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  1. @wade_764

    Whatā€™s the big deal ā€“ Privacy on the Web

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    I was particularly interested in this web assignment because I love technology! For the first half of the work, I was asked to count the number of open-source programs on my computer. I am a Computer science major, and I am also studying cybersecurity. The laptop I use for my daily tasks has Ubuntu Linux for its operating system. As a result, most of my programs are open source. However, I think the author of this assignment may be confused as to what the opposite type of program is called. Closed source software means that a company or individual doesā€¦
  2. Downes

    The Snow Storm

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    January 17, 2022. I was up bright and early today and this is what greeted me: nothing but snow. This is the view from the front basement window, my view as I do my daily work on the exercise bike. Today was a day for administrative stuff - I got my NR...
  3. Downes

    Before the Storm

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    January 16, 2022. It has been freezing cold all day with a clear blue sky - here's the scene looking outside my home office window. We're expecting the storm to hit overnight, but we have all our provisions stored and are ready for it. Today I played s...
  4. paul bond

    What about Bob?

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    I enjoyed reading peopleā€™s reactions to The Joy of Painting. I thought Iā€™d share my thoughts on peopleā€™s thoughts here. ā€œI fell asleep within five minutes.ā€ I remember reading a newspaper article about Bobā€™s popularity back in the day when ā€¦ Continue reading ?
  5. @Bendire Thrasher

    Totally Normal Room of a Totally Normal Teenage Boy

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    Written Assignment #1 https://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/random-wikipedia-writing/ There is a page on Wikipedia, called Wikipedia:Random, where you can click the link and get brought to a random page on Wikipedia. For this assignment, go to the link and then click on the words Special:Random. Whatever page you get, somehow incorporate it into a short story involving whatever theme [ā€¦]
  6. Downes

    On The Shoulder

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    January 15, 2022. Yes it's another photo of Charlemagne climbing on my shoulder. Dig that huge claw! He basically has an opposable thumb and I've seen him pick things up with it (like, say, string). Today was a rest day. I wrote a blog post and then sp...
  7. Downes

    Shopping Carts

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    January 14, 2022. The cold wave has hit. These are shopping carts as viewed on a noon-hour trip to Costco. Had an unexpected meeting today, and otherwise started work on that last video. But mostly, it's cold. Cold cold cold. https://flic.kr/p/2mXBEu6
  8. Downes

    Night at the Tesla Stand

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    January 13, 2022. Long day. Here's the view in the Metro parking lot. Today started out crappy, with a long pointless and stress-filled meeting. I came back from that participating in a good presentation at the Heads of Learning Forum, and made the day...
  9. Downes

    Tree

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    January 12, 2022. When I went to Cornwall yesterday I picked up some wall hangings so I could block some of the excess light coming through my window. makes for better videos. Today I worked through the last of the slides for the 'Critical Stance' vide...
  10. @Untertacker

    Sake Song

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    Today is Kagama daySing with us, sake, sakeDrink with us sakeOn this Kagama Biraki day. It is always Kagama daySing with us, ole oleDrink with us sakeOn this Kagama Biraki day.
  11. natalie

    Nights out, Charity & boat trips

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    from the bookĀ Blend 37 ā€“ Pippa Bow A week later, Pippa was sitting on her study project a case study for a new female tech gadget while clicking some likes from Tess party pictures and a sunny day on her cruise. The pictures looked amazing and she could almost get jealous, but Tess really deservedā€¦ Continue reading Nights out, Charity & boatĀ trips
  12. @nalujoprojects

    Week 1 Summary

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    This week was a lot of setting up account and making introductions. My introduction post included links to all of my new social media accounts, as well as some of my old projects Iā€™m really proud of. I also watched ā€œA Spring Touched Dayā€ and wrote about some of Bob Rossā€™s timeless bits of wisdom. ā€¦

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