Richard Hind

Senior Learning Technologist at @uochester, Code Club Volunteer @codeclub, Amateur 3D designer and Printer.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@meaning_enjoyer I’ve noticed a big change in computer usage skill in younger children pre / post covid. I’ve only got anecdotal observations but I think it’s a bit chunk of kids being taught on tablets, I notice they struggle to type / use a mouse. (I teach after school coding classes).

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@HabitKit any Black Friday deals on the lifetime subscription?

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@BigJuffer @mrseleanorohara @VictoriaCoren @BBCTwo Sabrina on Netflix did this to an extreme. Can also be caused by anamorphic lenses that are very wide, but then the odd aberations in the bokeh made me think of the funky lenses.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@BigJuffer @mrseleanorohara @VictoriaCoren @BBCTwo My thought is they use really wide lenses that are just on the edge of causing curvature (not full on fisheye ala Poor things). I also think that they are purposely using cheaper lenses (often Russian soviet era) that causes aberations on the edges of focus like a Helios 44-2

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@micayla_telfer @mrseleanorohara To force the lung to collapse, but I don’t get how that would help as I thought that was bad.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

Think someone at @BBCiPlayer pushed something from dev to production server too early for @Xbox

[Antoinette 🏳️‍🌈 @mrseleanorohara]

Right, I've asked this a million times, but please hit me up with any PACES revision resources. Looking for things I can do at home before returning to work after mat leave in the new year e.g. podcasts, videos. Already on @prepacespodcast.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@nextofficial between 11AM-12PM on the 10th of August, it was the customer lift.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

Not particularly accessible to wheelchairs and prams @nextofficial - could barely get in with my pram (Next store in Macclesfield)

[Richard Hind @titchard]

Playing Thank Goodness You’re Here on PS4 and absolutely creased up laughing with @mrseleanorohara - if @coalsupper didn’t watch Monkey Dust when they grew up I’ll eat my hat, this game feels like interactive BBC3 comedy from mid 2000s.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@MrmoTarius This is amazing, could you point me in the direction of a guide / video of how this is done, or the name of the process?

[Richard Hind @titchard]

Think if this does get carried out it’s a big mistake- libraries are akin to community hubs these days, offering a wide breadth of essential services. With a highly only government offering, libraries offer free access and help to those needing it.

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

End of the librarian? Council cuts and new tech push profession to the brink https://t.co/LGMMJmK72c

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@Yorks_STEAM @CodeClub @acombprimary excellent! I always like changing the ghost one when its not Halloween!

[Richard Hind @titchard]

I am really pleased to be part of @uochester and their Festival of Ideas giving a workshop / talk on the 7th of July. The topic is "Preparation Meets Play – Developing Student Skills through Game Based Learning and Gamification" and you can sign up here! https://t.co/dVuNuzXMcG

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@BobBilsland @CodeClub @malvern_wells @microbit_edu oh its also given me an idea! Do you think you could do morse code battleships with the children? Teach them to send coordinates and play against each other?

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@BobBilsland @CodeClub @malvern_wells @microbit_edu love it! am I remembering rightly but newer #Microbits have speakers on them? I wrote some code that did visual dot/dash as well as long/short beeps as well.

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@BobBilsland @CodeClub @microbit_edu thank you! I am hoping to start my weekend classes again soon, I think this will be one of my classes!

[Richard Hind @titchard]

@BobBilsland @CodeClub @microbit_edu Good idea - can you expand on the morse code decision tree?