Aaron Davis 🏘️

@thefauves Just thought I would give an update for anyone else interested, apparently it was Phil Natt.

Anyone know?

@thefauves Went to The Corner gig, who was on the keys? I know Coxy said, but I could not quite hear.

Let’s go! Melbourne - Oct 13 Sydney - Oct 14

@benlcollins Ben, I have been tinkering with checkboxes to create a dynamic QUERY formula. Is it possible to turn a formula as text into a working formula? Or am I using the wrong tool for the task? readwriterespond.com/2023/07/little…

3 ways to extend the basic checkbox functionality in #GoogleSheets. Let's go! 👇

@benlcollins Thanks Ben for sharing this explanation about the difference between QUERY and CHOOSECOL. It was the first thing I though when reading your newsletter.

One advantage CHOOSECOLS has over QUERY for selecting columns is that ALL your links propagate through the formula. The QUERY turns titled links into text, whereas CHOOSECOLS correctly interprets them.

@benlcollins Ben, I love the use of grouping columns, but found it problematic when sharing a Google Sheet as it is not unique to the user.

💡 Quick #GoogleSheets tip today! Highlight several rows (or columns) by clicking on their numbers (or letters), right click and choose to Group rows (or columns). This adds a button, which you can toggle to show/hide these grouped rows (or columns).

@DalePearce3 Sorry, that makes more sense going via Wycheproof. I only did that once in my time living in Swan Hill, felt the drive was already long enough when I'd head back down to Melbourne. Imagine the Little Murray River isn't so little at the moment too.

@mrkrndvs Up the Calder from Bendigo, through Charlton and Wycheproof, turn right at Dumosa then in through Lalbert. Adds 40 minutes. The Loddon Valley Hwy is open through Kerang but water issues around Lake Charm at present, will hopefully be clear soon.

The Murray River working its way through Swan Hill this morning

@StellaGlorie @fionathehardy The instructions on the box say 30 mins, but to be honest I sometimes go longer. You then pat dry before air frying them.

Pals, I make nice enough roast potatoes, in that it’s hard to go wrong with the concept of potatoes + oil + seasoning + oven, but need to up my game. How do you make yours?

@DalePearce3 We spent some time around Albury over the weekend. It was fascinating to see so much water. It was a contrast to the river I experienced while living in Swan Hill a few years ago when it was quite low.

Haven’t seen the Murray this high for a while

Can't help but hear Orwell while listening to Jones. "All voices are equal, but some voices are more equal than others." #QandA

@lasic @insidestorymag As much as I agree what Ashenden is saying, I wonder if we are always already 'inside the box'? I also worry about the metaphor of the 'beached whale' as some whales do not get off the beach and are buried, or left to decay, providing food for opportunistic seagulls and sharks

@doctorow @EFF @doctorow what excites me about the world you imagine in this paper is the control and nuance over such things as feeds. Personally, I would be just grateful to be able to follow updates from sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin via RSS, rather than having to log in.

That hypothetical "interoperable Facebook" is the subject of a new white paper and narrated slideshow I've just launched with @EFF, called "How to Ditch Facebook Without Losing Friends." eff.org/interoperablef… 16/

Facebook users claim to hate the service, but they keep using it, leading many to describe Facebook as "addictive." But there's a simpler explanation: people keep using Facebook though they hate it because they don't want to lose their connections to the *people* they love. 1/

@cpaterso I think this is really interesting idea, the use of badges as stepping stones. My question though is what students do with these badges. For me, I am really intrigued by the idea of 'constellations'. readwriterespond.com/2016/12/compre…

It’s time a “badging” approach is used in schools to replace traditional grades. "Seat time, and the way we currently measure what goes on during that seat time, doesn’t accurately show what skills students master." gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/22/08/…

@pomeranian99 Enjoyed the further dive into rewilding Clive. The idea of replacing the highway w/ a canal reminded me of Babakiueria where they propose replacing the freeway with bushland youtu.be/gYtz4hH2z7A?t=… I've also written about rewilding education too readwriterespond.com/2015/06/rewild…

Back in the 70s, Utrecht covered a chunk of its downtown canal -- so they could make a highway Then recently they reversed it, and brought the canal *back* It revivified that strip of downtown! The trend here: "Rewilding" cities clivethompson.medium.com/rewilding-citi…

Enjoyed listening to Tom Tilley's memoir. What I found interesting was the discussion of connection and community throughout. Although the church connections shriveled up, connection to Mudgee seemed to always stay strong. This felt as much to do with place as the people in it.

Python programming and mathematics. Does anyone have a textbook or resource that they recommend? Looking for something suitable for 14 year olds.

@ChrisAldrich I really like the search suggestions Chris. Personally, I use Granary granary.io to follow, but really like customising the feed by kind as well as people.

My favorite "bookmarks" for remedying Twitter's algorithmic feed: - twitter.com/search?q=filte… - twitter.com/search?q=filte… twitter.com/hjarche/status…

📰 Read Write Respond #077 - June's newsletter of ideas and information associated with all things education, mined and curated for me and shared with you collect.readwriterespond.com/read-write-res…