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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 7h

What? No pizza nearby?

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Computing and ICT in a Nutshell @advanced-ict.info · 22h

AI and programming is a bit hit-and-miss. I haven't tried Copilot, but when I was writing this blog, neither Gemini nor ChatGPT could produce a BBC BASIC sorting program that would even run. It demonstrates that it's copying its homework rather than "thinking".
www.advanced-ict.info/blog/slownes...

Blog: In Praise of Slowness

How using a slow computer can help us to refine our programming skills.

www.advanced-ict.info

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 11h

I used to use minesweeper

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Computing and ICT in a Nutshell @advanced-ict.info · 21h

I think the key to understanding recursion is finding an intelligible example - I used to use factorials, palindromes, drawing trees (in Scratch) and prime factors, but my new favourite is flood fill: #TeamCompSci
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Algorithms: Flood Fill

See how flood fill can be implemented with a simple recursive procedure.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 2d

Trump: "I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One."
Also Trump: Refuses to stop health insurance premiums from bankrupting the middle class

Democrats just want Trump to keep his promises.

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 2d

They were pretty cool in the day.

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SIGCSE Technical Symposium @sigcse-ts.bsky.social · Sep 4

We’re excited to invite the SIGCSE community to propose Affiliated Events for the 2026 Technical Symposium! (St. Louis, Feb 18–21, 2026)

An opportunity for sub-communities to gather, collaborate, and explore topics in computing education.

Apply here by Oct 2: sigcse2026.sigcse.org/track/sigcse...

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Tom Whitby @tomwhitby.bsky.social · 2d

This week's #EdChat begins at 7 PM Eastern time. Please join us. Just follow the hashtag and be sure to add it to any post you want included in the chat #EduSky

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 8d

Is there any evidence that Trump even has a sense of humor?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9d

That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9d

Oh yes, this is clearly now.

A post on X by Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan
) expresses frustration, asking how anyone can read a definition of fascism and not be alarmed, emphasizing that it is happening now. The post includes a quote from Cody Johnston (@drmistercody
) from one day ago, defining fascism as a form of political behavior marked by an obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood, and compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity. The definition describes a mass-based party of nationalist militants working with traditional elites, abandoning democratic liberties, and pursuing redemptive violence for internal cleansing and external expansion without ethical or legal restraints.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 9d

Libraries (and librarians) and independent bookstores are subversive, and we need them more today than ever before.

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 9d

Don't blame me. I voted for the woman with a working brain.

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 10d

I may have used the flashlight app on my phone to look for my phone.

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 10d

The media is way too soft on Trump.

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 11d

Well this is interesting. #CSed

vivasasvegas @vivasasvegas.bsky.social · 16d

Fun With #SAS, #Python, #SQL and #Emoji: What Might a Rebus-Influenced Programming Language Look Like? (#WUSS2025 paper and slides) 👨‍💻👩‍💻😀 communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Progr...

Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 11d

Waffles hold more maple syrup so that is the winner for me.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 11d

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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 11d

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

79. American citizen.

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Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo.bsky.social · 12d

Do you tip at drive through pickup windows? Why or why not?

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 14d

Do we miss Joe? #politics

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 14d

Donald Trump is the worst president of my lifetime.

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥.

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Peter Vogel @petervogel.bsky.social · 14d

A perfect square day, of sorts. The date, month, year can all be expressed as squares today.

25th: 5^2
9th month: 3^2
2025: 45^2

Today's date, then: 5^2 / 3^9 / 45^2

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Tamzen @tamzen.bsky.social · 14d

I wish we had teleportation. Or functional public transportation

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Dana Goldstein @danagoldstein.bsky.social · 14d

Were you or your kids assigned full books to read in high school English — novels, nonfiction or plays from beginning to end — or mostly shorter excerpts? We are digging into this very controversial maybe-trend and need your help:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...

Were You Assigned Full Books to Read in High School English? Tell Us.

www.nytimes.com

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