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Working with 5th & 6th graders for a couple of semesters at out local middle school taught me a lot. Again, the idea is to use programming in Scratch (MIT graphic language) to teach problem solving skills. Next is Python. Also, check out www.supersolvrs.com and my take on this whole teaching kids to problem-solve situation. …
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Sorry, this was supposed to be published last year after the LMC posts. Even with the simplified LRC computer, programming with just the number commands gets tedious very quickly. Sure, you start to recognize 901 as input, 360 as store what is in the A register (actually a copy) into memory location 60, etc. However, …
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Here’s the future as I see it. (Think cell phones. Started in 1973 and now more cell phones than people. Uses no one ever imagined.) 1. Technology will be even more encompassing and invasive. 2. Robots (e.g., machines) will take over many jobs, starting with the most routine procedural. 3. There will be an increasing …
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Maybe not exactly changing, but thinking things through. (Sounding like a politician?) Whatever, here’s my latest thinking: Background: Graphical languages: Think Scratch (desk & laptops) Hopscotch or Scratch Jr. (tablets) — but LOTS of others. Text Languages: Think Python, Java, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, agin LOTS of others. I’ll use Scratch and Python as …
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Just saw a neat PBS NOVA program called, “Why Trains Crash”. If you missed it you can find it on their site, here. As usual, there was a pitch at the end bemoaning how sad the USA situation is and that the ONLY way to right things is for massive government involvement. That argument …
We’re in serious yoghurt. “Unfettered AI (Artificial Intelligence) will (well, could) wipe out humanity.” see here, for details. The time is somewhere between 2040 and “in a few centuries”. see here. All of this is coming from VESFs (see previous post), some earned, some self-proclaimed. Some, searching for government grants. (Sell the sizzle, not the steak, right?) …
My last post was about a year ago. last week I noticed that about 300 folks became subscribers. Seems strange — no posts and then a bunch of new subscribers. Maybe someone at GoDaddy (hosts my site) got some wires crossed? I’ll check it out. But meanwhile, if this email is a surprise, you might …
Trying to not load up your (follower) emails with a full post — also noted that the video links do not come through. I have turned on the “summary” switch instead of “full posts” But I have no control of how much text is in the summary. Some random musings. I’m amazed at the ability …
1APR2016 from my research notes: Every once in awhile I come across something that will have far ranging effects on our technology — and ultimately on our lives. This discovery, which has been going on in secret for many years is finally coming to light. An old friend from my grad student days just sent …
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There’s a big difference between learning a foreign language (e.g., French) and learning a computer programming language. Sure , any computer language is much simpler, trivial even, compared to, say, French. No, that’s not it. You already know a language and you’ve used it for years. If you want to talk to someone, you know what …
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