Chris Briggs
@codioma.bsky.social
I'm an EdTech developer, primarily courses that use my own approach, The Codioma Way. I live in Spain, a country with the right attitude to life and living.
These are the two henchmen the media should be focused upon, not the great distraction that is Trump. Interestingly, when Hitler did his short arm salute, it was to signify he was the recipient. I guess if you're the architect of Project 2025 you might do the same. 😀
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
These are the two henchmen the media should be focused upon, not the great distraction that is Trump. Interestingly, when Hitler did his short arm salute, it was to signify he was the recipient. I guess if you're the architect of Project 2025 you might do the same. 😀
Though the Spanish 'future' tense is easier to navigate than the past, it's still nuanced.
Both 'terminará' and 'termina' are confident of completion, 'termina' is more assertive, matter of fact. 'Terminara' is more a promise or intention.
'Va a termina' adds room for doubt.
Both 'terminará' and 'termina' are confident of completion, 'termina' is more assertive, matter of fact. 'Terminara' is more a promise or intention.
'Va a termina' adds room for doubt.
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Though the Spanish 'future' tense is easier to navigate than the past, it's still nuanced.
Both 'terminará' and 'termina' are confident of completion, 'termina' is more assertive, matter of fact. 'Terminara' is more a promise or intention.
'Va a termina' adds room for doubt.
Both 'terminará' and 'termina' are confident of completion, 'termina' is more assertive, matter of fact. 'Terminara' is more a promise or intention.
'Va a termina' adds room for doubt.
Spanish anchors events to the present or not when talking about the past.
This is different to English where anything not present is the past (more or less).
Spanish requires more awareness of how the past relates to other time references.
This is different to English where anything not present is the past (more or less).
Spanish requires more awareness of how the past relates to other time references.
January 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Spanish anchors events to the present or not when talking about the past.
This is different to English where anything not present is the past (more or less).
Spanish requires more awareness of how the past relates to other time references.
This is different to English where anything not present is the past (more or less).
Spanish requires more awareness of how the past relates to other time references.
Often, intention is more explanatory with respect to Spanish usage than dictionary definitions.
The verbs irse, salir and marcharse all mean to leave.
Salir is about crossing the threshold to leave, and marcharse is more determined in leaving. Irse is the most general.
The verbs irse, salir and marcharse all mean to leave.
Salir is about crossing the threshold to leave, and marcharse is more determined in leaving. Irse is the most general.
January 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Often, intention is more explanatory with respect to Spanish usage than dictionary definitions.
The verbs irse, salir and marcharse all mean to leave.
Salir is about crossing the threshold to leave, and marcharse is more determined in leaving. Irse is the most general.
The verbs irse, salir and marcharse all mean to leave.
Salir is about crossing the threshold to leave, and marcharse is more determined in leaving. Irse is the most general.
I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest yesterday. I thought back to Bergman's book Humankind and the endeavour for the co-operative, human spirit.
Those who say the least speak the most for us.
Those who say the least speak the most for us.
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest yesterday. I thought back to Bergman's book Humankind and the endeavour for the co-operative, human spirit.
Those who say the least speak the most for us.
Those who say the least speak the most for us.
'Ya he terminado': indicates when something is recently finished with reference to the present moment. Used more in Spain.
'Ya terminé': more ambiguous, not connected to the present, a statement about a past completion.
'Acabo de terminar': completing something within minutes of the present.
'Ya terminé': more ambiguous, not connected to the present, a statement about a past completion.
'Acabo de terminar': completing something within minutes of the present.
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
'Ya he terminado': indicates when something is recently finished with reference to the present moment. Used more in Spain.
'Ya terminé': more ambiguous, not connected to the present, a statement about a past completion.
'Acabo de terminar': completing something within minutes of the present.
'Ya terminé': more ambiguous, not connected to the present, a statement about a past completion.
'Acabo de terminar': completing something within minutes of the present.
In Spanish, por is associated with 'along the way' to some destination, which is defined by para.
Para points forward to the endpoint; por explains what happens on the way there or what motivates the movement.
Para points forward to the endpoint; por explains what happens on the way there or what motivates the movement.
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
In Spanish, por is associated with 'along the way' to some destination, which is defined by para.
Para points forward to the endpoint; por explains what happens on the way there or what motivates the movement.
Para points forward to the endpoint; por explains what happens on the way there or what motivates the movement.
In Spanish, 'por' has a sense of 'movement along a route or channel' including passing through conduits like doors or the Internet.
It's easier to apply 'por' based on this concept, rather than memorise which prepositions and objects it applies to in English.
The verbs are distinct outside of it.
It's easier to apply 'por' based on this concept, rather than memorise which prepositions and objects it applies to in English.
The verbs are distinct outside of it.
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In Spanish, 'por' has a sense of 'movement along a route or channel' including passing through conduits like doors or the Internet.
It's easier to apply 'por' based on this concept, rather than memorise which prepositions and objects it applies to in English.
The verbs are distinct outside of it.
It's easier to apply 'por' based on this concept, rather than memorise which prepositions and objects it applies to in English.
The verbs are distinct outside of it.
Spanish is a little painful remembering which preposition (if any) map to particular verbs, but then so is English in different ways!
The verbs all map to the public road ways via the adjective in the middle.
Note, 'coge' can have a cruder meaning in South America, but it's natural in Spain 😀
The verbs all map to the public road ways via the adjective in the middle.
Note, 'coge' can have a cruder meaning in South America, but it's natural in Spain 😀
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Spanish is a little painful remembering which preposition (if any) map to particular verbs, but then so is English in different ways!
The verbs all map to the public road ways via the adjective in the middle.
Note, 'coge' can have a cruder meaning in South America, but it's natural in Spain 😀
The verbs all map to the public road ways via the adjective in the middle.
Note, 'coge' can have a cruder meaning in South America, but it's natural in Spain 😀
One of the things I find LLM's still struggle with is perspective. If you state that the 'walker' is the subject and the climber is a detail in the background, they really struggle with spatial perspective.
This is an issue inherent within generative models; they paint they do not locate objects.
This is an issue inherent within generative models; they paint they do not locate objects.
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
One of the things I find LLM's still struggle with is perspective. If you state that the 'walker' is the subject and the climber is a detail in the background, they really struggle with spatial perspective.
This is an issue inherent within generative models; they paint they do not locate objects.
This is an issue inherent within generative models; they paint they do not locate objects.
Spanish is super subtle over intention.
'Me voy a quedar en casa este fin de semana.'
'Voy a quedarme en casa este fin de semana.'
Both signal intention: I'm going to stay in the house this weekend.'
'Me voy a quedar...' signals the intention 'now'.
'Voy a quedarme..' signals a plan for later'.
'Me voy a quedar en casa este fin de semana.'
'Voy a quedarme en casa este fin de semana.'
Both signal intention: I'm going to stay in the house this weekend.'
'Me voy a quedar...' signals the intention 'now'.
'Voy a quedarme..' signals a plan for later'.
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Spanish is super subtle over intention.
'Me voy a quedar en casa este fin de semana.'
'Voy a quedarme en casa este fin de semana.'
Both signal intention: I'm going to stay in the house this weekend.'
'Me voy a quedar...' signals the intention 'now'.
'Voy a quedarme..' signals a plan for later'.
'Me voy a quedar en casa este fin de semana.'
'Voy a quedarme en casa este fin de semana.'
Both signal intention: I'm going to stay in the house this weekend.'
'Me voy a quedar...' signals the intention 'now'.
'Voy a quedarme..' signals a plan for later'.
To be engaged while reading something requires being a passive reader but actively involved in its story.
tldr; cuts short that journey, it's disengagement.
tsni; is for those articles when engagement through soundbites sacrificed insight.
rlvi; right length very informative is the sweet spot.
tldr; cuts short that journey, it's disengagement.
tsni; is for those articles when engagement through soundbites sacrificed insight.
rlvi; right length very informative is the sweet spot.
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
To be engaged while reading something requires being a passive reader but actively involved in its story.
tldr; cuts short that journey, it's disengagement.
tsni; is for those articles when engagement through soundbites sacrificed insight.
rlvi; right length very informative is the sweet spot.
tldr; cuts short that journey, it's disengagement.
tsni; is for those articles when engagement through soundbites sacrificed insight.
rlvi; right length very informative is the sweet spot.
Dislike the conduct, not the person.
A simple enough message designed to stop shouting at people and just try and fix things for the better of everyone.
A simple enough message designed to stop shouting at people and just try and fix things for the better of everyone.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Dislike the conduct, not the person.
A simple enough message designed to stop shouting at people and just try and fix things for the better of everyone.
A simple enough message designed to stop shouting at people and just try and fix things for the better of everyone.
Bregman makes much negative/literal association to'Selfish' in Richard Dawkin's first book on genes, then adds 'hopeful' to his book which is worse.
Hope was seen as the ultimate torment in Pandora's Box; it's emphemeral yet cyclical rising and falling to an average of 0.
Awareness is better.
Hope was seen as the ultimate torment in Pandora's Box; it's emphemeral yet cyclical rising and falling to an average of 0.
Awareness is better.
January 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Bregman makes much negative/literal association to'Selfish' in Richard Dawkin's first book on genes, then adds 'hopeful' to his book which is worse.
Hope was seen as the ultimate torment in Pandora's Box; it's emphemeral yet cyclical rising and falling to an average of 0.
Awareness is better.
Hope was seen as the ultimate torment in Pandora's Box; it's emphemeral yet cyclical rising and falling to an average of 0.
Awareness is better.
Victoria Wood: As Missed on TV.
Just 62 when she died in 2016 and as some said the other day, her talent was more easily defined in the work of female comedians and entertainers who followed her, than in the enormity of her own.
Just 62 when she died in 2016 and as some said the other day, her talent was more easily defined in the work of female comedians and entertainers who followed her, than in the enormity of her own.
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Victoria Wood: As Missed on TV.
Just 62 when she died in 2016 and as some said the other day, her talent was more easily defined in the work of female comedians and entertainers who followed her, than in the enormity of her own.
Just 62 when she died in 2016 and as some said the other day, her talent was more easily defined in the work of female comedians and entertainers who followed her, than in the enormity of her own.
Brain fog is a pressure of thought fighting against the door of expression.
Whatever it may be, a part of speech, name of a friend, a technical term, it feels tangible, awaiting for delivery but stuck at processing, left in the waiting area before the mind's eye can give it the once over.
Whatever it may be, a part of speech, name of a friend, a technical term, it feels tangible, awaiting for delivery but stuck at processing, left in the waiting area before the mind's eye can give it the once over.
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Brain fog is a pressure of thought fighting against the door of expression.
Whatever it may be, a part of speech, name of a friend, a technical term, it feels tangible, awaiting for delivery but stuck at processing, left in the waiting area before the mind's eye can give it the once over.
Whatever it may be, a part of speech, name of a friend, a technical term, it feels tangible, awaiting for delivery but stuck at processing, left in the waiting area before the mind's eye can give it the once over.
The future is already here.
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The future is already here.
The snow line before the Spanish city of Huesca.
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The snow line before the Spanish city of Huesca.
My morning stroll is synced to the morning rays glorifying this path.
Non-believers can see the miracles of nature as good as anybody.
Non-believers can see the miracles of nature as good as anybody.
December 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
My morning stroll is synced to the morning rays glorifying this path.
Non-believers can see the miracles of nature as good as anybody.
Non-believers can see the miracles of nature as good as anybody.
Hi Bill, I wanted to share this with you on LinkedIn, but unable to upload images in your comments...
When I have time, I’d like to analyse Spanish provinces to examine how wind, precipitation, summer temperature distribution are changing, especially given its diverse climate regimes.
When I have time, I’d like to analyse Spanish provinces to examine how wind, precipitation, summer temperature distribution are changing, especially given its diverse climate regimes.
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hi Bill, I wanted to share this with you on LinkedIn, but unable to upload images in your comments...
When I have time, I’d like to analyse Spanish provinces to examine how wind, precipitation, summer temperature distribution are changing, especially given its diverse climate regimes.
When I have time, I’d like to analyse Spanish provinces to examine how wind, precipitation, summer temperature distribution are changing, especially given its diverse climate regimes.
Everything is coming to you, pleasure is a delivery service.
We are not in the era of globalisation but isolation.
Postman's book preceded the Internet, the smart phone, social media and AI but the Brave New World began with television decades before.
TV is dead, next will be in your head.
We are not in the era of globalisation but isolation.
Postman's book preceded the Internet, the smart phone, social media and AI but the Brave New World began with television decades before.
TV is dead, next will be in your head.
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Everything is coming to you, pleasure is a delivery service.
We are not in the era of globalisation but isolation.
Postman's book preceded the Internet, the smart phone, social media and AI but the Brave New World began with television decades before.
TV is dead, next will be in your head.
We are not in the era of globalisation but isolation.
Postman's book preceded the Internet, the smart phone, social media and AI but the Brave New World began with television decades before.
TV is dead, next will be in your head.
Huesca is everything I have been looking for and most of that I haven't discovered yet.
¿La Hoya de Huesca? It's the Crown of Spain.
¿La Hoya de Huesca? It's the Crown of Spain.
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Huesca is everything I have been looking for and most of that I haven't discovered yet.
¿La Hoya de Huesca? It's the Crown of Spain.
¿La Hoya de Huesca? It's the Crown of Spain.