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888: The desire to watch TV, no matter what’s on it.Philip K. Dick, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", 1968 "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" is a sci-fi novel by Philip K. Dick from 1968 …
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MOOCs are offering a new outlook on education. They've changed several traditional parameters: small has become Massive, closed has become Open, and offline has become Online. But the final …
What's the difference between a boring tool or game, and an engaging one? For something to be engaging, it needs to be easily understandable, and appealing; it needs to provide various different …
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This is a small plugin for Wordpress that makes pages behave more like posts. It's a quick and simple solution for anyone who uses Wordpress like a CMS, with mainly a hierarchy of pages. Normally …
Why do we have formal, organised education? One reason is to expose the next generation to the culture, values and practices of society so that they become contributing members of society. …
I wake up. I don't know where I am. This has happened every day for a very long time. But I don't remember. Until I look at my phone. It says: "Tarmo, you have no short-term memory." Welcome to the …
