PolymathicPedagogue

Google losing a big part of its market share? Cry me a river! https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/google-search-is-fading-the-whole-internet-could-go-with-it/ar-AA1GFVoW

What #BTC and #XMR options exist for micro-lending like Kiva.com? #asknostr

I've asked this question a few times over the years, on various platforms, but still haven't found a solid answer: What iPod alternatives exist today? And which will sync with some kind of FOSS equivalent to iTunes? I'd love to listen to a dozen or so albums and also keep some podcasts synced up but would prefer not to carry my mobile phone around all the time. Anyone seen any decent solutions out there? If possible, it'd be great to avoid the Apple ecosystem. #asknostr

I think it's time for another cup of coffee, a chapter or two of a good book, and some quiet jazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYfbVY4P5Ec

I've always admired folks that know how to grow, raise, and harvest their own food. Hopefully, I can settle down one day and do something similar. In the meantime, anybody else homestead, hunt, or otherwise produce their own nutrition? Stories? Pics? nostr:nevent1qqsvjwsh0t5c2yp0kefrzzg6qfs5gstjuykwpam74e94qrftvjkx59cs2w0uf

A lot has changed in Western education in the last century. A number of those changes have been for the better (ending widespread corporal punishment, for example), but many other changes we could probably do without (think, Common Core). #education

I've always enjoyed the odd story about curious characters that have been different from the rest of us. The adventures of Petro Zailenko are no different. Born in Russia, Petro ended up in California under dubious circumstances, and he eventually fled into the woods to avoid immigration authorities. He spent the rest of his life living as a hermit in the forests of northern California. Check out a fuller story with some great photos here: https://www.sfgate.com/northcoast/article/hendy-woods-hermit-mendocino-redwoods-20354002.php #themoreyouknow

A friend sent this to me, and I had to confess that I was unfamiliar with a number of these Ukrainian authors. https://kyivindependent.com/wondering-where-to-start-with-dostoevsky-try-his-ukrainian-contemporaries-instead/ #Ukraine #literature

Wait a second! Angelfire still exists?! https://angelfire.lycos.com/

The sad thing is, there aren't too many 'good guys' out there. In the case of the Russia-Ukraine War, Russia's hands aren't exactly clean either: https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/fact-sheet-russias-kidnapping-and-re-education-of-ukraines-children/ nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzptpldtlpwkflvxqs2y76exs7238g0wwwjxe86dac3mzclw4fq992qyt8wumn8ghj77rdwgh82um9dehhxarj9ehhyecqyzapqz4x2f2aexgwvh7lxgadvklaclqglunlpsg9fyx68zcxqcq6ukt2uzf

#XMR nerds, does the #Monero community have any 'holidays' that are celebrated during the year? Something akin to Bitcoin Pizza Day? #asknostr

A university network setting up its own accreditation system? What could go wrong? In all seriousness, I think it'd be great to see a bit more competition in this area. A total free-for-all probably wouldn't be good for the end users (the students themselves), but having a few more players in the game could shake up the status quo a bit. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article306413611.html #education

nostr:npub14slk4lshtylkrqg9z0dvng09gn58h88frvnax7uga3v0h25szj4qzjt5d6 What ever happened to Rebelnet.me? I was updating my bookmarks and discovered that the site is totally gone!

Years ago, I used to manually archive each article (via Archive.is and the Wayback Machine) before adding it to my Pocket bookmarks. That way, when sites went down or the original articles were pulled, I'd still be able to go back and read what I pleased. Over time, I naturally found this to be tedious and stopped doing it altogether. However, I'm now sitting here wondering whether there might be an easier way to automate this process, such as with some kind of IFTTT process? Or perhaps a tool exists that would archive everything I have coming in via my RSS feeds? #asknostr

This reminds me a lot of Facebook offering cheap or discounted access to its Messenger app in countries like the Philippines. https://arkatelecom.am/en/news/internet/access_to_facebook_messenger_to_become_free_in_14_countries_armenia_not_among_them/ nostr:note1fhsh4p2s08ns0td76h99nz4gtr2dmkyxjldfc38gsz7rsqryln5s9dmupg

You all know which side of the divide we're on. #freedomtech

What's up with all the new autoreply spam bots that send through garbled nonsense? What purpose do they serve and why has someone unleashed them on Nostr?! #asknostr

Welcome to Nostr, nostr:npub1sypzkfeed8tfgunvrwxy4wy2ng9sl9y002kz4senpq4752udqezqr6aezr! If there were two or three things we nostriches should know to keep us physically healthy and to prevent the need for *extensive* chiropractic work done on us, what would they be?

“More than 170 Chick-fil-A team members across the country have earned college degrees without incurring student debt, thanks to a tuition-free education program offered in partnership with Ficus Education and Point University." https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/more-than-170-chick-fil-a-team-members-earn-tuition-free-college-degrees Folks, if your employer offers you tuition allowances, take advantage of those opportunities! Get in some professional development courses, complete a degree, or take other classes to help improve your knowledge and develop your skills! #education

I found one possible workaround that should work on most of the devices I mentioned: KOReader + Wallabag. KOReader is an e-ink reader app, which works on Kobo and Moaan E-ink Reader, and Wallabag is a self-hosted article bookmarking tool. Kobo offers a Wallabag plugin. I have yet to test it out but figured out share this option in case anyone else has some time to mess around with this alternative. https://planet.kde.org/matija-suklje-hook-2025-05-24-trying-out-koreader-and-wallabag-the-first-few-days-and-months/ #reading #bookstr #kobo #moaan nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqdsevtcx2q58ju4karwy72kfujzdrpllrf2xw9u5fpqu3hdwn0ayqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnnd9sk6um5wghxxmmd9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzqf9h8ewkpkvexj03ks4k49260y2wgsvp5dku965mzf4290ncl7ax6xdw74