All This technology and they still cannot attach names to unknown mobile phone numbers.
Tau.Neutrino said:
All This technology and they still cannot attach names to unknown mobile phone numbers.
They absolutely can and in a lot of cases do, but most numbers are private, including (probably) yours.
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
All This technology and they still cannot attach names to unknown mobile phone numbers.They absolutely can and in a lot of cases do, but most numbers are private, including (probably) yours.
They can tell to you what is a suspicious phone call. They can tell you the source of an unknown number.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
All This technology and they still cannot attach names to unknown mobile phone numbers.They absolutely can and in a lot of cases do, but most numbers are private, including (probably) yours.
They can tell to you what is a suspicious phone call. They can tell you the source of an unknown number.
Ok, thanks I’ll keep that in mind.
I’ll tell you what makes me grumble: people misspelling whinge.
Bubblecar said:
I’ll tell you what makes me grumble: people misspelling whinge.
Knew you’d find something to whine about. ;)
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
I’ll tell you what makes me grumble: people misspelling whinge.
Knew you’d find something to whine about. ;)
we do prefer misspelled whine
Bubblecar said:
I’ll tell you what makes me grumble: people misspelling whinge.
Well, it is a variant spelling of whinge.
But I’ll except your grumble.
And I should remember things like that.
And I could have done a search beforehand.
what did you find
SCIENCE said:
what did you find
I found out I knew it, but had forgotten.
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:
what did you find
I found out I knew it, but had forgotten.
And I’m fed up with forgetting things.
Is it not spelt whinge?
dv said:
Is it not spelt whinge?
Stop complaining, there’s a thread for that.
Kingy said:
dv said:
Is it not spelt whinge?
Stop complaining, there’s a thread for that.
:)
dv said:
Is it not spelt whinge?
Not today, buttercup.
The wh form is the primary form given by the Oxford English Dictionary, though it does list winge as a variant.
why design it to be inconvenient
Putting stuff into an online cart but not checking out right away so they automatically delete the cart contents 😡
Bloody Facebook sending email links to the same “new” post every day for a week or more.
One of my favourite games is now dead. But it will supposedly be resurrected at some point…
The thing about Netflix subscription is, you get free games to play on your mobile device. One of these games was Terra Nil, which involves the player transforming a desolate wasteland into a thriving ecosystem. I played it all the time, until an update which was so glitchy, the game constantly crashed and was unplayable. So I haven’t played in at least 2 years.
Went back into it today and I can’t get past the loading screen. The game sub on Reddit tells me the Netflix deal ended a few months ago (hence the issue with the landing screen), but they plan on resurrecting it though the regular app store, or I can purchase it on Steam right now.
Divine Angel said:
One of my favourite games is now dead. But it will supposedly be resurrected at some point…The thing about Netflix subscription is, you get free games to play on your mobile device. One of these games was Terra Nil, which involves the player transforming a desolate wasteland into a thriving ecosystem. I played it all the time, until an update which was so glitchy, the game constantly crashed and was unplayable. So I haven’t played in at least 2 years.
Went back into it today and I can’t get past the loading screen. The game sub on Reddit tells me the Netflix deal ended a few months ago (hence the issue with the landing screen), but they plan on resurrecting it though the regular app store, or I can purchase it on Steam right now.
Have you tried turning the internet off then on?
guess there’s always irl gardening
SCIENCE said:
guess there’s always irl gardening
Yep.
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
SCIENCE said:
guess there’s always irl gardening
Hey! My yard’s not a wasteland (yet).
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
You don’t use a sockbag?
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
guess there’s always irl gardening
Hey! My yard’s not a wasteland (yet).
Why wait?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
You don’t use a sockbag?
I don’t separate whites and colours either 😮
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
guess there’s always irl gardening
Hey! My yard’s not a wasteland (yet).
Why wait?
I have houseplants, that’s enough gardening.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
You don’t use a sockbag?
I don’t separate whites and colours either 😮
I only separate the dirtiest from the not so.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:Hey! My yard’s not a wasteland (yet).
Why wait?
I have houseplants, that’s enough gardening.
There’s the difference. I don’t have houseplants.
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
guess there’s always irl gardening
Hey! My yard’s not a wasteland (yet).
I have reached the yard wasteland.
The weeds are misbehaving in a spectacular manner.
They don’t mock but just gloat at this point.
Singapore daisy is most challenging to combat.
I bet it would win in that cage in front of the White House.
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
Never mind, I found the errant sock. It was hiding in the sleeve of a t-shirt.
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
Never mind, I found the errant sock. It was hiding in the sleeve of a t-shirt.
bastard!!!
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
Never mind, I found the errant sock. It was hiding in the sleeve of a t-shirt.
Good-oh.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh, and I bought a 5 pack of socks. Each pair is a different colour. Five pairs went into the wash, 4.5 pairs came out.
Never mind, I found the errant sock. It was hiding in the sleeve of a t-shirt.
Good-oh.
Well done that t-shirt.
Trapped it on its way to the parallel universe, the home of all odd socks.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Never mind, I found the errant sock. It was hiding in the sleeve of a t-shirt.
Good-oh.
Well done that t-shirt.
Trapped it on its way to the parallel universe, the home of all odd socks.
Watching the timeline of the universe earlier, I wondered if the breakdown of black holes would release all the lost socks.
In the field of photography, people capitalise raw as though it stands for something.
I should have posted here.
One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
dv said:
In the field of photography, people capitalise raw as though it stands for something.
it does it stands for RAW artistic wankerism
Divine Angel said:
I should have posted here.One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
Damn. Which one?
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
I should have posted here.
One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
Damn. Which one?
ah maybe yous mean threw the the other one up on the bed
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
I should have posted here.One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
Damn. Which one?
The one who’s feeling much better now.
Divine Angel said:
I should have posted here.One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
!!!
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
I should have posted here.One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
Damn. Which one?
Cruz. He’s been sleeping there all day.
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
Divine Angel said:
I should have posted here.One of the cats just threw up on my bed.
Damn. Which one?
Cruz. He’s been sleeping there all day.
Reminds me of a line from John Lennon’s mock play, Scene Three Act One, from his book In His Own Write:
A cat smarting in the corner by the fire leaps up and smiles all on the carpet.
My TV guide (FTA) says no bicyclettes tonight. But only streamed on OnDemand. Shoulda started 10 mins ago, but has now started as we speak. All lined up ready t go.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Woodie said:
My TV guide (FTA) says no bicyclettes tonight. But only streamed on OnDemand. Shoulda started 10 mins ago, but has now started as we speak. All lined up ready t go.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
No World Cup either
Very congested sinuses tonight. I don’t know whether it’s due to the flu shot, the covid shot or an allergy.
But a few glasses of wine will help me relax and hopefully help clear the skull.
We don’t have billers between communication companies and communication consumers.
Do we have billers between electricity companies and electricity consumers?
They can’t keep AI under control, one escaped and has gone on a rampage, whats going to happen when one escapes in the home.
AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals.
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database.
OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:
LOL
They can’t keep AI under control, one escaped and has gone on a rampage, whats going to happen when one escapes in the home.
AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals.
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database.
OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident
seems to have escaped the thread too
Research says we’re watching childhood get quieter, not louder, as a generation of kids trades the scraped knees and invented games of unsupervised play for something far emptier
Tau.Neutrino said:
They can’t keep AI under control, one escaped and has gone on a rampage, whats going to happen when one escapes in the home.AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals.
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database.
OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident
What if it was just trying to defend humanity from the face-huggers?
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:
LOL
They can’t keep AI under control, one escaped and has gone on a rampage, whats going to happen when one escapes in the home.
AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals.
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database.
OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident
seems to have escaped the thread too
It escaped its sandbox which was supposed to contain it after it found a zero day vulnerability.
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Divine Angel said:
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“
(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
Aye.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
The bingbot has changed its mind, it does mean shrewd in Scottish:
“
The word “canny” originates from the 1630s in Scottish and northern English, derived from “can” (to know how to) + “-y”. It means knowing, wise, skillful, prudent, and trustworthy
Etymonline
Etymonline
+1
. The earliest known use of “canny” dates back to the late 1500s, with its first recorded appearance in 1581”
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
The bingbot has changed its mind, it does mean shrewd in Scottish:
“
The word “canny” originates from the 1630s in Scottish and northern English, derived from “can” (to know how to) + “-y”. It means knowing, wise, skillful, prudent, and trustworthy
Etymonline
Etymonline
+1
. The earliest known use of “canny” dates back to the late 1500s, with its first recorded appearance in 1581”
we canny believe that’s the Scottish definition
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
The bingbot has changed its mind, it does mean shrewd in Scottish:
“
The word “canny” originates from the 1630s in Scottish and northern English, derived from “can” (to know how to) + “-y”. It means knowing, wise, skillful, prudent, and trustworthy
Etymonline
Etymonline
+1
. The earliest known use of “canny” dates back to the late 1500s, with its first recorded appearance in 1581”
we canny believe that’s the Scottish definition
Being canny means that you have nothing to whinge about.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
Surely canny is the antonym of uncanny.
btm said:
Why does canny mean shrewd but uncanny means unsettling?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
My online Scrabble dictionary says canny is a word, but offers no definition. I’m pretty sure it means shrewd.
Aye, you’re a canny lass.
“NORTHERN ENGLAND
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
pleasant; nice:
“she’s a canny lass”“(I thought it meant shrewd in Scottish too).
Surely canny is the antonym of uncanny.
I wish I had spelled winge properly, goes off and has another whinge.
I bought some coolant to put in the radiator but I bought red coolant not a green coolant.
My coolant is green.
Grrr, I don’t want to mix colours Grrr.
Guess I’ll buy another one, and remember to check the colour.
Tau.Neutrino said:
I bought some coolant to put in the radiator but I bought red coolant not a green coolant.My coolant is green.
Grrr, I don’t want to mix colours Grrr.
Guess I’ll buy another one, and remember to check the colour.
It doesn’t matter.
I do buy different colour brake fluid though for when I’m completely purging the system. For example if the fluid in the system is green I’ll buy the same spec fluid but red in colour. So when I bleed the brakes when I see red fluid appear I know it’s all fresh fluid.
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
I bought some coolant to put in the radiator but I bought red coolant not a green coolant.My coolant is green.
Grrr, I don’t want to mix colours Grrr.
Guess I’ll buy another one, and remember to check the colour.
It doesn’t matter.
I do buy different colour brake fluid though for when I’m completely purging the system. For example if the fluid in the system is green I’ll buy the same spec fluid but red in colour. So when I bleed the brakes when I see red fluid appear I know it’s all fresh fluid.
Why are these liquids different colours?
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
I bought some coolant to put in the radiator but I bought red coolant not a green coolant.My coolant is green.
Grrr, I don’t want to mix colours Grrr.
Guess I’ll buy another one, and remember to check the colour.
It doesn’t matter.
I do buy different colour brake fluid though for when I’m completely purging the system. For example if the fluid in the system is green I’ll buy the same spec fluid but red in colour. So when I bleed the brakes when I see red fluid appear I know it’s all fresh fluid.
Why are these liquids different colours?
Just a choice by the manufacturer.
The Swans Saga is unethical, no need to bring it up every day, but bringing it up everyday has seen the women involved receiving threats, if the media were to scale back to just 2 days, spread a week apart, I think the women would not be receiving so many threats, maybe even none, but by broadcasting it day after day is reinforcing peoples negative views and the women are being bullied over the media and online social media sites.
Tau.Neutrino said:
The Swans Saga is unethical, no need to bring it up every day, but bringing it up everyday has seen the women involved receiving threats, if the media were to scale back to just 2 days, spread a week apart, I think the women would not be receiving so many threats, maybe even none, but by broadcasting it day after day is reinforcing peoples negative views and the women are being bullied over the media and online social media sites.
That’s pretty shite.
Next door’s boat has returned after five glorious weeks without it blocking my view. Grr.
I have a shirt with popular Disney characters on it. Alice, Genie, Mickey Mouse, Lumiere, Lilo & Stitch, Woody, Tinkerbell, Dumbo… and an owl. Everyone asks me who the owl is and I have no idea, so today I used Google Lens.
I guess it’s more amusing than whinge-worthy. Turns out the owl is Professor Owl from a bunch of shorts from the early 1950s. Definitely not a Smurf.
Divine Angel said:
Next door’s boat has returned after five glorious weeks without it blocking my view. Grr.
Uh Oh
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Next door’s boat has returned after five glorious weeks without it blocking my view. Grr.
Uh Oh
We can arrange for it to be relocated and painted a different colour with different features.
I’ve got nothing to whinge about.
Tau.Neutrino said:
I’ve got nothing to whinge about.
I can arrange for a boat to block your line of sight.
Been watching La Vuelta bicyclettes, Parpyone?
The Tadej Pogarcar Show ended abruptly on the weekend when he crashed out badly.
Woodie said:
Been watching La Vuelta bicyclettes, Parpyone?The Tadej Pogarcar Show ended abruptly on the weekend when he crashed out badly.
Suppose this could be a “whinge”. I was gunna turn it off. He was winning everything and was leading in ALL categories (except “young rider”) and that was because he is too old.
Tau.Neutrino said:
I’ve got nothing to whinge about.
You risk being defrocked and drummed out.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Been watching La Vuelta bicyclettes, Parpyone?The Tadej Pogarcar Show ended abruptly on the weekend when he crashed out badly.
Suppose this could be a “whinge”. I was gunna turn it off. He was winning everything and was leading in ALL categories (except “young rider”) and that was because he is too old.
No, I’ve been going to bed very early, didn’t even know there were bicycles going.
I have to agree with you I’ve had enough of that particular rider :)
Tau.Neutrino said:
I’ve got nothing to whinge about.
“Shuddup and behave, or I’ll really give ya somethin’ to whinge about!!!”
My mum used to yell that at me. :)
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Been watching La Vuelta bicyclettes, Parpyone?The Tadej Pogarcar Show ended abruptly on the weekend when he crashed out badly.
Suppose this could be a “whinge”. I was gunna turn it off. He was winning everything and was leading in ALL categories (except “young rider”) and that was because he is too old.
No, I’ve been going to bed very early, didn’t even know there were bicycles going.
I have to agree with you I’ve had enough of that particular rider :)
Stage 11 tonight. starts a bit late though. 11pm.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Suppose this could be a “whinge”. I was gunna turn it off. He was winning everything and was leading in ALL categories (except “young rider”) and that was because he is too old.
No, I’ve been going to bed very early, didn’t even know there were bicycles going.
I have to agree with you I’ve had enough of that particular rider :)
Stage 11 tonight. starts a bit late though. 11pm.
I was up at 5 this morning so I doubt I’ll last that long.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Divine Angel said:
Next door’s boat has returned after five glorious weeks without it blocking my view. Grr.
Uh Oh
We can arrange for it to be relocated and painted a different colour with different features.
Can you complain to Council?
Tau.Neutrino said:
I’ve got nothing to whinge about.
You poor bar steward!
ms spock said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:Uh Oh
We can arrange for it to be relocated and painted a different colour with different features.
Can you complain to Council?
Maybe in a year’s time it will disappear for another five weeks without having been used in the meantime.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Tau.Neutrino said:We can arrange for it to be relocated and painted a different colour with different features.
Can you complain to Council?
I did. They came out, measured it. Said it was legally registered and within legal measurements. There’s no law against parking on the street, even if it’s over the property boundary or an inch away from my driveway. No law pertaining to blocking my view of oncoming traffic or oncoming traffic’s view of me reversing out my driveway.Maybe in a year’s time it will disappear for another five weeks without having been used in the meantime.
Oh Gawd! What a pain.
Can you put a mirror on the other side of the road?
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Can you complain to Council?
I did. They came out, measured it. Said it was legally registered and within legal measurements. There’s no law against parking on the street, even if it’s over the property boundary or an inch away from my driveway. No law pertaining to blocking my view of oncoming traffic or oncoming traffic’s view of me reversing out my driveway.Maybe in a year’s time it will disappear for another five weeks without having been used in the meantime.
Oh Gawd! What a pain.
Can you put a mirror on the other side of the road?
Like this but not so expensive.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
Tau.Neutrino said:We can arrange for it to be relocated and painted a different colour with different features.
Can you complain to Council?
I did. They came out, measured it. Said it was legally registered and within legal measurements. There’s no law against parking on the street, even if it’s over the property boundary or an inch away from my driveway. No law pertaining to blocking my view of oncoming traffic or oncoming traffic’s view of me reversing out my driveway.Maybe in a year’s time it will disappear for another five weeks without having been used in the meantime.
Take the bung plug out when they’re not looking. It won’t be back next time they use it.
Divine Angel said:
I have a shirt with popular Disney characters on it. Alice, Genie, Mickey Mouse, Lumiere, Lilo & Stitch, Woody, Tinkerbell, Dumbo… and an owl. Everyone asks me who the owl is and I have no idea, so today I used Google Lens.
I guess it’s more amusing than whinge-worthy. Turns out the owl is Professor Owl from a bunch of shorts from the early 1950s. Definitely not a Smurf.
I cannot comment on the veracity of this assertion.
Assignment stuff 🙄
Divine Angel said:
Assignment stuff 🙄
Having to list someone who is in NSW prison.
Mostly me though as I hate talking on the telephone
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
Assignment stuff 🙄
Having to list someone who is in NSW prison.
Mostly me though as I hate talking on the telephone
Pretend you’re a sex hotline and they’re into prison kink.
Divine Angel said:
Assignment stuff 🙄
marking stuff
Seeing my sister’s comment supporting a Facebook post in favour of Pauline H.
Then scanning the other 100 or so comments and seeing that every one of them thinks she is just great and Albo is a socialist work of the devil.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Assignment stuff 🙄
marking stuff
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Assignment stuff 🙄
marking stuff
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:marking stuff
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
Essays could be accompanied by a synopsis.
Outline a summary that reflects the main body of work.
Mark the synopsis as well.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
Essays could be accompanied by a synopsis.
Outline a summary that reflects the main body of work.
Mark the synopsis as well.
That’s what the introduction is for.
Divine Angel said:
Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
What if they had got up to the good part?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
Essays could be accompanied by a synopsis.
Outline a summary that reflects the main body of work.
Mark the synopsis as well.
That could be something AI could do really well, reduce essays to a synopsis.
JudgeMental said:
Divine Angel said:Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
What if they had got up to the good part?
Yes the good part might be just a few more words away.
Tau.Neutrino said:
JudgeMental said:
Divine Angel said:Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
What if they had got up to the good part?
Yes the good part might be just a few more words away.
You made me read more ^@*^$! Words to get to the good part.
Tau.Neutrino said:
JudgeMental said:
Divine Angel said:
Yeah, my tutors are very firm on, “we will stop reading at 2500 words” (the word limit).
What if they had got up to the good part?
Yes the good part might be just a few more words away.
so the trick is to use a hypercompounding language like German or Finnish or make sure you use only 2.5 pictures but make them very detailed
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
JudgeMental said:
What if they had got up to the good part?
Yes the good part might be just a few more words away.
so the trick is to use a hypercompounding language like German or Finnish or make sure you use only 2.5 pictures but make them very detailed
or just, you know, write within the word limit..
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Yes the good part might be just a few more words away.
so the trick is to use a hypercompounding language like German or Finnish or make sure you use only 2.5 pictures but make them very detailed
or just, you know, write within the word limit..
yeah well 跟爱 can do that so as a human you need to be more creative
we’d support an improved policy of, if students exceed the limit, teachers have discretion of choosing which 2500 words one reads
Arts said:
SCIENCE said:Tau.Neutrino said:
Yes the good part might be just a few more words away.
so the trick is to use a hypercompounding language like German or Finnish or make sure you use only 2.5 pictures but make them very detailed
or just, you know, write within the word limit..
People should not write a 27 page description of a door a la Stephen King.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
marking stuff
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
anyway to go back to the source we thought having lots of words was doing less, doing more would be going to the effort of cutting it down
Anyway I’m feeling better now that I have a draft of the visual component. Does it look shit? Yes. Is it cohesive? No, I’m not a graphic designer. Does it have good information? Hope so. Does it include dinosaurs and a rainbow? Yes.
*Technically it contains a pterosaur, not a dinosaur. Still has a rainbow though.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
anyway to go back to the source we thought having lots of words was doing less, doing more would be going to the effort of cutting it down
Do more with less.
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:Arts said:
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
anyway to go back to the source we thought having lots of words was doing less, doing more would be going to the effort of cutting it down
Do more with less.
Write the essay as a poem, that will make them more creative.
They can do much more with less then.
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
I have first year students writing a literature review, I said between 600 – 800 words – because there is a second part where they are writing the rest of the report – the whole assessment is 1500 words. One student wrote 2000 words just for the lit review… I cant mark that… or I mark the first 800 words then stop? that will disadvantage them as the hypothesis is worth 4 marks at at the end… I dont know why students think they will impress us by doing more… it’s actually the opposite
anyway to go back to the source we thought having lots of words was doing less, doing more would be going to the effort of cutting it down
yes, that’s the point, because self editing is a valuable skill in writing journal articles.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:anyway to go back to the source we thought having lots of words was doing less, doing more would be going to the effort of cutting it down
Do more with less.
Write the essay as a poem, that will make them more creative.
They can do much more with less then.
I wonder if anyone has submitted an essay as a 1500 crossword puzzle.
I would get annoyed.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Do more with less.
Write the essay as a poem, that will make them more creative.
They can do much more with less then.
I wonder if anyone has submitted an essay as a 1500 crossword puzzle.
I would get annoyed.
Read House of Leaves, tell me what you think about the visual way the story is presented.
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Write the essay as a poem, that will make them more creative.
They can do much more with less then.
I wonder if anyone has submitted an essay as a 1500 crossword puzzle.
I would get annoyed.
Read House of Leaves, tell me what you think about the visual way the story is presented.
Ta, I’ll have a look at it.
Divine Angel said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
I’ve got nothing to whinge about.I can arrange for a boat to block your line of sight.
Could you ask him to park it on the other side?
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Assignment stuff 🙄
marking stuff
This whole course has been about making education/curriculum accessible to autistic learners: “What are you really assessing? the knowledge, or the way it’s delivered?”
Now, this assignment has a visual component, which I am not good at. It’s explicitly stated that we are not graded on technical ability, but we are graded on how the information flows. If I can’t get a visual or text box to sit where I want it to sit, I’m gonna be marked down for that part. Am I being graded on my ability to use Canva, or my knowledge?
Therefore, I propose we should have a range of assessments in which we choose our assignment. Presentation, essay, infographic, interpretive dance, whatever.
Whinge winge winj
Interpretive dance can be kind of taxing.
I’ve so many sheets of paper on my desk, all containing various drafts of my visual component, that I’m currently unable to find my stapler.
Divine Angel said:
I’ve so many sheets of paper on my desk, all containing various drafts of my visual component, that I’m currently unable to find my stapler.
Happens to me all the time.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
I’ve so many sheets of paper on my desk, all containing various drafts of my visual component, that I’m currently unable to find my stapler.
Happens to me all the time.
In two weeks, I’ll finally be able to have a clean desk again! Well, as clean as is normal for me, which isn’t very clean compared to normal standards.