webwanderings

Same here.

In my opinion, kanban tool should have taken off in popular usage, instead of tools like Slack.

If one is in a big org and using tools like Slack, you're most likely looking at yourself as a gigantic mess.

Kanban methodology in potential gives a better canopy style hierarchy to break out big into small chunks. I say potential because ultimately, none of this matters if there's no proper delegation and care at the top (let too many people create slack or groups or whatever, you're looking at chaos down the road).

Your website is pretty good as is; works well on the phone. Not sure why would I install an app. I particularly like the fact that some of the pay walled stories open up fine within your site (not sure for how long you'd be able to do this - minus the WSJ). The only missing piece sometimes, is the name of the author, if it is an opinion piece.

*Western.

There's a whole wide world out there.

This scrimba looks like a pretty good technology for learning, but some of the highlighted videos are not up to par.

Have you guys recently started? Why not highlight quality videos at the top, to showcase this learning platform?

The top commenters are pretty much saying exactly, what I said in different words. If nothing else, Wikipedia is on a slippery-slope here.

> the ultimate arbiters of the truth are the facts of reality.

This is, relative to what?

Some possibilities:

- relative to your geography - your personal biases - your priorities - relative to 'what you do not know what you do not know'

We may not like to see it this way, but facts if reality are also relative. Just span things across longer period of time and you'll see.

Google should be ashamed of how they handled their YouTube for kids app.

I highly encourage all parents to delete this app from their devices. I spent a whole lot of time trying to go through "blocking" the episodes and the channels their algorithm was throwing at my child. I ended up deleting the app altogether because there was literally no end of these fake, mysterious and exploitative videos. Even the ones which seem harmless, are there only to make money, and there's no point to them.

I agree with you. Google has really let parents down.

I downloaded YT for Kids app during its initial release days. It started out fairly well with popular and known TV show episodes. I did not think that Google would let its algorithm rule the wild west of the Internet world.

I sat down to look at the app after this controversy and was aghast to discover what exactly Google has done here. I kept on hitting the "block" on the episodes and channels it was throwing at my kid, and it would continuously show the next bad one. After going through this routine for 20 plus minutes, I gave up and deleted the damn app.

It is really ridiculous how Google has handled this product. Never again!

Hey, this is pretty cool. You have a nice and fresh looking UI; not sure why you called it reddit-style. I'll bookmark it to browse it when I am super busy and not able to follow things on my own.

Well, this isn't really about using the tool wrong. Because, using it right means that there's something about the tool which you're not aware of. That's never a case with knowledge/information consumption. There are as many different ways of consuming information as there are a number of people. When it comes to a platform (RSS in this example) the perspective shift is the only thing you can do. You can have a single source of information and still end up with 1000 unread items.

I agree. In free category, post-GR, I have extensively used Digg and now I'm using Inoreader. Ino works out well wherever I am at (desktop, mobile etc). Digg was working out fine until they broke something for me.

Subscribing information via email is atrocious. Newsletter subscription via email is okay. I still don't know how people follow any kind of information (while keeping their sanity) via Twitter (tit for tat feuds) and/or Facebook (my friends and family do not generate good information for me to consume - sorry).

Used popurls for long period of time in history. It is an illusion (the grid reading that is). Don't think I will go back. The river of news per folder hierarchy (Google Reader) is better in a long run. It takes some effort upfront in organizing information and priorities, but it yields better reading results later.

> If you’re not careful, every time you open your RSS reader, there will be 1,000 unread articles waiting for you, which completely defeats the purpose of using RSS.

No, it does not.

The point of RSS is that you subscribe all your interests which you consciously come into contact with. You then have a steady stream of content waiting at your fingertip.

The solution for "1000 unread articles" is to have a shift of perspective in your mind, that it is okay if you cannot get to all the knowledge and information in the world. This is, as long as you have prioritized your reading lists properly.

VMware Workstation is a type 2 hypervisor. You can install and share your VMs with remote users (give them console access). This functionality is free (you don't need a Workstation license) and you don't need add-ons.

I have played with both of the alternate solutions you have shared. These are not perfect, unlike what VMware Workstation provides (as it has, for long period of time).

As far as I know, you can't share your VMs remotely on Virtual Box. You can, on VMware Workstation.

I forgot the name but there's a book on the history of this computer. It's a good read. This is apparently a historically controversial topic.

Libraries are even better - disciplined, gets more work done.

Academia.edu has eaten their lunch. Don't know if two compare deeply but people use academia.edu more than anything else I know in this category.

How about the charging cable? I once bought couple of cheap tablets (not Amazon) and both had the same problem: the USB charging cable breaks off (sometimes from the mother board itself, or it gets loose).

The iPad on the other hand, does not have this problem.

How are you going to sustain this? It is fairly fast and slick (I am a daily RSS reader who follow hundred of sources).

This technology didn't work out for me. After spending time and effort in providing what it needs, the results I got back in return, were terrible for the time invested. In any case, good to see such attempt at evolving what is potentially possible in the future.

Thanks. Such an explanation on the website would be helpful. BTW, the Trump/Obama tweets do not add value. Using political objects to define a technical service, is a mismatch under the context. It also doesn't help in explaining what this service provides (people wouldn't expect that Trump and Obama have given you consent to use their voice). Just an opinion.

I am confused about the functionality. What is that I will be able to do, if I go through recording 30 sentences?

Are you asserting 'Islam is political' as in, Muslim citizens participate in civic duties of the land they call home? If yes, then you're correct. However, if you think Islam not being just a religion, is there to "take over" and "subjugate" then that's not only incorrect but instigating fear. The typical 'separation of Church and State' does not apply to Islam because there is no Church in Islam. What does apply is the Balance between person's Material World and Spiritual Faith (duties to the world she cohabits, and duty to the faith she follows) which by the way, has no clash. One cannot separate the two into different compartments. It may be a difficult concept to understand under a Christian lense.

But how would a person in high school dedicate full time learning 'how to program'? That seems impossible. The same goes for full time college student.

Let's say I think I am dedicated (I know you'll have your own criteria on identifying my dedication). Say that I am in high school. How do you expect me to study during your defined hours full time? The best I could think of is dedicating my full time hours during summer vacation (if I have to let go of my part time job, camps, or home-work - testing, AP etc).

The same would apply when I am in college trying to get a degree.

In addition, I also don't see how any full time working individual could find time to accommodate learning schedule during the day. Say that I may be looking to change career.

I was curious about the type of students you'd want to recruit. The type you're featuring all seems to be out of college and have experience under their belt.

Your schedule is full day learning. So now I wonder: are you targeting people who are out of jobs? It seems a little confusing to understand your criteria of recruiting students (I have not paid too much attention yet).

> NPR and PBS are far from government propaganda.

That's exactly what I used to think; not anymore.

Do a deep reflection on the content they consistently promote. Even the supposed criticism of the government, is there only to promote and keep the buzz around. Negative or positive, their stories almost always revolve around who is paying their bills.

Their diverse views of the state and the world is also biased.

I am not a conspiracy theorists but I no longer think NPR/PBS is objective and independent. They do try very hard to appear as such, as well as substantive and diverse. At the end of the day, it is under government's control (whoever is in government - doesn't matter).

Reuters is well deserved. I don't know anymore about public TV and Radio because it is literally a government propaganda machine sprinkled with supposed balanced views of the world. Do not care about WSJ or Economist; don't think missed anything without them.

If people want to keep their sanity, they should only follow Reuters for objective news reporting.

TextWrangler and NV.

Or teach people to become leaders who can govern. What does it take to have a specialized field of studies to prepare people? The more the qualified experts compete each other in getting elected, the better.