Brendan
@punexpected.bsky.social
Fledgling English teacher, amateur human slash linguist, aspiring world-betterer, tech enthusiast. Living & working on unceded Wadawurrung land. He/they.
@techconnectify.bsky.social How does it feel to be the top information card in a Google search for ‘freeze dryer’? Better watch your back in case Big Freeze Dryer sends someone to, er… take care of this.
January 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@techconnectify.bsky.social How does it feel to be the top information card in a Google search for ‘freeze dryer’? Better watch your back in case Big Freeze Dryer sends someone to, er… take care of this.
Highlight of my 2025 students’ introductory letters so far:
“I like thinking, but not too much.”
Same, kiddo. Same.
“I like thinking, but not too much.”
Same, kiddo. Same.
December 2, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Highlight of my 2025 students’ introductory letters so far:
“I like thinking, but not too much.”
Same, kiddo. Same.
“I like thinking, but not too much.”
Same, kiddo. Same.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Teacher: the cup is operating within its zone of proximal development and can likely progress from half empty to half full with the support of a more knowledgeable other
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Teacher: the cup is operating within its zone of proximal development and can likely progress from half empty to half full with the support of a more knowledgeable other
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Linguist: quantities are described with regard to a reference state; thus we can efficiently convey whether the cup was more recently full or empty
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Linguist: quantities are described with regard to a reference state; thus we can efficiently convey whether the cup was more recently full or empty
November 24, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Teacher: the cup is operating within its zone of proximal development and can likely progress from half empty to half full with the support of a more knowledgeable other
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Teacher: the cup is operating within its zone of proximal development and can likely progress from half empty to half full with the support of a more knowledgeable other
If anyone’s been on the fence about picking up a copy: I’ve used excerpts from Because Internet in my teaching (VCE English Language, basically a proto-linguistics course) for years now — if this book can engage high schoolers, it can certainly engage you, dear reader! Highly, highly recommend.
PSA: Because Internet is on sale!
I think the description of Old Internet People vs successive generations of internet users in chapter 3 is particularly relevant to explaining the dynamics of bluesky 🦋
I think the description of Old Internet People vs successive generations of internet users in chapter 3 is particularly relevant to explaining the dynamics of bluesky 🦋
Having been listening to @lingthusiasm.bsky.social recently (I'm through the first three years so far!) I've been meaning to pick up @gretchenmcc.bsky.social's book, and today I discover it's on sale! So I guess I'm getting that now.
www.amazon.com/dp/B076GNS3J4
www.amazon.com/dp/B076GNS3J4
November 20, 2024 at 3:39 AM
If anyone’s been on the fence about picking up a copy: I’ve used excerpts from Because Internet in my teaching (VCE English Language, basically a proto-linguistics course) for years now — if this book can engage high schoolers, it can certainly engage you, dear reader! Highly, highly recommend.