Interesting Links for 04-01-2013

[andrewducker]

• 3 months as an iOS developer at Google
  (tags: apple google software development )
• Vigil: the programming language of supreme moral vigilance.
  (tags: morality code computers funny )
• France's censorship demands to Twitter are more dangerous than hate speech
  (tags: freespeech france twitter )
• School Design May Affect a Child's Grades.
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Comments

[strawberryfrog]

  "The Hobbit has a lighter tone than Lord of the Rings and can handle the humour."

Very true.

"Bofur and Radagast seem to shop at the same hat emporium."

Also true.

[atreic]

They looked at 34 classrooms, for 1 period of time, and measured 10 things about each? And those classrooms were only in 7 schools, so presumably there's a huge amount of clustering? I don't really believe they've found anything yet...

also 'a high level of explanation (73%) was identified at the “class” level'

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most primary schools have the same class _and teacher_ in the same classroom all the time?

[andrewducker]

Oh yes, it's a small study, and I'd want to see it replicated on a much larger scale before any kind of policy changes are made based on it!

[alitheapipkin]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who didn't enjoy Love Actually one bit.

[andrewducker]

I didn't hate it with a fiery passion, but I did think it was a massive mess that just didn't work very well.

[alitheapipkin]

I found it really rather depressing too.

[artkouros]

You'll have a tough row to hoe if Julie's standard is "geekiest man on the internet".

[andrewducker]

Tis true, I have a lot to live up to :->

[joexnz]

I liked love actually, not sure ill ever feel okay about watching it again now!!