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href weekly | May 26 – June 1 2025

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Brock University’s Senate formally approved and adopted an ethical framework for educational technologies. https://mastodon.social/@rajiv@scholar.social/114597401223608167

Gardening

All my Spring seeds in the ground this week (bit later than usual this year) – garlic planted in October is thriving!

Film & Video

Tales From The Loop .. some compelling storytelling in these episodes

Music & Sound

fans rejoice .. a collection of 40 home recorded tapes https://archive.org/details/ajpa_20220828

“Segall has taken cues from pre-punk rock styles before—most notably on his eclectic 2018 record, Freedom’s Goblin—but on Possession they’re focused into a tight 10 songs. That brevity is effective. Stripped of filler, the album’s highlights hit harder, keeping them on target in a context where execution is especially important.” https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/ty-segall-possession-review

Humour

“And when you need to pass, you don’t need to yell, “WITNESS ME!” A simple honk of your horn is just fine.” https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-am-the-only-person-on-the-fury-road-who-still-drives-a-sensible-car

href weekly | Nov 5 -Nov 11 2023

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The latest IRL @mozilla season is fantastic and focuses on issues around https://irlpodcast.org/season7/episode3/

“If these specialized models were owned and managed collectively – by subject centres, for example, or professional bodies on behalf of their members – they could be integrated into professional development in genuinely helpful ways. Teachers would not only take ideas away but would have every incentive to share their own practice, just as the community has done for years.” https://helenbeetham.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-privatisation-of-everything

analyze how well you are protected against online tracking by checking the privacy protections you have in place. The test simulates loading of various types of trackers, and determines your level of protection based on if the trackers load or not. via @eff https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

Privacy Badger is causing a storm in the cloud. It’s meaner than ever. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/privacy-badger-learns-block-ever-more-trackers

Sound & Music

“When you realise that the dumbest person in the argument is on your side, that means you’re on the wrong side.” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side

Film & Video

Donald Shebib passed away this week – the director for this classic .. Goin’ Down The Road (1970)

Politics & Economics

As costs are increasingly downloaded onto students, the amount owed to the Canada Student Loans Program has reached over $19 billion and is increasing by nearly $1 million per day. https://www.cfs-fcee.ca/campaigns/fight-the-fees

“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency.” https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/10/24/Astra-Taylor-We-Need-Each-Other/

“I think we need to educate people, particularly young people, on the difference between a systemic analysis of power and an unfounded conspiracy.” https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/10/16/Naomi-Klein-Interview/