Notices by Kev Quirk (kev@fosstodon.org), page 20

@simon_brooke I know. Doh!

@noorul I backup all my data. With a reinstall script there's no point really. I'll be back online and working in 45 mins, so all good.

Oh crap. I just bricked my package manager - I'm getting a load of dependency errors that I can't bypass. Already spent 30 mins messing around with it; it will be quicker to reinstall my OS I think.

Back in a flash, folks.

Haven't done one in a while, so here is my #ShowYourDesktopSunday

For some reason Neofetch is reporting my RX560 as an RX460. Weird, that.

@codesections @tdemin
Win 10 is very different, but once you get used to it, it's pretty good. They have made it more like other OS where control panel has been replaced with settings, however, control panel is still there too. It's they've done have the job - it's very confusing,

Also, having a local account instead of one that's linked to Microsoft is very convoluted.

@ohyran here here!

@kropot a couple reasons really, but mainly because we're happy with PayPal/Patreon and the transaction fees for LiberaPay were high.

Never say never, and we'd much prefer to use an open alternative, but for now we're happy with what we have.

@ConnyDuck @Liberapay

@tdemin agreed. Windows 10 is really good actually. It's just full of bloat and privacy holes.

@colomar @bobstechsite I agree - kids should definitely have more exposure to the "real world".

@noorul oh crap, sorry! I hope the admins don't ban me! 😉

@jason funny that, my mum always used to say "Kevin, you're a very special boy, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise." 😁

#Top5Distros
5) XP
4) ME
3) 8
2) 8.1
1) Vista

#TrollFace

#Top5Distros
5) ME
4) XP
3) 95
2) 98
1) Vista

#TrollFace

@mooshoe Font Squirrel is good and I believe ALL their fonts use open licenses that can be use for any purpose.

https://www.fontsquirrel.com/faq

@colomar @bobstechsite I think there does need to be a yard stick by which to measure everyone by. Otherwise, how will students know how they're doing or what to improve on?

@colomar there's no way in hell that I would have picked maths had I had the choice - that was mainly because I was rubbish at it, and therefore had no interest in it.

As you quite rightly said though, that could have been completely different had it been pitched to me in a way I found more enjoyable.

@measlytwerp @outkine @mooshoe

@colomar @measlytwerp @outkine @mooshoe if we went down that route, I think we would end up with a bias towards things that are perceived as more fun - Physical Education, design technology, IT and the more "boring" subjects will end up being under subscribed.

I do think that the education system requires dramatic reform. Students should learn more life skills IMO; how to manage finances, how to get a mortgage, taxes etc.

This is all incredibly important stuff that simply isn't taught.

@colomar @measlytwerp @outkine @mooshoe hmm I'm not sure if I agree with the "learn what you want" principle. Maybe at the latter stages of school, but not early on.

Thing is, kids don't know what they don't know. They don't know what they're interested in - for example, I didn't know I loved biology until I was forced to study it in high school.

Secondly, people still need to have core skills that are interdependent. Programming can be useless without maths, for example.

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@ConnyDuck use a public email address, like mail@tusky.org (or whatever). We no longer use LiberaPay either.

@Liberapay