view from the present
view from the present
drmollytov
an extended meditation on presence
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I was reveling in the "get mad, get even" approach of Ageless Linux this morning Ageless Linux when a bit of AB 1043 caught my eye: "User" means a child that is a primary user of a device. And my long-dormant training in statutory...
When my youngest niece was a toddler, she was obsessed with this "tablet for toddlers": Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Tablet It's basically a set of alphabet buttons, with a switch to set one of three "learning levels." Each...
I am home sick today with what had better not be influenza A symptoms (but a bunch of my students and a couple teachers have been out with it the last few weeks so I wouldn't be surprised if it is). I did feel good enough just now to...
California has already passed a bill requiring operating systems (!) to require age verification: California: AB 1043 and Colorado appears to be next in line: Colorado: SB26-051 So: from an everyday-human standpoint, I understand why...
My 2.3 regular readers might remember when I disavowed solarpunk a couple weeks ago: cyberpunk gardening? isn't that just solarpunk? (no) ...well, ya girl has been doing some reading since. Especially because there are a LOT of literary...
This morning, I encountered two pieces on the same topic from separate vectors. The power of browsing compels me to write about it. First, here is an NPR piece on how "training willpower" doesn't work: NPR: Kids' willpower is no match...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
Yesterday one of my students asked me to give myself one point for everything on this meme I have done: Said meme is a list of 20 old people things. The game is to give yourself one point for every one of these retro activities you have...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
said my brain for no reason as I was delivering a stack of books on WWII to a classroom today. Solarpunk Stories: What is Solarpunk? The Anarchist Library: A Solarpunk Manifesto William Joseph Gillam: A Solarpunk Manifesto: Turning...
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
My fellow ADHDers understand how obsessions will POUNCE on you from NOWHERE and then you CANNOT SHAKE THEM even though you have a CLASS to teach today and also you're supposed to be REFEREEING A CHILDREN'S BASKETBALL GAME this evening...
Web versions! The one where molly does CSS The one where molly doesn't do CSS Updates will appear as sections get written. Go forth and share the info!
(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist...
The summer I turned 12, my older cousin (14) and her mom - who lived on the farm with us at the time - took on the job of babysitting one of the neighbor's kids (7). This kid, who I'll call "Joey," was a sweet guy, pretty laid back, and...