Curtis Frye
@curtisfrye.com
Online course developer, writer and speaker. My company, Technology and Society, sponsors Atletico London FC (Tier 5, Eastern Region Women's Football League). techsoc.com.
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Curtis Frye
@curtisfrye.com
· Aug 15
I’m proud to announce that, through my company Technology and Society, my wife Ginny and I will sponsor women’s football club Atlético London for the 2025/26 season.
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The super bowl M&Ms commercial (starring Tom Hanks) confirms what we long suspected: M&Ms reproduce asexually by splitting in two like bacteria, and both candies inherit the genetic memory of the parent as an unbroken chain of consciousness that has persisted for thousands of years
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The super bowl M&Ms commercial (starring Tom Hanks) confirms what we long suspected: M&Ms reproduce asexually by splitting in two like bacteria, and both candies inherit the genetic memory of the parent as an unbroken chain of consciousness that has persisted for thousands of years
Of possible interest to @lpcprof.bsky.social, Gaming the Witch: History and Witchcraft in Fantasy Video Games. Forthcoming from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
Gaming the Witch
The witch has always been an object of fantasy; an adaptable symbol for the expression of society’s deepest anxieties and dreams. In the magical worlds of medieval-inspired fantasy role-play games, st...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Of possible interest to @lpcprof.bsky.social, Gaming the Witch: History and Witchcraft in Fantasy Video Games. Forthcoming from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A FIRE AT YOUR INSTITUTION
1) Form a fire committee
2) establish terms of reference and appoint a chair
3) invite fire to join as a stakeholder
4) discuss next steps with internal comms
1) Form a fire committee
2) establish terms of reference and appoint a chair
3) invite fire to join as a stakeholder
4) discuss next steps with internal comms
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A FIRE AT YOUR INSTITUTION
1) Form a fire committee
2) establish terms of reference and appoint a chair
3) invite fire to join as a stakeholder
4) discuss next steps with internal comms
1) Form a fire committee
2) establish terms of reference and appoint a chair
3) invite fire to join as a stakeholder
4) discuss next steps with internal comms
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"Prompting" is not general purpose skill. It's just a synonym for giving instructions. You can be amazing at giving clear instructions, but without domain knowledge *and* awareness of the context and the limits of the entity you're instructing, it doesn't matter how precise your articulation.
2.) Even if you have to use LLM agents to generate code, your value-add to that relationship isn’t prompting skill: It’s programming skill. The people squeezing the most value out of these systems are seasoned programmers. Leaning on an LLM may well diminish that hard skill acquisition.
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"Prompting" is not general purpose skill. It's just a synonym for giving instructions. You can be amazing at giving clear instructions, but without domain knowledge *and* awareness of the context and the limits of the entity you're instructing, it doesn't matter how precise your articulation.
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In other cow-related war food news...
Cheese pioneer Léon Bel ("Ba! ba! ba! Ba baby...") was in the French army in WW1. "Valkyrie" was the truck he drove along the Voie Sacrée daily to surply Verdun.
He painted a cow on its side:
"La Vache Qui Rit"
Anyway that's how Laughing Cow cheese was born.
Cheese pioneer Léon Bel ("Ba! ba! ba! Ba baby...") was in the French army in WW1. "Valkyrie" was the truck he drove along the Voie Sacrée daily to surply Verdun.
He painted a cow on its side:
"La Vache Qui Rit"
Anyway that's how Laughing Cow cheese was born.
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
In other cow-related war food news...
Cheese pioneer Léon Bel ("Ba! ba! ba! Ba baby...") was in the French army in WW1. "Valkyrie" was the truck he drove along the Voie Sacrée daily to surply Verdun.
He painted a cow on its side:
"La Vache Qui Rit"
Anyway that's how Laughing Cow cheese was born.
Cheese pioneer Léon Bel ("Ba! ba! ba! Ba baby...") was in the French army in WW1. "Valkyrie" was the truck he drove along the Voie Sacrée daily to surply Verdun.
He painted a cow on its side:
"La Vache Qui Rit"
Anyway that's how Laughing Cow cheese was born.
My friend Paulo, who lives on the island of Madeira, helps manage my YouTube channel. He does not currently have another job but his car requires significant repairs. Please join me in helping him get back on the road! gofund.me/15569ec9a
Donate to Mechanic bill for car fixing, organized by Paulo Fino
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Hi, my name is Paulo, known as Zdan or itsZdan (online). While driving back from a mount… Paulo Fino needs your support for Mechanic bill for car fixing
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February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
My friend Paulo, who lives on the island of Madeira, helps manage my YouTube channel. He does not currently have another job but his car requires significant repairs. Please join me in helping him get back on the road! gofund.me/15569ec9a
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In "Technothriller," Soraya Murray reveals how popular American films after the 1960s, in which technology assumes a central role—mainly biotech, military, and computational—channel our cultural anxieties, dreams, and convictions about the power and meaning of advanced technology: bit.ly/3ZxelYR
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
In "Technothriller," Soraya Murray reveals how popular American films after the 1960s, in which technology assumes a central role—mainly biotech, military, and computational—channel our cultural anxieties, dreams, and convictions about the power and meaning of advanced technology: bit.ly/3ZxelYR
For the UK and Europe morning crew: this week's Techsoc video shows you how to select unique winners from a population. For example, ten unique winners from a set of twenty contestants. You can use the same technique to select product batches for quality control testing!
Select winners without repetition
A Facebook user posted about how much trouble her boss had creating an Excel worksheet that selected 10 winners out of 20 employees without repetition (no one could win more than one prize). In this…
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February 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
For the UK and Europe morning crew: this week's Techsoc video shows you how to select unique winners from a population. For example, ten unique winners from a set of twenty contestants. You can use the same technique to select product batches for quality control testing!
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Heads up, all you ghost-loving readers: I have happy news! You should go check it out - and while you're at it, pick up my spooky little rural mystery CINDERWICH for just THREE BUCKS. I mean, if you want to put a little dough in my pockets and/or kibble in bowls: www.cheriepriest.com/blog/happy-a...
Happy Announcements and Sweet Deals — The Haunt*
Well, we survived our first month of 2026. What do you say we call that a mulligan, and pretend that this Monday is the first of the new year? That’s what I’m doing, anyway. New year, new me. New barg...
www.cheriepriest.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Heads up, all you ghost-loving readers: I have happy news! You should go check it out - and while you're at it, pick up my spooky little rural mystery CINDERWICH for just THREE BUCKS. I mean, if you want to put a little dough in my pockets and/or kibble in bowls: www.cheriepriest.com/blog/happy-a...
This week's Techsoc video shows you how to select unique winners from a population. For example, ten unique winners from a set of twenty contestants. You can use the same technique to select product batches for quality control testing! youtu.be/q_KKlxH35LA
Select winners without repetition
YouTube video by Curt Frye
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February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This week's Techsoc video shows you how to select unique winners from a population. For example, ten unique winners from a set of twenty contestants. You can use the same technique to select product batches for quality control testing! youtu.be/q_KKlxH35LA
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I wrote on @boingboing.net about a documentary about the race to build Disneyland in just one year.
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A great new documentary about the breakneck construction of Disneyland in just one year
Disneyland Handcrafted tells the story of the workers who built the park in one year using never-before-seen footage.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I wrote on @boingboing.net about a documentary about the race to build Disneyland in just one year.
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boingboing.net/2026/01/31/a...
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boingboing.net/2026/01/31/a...
Microsoft offers LinkedIn Learning for free to college students! As part of a new initiative, students can sign up for free access to over 21,000 courses on a wide variety of topics. For more information, visit the link below. www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
College Students now get 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career on us | Microsoft 365 Blog
Eligible college students can access AI tools for free with 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career.
www.microsoft.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Microsoft offers LinkedIn Learning for free to college students! As part of a new initiative, students can sign up for free access to over 21,000 courses on a wide variety of topics. For more information, visit the link below. www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
I agree! A terrific series of nine books.
Try Greywalker by @katrichardson.bsky.social if you're looking for "a fantasy book for someone who 'doesn't read fantasy' (they're a nonfiction girlie)" #AskALibrarian
Greywalker — Multnomah County Library
Greywalker — Richardson, Kat — Harper Blaine was your average small-time P.I. until a two-bit perp's savage assault left her dead for two minutes. When she comes to in the hospital, she sees things th...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I agree! A terrific series of nine books.
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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I think my greatest joy is hearing people recount how they are mentoring themselves now.
Trying to teach principles i taught them, which they in turn value, to a new generation.
Shoot that shit into my veins.
I build people. The fuck else is the point of the world?
Trying to teach principles i taught them, which they in turn value, to a new generation.
Shoot that shit into my veins.
I build people. The fuck else is the point of the world?
January 31, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I think my greatest joy is hearing people recount how they are mentoring themselves now.
Trying to teach principles i taught them, which they in turn value, to a new generation.
Shoot that shit into my veins.
I build people. The fuck else is the point of the world?
Trying to teach principles i taught them, which they in turn value, to a new generation.
Shoot that shit into my veins.
I build people. The fuck else is the point of the world?
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One of my most cherished classes is my 18th century novels course where the primary learning objective is "learn how read long novels." We did a "couch to 5k" approach to attention span and note-taking.
My hot take about the “students cannot read whole novels / watch whole films / etc.” is that they can learn to do it. None of us are born with attention spans suited for long media. It is a learned skill and can be developed with practice.
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One of my most cherished classes is my 18th century novels course where the primary learning objective is "learn how read long novels." We did a "couch to 5k" approach to attention span and note-taking.
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Microsoft offers LinkedIn Learning for free to college students! As part of a new initiative, students can sign up for free access to over 21,000 courses on a wide variety of topics. For more information, visit the link below. www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
College Students now get 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career on us | Microsoft 365 Blog
Eligible college students can access AI tools for free with 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career.
www.microsoft.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Microsoft offers LinkedIn Learning for free to college students! As part of a new initiative, students can sign up for free access to over 21,000 courses on a wide variety of topics. For more information, visit the link below. www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
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🎉 It's awesome to see that #PowerQuery is now generally available in #Excel for Web, including the PQ Editor and import wizard!
Learn more about all of the latest updates to Excel for Windows, Web, and Mac in this blog post from the Excel team: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelbl...
Learn more about all of the latest updates to Excel for Windows, Web, and Mac in this blog post from the Excel team: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelbl...
What's New in Excel (January 2026) | Microsoft Community Hub
Happy New Year, and welcome to the January 2026 update! We’re excited to share that Agent Mode in Excel is now generally available in Excel on Windows and is...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
🎉 It's awesome to see that #PowerQuery is now generally available in #Excel for Web, including the PQ Editor and import wizard!
Learn more about all of the latest updates to Excel for Windows, Web, and Mac in this blog post from the Excel team: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelbl...
Learn more about all of the latest updates to Excel for Windows, Web, and Mac in this blog post from the Excel team: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelbl...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Many Excel techniques, such as creating an Excel table rely on the program identifying the current region based on the active cell. In this movie I'll show you how to identify the active region using formulas when you know the address of the active cell.
Identify the current region from the top left cell
Many tasks in Excel, such as creating an Excel table or PivotTable from existing data, rely on the program identifying the current region. In this movie, I’l...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Many Excel techniques, such as creating an Excel table rely on the program identifying the current region based on the active cell. In this movie I'll show you how to identify the active region using formulas when you know the address of the active cell.
For the morning UK and Europe crew! Many Excel techniques, such as creating an Excel table rely on the program identifying the current region based on the active cell. In this movie I'll show you how to perform that action using formulas when you know the address of the active cell.
Identify the current region from the top left cell
YouTube video by Curt Frye
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January 27, 2026 at 6:10 AM
For the morning UK and Europe crew! Many Excel techniques, such as creating an Excel table rely on the program identifying the current region based on the active cell. In this movie I'll show you how to perform that action using formulas when you know the address of the active cell.
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Margaret Oomen, contemporary Canadian textile artist who creates 'Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones' #WomensArt
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Margaret Oomen, contemporary Canadian textile artist who creates 'Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones' #WomensArt
A fine end to twelve days in London…chilling in the lounge at Heathrow after a week of shows, friendships, and football. Two wins for Atletico London move them up the standings and show how far they’ve come as a team!
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A fine end to twelve days in London…chilling in the lounge at Heathrow after a week of shows, friendships, and football. Two wins for Atletico London move them up the standings and show how far they’ve come as a team!