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Yes, this is how textbook manufactures sell to university. One time codes for online exercises / labs. This happens mostly for intro classes. I have no idea why universities do thi…

“intellectual curiosity of your coworkers demands they base64-parse it.” This is crazy behavior. Creating your own pagination key, assuming it exists, and then putting that in prod…

KISS. Teacher, Whiteboard, and a textbook. (Preferable one the student can keep at home and one in the classroom) EdTech resources are amazing for self-study, but should be divorce…

I agree that commentary was rambling anecdotes, stats, and repetition, but when I turn on the tennis channel and I see the commentators talking about the “Fan Dual match of the day…

This article touches slightly on how online sports gambling is ruining sports for non gamblers as well in the “The Product as Currently Offered is Terrible” section. We don’t get i…

link to the creators website: https://bookoverflow.io/ It has a list of previous books and talks. I was happy to see you could follow along with upcoming talks. Page numbers are in…

Does anyone else miss simple gray GUIs? There is something in my brain that associates that style with “real” computing. I would love to have an editor theme for it (IntelliJ / vs …

I find the whole textbook market a scam for college students. How are colleges forcing students to buy the newest textbooks on subjects that have been around since the 1700s. There…

For Iphone users, I have been quite happy browsing in Safari using Wipr. It is incredible how long I went w/o it.

I think it is obvious that staying stationary all day (standing vs. sitting) will be bad for cardiovascular health. I also don't think anyone believed standing would suddenly make …