Posts from October 2011

The day 2011-10-31 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ ebodeux PC thus the bugginess. But the usability of iTunes is quite low on a Mac, too. in reply to ebodeux # Why does this book keep crashing my Kindle app on Android? Atrocitology: Humanity's 100 Deadliest Achievements eBook http://t.co/J53gC5qJ # God, what a worthless unusable piece of garbage # iTunes is! Were it…

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The day 2011-10-30 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I immediately fell in love with NexusFile when looking for alternatives for FreeCommander on W7 pro! http://t.co/rZngOHE0 # edtech # Atrocitology: "wars kill more civilians than soldiers (in fact, the army is usually the safest place to be)" http://t.co/B64mOMnb # til # "tendency to attempt to solve all possible cases before there are any actual…

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The day 2011-10-29 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Linguist Llama wisdom on the Schwa http://t.co/UJvU5ohH # ellchat # Can't decide which is the better distraction-free editor: FocusWriter http://t.co/BLxZtibe or WriteMonkey http://t.co/4IpkDgNb # edtech # Peer review should be done based on introduction and methods sections only of research submitted for publication. http://t.co/fTHtavk7 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-28 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Beautiful fugue on the complexity of noun countability in English by @ mgrammar . http://t.co/7vHEXDjp # ellchat #engchat # "1 of the reasons that metric-centric systems can become so bad is that they almost always start out as something good" http://t.co/uhbhwAPU # Agree: "for teams that actually need to collaborate, Dropbox is still wanting" &lt…

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The day 2011-10-27 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I'd say army is a safeguard of education > RT @ MyEdegree : "Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." -Edward Everett # "With # Ubuntu I wasn't learning how to do things with my OS, I was learning to make the OS do what I wanted." http://t.co/KNZ3aEwO # edtech #…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-27

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I'd say army is a safeguard of education > RT @ MyEdegree : "Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." -Edward Everett # "With # Ubuntu I wasn't learning how to do things with my OS, I was learning to make the OS do what I wanted." http://t.co/KNZ3aEwO # edtech #…

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The day 2011-10-25 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Hope @ hypothes_is is going to inter-operate with @ mozilla 's # openbadges http://t.co/DKzUxtpg # We really need better trust management in # Drupal Lots of barely credible responses to a recent call for proposals on d.o @ learningdrupal # Just joined Einztein Knowledge Exchange @ http://t.co/jvcbieKL http://t.co/I9rwjiNk # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-24 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Call for Proposals: # Drupal 6 Theme # Accessibility Redesign http://t.co/LI5YB3eQ @ drupal_jobs # I hope someone @ microsoft is ashamed of how difficult it is to install .msi files on # windows7 How about learning from # Linux sudo FTW! # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-23 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Irony? A media controlling billionaire uses an everything controlling billionaire as an example for # edreform http://t.co/A389yk3z # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-22 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

No! The future of education lies in education! > "The future of education lies in technology" http://t.co/oImmjZFB # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-21 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Just pledged to support Hypothes.is - Taking peer review to the Internet— Kickstarter http://t.co/KQRdyLBu # edchat # I just reserved my @ hypothes_is username. Get yours now. http://t.co/aKQ1In7m # Online Public Lecture: Introduction to Dyslexia for Parents http://t.co/B9oGslwg # dyslexia #webinar # Feeling the sudden urge to attend the workshop on Negation in Uralic Languages…

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The day 2011-10-20 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

What's wrong with # music teachers? Just met another one who'd never heard of Tom Waits. How are we going to get the # edupunk movement going? # Wow, how sad to hear the Chief Rabbi performing voodoo with language and the brain without a challenge on # starttheweek ... # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-20

by Dominik Lukeš ·

What's wrong with # music teachers? Just met another one who'd never heard of Tom Waits. How are we going to get the # edupunk movement going? # Wow, how sad to hear the Chief Rabbi performing voodoo with language and the brain without a challenge on # starttheweek ... # They do already if…

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The day 2011-10-19 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

They do already if they care! RT @ marama # ulearn11 we need to teach learners to critically assess and question the information they consume. # How can we encourage some positive competition to PayPal? "Diaspora Becomes PayPal's Latest Victim" http://t.co/r89qw324 # edtech # "In an open educational environment, you can't 'ensure any educational outcomes&#039…

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The day 2011-10-16 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Nice to see the improved # Moodle Plugins Directory, looking forward to the auto updates http://t.co/nnmvDSoI # edtech # Giving ASUS WebStorage a try over Syncplicity - benefit of a year's free storage from Transformer. http://t.co/EQZlccDl # edtech # The only reliable thing about international education comparison studies is the lies told about them afterward…

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The day 2011-10-15 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Thought experiment: What would happen to society if all test results were assigned randomly? Prediction: Not much! # edchat #edchatuk # History of linguistic purism and # prescriptivism is as long as the history of language: http://t.co/FCobKxfz # eltchat # Aif only # RDF were this simple: Half an Hour: DRN: Downes RDF Notation http://t.co/IVLfpYdY…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-13

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Important explanation of the power and limitations of the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) http://t.co/ocCj4hau # ellchat # God, I hate @ BBC TV documentaries. How sad to see @ stephenfry dumbing down a complex subject. http://t.co/bZ7mxIpE # frysplanetword #ellchat # It is amusing that one of the most plagiarized texts on the planet are anti-plagiarism…

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The day 2011-10-12 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Important explanation of the power and limitations of the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) http://t.co/ocCj4hau # ellchat # God, I hate @ BBC TV documentaries. How sad to see @ stephenfry dumbing down a complex subject. http://t.co/bZ7mxIpE # frysplanetword #ellchat # It is amusing that one of the most plagiarized texts on the planet are anti-plagiarism…

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The day 2011-10-11 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Disappointed to see how far behind # android is in term of # accessibility @ google should make this a priority to make inroads into education # Parttime Project Researcher position in # dyslexia #assistivetechnologies # printdisability http://t.co/zoeqnJpG # jobs Please RT # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-10 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Is speaking the language all it takes to be an expert? « Motivated Grammar http://t.co/inUR6EWM < No!!! # ellchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-09 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Finally, someone trying to get off Google for a reason I can get behind: as a way of artistic expression! http://ow.ly/6RKyY # google #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-08 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I've just personalized @ SwiftKey X for Android with my Twitter posts! # Why Education Startups Do Not Succeed (114 points) http://t.co/znLiYpRl # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-07 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Important and not at all inappropriate: What Everyone Is Too Polite to Say About Steve Jobs http://t.co/RxTTnR7R # Wow, a good post about open source on @ techcrunch : LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org: One Year After the Schism http://t.co/0PZLjoGe # Celebrated the legacy of # SteveJobs by buying an # Android tablet. Didn' t like the…

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The day 2011-10-06 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

# Moodle 2.0 Theme # Accessibility Redesign - Call for Proposals http://ow.ly/6Pjo6 # moodlejobs # Wish # fote11 android app would support install to SD card. But otherwise it's great to have it. # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-06

by Dominik Lukeš ·

# Moodle 2.0 Theme # Accessibility Redesign - Call for Proposals http://ow.ly/6Pjo6 # moodlejobs # Wish # fote11 android app would support install to SD card. But otherwise it's great to have it. # End of a love affair with @ scribd >too many ads, no way for providers to pay, charging users high download…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-06

by Dominik Lukeš ·

# Moodle 2.0 Theme # Accessibility Redesign - Call for Proposals http://ow.ly/6Pjo6 # moodlejobs # Wish # fote11 android app would support install to SD card. But otherwise it's great to have it. # End of a love affair with @ scribd >too many ads, no way for providers to pay, charging users high download…

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The day 2011-10-05 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

End of a love affair with @ scribd >too many ads, no way for providers to pay, charging users high download fees. Alternatives? # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2011-10-04 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Wow! What a spectacularly underwhelming # Apple announcement!? Just about catching up to # Android on phones like Galaxy S2. # Powered by Twitter Tools

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