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From #Either to Raise
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Just so you can guess where the "AI" thing is headed, look at this listing from a local community college
"AI made simple for everyday life"
... And look at what comes next:
"Flaggers certification"
The exciting thing (for bosses) is the idea that knowledge workers will be as interchangeable (and precarious) as DOT flaggers
#YouDeserveAUnion

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Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship (LFA) is our flagship 12-week course. Here, we'll answer some common questions about the program.

How Do We Honor Veterans? By Learning from Their Experiences. - TheHumanist.com https://thehumanist.com/commentary/how-do-we-honor-veterans-by-learning-from-their-experiences

How Do We Honor Veterans? By Learning from Their Experiences. - TheHumanist.com
On Veterans Day we take time to honor those who fight our nation’s wars. This is a time to honor our veterans, and one of the most important ways we can do that is to learn from their experiences. This year we should all take time to really talk to younger veterans to understand lessons […]

To build more powerful AI systems, some AI leaders are focusing on pursuing an approach called continual learning, which mimics how people learn over time (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

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This 12-week program covers clean energy, climate policy, and other key solutions—all designed to fit around your full-time job (6-10 hours/week). You'll learn from industry pros, build your network, and join graduates who've successfully landed climate careers.
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Answering Your LFA Questions
Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship (LFA) is our flagship 12-week course. Here, we'll answer some common questions about the program.

Hello all - it's that time again - tomorrow evening, Tue 13 Jan, at 20:00 NZDT, we'll be having our Jan Libre/FOSS meeting at https://meeting.iridescent.nz - anyone welcome to join us. It'll be held on our BigBlueButton instance (thanks to Prodigi.nz for sponsored hosting infrastructure!). We'll …

lazygit is perfection and that sadly means i will never learn jj
https://www.bwplotka.dev/2025/lazygit/

The (lazy) Git UI You Didn't Know You Need
When my son was born last April, I had ambitious learning plans for the upcoming 5w paternity leave. As you can imagine, with two kids, life quickly verified this plan 🙃. I did eventually start some projects. One of the goals (sounding rebellious in the current AI hype cycle) was to learn and use neovim for coding. As a Goland aficionado, I (and my wrist) have always been tempted by no-mouse, OSS, gopls based, highly configurable dev setups.

Learning Paths to Multi-Sector Equilibrium: Belief Dynamics Under Uncertain Returns to Scale
Stefano Nasini, Rabia Nessah, Bertrand Wigniolle
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07013 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.07013 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.07013
arXiv:2512.07013v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This paper explores the dynamics of learning in a multi-sector general equilibrium model where firms operate under incomplete information about their production returns to scale. Firms iteratively update their beliefs using maximum a-posteriori estimation, derived from observed production outcomes, to refine their knowledge of their returns to scale. The implications of these learning dynamics for market equilibrium and the conditions under which firms can effectively learn their true returns to scale are the key objects of this study. Our results shed light on how idiosyncratic shocks influence the learning process and demonstrate that input decisions encode all pertinent information for belief updates. Additionally, we show that a long-memory (path-dependent) learning which keeps track of all past estimations ends up having a worse performance than a short-memory (path-independent) approach.
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Punctuation matters, yo.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR032CTDDv1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Chrissi Dennis and Monkey Buddies Activities on Instagram: "They just need a refresher in punctuation. Find Punctuation Rap Battle on Amazon for another genre of music to clear up the confusion! Or, see the comments below. #monkeybuddies #chrissidennis #punctuation #godrestyemerrygentlemen"
Understanding the punctuation of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is crucial to correctly singing this classic Christmas carol. The video explores the placement of commas and the history behind this festive song. By learning the correct punctuation, you can enhance your singing and holiday experience. Learn the right comma placement, the story behind the song, and the tips to improve your caroling. Improve your punctuation skills and make the holiday season even more enjoyable.

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Thinking back, I spent a hell of a lot of time in school learning to write by hand. By far, the most text I compose is behind a keyboard, and I go out of my way to find opportunities to write in longhand. I can't help but wonder what else I could've learnt that may've been actually useful later in life.
Also, my cursive’s so impenetrable that I sometimes wonder if a given passage is in English or Dutch, only to remember I don't know Dutch. Whatever I *did* learn clearly…

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSbtXuCCe9Y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Japan Daily on Instagram: "Marty Friedman, an American musician based in Japan, visited a junior high school in Chiba at an event organized by local police to promote coexistence with foreigners. Speaking to first-year students, he said that 99.9% of foreigners who come to Japan are not dangerous and are often eager to communicate with Japanese people. He encouraged students to learn foreign languages and approach others without fear. Friedman also shared a personal story about forgetting his wallet in Japan, highlighting the country’s honesty. The event aimed to help young people understand cultural differences as foreign visitors and workers increase. Learning with empathy can reduce tension and improve everyday interactions. Source:TOKYO NP"
2,062 likes, 113 comments - japandaily_jp on December 18, 2025: "Marty Friedman, an American musician based in Japan, visited a junior high school in Chiba at an event organized by local police to promote coexistence with foreigners. Speaking to first-year students, he said that 99.9% of foreigners who come to Japan are not dangerous and are often eager to communicate with Japanese people. He encouraged students to learn foreign languages and approach others without fear. Friedman also shar…

Over the last decade, America’s roads have become more dangerous,
with serious crashes increasing by nearly 20 percent since 2013.
Approximately 94 percent of crashes are the result of driver behavior
like speeding, impairment or distraction
— behavior that can be detected and corrected by a new generation of machine learning-enabled dash-cams.
Seamless integration between machine learning, IoT management and the cloud allows these cameras to improve safety in r…

It's that time again! Tomorrow evening (Tue 9/12), 20:00 NZST is our monthly FOSS/Libre Tech catch up. Find us at https://meeting.iridescent.nz - all welcome! We'll be discussing relevant current events, sharing case studies, looking at new technologies, and how to make a living doing this stuff! Our mee…

🌡️ Taking the moon's temperature with beeswax
#moon

Taking the moon's temperature with beeswax
Sometimes space exploration doesn't go as planned. But even in failure, engineers can learn, adapt, and try again. One of the best ways to do that is to share the learning, and allow others to reproduce the work that might not have succeeded, allowing them to try again. A group from MIT's Space Enabled Research Group, part of its Media Lab, recently released a paper in Space Science Reviews that describes the design and testing results of a pair of passive sensors sent to the moon on the ill-fa…

The other day I had a funny conversation. A Finnish person was making excuses for my laziness at learning Finnish. Then she asked «is Italian hard to learn?». I never know how to answer the question so I said «I don't know: at least pronunciation is not too bad for Finns, they may sound funny but they're understandable; they mostly have trouble because they have no concept of separate p and b, and so on». She said «you mean strong p and soft p»? Not how I would have phrased it, but y…

A multilingual website I've been building for a while went live a few days ago. It's a pretty simple site from user perspective but somewhat challenging to build, esp. due to data org to ease site gen, and me learning some of the tech as I build the site.
Many fixes and features are pending, but I'm happy with the outcome and the initial reception. I'm also humbled by the opportunity to work with and learn from a great scholar in the subject matter, and pleased to be able to use my time and knowledge for a worthy cause. 🙇‍♂️
#webdev #achievement #learning #gita #India #service #Kannada #Sanskrit #Hindi #Tamil #Telugu

📝 This event is special. It’s a chance to hear about the legal roots and history of colonization from the people whose ancestors lived it, and to hear the incredible ways they’re fighting that ongoing colonization today. We’ll be learning about the #landback fight to return Onondaga Lake, now a superfund site, to its people. There’s food, community, and it’s a warm and welcoming space. If you can’t afford the $20 subsidized ticket lmk and I’ll get you a ticket.
📍 New York Society for Ethical Culture, NYC
💵 Tickets & donations support the #Lakeback campaign to return Onondaga Lake to the Onondaga Nation.
🔗 Learn more or register / donate: #IndigenousRights #LandBack #onondaganation
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