Caroline Orr
@cmforr.bsky.social
Maths & computing editor. Associate Lecturer in Computing & Communication at the Open University. Also doing a classical studies degree. If there's any time left after all that, I like playing computer games, especially RPGs and strategy.
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Conrad Wolfram talks education crisis:
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; in educational maths, people do almost all the calculating"
Result: Wrong algorithms/capabilities being emphasised, wrong style of maths thinking, poor complexity, management of automation. #TDC25
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; in educational maths, people do almost all the calculating"
Result: Wrong algorithms/capabilities being emphasised, wrong style of maths thinking, poor complexity, management of automation. #TDC25
May 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Conrad Wolfram talks education crisis:
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; in educational maths, people do almost all the calculating"
Result: Wrong algorithms/capabilities being emphasised, wrong style of maths thinking, poor complexity, management of automation. #TDC25
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; in educational maths, people do almost all the calculating"
Result: Wrong algorithms/capabilities being emphasised, wrong style of maths thinking, poor complexity, management of automation. #TDC25
Today I'm at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music for this year's Thinking Digital conference. I look forward to this every year as a way to refresh my brain, even though I'm always exhausted afterwards. #SoManyPeople #ThinkingDigital #TDC25
May 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Today I'm at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music for this year's Thinking Digital conference. I look forward to this every year as a way to refresh my brain, even though I'm always exhausted afterwards. #SoManyPeople #ThinkingDigital #TDC25
I think it's important to be educated about the matters concerning modern society, so tonight I am watching Conclave.
May 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I think it's important to be educated about the matters concerning modern society, so tonight I am watching Conclave.
Today I am venturing out into the world* to meet my local #edibuddies @the-ciep.bsky.social for lunch.
* Newcastle upon Tyne
* Newcastle upon Tyne
December 11, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Today I am venturing out into the world* to meet my local #edibuddies @the-ciep.bsky.social for lunch.
* Newcastle upon Tyne
* Newcastle upon Tyne
I haven't finished Balder's Gate 3 yet, and I would like to play more Starfield, but when I only have 20min available, then Terra Nil is what I'm turning to. I love it when the animals start to reappear on what used to be a wasteland.
November 22, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I haven't finished Balder's Gate 3 yet, and I would like to play more Starfield, but when I only have 20min available, then Terra Nil is what I'm turning to. I love it when the animals start to reappear on what used to be a wasteland.
Back from book club. A small group tonight, but we enjoyed Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. Recommended especially for #edibuddies who like dark academia.
November 15, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Back from book club. A small group tonight, but we enjoyed Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. Recommended especially for #edibuddies who like dark academia.
I've booked an induction session at the local gym for Monday, so now I have to go.
November 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I've booked an induction session at the local gym for Monday, so now I have to go.
I've got my ticket for the Editing Festival this September, aka the CIEP annual conference! It's the only chance I get to see most of my #edibuddies face-to-face, and it's great for keeping my knowledge and skills topped up.
Hope to see some of you there!
www.ciep.uk/events/ciep-...
Hope to see some of you there!
www.ciep.uk/events/ciep-...
CIEP Conference 2024
www.ciep.uk
June 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I've got my ticket for the Editing Festival this September, aka the CIEP annual conference! It's the only chance I get to see most of my #edibuddies face-to-face, and it's great for keeping my knowledge and skills topped up.
Hope to see some of you there!
www.ciep.uk/events/ciep-...
Hope to see some of you there!
www.ciep.uk/events/ciep-...
I can't say I was avidly awaiting a TV series of #Fallout, but now that it's here I had to watch it! I've only seen the first episode but I think it's off to a good start. The civilian and military bits both had a decent backstory with a 'what the f**k do I do now' cliffhanger.
April 12, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I can't say I was avidly awaiting a TV series of #Fallout, but now that it's here I had to watch it! I've only seen the first episode but I think it's off to a good start. The civilian and military bits both had a decent backstory with a 'what the f**k do I do now' cliffhanger.
I've been thinking about what media will persist for historians of the future. Will they be able to access our digital data? Will overhead projector slides be the enduring media of the 20th century? Will they be bamboozled by a Walkman and assume it has religious significance?
January 13, 2024 at 11:34 PM
I've been thinking about what media will persist for historians of the future. Will they be able to access our digital data? Will overhead projector slides be the enduring media of the 20th century? Will they be bamboozled by a Walkman and assume it has religious significance?
Back to school with a bump with an unexpected *double session* for today's A276 tutorial. It was great to be able to go into more depth than usual, but I wish I'd read the description more carefully beforehand!
January 6, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Back to school with a bump with an unexpected *double session* for today's A276 tutorial. It was great to be able to go into more depth than usual, but I wish I'd read the description more carefully beforehand!
It's Black Friday, so I've bought myself... a course in ancient Greek! Thanks @classicsacademy.bsky.social!
November 24, 2023 at 11:19 AM
It's Black Friday, so I've bought myself... a course in ancient Greek! Thanks @classicsacademy.bsky.social!
Just finished watching Bodies. I loved it. It's definitely worth a month's subscription to Netflix. I've also caught up with Heartstopper and Sex Education and now I'm watching Wednesday.
November 10, 2023 at 10:44 PM
Just finished watching Bodies. I loved it. It's definitely worth a month's subscription to Netflix. I've also caught up with Heartstopper and Sex Education and now I'm watching Wednesday.
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Tokens and Social Life in Roman Imperial Italy is now out for purchase in book or e book form, or as a free open access piece online (!!): www.cambridge.org/core/books/t.... Hoping the book will spread token appreciation - they may be small and poorly preserved, but they are still great. ;-)
November 7, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Tokens and Social Life in Roman Imperial Italy is now out for purchase in book or e book form, or as a free open access piece online (!!): www.cambridge.org/core/books/t.... Hoping the book will spread token appreciation - they may be small and poorly preserved, but they are still great. ;-)
I've turned Netflix back on so that we can watch Bodies but so far I'm catching up with Lupin and Sex Education and Heartstopper. Any other recommendations while I have a subscription?
November 3, 2023 at 11:29 PM
I've turned Netflix back on so that we can watch Bodies but so far I'm catching up with Lupin and Sex Education and Heartstopper. Any other recommendations while I have a subscription?
Reposted by Caroline Orr
Lovely day here in the Northeast
October 28, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Lovely day here in the Northeast
Me: waves finger in air, looks perplexed, pauses, waves finger again.
Him: You're doing Greek homework in your head again, aren't you?
Me: um, yes.
Him: I love you.
Him: You're doing Greek homework in your head again, aren't you?
Me: um, yes.
Him: I love you.
October 25, 2023 at 12:09 AM
Me: waves finger in air, looks perplexed, pauses, waves finger again.
Him: You're doing Greek homework in your head again, aren't you?
Me: um, yes.
Him: I love you.
Him: You're doing Greek homework in your head again, aren't you?
Me: um, yes.
Him: I love you.
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Here at OU Classical Studies we are hiring! Permanent full time Staff Tutor role - partly working on Classical Studies curriculum/research etc, partly managing our teams of brilliant tutors all over the UK. Fantastic dept, lovely colleagues, wonderful students! www5.open.ac.uk/employment/v...
October 20, 2023 at 8:27 AM
Here at OU Classical Studies we are hiring! Permanent full time Staff Tutor role - partly working on Classical Studies curriculum/research etc, partly managing our teams of brilliant tutors all over the UK. Fantastic dept, lovely colleagues, wonderful students! www5.open.ac.uk/employment/v...
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This is brilliant—in response to the Frankfurt Book Fair's contemptible erasure of Adania Shibli's brilliant MINOR DETAIL, her publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions has made the ebook free to download for the duration of the Book Fair, on Amazon UK, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Minor Detail ebook by Adania Shibli - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Minor Detail" by Adania Shibli available from Rakuten Kobo. Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba – the cat...
www.kobo.com
October 17, 2023 at 11:04 AM
This is brilliant—in response to the Frankfurt Book Fair's contemptible erasure of Adania Shibli's brilliant MINOR DETAIL, her publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions has made the ebook free to download for the duration of the Book Fair, on Amazon UK, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Woohoo! VERY happy to see the Netherlands beat South Africa in the Cricket World Cup! 🧡🧡🧡
October 17, 2023 at 5:32 PM
Woohoo! VERY happy to see the Netherlands beat South Africa in the Cricket World Cup! 🧡🧡🧡
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I'm a freelance editor working in a fairly narrow field, and I know what publishers expect of me. But I don't always know what the *authors* expect of me. If you've ever been edited, what did you expect from your editor? (And did you get it?)
September 30, 2023 at 8:43 PM
I'm a freelance editor working in a fairly narrow field, and I know what publishers expect of me. But I don't always know what the *authors* expect of me. If you've ever been edited, what did you expect from your editor? (And did you get it?)
@blackcatedit.bsky.social Lovely to see you here!
September 30, 2023 at 8:52 PM
@blackcatedit.bsky.social Lovely to see you here!
I'm a freelance editor working in a fairly narrow field, and I know what publishers expect of me. But I don't always know what the *authors* expect of me. If you've ever been edited, what did you expect from your editor? (And did you get it?)
September 30, 2023 at 8:43 PM
I'm a freelance editor working in a fairly narrow field, and I know what publishers expect of me. But I don't always know what the *authors* expect of me. If you've ever been edited, what did you expect from your editor? (And did you get it?)
The things you find on YouTube never cease to amaze me. But League of Pigs has been a real eye-opener. What started as a few pigs trying to get to the food first has turned into something to rival the Grand National. You can't help but be caught up in the enthusiasm! youtu.be/8jLNNMFur5A?...
September 21, 2023 at 9:10 PM
The things you find on YouTube never cease to amaze me. But League of Pigs has been a real eye-opener. What started as a few pigs trying to get to the food first has turned into something to rival the Grand National. You can't help but be caught up in the enthusiasm! youtu.be/8jLNNMFur5A?...