models are all wrong. Trello seems to have the most common sense...

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Sabbatical planning

Posted in Blogging Teaching Diary Writing on 03 - April 2023 at 05:02 AM (11 months ago)

A rare and welcome opportunity to deeply recharge, learn and reflect...

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A mostly terrible time

Posted in Blogging Writing on 26 - March 2023 at 09:49 PM (11 months ago)

On being a parent to a teenager...

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Regular Update

Posted in Update on 12 - March 2023 at 09:36 AM (one year ago)

The latest curiosities, projects, and workings. This is a semi-regular update of things I am currently working on / learning about / curious about...

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on postfix…

Posted in Blogging Personal on 24 - February 2023 at 11:05 AM (one year ago)

Setting up a dedicated email server, capable of sending and receiving email on behalf of other domains is not easy for those not accustomed to such matters...

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The faltering

Posted in Writing on 20 - February 2023 at 08:33 AM (one year ago)

Steady and true. Steady and true?

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Dedicated servers for dedicated things

Posted in News on 18 - February 2023 at 07:53 AM (one year ago)

I use a couple of VPS providers for Digital Bill. I'm learning with the flexibility and affordability of a VPS it makes sense to dedicate one server for one task. Read on for more...

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Entity-Component-System 〈ECS〉

Posted in Computer Science Teaching Diary on 02 - February 2023 at 09:07 PM (one year ago)

Different than oop? Read on...

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Need a procedurally generated country?

Posted in Computer Science Teaching Diary on 29 - January 2023 at 03:46 PM (one year ago)

Every once in a while one of my students hits the ball out of the park...

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DEIJ - part one

Posted in Personal on 25 - January 2023 at 06:01 PM (one year ago)

Describe diversity...

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Current thinking about chatGPT

Posted in Computer Science Teaching Diary on 22 - January 2023 at 07:12 AM (one year ago)

How should a high school computing teacher use chatGPT?

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Writing a report card comment generator

Posted in Computer Science Teaching Diary on 20 - January 2023 at 06:12 AM (one year ago)

Saving time whilst providing accurate information about a students progress isn't easy, but certainly worth it...

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Multiple versions of PHP on the same web server

Posted in Linux Personal on 18 - January 2023 at 06:42 AM (one year ago)

looks like a job for PHP-FPM...

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#dungeon23

Posted in Personal Twitter on 08 - January 2023 at 09:56 AM (one year ago)

I've decided to take part in #dungeon23, a distracting and fun project to build a little bit of a dungeon everyday. But I've decided to approach it a bit differently...

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Mastering uncertainty: A predictive processing

Posted in Games in education Practical Advice on 06 - January 2023 at 01:48 PM (one year ago)

Why do we seek out and enjoy uncertain success in playing games? Game designers and researchers suggest that games whose challenges match player skills afford engaging experiences of achievement, competence, or effectance—of doing well...

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Our Wisla

Posted in Bushcraft on 01 - January 2023 at 07:30 AM (one year ago)

A warm day, the last day of 2022 and that magic of nature...

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The bear

Posted in Writing on 30 - December 2022 at 05:28 AM (one year ago)

There is a bear with a reputation for being strong and intimidating, but something is wrong...

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setting up a podcast

Posted in Personal on 27 - December 2022 at 11:41 AM (one year ago)

Is a lot of work. But...

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Merry Christmas!

Posted in Personal on 25 - December 2022 at 06:04 AM (one year ago)

On coming together and being in connection...

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Building an LMS (or virtual learning experience) - part 3 of 3

Posted in Teaching Diary on 21 - December 2022 at 09:26 AM (one year ago)

Setting up high quality digital resources takes a long time, but once we've set it up, it provides value for a long time.

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Building an LMS (or virtual learning experience) - part 2 of 3

Posted in Teaching Diary on 20 - December 2022 at 07:01 AM (one year ago)

On the importance of H5P...

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Building an LMS (or virtual learning experience) - part 1 of 3

Posted in Teaching Diary on 19 - December 2022 at 09:22 AM (one year ago)

It's not about the technology, it's about the learning...

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Displaying courses in grid format on moodle homepage

Posted in Computer Science HOWTO Teaching Diary on 16 - December 2022 at 03:34 PM (one year ago)

After much searching I was lucky to get a helpful reply from a friendly moodler. Read on...

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just trying to make it to vacation…

Posted in Blogging Personal on 15 - December 2022 at 05:38 AM (one year ago)

With two days left until christmas vacation, we are all trying to get to the end of the week with grace, humour, and high-energy

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