José Mota
@josemota.bsky.social
English teacher at Escola Secundária de Camões, Lisbon, Portugal. Researcher @LEaD - Universidade Aberta, Portugal. PLEs, networked learning, cyberculture.
But also books, photography and good conversations.
https://josemota.pt
But also books, photography and good conversations.
https://josemota.pt
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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INTRODUCTION
thebullshitmachines.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The bullshit machines thebullshitmachines.com
The challenge, “South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System,” was announced on November 14th and accepts entries until January 23rd, 2025.
www.universetoday.com/169954/nasa-...
www.universetoday.com/169954/nasa-...
NASA Is Seeking Ideas for Rescuing an Astronaut from the Moon
Space exploration is a dangerous business, especially when squishy living organisms, such as humans, are involved. NASA has always prided itself on how seriously it takes the safety of its astronauts,...
www.universetoday.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:50 PM
The challenge, “South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System,” was announced on November 14th and accepts entries until January 23rd, 2025.
www.universetoday.com/169954/nasa-...
www.universetoday.com/169954/nasa-...
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I can never understand why children's books get left out of "great book" lists. The books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes no-one. They are books for EVERYONE - and if you exclude them, you miss the most important books of all!
November 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM
I can never understand why children's books get left out of "great book" lists. The books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes no-one. They are books for EVERYONE - and if you exclude them, you miss the most important books of all!
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So far I tend to agree with this. Bluesky's corporate aims and goals are different than the user expectation for it, and no one company will make 23 million users 100% happy 100% of the time. But they've been good at communication and in giving users tools to create their own space. Tricky stuff.
Go too far in the enshittification direction and you become Twitter. But go too far in the opposite direction, prioritizing purity over engagement and onboarding, and you become Mastodon.
BlueSky has managed this tradeoff so well. We should still be vigilant, but kudos to a fantastic platform.
BlueSky has managed this tradeoff so well. We should still be vigilant, but kudos to a fantastic platform.
November 29, 2024 at 1:48 PM
So far I tend to agree with this. Bluesky's corporate aims and goals are different than the user expectation for it, and no one company will make 23 million users 100% happy 100% of the time. But they've been good at communication and in giving users tools to create their own space. Tricky stuff.
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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
November 28, 2024 at 12:38 PM
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Women worshipping the clouds, Lisbon
November 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Women worshipping the clouds, Lisbon
Seagulls convention
November 15, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Seagulls convention
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Fuck yeah Bluesky
November 15, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Fuck yeah Bluesky