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New comment by kwasson in "Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser"

kwasson — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:26:57 +0000

Shelly looks cool, thanks.

There was a discussion on HN a few years back about Seymour Papert’s Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas (1980), which may be relevant if you're interested in the history of Turtle and Logo. [1]

I've been collecting resources for self-directed programming/learning that kids can use for at-home, project-based learning. Some family members are looking for ideas for their children.

I'll playtest it with a young learner and see how far they get through the tutorial.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18361665

[edited for clarity]

New comment by kwasson in "I Am Deleting the Blog"

kwasson — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:46:21 +0000

I'm not sure about individual journalists, but The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has a donate button. If there's a journalist whose work you admire, you could check if they have Patreon. https://www.occrp.org/en

New comment by kwasson in "I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)"

kwasson — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:22:00 +0000

There is one mushroom called the Poison Fire Coral that can poison through touch. It just made the news rounds for being found for the first time in North Queensland.

https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2019/october/deadly-fun...