Poor little guy lol
Party parrot? ❌
Party owl? ✔
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They don’t necessarily have to be for games, in fact we are trying to expand the site’s horizons past games.
I'll see if I can find anything else then!
Signal was funded by the CIA
So I looked into this back when that article came out, and the first part was very misleading. I worry that bad actors keep spreading that in order to push people towards dangerous alternatives. The source pushing that claim was also saying that TOR was a honeypot, without offering much evidence for it. Journalists around the world rely on TOR to communicate with vulnerable sources, and scaring people away from TOR is dangerous.
The past discussion is here, and I've copied some of it below: https://lemmy.ca/post/16397504/7661724
CIA → RFA → OTF → Signal
My understanding is that the CIA operated a news agency in the 50s, then decades later the 2012 president of the news agency started the Open Technology Fund to "help better protect reporters and sources for the news organization with enhanced digital security technology". That organization made (publicly documented) investments in projects including the Tor Project and Signal. Even if someone thinks the OTF is sinister, the total amount over 5 years was $3M.
used the platform’s users as cover for their communications of operations in foreign countries
This part is possible, and since I haven't heard that claim before I don't have anything on hand to comment on it directly.
I would argue that even if the CIA benefited from the presence of encrypted communication in the past, Signal does more than enough good in the world protecting people from surveillance, oppression, and censorship that it is worth recommending.
Since the app is open source and constantly scrutinized, I trust that any shady changes to the code will be caught and called out quickly.
Some more guidance or examples might help, since 'tools' and even 'software tools' is a bit broad. Looking at the site, is it game creation tools that you are looking for?
Some that come to mind
- Krita for art / design (also Gimp, Inkscape, etc.)
- Blender for 3D
- LibreSprite for "for creating and animating your sprites" (I haven't tried it but I've heard of it)
- Makehuman for character creation (I haven't tried it but I've heard of it)
- OBS Studio for screen recording / streaming
- KDenlive for video editing
- Audacity for audio editing
- Upscayl for local AI image upscaling
- Various tools for development (ex. vs codium)
There are also various free websites for collecting assets, images, videos, audio, playing around with colour palettes. Then there are also non-game development related tools (ex. Signal for messaging, LocalSend for local file sharing) etc.
You can also try asking in [email protected] :)
There is also OnlyOffice, which has been more palatable for the people I shared it with (mostly students that were graduating and losing access to free MS Word)
Don't worry, I think a lot of people are like that!
View content on other sites, post there when you need to, whatever works for you. I try to only post here, unless there is an urgent reason for me to post there.
A few friends wanted to give it a try, and a few of those are around, I think... I made it a point to avoid learning their usernames, but they send me links from Lemmy from time to time.
It was one of
- they're very close friends
- I shared a relevant link and they asked about it
We need a version of this for Lemmy
Let's ~~pretend~~ say we invented memes.
Yea I was expecting something like
[X] Check in on your portfolio this week
Or other engagement bait, not something tied to moving actual money around...
In all seriousness, this was the conclusion:
In conclusion, the electrospinning of wheat flour is possible from formic acid solutions, after ageing at 32 °C and cooling, forming mats of nanofibers with diameters of 372 (±138) nm. The formed mats are hydrophilic, and ideally positioned as a cheaper, greener replacement for starch in biodegradable, biosourced nanofiber applications, such as next generation bandaging, or carbonized supercapacitor electrodes. Additionally, as the newly developed material consists of fibers formed from the extrusion and drying of flour, it may be defined as pasta, dramatically undercutting the previous record for the thinnest pasta lunga by approximately a thousand times.
Decipher #159
deciphered in ⏱️ 1m 2s
⭐⭐
https://decipher.wtf/
I'm guessing we tried the same thing on the 🟨🟩🟪🟦 attempt
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[PDF] All I Need to Know About Pair Programming I Learned in Kindergarten (Fulghum 1988)
(collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu)
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Educational apps for children: What parents and educators should look for and ignore
(theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28283915
The article doesn't make any recommendations, but rather what to look for /avoid.
Who the authors are:
Emma Liptrot; PhD student, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University
Adam Kenneth Dubé; Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Faculty of Education, McGill University
Relevant sections:
What to ignore
- User ratings & reviews:
Popular EduApps in Apple’s and Google’s app stores typically have very positive ratings (above four stars). Yet, experts still raise concerns about their quality and expert-approved apps do not necessarily receive the highest star ratings. Written reviews are rarely more informative. Research shows most reviews simply praise apps rather than explaining specific features. [...]
- Apple or Google rankings
Educators and parents may visit an app store’s “top charts” lists to find EduApps. Yet, how Apple’s and Google’s algorithms determine which apps “top the charts” is unclear. [...]
- Recommendations from app review websites
Educators and parents might look to external app review websites like Common Sense Media for recommendations. But research shows many of the apps recommended by these websites still need substantial improvement [...]
What to look for
- Curriculum: What apps teach
At the bare minimum, EduApps must include content that is covered in an established learning program. Yet, many EduApps are what researchers call “educational misfits” because they are only weakly related to education, if at all. Look for apps that clearly state which curriculum their content is based on (for example, a particular provincial curriculum, a supplemental curriculum for learning an Indigenous language) or detail the content (suitable for grades 1–3 math). Don’t bother with an app that doesn’t tell you what it covers.
- Learning theory: How apps teach
[...] Look for apps that describe how they teach. Choose ones using approaches that align with your needs.
- Scaffolding: How apps support learning
EduApps should include supports that help children build their understanding and accomplish learning goals. These supports (called scaffolding) can include hints or instructions when children get stuck and breaking down complex tasks into smaller chunks or adapting difficulty to match children’s abilities. [...]
- Feedback: How apps correct learning
If we want children to learn from their mistakes, feedback is essential. Look for apps that give children informative feedback so they know where they went wrong and why.
- Educational expertise: Who made the app
Many app developers are not education experts, and their priorities may not align with those of educators and parents. [...]
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Educational apps for children: What parents and educators should look for and ignore
(theconversation.com)
The article doesn't make any recommendations, but rather what to look for /avoid.
Who the authors are:
Emma Liptrot; PhD student, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University
Adam Kenneth Dubé; Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Faculty of Education, McGill University
Relevant sections:
What to ignore
- User ratings & reviews:
Popular EduApps in Apple’s and Google’s app stores typically have very positive ratings (above four stars). Yet, experts still raise concerns about their quality and expert-approved apps do not necessarily receive the highest star ratings. Written reviews are rarely more informative. Research shows most reviews simply praise apps rather than explaining specific features. [...]
- Apple or Google rankings
Educators and parents may visit an app store’s “top charts” lists to find EduApps. Yet, how Apple’s and Google’s algorithms determine which apps “top the charts” is unclear. [...]
- Recommendations from app review websites
Educators and parents might look to external app review websites like Common Sense Media for recommendations. But research shows many of the apps recommended by these websites still need substantial improvement [...]
What to look for
- Curriculum: What apps teach
At the bare minimum, EduApps must include content that is covered in an established learning program. Yet, many EduApps are what researchers call “educational misfits” because they are only weakly related to education, if at all. Look for apps that clearly state which curriculum their content is based on (for example, a particular provincial curriculum, a supplemental curriculum for learning an Indigenous language) or detail the content (suitable for grades 1–3 math). Don’t bother with an app that doesn’t tell you what it covers.
- Learning theory: How apps teach
[...] Look for apps that describe how they teach. Choose ones using approaches that align with your needs.
- Scaffolding: How apps support learning
EduApps should include supports that help children build their understanding and accomplish learning goals. These supports (called scaffolding) can include hints or instructions when children get stuck and breaking down complex tasks into smaller chunks or adapting difficulty to match children’s abilities. [...]
- Feedback: How apps correct learning
If we want children to learn from their mistakes, feedback is essential. Look for apps that give children informative feedback so they know where they went wrong and why.
- Educational expertise: Who made the app
Many app developers are not education experts, and their priorities may not align with those of educators and parents. [...]
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