I'm interested in seeing the responses to this. Personally, I went with Python first - but it's not too late to change tracks if there is a better way.
I was an ATC from 1990-1994 - we were using equipment from the 1960s then and I've heard it hasn't gotten much better - granted I was in the Marines - not the most high tech bunch, but still - we were civilian certified. I was never scared to fly before I knew who the other controllers were - an upgrade will be very welcome - except then you might freak out when you know who is building the software...
This has been on my mind a lot in 2019. She summed it up very nicely. In my opinion - the problem is that the internet used to be a fun hobby but now it's a job or a requirement for a job or just a requirement. You can't really quit the internet - not if you intend to function in society.
By the way - the best part of being a parent is getting to be the best teacher you never had. I love it. I taught my daughter to read at three(it was a lot of work every day and it took patience, perseverance, and commitment - not easy for either of us) , we have been coding together for a year or so with Scratch, we talk about philosophy and life, and I work really hard to understand what she's excited about and then to channel it into things I think will help her have a better life. I'm helping her to reach her best potential (I hope) and in the process she is helping me to reach my own. I know I'm lucky, I have a great child but my goal is to also make her lucky by having a great parent.
Agreed. Except you can still take off and go to any country you want once you have kids. It just takes a little more work - don't give up your freedom so easily PG!
Trump has always struck me as Steve Martin's character in 'The Jerk' in the sense that he is trying to fit into the higher classes but failing miserably (i.e. Martin insisting on umbrellas in all of his drinks)
I'd love to know the markers and divisions of American social classes. This would be fascinating - though I wouldn't recommend taking a Facebook test that offers to tell you where you lay
Tsunebaro Makiguchi, an early 20th century Japanese educator, was striving towards deconstruction of rote education but his work was disrupted by authorities who worried that his educational revolution would disrupt orderly Japanese society. Careful, PG, you might be rocking the boat too much with this. ;)
I find it completely interesting that I came across Urbit while doing a random search about alternative operating systems - and then I come back to HN and find a raging discussion going on. I tend to think that such 'coincidences' are not coincidence at all. I wonder what is going on in the world right now that is driving new interest in Urbit? I've also seen quite a few references to Industrial Society and its Future of late - What else is the online intelligence driving people towards?
For many of us, Geocities was an introduction to having a personal website and building community through the internet. Personally, I wish the old geocities sites were still accessible. Believe it or not - since this was before search engines (really) and wikipedia (really) many geocities sites were treasure troves of links that led to a world of information.
Iwahai, the geo-tagged voice memo app for Android and iPhone has launched a free web version with all of the publicly shared markers on it. Listen to the web.