I used ERIC a lot when I worked in e-learning, especially for historical gray literature, e.g., on the #PLATO system.
https://www.governing.com/policy/major-education-resource-set-to-shut-down-this-week
Die Alten Griechen wussten Das auch schon
lest einfach #Sokrates (aufgeschrieben von #Plato)
https://troet.cafe/@Downwrighter/114375023927594499
I wrote about the history of Thinking and Sensing in philosophy https://www.bryankam.com/p/thinking-and-sensing?utm_source=activity_item #philosophy #Nietzsche #Plato #Kant #Buddhism #Schopenhauer #Socrates #Aristotle #Plato @philosophy
Did #Heraclitus say that you can't step into the same river twice? The answer may shock you!
Since all created things must decay, even a social order cannot last for ever, but will decline.
Don’t let the curse of the blinking cursor make you succumb to the synthetic machine.
The God of Lies™ confabulates nouns, verbs, and adjectives with statistical precision.
Words mean things and humans imbue them with meaning.
Writing is the evil twin of thinking.
Later today, the first commercial launch of an #Ariane6 rocket is planned, after the maiden flight in July 2024 that was mostly successful. Ariane 6 had been the backup launcher for #Euclid for many years.
Originally and for many years, Euclid was slated to launch on a Russian #Soyuz from French Guyana, which changed following the invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent stop of collaboration of #ESA with Roskosmos, the company behind Soyuz.
After this, Ariane 6 became the primary launcher on launch slot 4 or 5, but given that Euclid was almost ready for launch already in 2022, alternatives were looked into, and in the end Euclid successfully launched with a US company on 1 July 2023.
So we've been following #Ariane6's development for a while. All the best for this launch 
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Next #ESA #astronomy mission to be launched with Arianne 6 is the #exoplanet satellite #PLATO, towards the end of 2026.
All about today's launch: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane
In my free time I therefore read about #politics, #language & #religion but also enjoy #horror, mostly the supernatural kind.
I've written two 150k word "books" so far but never got to edit them up to any publishable standard.
It's going to be a 6-7 volume science-phantasy series, so I'm also heavily into #worldbuilding.
( #Δꙮ unrelated )
I try to get into #philosophy but have barely read any actual primary writings outside #Plato & #Camus (yes, I know) in full.
#Introduction
#NeuHier
Sun rising over #Plato, #MontesApenninus & #Eratosthenes, and #Clavius. The images were taken 2hrs 45mins apart on 6th Feb '25 from #Oxfordshire, UK with a 70mm refractor, 3x Barlow + #ASI120MC camera #LunarSunrise #CraterSunrise
Plato got it right:
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
There is no such thing as being apolitical, only complicity.
#Plato argued that an #oligarchy often result in incompetent #leadership, as #wealth does not equate to #wisdom or ability, and ultimately paves the way for further societal decline into tyranny.
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#Aristotle used the term #oligarchy to describe governance by a small, often wealthy or noble group, distinguishing it from #aristocracy, which he viewed as a more virtuous form of rule.
Now I remember why I preferred the opinions of #Plato.
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NYT just released its obituary on Dr. Donald Bitzer, creator of the #PLATO computer system.
#computerhistory #history #technology #retrocomputing
#techhistory #histodons #edtech #elearning
"Bright graphics, a touchscreen, a speech synthesizer, messaging apps, games, and educational software—no, it's not your kid's iPad. This is the mid-1970s, and you're using PLATO."
"With sadness, we say goodbye to computer pioneer and 2022 CHM Fellow Donald L. Bitzer.
[…]
Bitzer studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), obtaining a PhD in 1960. [...] Bitzer wrote up a proposal [...] and immediately started developing his PLATO system for the university’s groundbreaking ILLIAC I computer—the first electronic digital stored program computer built by a university."
https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-donald-bitzer-1934-2024/
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