Mark Corbett Wilson
@mcorbettwilson.bsky.social
A lifelong learner, retired high-tech glassblower, and critical digital humanist, I'm learning and teaching digital technologies.
I glean meaning from experiences and tell stories.
I glean meaning from experiences and tell stories.
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Tomorrow is Wikipedia's 25th anniversary. Here is an openly available view of a paywalled article supplied by the author, a longtrime Wikipedian.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Tomorrow is Wikipedia's 25th anniversary. Here is an openly available view of a paywalled article supplied by the author, a longtrime Wikipedian.
www.nature.com/artic...
www.nature.com/artic...
"Well, when the president does it … that means that it is not illegal."
President Richard M. Nixon in interview with David Frost 1977.
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President Richard M. Nixon in interview with David Frost 1977.
www.congress.gov/116...
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"Well, when the president does it … that means that it is not illegal."
President Richard M. Nixon in interview with David Frost 1977.
www.congress.gov/116...
President Richard M. Nixon in interview with David Frost 1977.
www.congress.gov/116...
Happy Hogmanay!
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Happy Hogmanay!
Good News! The Trump administration didn't do for Solstice what they did for Hanukkah!
December 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Good News! The Trump administration didn't do for Solstice what they did for Hanukkah!
Feliz Solsticix!
Sunrise by Jean Beaufort CC0
Sunrise by Jean Beaufort CC0
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Feliz Solsticix!
Sunrise by Jean Beaufort CC0
Sunrise by Jean Beaufort CC0
Reports from the friontlines of #EduSky
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
December 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Reports from the friontlines of #EduSky
JFK In 1961, after learning Patrice Lamumba was assassinated by the US.
The negatives of the family photographer were stored beneath WTC Tower 5 and destroyed on 9-11-2001.
www.theguardian.com/...
The negatives of the family photographer were stored beneath WTC Tower 5 and destroyed on 9-11-2001.
www.theguardian.com/...
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
JFK In 1961, after learning Patrice Lamumba was assassinated by the US.
The negatives of the family photographer were stored beneath WTC Tower 5 and destroyed on 9-11-2001.
www.theguardian.com/...
The negatives of the family photographer were stored beneath WTC Tower 5 and destroyed on 9-11-2001.
www.theguardian.com/...
Remember, remember the 5th of November...
youtu.be/2u7XhoSuMV8
youtu.be/2u7XhoSuMV8
Remember Remember (TTM Ep. 16)
YouTube video by Matthew James Geiger
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November 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Remember, remember the 5th of November...
youtu.be/2u7XhoSuMV8
youtu.be/2u7XhoSuMV8
My parents heard the siren call of the silver screen and moved to HOLLYWOODLAND after World War II. Red and Lil were introduced by an older couple, Andy and Ev. They owned the house where mom lived and only rented to women. Dad traded handyman work for music lessons.
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My parents heard the siren call of the silver screen and moved to HOLLYWOODLAND after World War II. Red and Lil were introduced by an older couple, Andy and Ev. They owned the house where mom lived and only rented to women. Dad traded handyman work for music lessons.
Los Angeles, the US city with the longest and shortest names. The full name reveals layers of history, language, and migration. LA is a crossroads; where cultures meet and sometimes clash. LA can be a liminal space, a place to reinvent one’s self.
#WildDS106 #ReclaimOpen25
#WildDS106 #ReclaimOpen25
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Los Angeles, the US city with the longest and shortest names. The full name reveals layers of history, language, and migration. LA is a crossroads; where cultures meet and sometimes clash. LA can be a liminal space, a place to reinvent one’s self.
#WildDS106 #ReclaimOpen25
#WildDS106 #ReclaimOpen25
Every learning journey has origin stories, detours, and transformations. Mine began in Hollywood and my first trip was with my mom on a Greyhound bus to visit her parents in Silver City, New Mexico. I remixed this image to create a memory six month old me never had.
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Every learning journey has origin stories, detours, and transformations. Mine began in Hollywood and my first trip was with my mom on a Greyhound bus to visit her parents in Silver City, New Mexico. I remixed this image to create a memory six month old me never had.
Tawny Frogmouth. What's in a name? A band, a brand, a pornstar? It's Australia's Bird of the Year!
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Image from Wikipedia.
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Image from Wikipedia.
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tawny Frogmouth. What's in a name? A band, a brand, a pornstar? It's Australia's Bird of the Year!
www.theguardian.com/...
Image from Wikipedia.
www.theguardian.com/...
Image from Wikipedia.
**TECH HELP NEEDED:** Shure X2u + SM27 suddenly stopped working after Win 11 Pro updates on Dell 8960.
System detects it as "Unrecognized Device" but X2u won't appear in sound settings or work at all.
Anyone else had X2u compatibility issues after Win 11 updates? Solutions?
System detects it as "Unrecognized Device" but X2u won't appear in sound settings or work at all.
Anyone else had X2u compatibility issues after Win 11 updates? Solutions?
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
**TECH HELP NEEDED:** Shure X2u + SM27 suddenly stopped working after Win 11 Pro updates on Dell 8960.
System detects it as "Unrecognized Device" but X2u won't appear in sound settings or work at all.
Anyone else had X2u compatibility issues after Win 11 updates? Solutions?
System detects it as "Unrecognized Device" but X2u won't appear in sound settings or work at all.
Anyone else had X2u compatibility issues after Win 11 updates? Solutions?
No team that swept their Division Series and then played a team that won game 7 of their Division Series has ever won a World Series.
And the Toronto Bluejays have never lost a World Series!
We've got them right where we want them!
#gododgers #worldseries #mlb #dodgerblue
And the Toronto Bluejays have never lost a World Series!
We've got them right where we want them!
#gododgers #worldseries #mlb #dodgerblue
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
No team that swept their Division Series and then played a team that won game 7 of their Division Series has ever won a World Series.
And the Toronto Bluejays have never lost a World Series!
We've got them right where we want them!
#gododgers #worldseries #mlb #dodgerblue
And the Toronto Bluejays have never lost a World Series!
We've got them right where we want them!
#gododgers #worldseries #mlb #dodgerblue
Reposted by Mark Corbett Wilson
ScienceDirect #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/78328 This paper (14 page PDF) argues convincingly that there is no consensus on the evaluation of educational technology and proposes "the Multiple EdTech Impact Index (MEII) and an impact benchmarking formula for EdTech tools" in response.
October 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
ScienceDirect #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/78328 This paper (14 page PDF) argues convincingly that there is no consensus on the evaluation of educational technology and proposes "the Multiple EdTech Impact Index (MEII) and an impact benchmarking formula for EdTech tools" in response.
Reposted by Mark Corbett Wilson
... and FediForum is getting started.
We will keep registration open throughout the event today and tomorrow. If you just decide to join us online now, feel free, chances are you will have fun and meet many interesting people moving the open social web forward.
We will keep registration open throughout the event today and tomorrow. If you just decide to join us online now, feel free, chances are you will have fun and meet many interesting people moving the open social web forward.
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
... and FediForum is getting started.
We will keep registration open throughout the event today and tomorrow. If you just decide to join us online now, feel free, chances are you will have fun and meet many interesting people moving the open social web forward.
We will keep registration open throughout the event today and tomorrow. If you just decide to join us online now, feel free, chances are you will have fun and meet many interesting people moving the open social web forward.
Anuj's session starts half past this hour.
October 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Anuj's session starts half past this hour.
Israeli culture & sports minister Miki Zohar vowed to cut funding for the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards after its top prize was given to “The Sea,” an Arabic-language drama about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank who risks his life to go to the beach in Tel Aviv
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
Israeli Film Academy Awards Face Government Defunding After Anti-War Movie ‘The Sea’ Wins Top Prize
The Israeli culture minister has vowed to defund the Ophir Awards which gave the top prize to 'The Sea,' a drama about a Palestinian boy.
variety.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Israeli culture & sports minister Miki Zohar vowed to cut funding for the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards after its top prize was given to “The Sea,” an Arabic-language drama about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank who risks his life to go to the beach in Tel Aviv
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
The more things change...
September 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The more things change...
Ian Linkletter is doing the hard work for education. You should follow him. #EduSky
Google backtracked after I tipped the Washington Post to how they were pushing AI functionality during exams. wapo.st/47OPRzL
Column | Teachers got mad about a cheat button in Chrome. Now Google’s pausing it.
Google quietly added a “homework help” button to the world’s most-used web browser. Educators say it makes cheating too easy.
wapo.st
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ian Linkletter is doing the hard work for education. You should follow him. #EduSky
I saw a Facebook post from a page called "Dodgers Faithful" on September 15, 2025, that claimed Mookie Betts posted this quote on his Instagram. The quote did not appear on Betts’ Instagram, nor did the follow-up post. It's fake and appears to be fabricated for engagement or misinformation.
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I saw a Facebook post from a page called "Dodgers Faithful" on September 15, 2025, that claimed Mookie Betts posted this quote on his Instagram. The quote did not appear on Betts’ Instagram, nor did the follow-up post. It's fake and appears to be fabricated for engagement or misinformation.
Former UC President, Homeland Security Secretary, and Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano would be proud.
"disgraceful.”
UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Former UC President, Homeland Security Secretary, and Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano would be proud.
"disgraceful.”
UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"disgraceful.”
UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley officials confirmed on Friday that 160 people, including faculty, students and staff, had received letters warning of the disclosures and said the decision... was made by the University of California’s systemwide general counsel."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...