Starred in Pocket:
https://alexwlchan.net/2022/screenshots/

I’ve been using computers for about two decades. I still have some of my oldest files; the earliest I can definitively date are from 2003, but I’m sure they aren’t the first things I made on a computer. Digital work is inherently ephemeral.

You should take more screenshots

If you do any sort of creative digital work, screenshots and screen recordings are a great way to remember it.

alexwlchan.net

Starred in Pocket:
https://ies.ed.gov/director/remarks/02-02-2023.asp

In the heart of every federal agency lies a dream of becoming the next DARPA—the folks that brought us advances like GPS and the internet.

IES Director: Innovation in the Education Sciences (the new IES)

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Innovation in the Education Sciences (the new IES)

ies.ed.gov

Starred in Pocket:
https://arbesman.substack.com/p/the-edges-cases-where-computing-and

Computation is a complex and fickle process. Which means that, particularly as our technologies get more complex, glitches and failures are an inevitability.

☞ The Edges Cases Where Computing and Physics Intersect

Glitches that result when we forget the physical nature of computers. Or, office chairs, iPhones, and helium.

arbesman.substack.com

Starred in Pocket:
https://oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/the-machines-of-mastery

Look at these graphs from a new paper tracking the test results of 7,000 learners across a wide variety of subjects. Each line shows the test scores of a student practicing a skill over a number of practice attempts (“opportunities”).

The Machines of Mastery

"Anyone can learn anything they want..." and how technology can help

oneusefulthing.substack.com

Starred in Pocket:
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/whispers-of-ais-modular-future

One day in late December, I downloaded a program called Whisper.cpp onto my laptop, hoping to use it to transcribe an interview I’d done.

Whispers of A.I.’s Modular Future

ChatGPT is in the spotlight, but it’s Whisper—OpenAI’s open-source speech-transcription program—that shows us where machine learning is going.

The New Yorker

Starred in Pocket:
https://mastodon-flock.vercel.app/about

About

Learn more about what Mastodon Flock does and how it works.

mastodon-flock.vercel.app

Starred in Pocket:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/healthcare-and-life-sciences/using-the-native-elgato-streamdeck-integration-with-microsoft/ba-p/3732044

Microsoft just released a new official plugin for the Elgato Streamdeck which provides you a host of meetings actions at your fingertips. In this video, recorded using Microsoft Teams, I walk through the integration and its uses/benefits.

Update: Using the Native Elgato StreamDeck Integration with Microsoft Teams

Update: The plugin has been pulled for a security fix but will be restored Microsoft just released a new official plugin for the Elgato Streamdeck which provides you a host of meetings actions at your fingertips. In this video, recorded using Microsoft Teams, I walk through the integration and its u...

TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM