But
we want all the answers instantly! In that world, you often
talk before you have all the facts.
Germany’s
foreign intelligence agency has concluded that pro-Russian
separatists shot down Malaysia Airline flight 17 using a
BUK air defense missile system
that the rebels
stole from a Ukraine military base (Der
Spiegel reports). This conclusion, if correct, would contradict
statements by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry earlier this year.
…
Mr. Kerry stated in multiple television interviews that Russia was
likely responsible
[Perhaps the traditional
weasel words used by politicians need to be upgraded? Bob]
“Stupid
is as stupid does!” That applies to both sides of any argument.
This sounds like politicians trying to protect their god given right
to obfuscate, prevaricate, sometimes outright lie.
Members
of the House Science Committee are ramping up scrutiny of a
university project that studies trends on Twitter.
Criticism
of the government-funded “Truthy” project at Indiana University
grew over the weekend, after Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the
Federal Communications Commission, sounded the alarm.
"A
government-funded initiative is going to 'assist in the preservation
of open debate' by monitoring social media for 'subversive
propaganda' and combating what it considers to be 'the diffusion of
false and misleading ideas?' " he
wrote in an op-ed. "The concept seems to
have come straight out of a George Orwell novel."
House
Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) on Tuesday said
his panel is investigating why the government's
National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the project and accused the
agency of using taxpayer money to limit free speech.
Is
this be best model for inexpensive tech toys? It beats advertising,
I guess.
This
new wearable fitness tracker is free — with a $12 yearly
subscription
Do a
Google search for “wearable
fitness trackers” and you’ll find an endless list of
wristbands that largely accomplish the same task: record steps, count
calories burned, monitor sleep activity, and track other
health-related statistics.
A
new Seattle startup called Pivotal
Living this week unveiled its first health device, which is yet
another wrist tracker. But unlike most of what other companies have
released, this particular product is a little different — it’s
free.
In
an attempt to position itself in a crowded wearable fitness space,
Pivotal Living is taking a unique angle by offering a yearly
$12 subscription plan for full access to its mobile
app. Included with every membership is a wristband
that tracks calories burned, steps, distance, percentage of step
goals, and also tells you
the time.
How
important is China? Probably not as important as the in-laws.
Zuckerberg
Uses Chinese to Tell Chinese He’s Hiring
Facebook
Chief Executive Officer Mark
Zuckerberg told students at one of China’s top universities --
in Mandarin -- that the company is looking to employ the country’s
best engineers.
[Judge
for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5qXkPNk5cA
Raw
data for my next Statistics or Data Science class.
The
Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday released a bulk file
of more than 2.5 million public comments regarding its proposed net
neutrality rules — its second and final batch.
The
commission is encouraging outside analysts and journalists to build
visualizations of the
raw data to help "the FCC and the public" more fully
understand the content of replies, it said. The
Sunlight Foundation told The Hill it already plans on analyzing
the new data, similar to a massive undertaking conducted after the
first round of comments were released in August.
(Related)
Smaller datasets, but more of them.
Knoema
World Data Atlas - Reference Data Visualizations and More
Knoema's
World Data Atlas offers a huge collection of data sets, maps, and
charts for almost every country in the world. There are dozens of
data categories to pick from. Some of the data categories that you
will find include GPD Per Capita, Government Debt, Migration,
Housing, Energy Consumption, and Agricultural Production.
You
can find a maps, charts, and data sets on Knoema's
World Data Atlas by selecting a country then choosing a data
sets. Alternatively, you can choose a data set then see a list of
countries represented in your chosen data set.
Each
data set, map, and chart can be exported, downloaded, or embedded
into a blog post or webpage. Registered Knoema users can use the data
sets to create their own data visualizations.
Interesting.
May be a source of “what's new?”
How
to Search Twitter for Educational Content
"Perform
a Twitter search" is one of the suggestions that I often make to
teachers who ask me how they can find more resources for the subjects
that they teach. A Twitter search can often reveal resources and
ideas that you might not find through your typical Google searches.
You don't have to have a
Twitter account in order to search
on Twitter. In the video below I provide a short demonstration
of how to search for educational content on Twitter.
Sites mentioned in the video above:
I
have got to try this! My students will love it.
PhotoMath
App Does your Math Homework For You
…
PhotoMath allows users to take pictures of their math equations and
then receive the working out and answer.
It
is officially the worlds first, “camera calculator” stated the
creators, MicroBlink who also founded the text recognition startup,
PhotoPay.
…
With PhotoMath, you can have a math teacher in your pocket,”
stated the creators.
PhotoMath
currently helps to solve basic arithmetic, fractions, decimals,
linear equations, logarithms and more features are expected to be
added with future updates.
PhotoMath
is currently available for iOS
only and is free from the App store.
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