Bobby's Blog
Bobby's Blog
Bobby Hiltz
I'm Bobby Hiltz and this is my personal blog. I'm an English teacher that occasionally writes about different subjects that interest me (technology, education, games, guides).
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There I was, sat on my couch the other day, when I came across a post on one of those link aggregation sites (linkhut). It was about knots this time. In particular, “Granny Knots”. I scrolled through the pictures and videos on the site...
In December [2025], Joel did a pretty cool thing on his blog. He demanded asked for the participation from some other bloggers for a post, Desert Island games (feat. some of you!). Solitude. Yes please. And I get a game to play too?...
I’m wrapping everything this year! I wanted to write an entry on work. I could gush about how I like my job, and then also complain a bit about how generative AI is making parts of it annoying. But, a picture is worth a thousand words....
Guess who’s on vacation? For your bus stop reading pleasure, a continuation of my wrapped collection for 2025. This time, a quick listing of the games I played (or finished (or gave up on)) this year. As you can see, it was a year of...
Following yesterday’s post I decided that I should also mention a my favourite discoveries of the year that didn’t make it to my most-listened-to charts, as well as some other amazing releases that deserve attention. Gent1e $oul Gent1e...
This page references my ListenBrainz Profile and my favourite albums page. With the year winding down, it is time to talk tunes. That seems to be the trend at least. I have never used a music streaming service, but I did use Last.fm...
Down to the big box store we go. Not planning on buying, just browsiiiiiinnn… What’s this? What’s this? There in the bargain bin What’s this? It’s 30% off What’s this? I can’t believe my eyes I must be dreaming, wake up, Bob, this price...
I’ll keep this as brief and point-form as possible. 14 people answered my survey, which is more than I expected but also not that many. I am very happy, though, and if you are reading this and answered the survey, thank you so very much...
For the ultimate IndieWeb Carnival of 2025, V.H. Belvadi asks us where we think the IndieWeb will be in 2030. I saw the term IndieWeb being used for a time before I decided to dig a little deeper. Pay a visit to the IndieWeb homepage,...
overhead projector (n.) a device for sharing with a larger audience. Did you know that there were attempts (plural) to domesticate zebras? There were a few minor successes, but before we turn this into a whole tangent about striped...
If you are on mobile, it might be easier to use this link: Click here for direct link to survey
2025-11-19T09:08 It’s 9:08 (CET) on November 19, Julien Constant, Le Parisien’s journalist on the police beat, hits publish. Even though he is not the resident technology journalist—that would be Damien Licata Caruso—their name is on the...
Innovation in Education? It is not using AI to innovate or glorifying a poorly understood technology. It is limiting the use of LLMs and recognizing human capacities. It is the fresh perspective of the next generation of teachers and the...
This post discusses recent laws banning social media for adolescents
A post about students using generative AI in class