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Reminds me of one of my favorite videos

2025-05-08 04:34:53

Reminds me of one of my favorite videos



Science girl: A cafe in Tokyo where you can pet Capybaras

📹 space_tamnik

Yup. Assignments should be like “use AI to do ___ complex project” and then have an oral component where the student explains each step of the proce...

2025-05-08 03:57:07

Yup. Assignments should be like “use AI to do ___ complex project” and then have an oral component where the student explains each step of the process they used and their thought process behind it. Schools should prepare kids to accomplish things with the tools of their world.



Coleman Hughes: The solution is to embrace LLMs, encourage students to use them as "thinking buddies" or private tutors at home––which is how I use it, and how they'll be using it for the rest of their lives. For exams, pivot to ~100% in-class essays and oral exams. Worked like a charm in my

When I got a new computer last year it asked me to pick an icon for my login screen so I hastily clicked the ice cube emoji and moved on. Now I learn ...

2025-05-08 03:51:50

When I got a new computer last year it asked me to pick an icon for my login screen so I hastily clicked the ice cube emoji and moved on. Now I learn that for a year I’ve been showing up as an ice cube whenever I text or call someone.

2025-05-08 00:19:31




Tim Urban: Seems like a good time for an update on a graph from my 2015 post on AI.

There are three kinds of people: 1) People who go to bed early even when they don’t have to wake up early 2) People who go to bed early only when the...

2025-05-04 13:53:25

There are three kinds of people:

1) People who go to bed early even when they don’t have to wake up early

2) People who go to bed early only when they have to wake up early

3) People who go to bed late even when they have to wake up early (me)

Um excuse me don’t forget about Austin

2025-05-04 01:43:40

Um excuse me don’t forget about Austin



lusso: Ok Charleston folks chimed in and we have a rivalry it seems