Dr. Curiosity

@drcuriosity.bsky.social

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He is a recovering CS education researcher, pun criminal, overly literal, filthy enabler. Also on Mastodon: @DrCuriosity@cloudisland.nz

The "no take only throw" frisbee dog, but with: - Pls innovate?? - No science! - Only innovate
50.1% Everyone Gets A Puppy 49.9% Diarrhea Forever
Sam Neill, playing the dude who's playing the dude, in a Taika Waititi movie. As you do.
A Facebook post from RNZ. Link headline: "New Plymouth council saves thousands from sunshine after solar rollout" Post text: "A Perth-based company has made an application to explore for oil and gas in the Taranaki Basin." The article does not mention any oil and gas exploration. It does mention NPDC natural gas emissions falling 24% since 2018. [ Source: https://www.facebook.com/rnznewzealand/posts/pfbid07meR2771vPQrsoE7yYiH4G1GtxxTvFxPVE799BGzm51z2JWZUxwDPf4AjRoAB43cl ]
An article from The Atlantic entitled "THE END OF READING IS HERE". At the bottom of the browser is a paywall footer that reads "To read this story, sign in, start a free trial, or subscribe today."
Huh, so my Moxy Früvous memories are apparently triggered by the word "zamboni". (A screenshot from them performing "King of Spain")
An upside-down Waitaha sourdough bread bag from Bellbird Bakery. The bakery's logo is a bellbird perched on a thin branch. Upside-down, my brain has confused it for the stylised silhouette of a helicopter.
Fallout [ Everyone disliked that. ] meme.
A large flat white coffee in the Antipodean style, only the milk foam resembles a mushroom cloud in the crema.
A "straight to jail" meme, saying: Believe it or not Double excommunication
A fearsome Orange Guy clinging to the kitchen ceiling. David Correos, holding a cricket bat, stares up at him in fear. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9enzBNvwC9o
A Schofield tank, a prototype New Zealand armoured vehicle produced during the second world war.
Warrior: I swear I will have my revenge for the death of my brother Elf: you have my bow Dwarf: and my axe Necromancer: and your brother
The first verse of The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats. Highlighted: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity."
A news hero image from Facebook, saying: "Picasso found with hash near Paris" The actual news article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/610610/french-police-raid-house-for-drugs-and-find-a-picasso
A mockup of the cycle/foot bridge across Brougham Street between Simeon Street and Collins Street. The crossing span has red triangular steel struts and a covered roof. On either side is a broad curving incline, and a pedestrian staircase for those who prefer a quicker way up or down.
Frodo, then alpha male. One does not simply step to Frodo.
A local utility box, painted to look like a frosted gingerbread house.
The remains of a "Neigbhourhood Watch/Support Area" sign. Graffitied, and with the sides snapped off. It now reads: "bourh h/supp area". Some of the figures are still visible; the central police officer appears worn, paler than the others who remain.
Peter Woodward as Galen, the technomage from Babylon 5 Crusade.
Cozy Barney on a shopping bag, sheltering from winter.
myIR email issue | Our system is experiencing significant demand. There are delays of up to 10 minutes for emails to reset passwords and get two-step verification.
SINGAPORE — U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called on countries across the Pacific region and do more to protect themselves, calling defence spending to 3.5% of GDP the “new global norm” and saying the US will no longer tolerate “freeloading.” New Zealand has laid out a plan to increase its defence spending from just over 1 to just over 2 percent of GDP over the next eight years — a far cry from Hegseth’s demand, but one that would be extremely difficult for New Zealand to stomach either from a fiscal or a social licence perspective.
From the Campbell's Law wikipedia page, Education section: --- In 1976, Campbell wrote: "Achievement tests may well be valuable indicators of general school achievement under conditions of normal teaching aimed at general competence. But when test scores become the goal of the teaching process, they both lose their value as indicators of educational status and distort the educational process in undesirable ways. (Similar biases of course surround the use of objective tests in courses or as entrance examinations.)
### Spells **Earworm**: Subtle ESP, projecting a song or repeated phrase of some sort into someone's head, that can suggest or distract them from a course of action.
The space station Deep Space Nine / Terok Nor. The episode title reads "All Alone in the Night".
A screenshot from Tumblr. - milfsisyphus: is anyone else on this hill or is it just me and sisyphus and kate bush? - le-sansnom: *posts an image of Kate Bush running up that hill past Sisyphus who is pushing his rock up*
Charles, his head wide; his hat far.
On March 15th, 2017, @dril tweeted, "turning a big dial taht says 'Racism' on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right." The tweet gained over 13,000 retweets and 39,000 likes in nearly seven years.
Article 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen; and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
A two-priest protest: * Down with this sort of thing * Careful now
Common childhood winter illnesses Colds, flu and Covid Runny noses, sore throats and coughs are everywhere during winter, often making it difficult to know what’s what. A common cold usually causes a runny nose, congestion and mild cough; while the flu tends to come on suddenly and can leave children feeling miserable, tired, achy and feverish. Covid can look similar to a cold or flu. Learn more about the differences between colds, flu and Covid. These viruses usually improve with rest and fluids within 7-10 days, but if your child has a persistent high fever of 38°C or higher, is becoming increasingly lethargic, or is working hard to breathe, it is best to get them checked by a doctor.
The Fifth Element: Leeloo falls afoul of the shower's auto-wash feature.
Questions institutions should be asking now Whether you institution uses Canvas, Moodle, Totara or another learning platform, a major breach should prompt practical governance questions. 1. Data and hosting: What data is held in our learning platform? Where is that data hosted? Do we understand the data flows between our VLE and connected systems? 2. Access and identity: Who has privileged access? How often are admin roles reviewed? Is MFA enabled and enforced for high-risk accounts? 3. Integrations and change: how are plugins, APIs and third-party integrations assessed? How quickly are security patches applied? 4. Monitoring and resilience: What monitoring and logging is in place? Are backups tested, not just taken? What is the incident response process? 5. Governance and ownership: How clearly are responsibilities split between the institution and the provider? What visibility do we have over configuration, risk and change history? How easily could we move platform or provider if we needed to? These are note questions about blame. They are about governance. If the platform is critical to teaching, learning and assessment, institutions need more than reassurance. They need answers they can inspect.
ChatGPT reimagined as a webpage from the before times of 1998. It has had 000042 visits. It is best viewed in Netscape Navigator. There is a guestbook, a FAQ, and you can email the webmaster. There is a picture of a robot. There is a link to the Java version, or you can download it for Windows 95. There is no "under construction" GIF, but that just tells any experienced web user that it could change at any time.
Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl". Illustration by Sarah Gooll Putnam.
A supermarket hot food counter in New Zealand. There is a cloth cover draped over the cabinet that reads: BAKERS HAVE GONE HOME TO SLEEP PIES BACK TOMORROW
A different BBC news page with the "LIVE" headline: "Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', says government terror adviser after Golders Green attack" The "Climate" subheading is in the second place from the left on the menu.
The bbc.com "Earth" section. One of its subheadings is "Climate Solutions".
Humidity: 96% Pressure: 1021hPa Stable
Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, scientist and holo-engineer.
A (folkloric) brownie sweeping with a broom. - Alice B Woodward - "Brownies and Other Tales", by Juliana Horatia Ewing, illustrated by Alice B Woodward, published by G. Bell & Sons, London, 1920.
A "Preference/Information" popup modal dialog on drawio-app.com. There is a short introduction, then "Strictly Necessary", "Statistics", "Marketing" and "External Media" headings in a row, none of which do anything. Below, an orange bar with white text that says "I accept all". Below that, a white background with difficult-to-read light grey text that says "Individual Privacy Preferences" and "Accept only strictly necessary cookies". Below that are three more options: * "Preferences/Information" (goes to the same place as Individual Privacy Preferences) * "Privacy Policy" and "Imprint" (go to a Seibert Group website, in German)
Southern Pacific Ocean showing a lot of strange weather patterns colliding with each other in wet and turbulent ways.
At seven “supply stations” where robot batteries could be replaced, robots performed a “resurrection (full-blooded revival)” by replacing their main batteries on their backs within 10 seconds to 1 minute without powering down. Teams were allowed to switch “athletes” to the same model robot twice during the race, with a 5-meter safety distance between robots. Around 50 “volunteer robots” were also deployed to guide human runners, clean, and provide meal services.
Table of contents from the USSF FOE 2040 document. The Capabilities and Forces section deals primarily with China and Russia's "Space Vision", capability investments, force structures and postures. There is also mention of lawfare in space, and implications for commercial integration.
Herbert Grönemeyer als Leutnant Werner in „Das Boot“ (1985). Er sieht arrogant aber auch ein bißchen bekümmert aus.
- It's so dumb. - It's so dumb, it's brilliant! - No! It's just dumb! -- Glass Onion (2022)
A screenshot from a "medical evidence" generative AI system. The prompt for deleting data from previous chats has been obscured by an unclosable modal dialog requiring the user to "Sign up for free". (The only reason it's 5 chats is that I tried to use the back button, and it spawned the same conversation over and over again.)
A cardboard box full of shopping bags and nothing else. Was there - could that be two orange ears poking up over the edge of the box? No, I clearly must be imagining things.