Rick Meyers
@rickmeyers.bsky.social
Software engineer with interests in educational software and higher education. Graduate of Hope College and UC Berkeley. Worked at HP, Apple, and Aplia. Volunteer at Whitworth. Elder at Colbert Presbyterian. Lives at Rockwood at Whitworth in Spokane.
A Plato demo in the early 70s helped shape my lifelong interest in educational technology. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/t...
Donald Bitzer, Unsung Pioneer of Interactive Computing, Dies at 90
In the 1960s and ’70s, he developed the PLATO computer system, which combined instant messaging, email, chat rooms and gaming on flat-screen plasma displays.
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
A Plato demo in the early 70s helped shape my lifelong interest in educational technology. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/t...
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Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.
(Published March 2024)
(Published March 2024)
America Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but Attrition Is At Record Levels
Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.
propub.li
December 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.
(Published March 2024)
(Published March 2024)
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Dozens of universities, including the UT system and MIT, have announced programs to provide free tuition for undergraduate students from families who fall below a certain income threshold. Here are some of the schools and how these programs work.
Which Colleges Offer Free Tuition?
Dozens of schools say they provide free tuition to students whose families earn under a certain income. How does it work?
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Dozens of universities, including the UT system and MIT, have announced programs to provide free tuition for undergraduate students from families who fall below a certain income threshold. Here are some of the schools and how these programs work.
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Hoover deported hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens to Mexico in the 1920s–30s.
Reparations might include granting citizenship to every Mexican in the U.S. unless the feds can prove they are not descended from illegally deported citizens.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Reparations might include granting citizenship to every Mexican in the U.S. unless the feds can prove they are not descended from illegally deported citizens.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Millions of Mexican Americans were deported in the 1930s. Are we about to repeat this ‘ethnic cleansing’?
Nearly 2 million Mexican Americans, more than half US citizens, were deported without due process during the Great Depression, reminiscent of what is unfolding today
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Hoover deported hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens to Mexico in the 1920s–30s.
Reparations might include granting citizenship to every Mexican in the U.S. unless the feds can prove they are not descended from illegally deported citizens.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Reparations might include granting citizenship to every Mexican in the U.S. unless the feds can prove they are not descended from illegally deported citizens.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump’s tariffs are intended to spur manufacturing and raise some funds. But the side effects are terrible: economic disruption around the world, a return to nasty supply chain issues, higher inflation, higher prices, higher mortgage rates, higher unemployment. He’s headed in the wrong direction.
November 26, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Trump’s tariffs are intended to spur manufacturing and raise some funds. But the side effects are terrible: economic disruption around the world, a return to nasty supply chain issues, higher inflation, higher prices, higher mortgage rates, higher unemployment. He’s headed in the wrong direction.
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NEW: Rather than relying on his party’s control of Congress to trim the budget, Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory holding that presidents have sweeping power to defund programs they dislike.
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the…
propub.li
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Rather than relying on his party’s control of Congress to trim the budget, Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory holding that presidents have sweeping power to defund programs they dislike.
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Attn: Yesterday, the Supreme Court revived the nondelegation doctrine, a legal theory that limits Congress’s ability to delegate power to federal agencies like the EPA—even if Congress wants to. (1/3)
November 23, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Attn: Yesterday, the Supreme Court revived the nondelegation doctrine, a legal theory that limits Congress’s ability to delegate power to federal agencies like the EPA—even if Congress wants to. (1/3)
Bluesky Is an Overnight Success. Its CEO on Why the Social Media Darling’s Time Has Come. - Barron’s
November 23, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Bluesky Is an Overnight Success. Its CEO on Why the Social Media Darling’s Time Has Come. - Barron’s
Free tuition for medium-income families is an excellent step in the right direction.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
M.I.T. to Offer Free Tuition to Families Earning Less Than $200,000
For students whose families earn less than $100,000 per year, the school will also cover other costs, including housing, dining, fees and an allowance for books and personal expenses.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Free tuition for medium-income families is an excellent step in the right direction.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
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A lot of people are asking, “What can we do to protect our parks from being destroyed by the Trump admin?” Let’s be honest, the next four years are going to be tough. Just like the first term, we anticipate a relentless assault on the environment-maybe even worse, now that lessons were learned. 1/4
November 19, 2024 at 12:46 AM
A lot of people are asking, “What can we do to protect our parks from being destroyed by the Trump admin?” Let’s be honest, the next four years are going to be tough. Just like the first term, we anticipate a relentless assault on the environment-maybe even worse, now that lessons were learned. 1/4
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Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business
The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...
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November 18, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.
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