Chris Bigum
@cj13.bsky.social
Unretired academic living on the Gold Coast. Generative AI in education, material semiotics, alt thinkers, too many interests. Swimmer, body surfer when the body allows. Posts human-made unless otherwise indicated. https://chrisbigum.blogspot.com/
How to turn your twitter feed into a book: venkateshrao.com/twitter-book
vgr: The Twitter Years (2007–22)
A curated collection of tweets and threads by Venkatesh Rao (@vgr), 2007–22.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
How to turn your twitter feed into a book: venkateshrao.com/twitter-book
There is some history about macho energy. When the first autos were developed there were three competing energy types: gasoline, electric and steam. It has been argued that having to crank the petrol powered auto appelaed to the "men" and is partly to explain the adoption. Partial explanation.
February 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
There is some history about macho energy. When the first autos were developed there were three competing energy types: gasoline, electric and steam. It has been argued that having to crank the petrol powered auto appelaed to the "men" and is partly to explain the adoption. Partial explanation.
They don't believe in any of the existing rules... ANY
March 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
They don't believe in any of the existing rules... ANY
I drew of Schrage's notion of design sensibilities: Schrage, M. (1998) Technology, Silver Bullets and Big Lies: Musings on the Information Age with
author Michael Schrage. Online. Available HTTP: www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/
reviewArticles/33132.html (26 January 2000).
author Michael Schrage. Online. Available HTTP: www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/
reviewArticles/33132.html (26 January 2000).
www.educause.edu
March 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I drew of Schrage's notion of design sensibilities: Schrage, M. (1998) Technology, Silver Bullets and Big Lies: Musings on the Information Age with
author Michael Schrage. Online. Available HTTP: www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/
reviewArticles/33132.html (26 January 2000).
author Michael Schrage. Online. Available HTTP: www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/
reviewArticles/33132.html (26 January 2000).
I wrote about digital sensibility back in 2002: Bigum, C. (2002). Design sensibilities, schools and the new computing and communication technologies. In I. Snyder (Ed.), Silicon literacies: Communication, innovation and education in the electronic era (pp. 130-140). Routledge. and a few after
March 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I wrote about digital sensibility back in 2002: Bigum, C. (2002). Design sensibilities, schools and the new computing and communication technologies. In I. Snyder (Ed.), Silicon literacies: Communication, innovation and education in the electronic era (pp. 130-140). Routledge. and a few after
Yep. All about asking questions, better questions and working with students to make sense of the current beast.
February 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Yep. All about asking questions, better questions and working with students to make sense of the current beast.