Have you ever tried using processing or p5js as a way to engage students with code? I think the visual aspect would be a great way to engage young learners. Also are you looking for volunteers?

Forty-some years ago, my first programming experience was moving a pen wielding turtle around the screen with Logo. A visual introduction was great then and I think your suggestion is a good one for new students today.

I felt like that about a lot of education particularly science and maths, okay so yes your telling me it is a -insert term- but why is it called that, why do we need to know that, how does it fit in with a larger picture…

The traditional way of schooling, where it starts with small pieces and works its way up to something grander, is decidedly backwards.

In practice, one is best served with starting with something grand and then breaking it up into smaller and smaller pieces until those pieces are digestible. Learning becomes infinitely easier this way.

On the surface it may seem like the same thing: The learning takes place around a concept of of small pieces of a larger puzzle. However, the process of breaking down the puzzle is where the most important information is gleaned.

So, mathematics, for instance.....you'd start with differential equations and work your way down to......addition/subtraction?

That's a low effort interpretation.

Every kid in the world understands the concept of 3D games, Minecraft, etc. That's a perfect vehicle to begin breaking it down into relevant simple math concepts.

Or just a basic web site that has some JavaScript. Or a form/submit.

Fifteen minutes of lost time to a minor bug or incorrect instruction step doesn’t seem like a big issue

I think this should be part of the curriculum - it’s a daily part of the job of a SWE, introduce it in the class, make it fun and explain the frustrations and rewards when figuring out bugs. It’s not a set back of the day, it becomes part of the day, another side adventure to solve.

Thanks - I was going to chime in on this.

However - I was also an instructor (not high-school, but IT professionals) - and the biggest problem with "15-minute" bugs, or basic knowledge-gaps (like... how to open a command prompt and type correctly) is when you have multiple students who encounter different bugs simultaneously... Which will delay the entire class/session and frustrate those who are not having an issue. (Hopefully those who are not having an issue can proceed independently if there is a workbook/lab instructions)

It's only fun if you know there is a light at the end of the tunnel as it were. If you're no yet convinced that programming is fun or even has any value then this "side adventure" will instantly kill any enthusiasm. Once they 'get' programming and see it as something they want to do, then learning how to deal with these "side quests" has value.

In this case, they're not teaching software engineering. They're teaching CS/programming. Having to figure out finnicky tools gets in the way of that.

I know it’s dark but reading some of the comments calling out how much money he has created for charities etc brought to mind Jimmy Saville, the good friend of King Charles made millions for charity throughout his life. If people get an ‘icky’ feeling about this man’s so called altruism, it’s understandable in this world.

And you can buy high end real estate with dirty money and then get clean money by taking loans out on the value of the property

Bah bum hahaha thank you

Someone asked that 6 years ago and they still waiting for a reply

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It’s not funny if you have to explain it - said someone once about a joke that had to be explained

No such thing as an addictive personality- it was invented by the pharmaceutical companies (the term) to play down the addictive effects of their drugs, doctors were told only people with addictive personalities will get hooked on the opioids

I can't say much about 'personalities' but it has been quite consistently demonstrated that some people are genetically predisposed and more likely to become addicted to certain substances than others regardless of social factors or even (pre-addiction) consumption patterns.

I also think there's something to it: each person is different.

I've smoked and quit a couple of times, and still get urges to go back sometimes. Meanwhile, I know people who casually smoke once in a while and don't get the habit.

Will this become more popular than automatic1111 webUI ?

Looks like they are trying to make it worth with a1111.

  Here are a few things we’d be excited to support…
   Local inference through WebGPU
   Local inference through stable-diffusion-webui
   Desktop installation
   ControlNet tools

I wouldn't bet on it. Automatic1111 already has a strong community and growing ecosystem. Stability.ai would have to try really hard and offer something significant to win people over.

Very curious to this as well, I’d imagine not unless something dramatic happens as Automatic is the gathering storm of public support and interest.

You think the US bush and Bush senior administration would of given a thought about Iraq if it wasn’t an oil producing resource?

I didn’t back in 2003 when I was in the anti-war minority. But seeing how many of those same people just became democrats in the last 20 years, and are now talking about how we need to stay in Afghanistan or intervene in Ukraine, I was wrong. We never got any oil from Iraq because it was never about the oil. It was about remaking the world in America’s image. We were in Iraq for the same reason ISIS was in Syria. We are trying to establish our version of the Caliphate, except with liberal democracy and capitalism instead of Islam.