Archive for November, 2015
Constructed Languages Galore Posted by Malachi Rempen on Nov 4, 2015 in Archived Posts
The great thing about human beings is that we like to make stuff. We build, we construct, we create. That’s pretty much the major difference, aside from feeling sorry for ourselves, which separates us from the animal/plant/fungal kingdoms, and look how far it’s gotten us? I’m writing this, and you’re reading this, on a thing that a walking ape made with…
Never Send a Teacher to do a Machine’s Job Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 2, 2015 in Archived Posts
There’s a line from the Matrix that goes something like “never send a human to do a machine’s job.” Who knew that a dystopian sci-fi trilogy could so accurately summarize the evolution of technology in education? This train of thought was inspired by an article in the Washington Post about Yong Zhao’s news book 5…