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June #LoveMakeShare Creative prompts!
We had a wonderful response on Mastodon to May’s #LoveMakeShare prompts and I am delighted we’re doing it again! Apologies to the participants who may have been waiting for the full list – life delayed me getting it posted. But here we are! Please join…
Introducing #LoveMakeShare on Mastodon and Bluesky!
I’ve been charmed by learning about other makers, writers, and creatives through hashtag games like #ScribesAndMakers and #WritersCoffeeClub. Now, I want to bring a bit of the Love Make Share ethos to a new hashtag game for Mastodon and Bluesky!
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We named robots after forced labour. Then told them to be polite.
Bryan Carter’s stimulating essay about the ways LLM chatbots are designed to respond to us mirror certain trauma response left me troubled. We’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the social impact of AI. This explores below the surface.
Remember The Learning Company?
The end of edutainment software wasn’t a natural evolution of the industry. It was brought about by greed, and orchestrated by one of my least favourite fellow Canadians.
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Building a Family, One Project at a Time
Love Make Share’s mission is to show project-based learning in action and demonstrate the power of shared creative endeavours in forging bonds between us. It’s also the story of a family who finds closeness and fulfillment in being creative.
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June #LoveMakeShare Creative prompts!
We had a wonderful response on Mastodon to May’s #LoveMakeShare prompts and I am delighted we’re doing it again! Apologies to the participants who may have been waiting for the full list – life delayed me getting it posted. But here we are! Please join me and some truly wonderful creative people on Mastodon and…
We named robots after forced labour. Then told them to be polite.
Bryan Carter’s stimulating essay about the ways LLM chatbots are designed to respond to us mirror certain trauma response left me troubled. We’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the social impact of AI. This explores below the surface.
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Parenting
The Velveteen Rabbit
Tonight, C’s bedtime story was The Velveteen Rabbit. Fresh from a bath and rosy-cheeked, she curled up under the covers and held her own stuffed bunny close under her chin, her eyes gleaming in the low light. Serene and soft and warm in that way that only tired toddlers get. I have always loved The…
Impressions in the Snow
There have been several big snowfalls in a row this winter. I came home from a rare Sunday spent at the office and could barely get the car into the driveway. I didn’t want to shovel. The teens were occupied, hanging out with their cousins; my wife wanted to nap. I wanted to spend some…
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Projects
Graphite powder: experimenting with metallic finishes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L47A2J7TkUg What’s the best way to achieve a shiny metallic finish? Airbrush? Spray paints? Lacquers? What about graphite powder and a bit of elbow grease? Whistler joins me in the shop to see what different substrates mean for graphite powder finishes. We try applying different amounts of graphite powder to white, grey, and black surfaces…
Maker Resolutions for 2019
Happy New Year! It’s the beginning of 2019! And that means it’s a great time to talk about what we’re going to get up to in the year ahead. It’s a good time to think about what worked and what didn’t from last year and what I want to do going forward. With that in…
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Writing
Your smug takes on writing content hurt new writers. Stop it.
There is a growing pattern I’ve noticed of both creators and commentators. More established writers are creating a wildly hostile environment around entry-level writing content and message boards. And it should stop.
How I Wrote My Best NaNoWriMo Draft Yet
https://youtu.be/mxFmRUFTuM0 I have had a number of successes with National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo. I wrote a novel with only a drawing to guide me, learned some lessons, lost, and won. I’m getting practiced now, and have completed three novels in five years. My hands-down best performance came in April 2021, during Camp NaNoWriMo.…
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Recipes
Simply the Best Peanut Butter
I don’t lightly say that things are “the best” anything. But we’ve been on this peanut butter for a few weeks now and it’s so cheap, so easy to make, and so delicious that I don’t think we’re ever going back to the store-bought kind.
Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
If you’re counting calories, you may want to become temporarily innumerate. Believe me, it’ll be worth it. These cheddar buttermilk biscuits are comfort food at its best. Flaky, soft, salty, rich, and absolutely the kind of thing where you’ll finish one and immediately reach for another.