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The Extra Dimension #56: Distance Learning
Episode summary
00:00:00 | Intro
00:03:04 | Models used at Minnesota Virtual Schools
Online School in Minnesota | Grades 6-12 |
Minnesota Virtual Schools
00:08:57 | Models used at Harding
00:18:04 | By the numbers
Failing grades are way up in the Twin Cities’
public schools, especially for students of color
00:23:13 | How prepared were schools
Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then
Came Covid-19 | WIRED
00:28:08 | How prepared were families
Tool Library builds 600 desks for students
learning at home – StarTribune.com
00:31:10 | How prepared were teachers
00:36:31 | Classroom management
* Safety and Engagement Features in Google Meet –
The Keyword
* Chirping smoke detectors disrupting virtual
classes – The Washington Post
00:42:14 | Building community
Here I am: Buck – Google Slides
00:45:23 | Surveillance, proctoring tests
00:47:18 | How would this have gone 10 years ago?
00:52:47 | The Flipped Classroom
01:00:54 | Snow days
A Crime Against Childhood – YouTube
01:04:01 | Final thoughts, personal news
01:09:13 | Outro
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Attributions
* Inspired / Kevin MacLeod
Copyright
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The Extra Dimension #55: Working Hard, or Hardly Working… From Home
Episode summary
00:00:00 | Intro
00:02:42 | Video call etiquette
00:15:23 | Random, informal encounters
00:20:01 | Choosing communication mediums
00:28:30 | Work-life balance
00:39:58 | Establishing your personal brand
00:42:11 | Establishing a daily routine
00:51:14 | Land use
* Coronavirus: How cities can adapt to Covid-19 –
Vox
* Bloomberg – Will Commuters Ever Go Back to Commuter Trains?
* City Beat: When workers can live anywhere | City Observatory
* Bloomberg – Urban Living Might Just Survive Coronavirus
00:55:24 | Setting up your physical space
* Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You — CGP Grey
* Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice | Ars Technica
01:04:26 | Advantages to companies
01:06:19 | Infrastructure challenges for companies
01:13:15 | Best practices for managers
01:17:12 | Jobs that cannot be done remotely
01:25:40 | Kids at home
01:30:31 | Do you want to continue working from home?
01:33:48 | Outro
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Attributions
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Copyright
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The Extra Dimension #54: Justice for George
Episode summary
00:00 | Intro
01:36 | Community Response
06:04 | Steve Fletcher: “The sanctity of life is a low bar”
Image: mural for George Floyd
Image: “Black Lives Matter” painted on street
Image: “Defund the Police” painted on street
08:53 | “I can’t breathe” by Abha Karnick
13:29 | Mother protecting her children at the Oakdale protest
Image: “He’s in
custody! He’s in custody! This is news!”
16:00 | Rioting & looting
18:05 | MLK: “The riot is the language of the unheard”
21:48 | Killer Mike: “Don’t burn your own house down”
Images: Riot Destruction on University Ave
33:07 | Useful resources, the role of technology in this crisis
* Minneapolis Situation Map 2020 – Google My Maps
* Flightradar24 Flight Tracker – Apps on Google Play
40:31 | Where do we go from here?
* Image: high school graduate attending protest in cap & gown
* COVID-19 testing sites in Minnesota
* 8 Can’t Wait
* Research – Campaign Zero
* Seven reforms needed now to loosen the grip of the Minneapolis Police Federation on the city it is holding hostage
* Police Use of Force Project
* Neighborhood Watch + Resources – Google Docs
* Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety – The Appeal
* twin city sidewalks: Minneapolis Police Violence is a Statewide Issue
51:35 | “Daddy changed the world!”
52:00 | Say their names
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The Extra Dimension #53: Culture, Technology, and Epidemics Through History
Episode summary
00:00:00 | Intro
* Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus
* 6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History – YouTube
* Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll
00:04:25 | Pubic Lice
00:13:33 | Misdirected Blame
00:18:01 | Cultural Adaptation
* Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note | WIRED
00:30:21 | Going Back to Old Ways of Dealing
* Coronavirus and cities: 1918 pandemic’s lessons about urban life – Curbed
* Lockdowns flatten the “economic curve,” too
* Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Reopen the Economy – The New York Times
* San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions.
00:34:30 | New Technologies
* Protecting Civil Liberties During a Public Health Crisis | Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
* 2 billion phones cannot use Google and Apple contact-tracing tech
* Coronavirus misinformation is the latest test for social media platforms
* How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe | Free to read | Financial Times
00:41:25 | The Butterfly Effect
00:43:51 | Cultural Context Creates Scenarios
* xkcd: Pathogen Resistance
01:06:29 | Outro
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The Extra Dimension #52: Bike Maintenance Essentials
Episode summary
00:00:00 | Intro
00:02:28 | Things you can do on the road
00:02:46 | Changing a flat
00:08:44 | Reseating chain
00:10:22 | Adjusting fenders
00:11:53 | Fine-tune barrel adjuster
00:14:53 | Tools to carry with you
Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX
00:20:02 | Things you can do at home
00:20:17 | Lubricating chain
00:23:39 | Pumping tires to full
00:24:35 | Winter maintenance
00:31:07 | Maintenance for indoor training
00:33:03 | Derusting chain
00:35:11 | Seat height
00:37:10 | Adjusting brakes
00:40:59 | When to bring your bike to a shop
* Measuring chain wear
* Keep a maintenance log of how much riding each of your components lasts
* Bring your bike in for its yearly tune-up at the end of its season, so you don’t have to wait in line
00:48:42 | Recognizing tire wear
00:52:47 | Services bike shops provide
Every good bike shop should have a good dog!
01:04:06 | Miscellaneous questions
01:15:43 | Outro
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The Extra Dimension #51: COPPA? I Barely Even Know ‘Er!
Episode summary
00:00 | Intro
00:44 | A brief history of COPPA
* Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act – Wikipedia
* Complying with COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions | Federal Trade Commission
07:30 | What’s changing on YouTube
* Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law | Federal Trade Commission
* Official YouTube Blog: Better protecting kids’ privacy on YouTube
* Watching “made for kids” content – YouTube Help
* YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children? | Federal Trade Commission
21:39 | Criticisms of COPPA
* The FTC’s 2020 COPPA rules have YouTube creators scared
* A video from Chadtronic that gets some details wrong, but illustrates a lot of the concerns creators have
* Misinformed YouTubers are undermining the fight for children’s privacy online.
27:42 | Unanswered questions
30:07 | Lessons learned
34:58 | Revising COPPA
35:53 | Outro
GOOGLE NEST MINI GIVEAWAY!!!
You could win the Google Home Mini that Ian tested for Second Opinion #81! All you have to do is become a patron sometime before February 16, 2020. Anyone who is a patron of ours anytime before that date gets one entry in the drawing. We will announce the winner on episode 83 of Second Opinion. Good luck to all!
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