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  • Links van 20 april 2019 tot 7 mei 2019

    Why Is It So Hard to Predict the Future? – The AtlanticCredentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible. Untergunther – Restoration of the Pantheon clockThe Untergunther is a French team whose activity is to restore the invisible parts of the heritage in total clandestinity. In November 2005, the…

  • Links van 30 maart 2019 tot 6 april 2019

    Gracht, kassei, sofa: kinderen weten niet meer wat het is – De Standaard‘Veel toekomstige leerkrachten hebben vandaag moeite met eenvoudige rekensommen en taal’, zegt Anita Wuestenberg, een gepensioneerde onderwijzeres die lange tijd betrokken was bij de lerarenopleiding voor het basisonderwijs. ‘Toen ik vroeg welke jeugdboeken ze kenden, antwoordden ze alleen met boekjes van Studio 100.…

  • Links voor 30 oktober 2018

    Trolling the Monster in the Heart of the Milky Way – The New York TimesIn a dark, dusty patch of sky in the constellation Sagittarius, a small star, known as S2 or, sometimes, S0-2, cruises on the edge of eternity. Every 16 years, it passes within a cosmic whisker of a mysterious dark object that…

  • Links voor 23 augustus 2018

    Je mag tegenwoordig niks meer © Wannes Daemen We zijn geen racis­ten, we zijn geen vrou­wen­ha­ters. Maar onze gedra­gin­gen en tra­di­ties heb­ben wel racis­ti­sche of vrouw­on­vrien­de­lij­ke kant­jes. Als we dat dur­ven zien, dan zal er onge­twij­feld een en ander ver­an­de­ren aan wat we doen en zeg­gen. Google Web Designer Create engaging, interactive HTML5-based designs and…

  • Links van 26 juni 2018 tot 28 juli 2018

    Adobe Flash’s Gaming Legacy — Thousands upon Thousands of Titles — and My Efforts To Save ItAllow me to summarize. In less than two years from the time of this article, hundreds of thousands of games are likely to disappear from the internet, forever. Simply no longer playable. Hundreds of millions of views, likes, 5-star…

  • Links van 20 mei 2018 tot 21 mei 2018

    Gell-Mann amnesia effect – Wikiwandthe Gell-Mann amnesia effect labels a commonly observed problem in modern media,[2] where one will believe everything they read from a journalist even after they come across an article about something they know well that is completely incorrect Tim Harford — Article — Statistics, Fast and SlowOne way to understand China…

  • Links van 16 mei 2018 tot 18 mei 2018

    Total set to pull out of Iran gas deal without sanctions waiver – BBC NewsSlecht nieuws: “French energy giant Total is preparing to pull out of a billion dollar gas project in Iran in the face of renewed US sanctions. Total said it will unwind operations by November unless sanctions are waived.” 🙁 3D printed…

  • Links van 15 november 2017 tot 8 januari 2018

    IBM Design LanguageHeerlijke stijlgids. Trump is making Obama great again – The Boston GlobeBeyond the nation’s shores, there are some places around the world, though not many, where Trump is more popular than Obama. A 2017 Pew Research Center survey polled 37 nations across the world about their opinions of the two presidents, and all…

  • Links voor 24 oktober 2017

    Mobile First, Desktop Worst – prototyprMobile First should not be taken as an opportunity to over-simplify and, by the same token, Desktop First should not be taken as an opportunity to pile on complexity. Facebook moving non-promoted posts out of news feed in trial | Technology | The GuardianFacebook is testing a major change that…

  • Links van 19 maart 2017 tot 1 april 2017

    The Fall of Avalon Hill | Naked MeepleIt began with a short notice posted on the Avalon Hill web site on August 4, 1998 by some just fired employees. The announcement stated simply that Monarch Avalon had sold its Avalon Hill Game Company division to Hasbro for $6 million, and that Monarch had terminated the…

  • Links van 28 februari 2017 tot 7 maart 2017

    Ik ben jong en ik stem rechts – De StandaardJongeren janken heel veel over wat er anders moet, maar vervolgens doen ze er niks aan. Ze hebben een schop onder hun hol nodig. Het geheim van Nederland zit hem in het ‘stapelen’ – De StandaardHet onderwijsmodel van Vlaanderen verdient niet echt navolging, zegt Maurice Crul.…

  • Links van 12 augustus 2016 tot 26 september 2016

    Planetfall 2 prototype : Infocom : Free Download & Streaming : Internet ArchiveDon’t get your hopes up: this is a very early prototype from the cancelled sequel to Infocom’s classic text adventure. It’s barely playable, though it does provide an interesting look at how the game would have played with a realtime 3D engine. The…

  • Links van 12 februari 2016 tot 17 februari 2016

    “Armste gezinnen leveren 50 à 100 euro per maand in”Ach ja: "De laagste inkomens gaan er bijna zonder uitzondering op achteruit door de besparingen van de federale en Vlaamse regering. Dat blijkt uit berekeningen van Decenniumdoelen 2017, een samenwerkingsverband van sociale organisaties en armoede-organisaties. "Dat varieert van in de 50 tot in sommige gevallen meer…

  • Links van 9 februari 2016 tot 11 februari 2016

    Why Stack Overflow Doesn’t Care About Ad Blockers – Stack Overflow Blog – A destination for all things related to development at Stack OverflowPublishers can’t win by forcing ads — especially low-quality ads — in people’s faces. Teenagers Are Much Better At Snapchat Than YouWhat’s even the point of sending snaps to each other if…

  • Links voor 25 januari 2015

    Holy Shit, I Interviewed the President — MediumLegacy media isn’t mocking us because we aren’t a legitimate source of information; they’re mocking us because they’re terrified. Their legitimacy came from the fact that they have access to distribution channels and that they get to be in the White House press pool because of some long-ago…