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- Jon Dron@jond
Jon Dron commented on a bookmark JavaScript Is Eating The World in the group COMP 266 March 6, 2018 - 10:49am

Good points, Louise, thanks - I was certainly being unfair on C#, though I still think it is a redundant and pointless (and largely pointerless!) language that was more a result of marketing than genuine need. I guess the big thing I like about...
- Anonymous@AU_anonymous_comments_user1
Anonymous commented on a bookmark JavaScript Is Eating The World in the group COMP 266 March 6, 2018 - 3:20am

A few things. C# is open source. The design repo is here https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang. It is also an open ECMA standard. https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-334.htm. 10 years ago you may have been right, but...
- Alex Di Vito@alexdi
Alex Di Vito published a blog post Assignment 4: Reflection March 4, 2018 - 12:59am

Woohoo! Assignment 4 is complete! One more to go! Overall, I enjoyed this assignment as it was not an outrageous amount of work and it was neat to see how Class Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams evolve over time. I enjoyed the addition of Controller...
- Gia Chahal@giach
Gia Chahal uploaded the file unit3.zip February 28, 2018 - 10:57pm
- Orlando Mcleish@orlandomc
Orlando Mcleish commented on the blog BIOL 325 March 13-16 2018 in the group Science Lab Students February 28, 2018 - 5:58pm

thanks much Elaine and looking forward to meeting you too.
- Shaun Vander Heide@shaunva1
Shaun Vander Heide published a blog post Comp 444 - Final Project - Stage 4 – Assemble the components. - Hopper February 21, 2018 - 4:30pm

To assemble the components I subdivided the tasks into two separate mini projects. 1) The hopper and release valve; 2) The scale.The HopperTo assemble the hopper, my main concern was getting the release valve to function properly. I had a couple...
- Zakaria Bakkal@zakariaba
Zakaria Bakkal commented on a bookmark IDEA – nonverbal algorithm assembly instructions in the group Programming & Problem Solving February 21, 2018 - 3:15am

This is actually the best way to explain algorithms. I was thinking about it this week. I was wondering why don’t text books include as much models and figures or these kind of drawings to explain a problem solving method. I do find images...
- Jon Dron@jond
Jon Dron bookmarked IDEA – nonverbal algorithm assembly instructions in the group Programming & Problem Solving February 20, 2018 - 1:58pm

This is brilliant - how common algorithms work, presented in the form of IKEA-style assembly instructions. No screwdriver needed.

https://idea-instructions.com/
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- Zakaria Bakkal@zakariaba
  
  Zakaria Bakkal February 21, 2018 - 3:15am
  This is actually the best way to explain algorithms. I was thinking about it this week. I was wondering why don’t text books include as much models and figures or these kind of drawings to explain a problem solving method. I do find images helpful to understand a new concept, maybe because I learn this way better than reading boring paragraphs.
- Jon Dron@jond
Jon Dron bookmarked Facebook has a Big Tobacco Problem February 18, 2018 - 12:08pm

A perceptive article listing some of Facebook's evils and suggesting an analogy between the tactics used by Big Tobacco and those used by the company. I think there are a few significant differences. Big Tobacco is not one company bent on profit no...

https://mondaynote.com/facebook-has-a-big-tobacco-problem-f801085109a
- Mark A. McCutcheon@mccutcheon
Mark A. McCutcheon posted to the wire February 15, 2018 - 3:16pm

Richard Van Camp, #AthaU's Writer-in-Residence, talks at AU Edmonton tomorrow. To attend, see http://writer-in-residence.athabascau.ca/news/
- Jon Dron@jond
Jon Dron bookmarked Schizophrenia patients calmed by video game - BBC News February 15, 2018 - 10:18am

A small pilot study, so no firm conclusions can be drawn, but this is an interesting and novel use of video games to help schizophrenic patients to control their hallucinations without drugs. The technique actually has almost nothing to do with the...

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43003378
- Viorel Tabara@viorel
Viorel Tabara commented on a bookmark Facebook’s days may be numbered as UK youth abandon the platform February 14, 2018 - 11:31pm

The best we can do is offering and promoting alternatives. It's not easy and it's time consuming, but it's rewarding and for a good cause.
- Jon Dron@jond
Jon Dron bookmarked Facebook’s days may be numbered as UK youth abandon the platform February 14, 2018 - 9:11pm

The end of Facebook couldn't come soon enough, but we've been reading headlines not unlike this for around a decade, yet still its malignant tumour in the lungs of the Web grows, sucking the air out of all good things. Despite losses in the youth...

http://www.alphr.com/facebook/1008480/facebook-youth-numbers-drop-over-55-rise
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- Viorel Tabara@viorel
  
  Viorel Tabara February 14, 2018 - 11:31pm
  The best we can do is offering and promoting alternatives. It's not easy and it's time consuming, but it's rewarding and for a good cause.
- Dr. Gina Wong@ginaw
Dr. Gina Wong published a blog post One Mother's Story of Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Finding Help February 12, 2018 - 5:10pm

I remember the first time it happened. The first time I believed that I could actually be capable of hurting my baby. I was standing at the top of the stairs my first thought was about keeping her safe. I thought, “What if you drop her down the...
- Yasmeen Al-Aubiydy@yasmeenal
Yasmeen Al-Aubiydy published a blog post UNIT 0 DIARY February 12, 2018 - 10:40am

ID#: 3321215Date: February 12th, 2018 Starting this course is extremely exciting for me as I have wanted to learn how to program sites for some time now! I have done some web programming on my own before using the help...
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- Bright Nwanoruo@brightnw
  
  Bright Nwanoruo March 20, 2018 - 12:44am
  Hi Yasmeen, good to know you are also in this course. I am also taking this course and I believe it will be a wonderful journey .
  Enjoy!
- Gia Chahal@giach
Gia Chahal published a blog post Unit 2 Submission Reflective Diary February 10, 2018 - 7:30pm

My webpage link is http://student.athabascau.ca/~giach/Also, I am uploading Sample 1 and 2, reference page for the images the corrected version in word file and within it includes the reflection of each sample respectively.Please also find...
- Gia Chahal@giach
Gia Chahal uploaded the file make up artist.zip February 10, 2018 - 7:26pm
- Erica DeSchipper@ericade3
Erica DeSchipper commented on the blog Stress and it's effects on students. Just a thought February 10, 2018 - 12:00pm

I think this is a simple metaphor that everyone needs to take into consideration. Everyone including, students, counselors, professionals, and future clients. Many helpers want to do wahtever they can to help their clients, but taking on a littel...
- Bonnie Marlow@bonniema21
Bonnie Marlow commented on the blog TCPS-2 online tutorial in the group EDDE 806 Doctoral Research Seminar February 9, 2018 - 5:36pm

Thank you, Peggy Lynn, I saw that there was a tutorial in EDDE 805 when I was doing research on the TCPS website, but I did not know it was a doctorate requirement. I appreciate the heads-up, as I will immediately start on it! Bonnie
- Rita Zuba Prokopetz@ritapr1
Rita Zuba Prokopetz commented on the blog TCPS-2 online tutorial in the group EDDE 806 Doctoral Research Seminar February 9, 2018 - 4:41pm

Hi Peggy-Lynn, I took my tutorial over three weekends, and finally completed the final module (8?) on Sunday -- I got my certificate! The information is indeed very interesting! Rita

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