Hey there, friends. We’re proud to announce that we’ve officially launched our first-ever Kickstarter campaign, A Different Kind of eBook. Beginning today, the campaign will run for 30 days. A Quest Grows To learn more or to make a pledge, check out the Kickstarter project page by clicking here. Also, please help us spread the word on Facebook. Let’s take the eBook for a spin…
So I’m currently in the middle of trying to learn some of the ‘under-the-hood’ stuff about Facebook and came across something I felt like I had to share. Since we’ve been talking about online community lately, I figured it was relevant. The Three Elements I’ll delve into this a bit more in the future, but for now I’m pretty much just going to share their material. It’s from the Developers guide, which you can find here. Social Design defines how we understand ourselves and each other and can be broken down into three core elements: Identity, Conversation and Community. -Community … Read more »
Happy Monday everyone. First off, we want to thank everyone who has “liked” our Facebook Page. Our goal was to reach 1000 likes by the end of the summer and because of all of you, we reached it. Here’s to reaching 5000 and more! As a teacher, usually I dread Mondays. Not because of having to go back to work, but because Mondays mean establishing a new routine. I’m definitely one for order and routine in my work life and Mondays just throw off the flow that had been good and established the week before. Being that it’s currently summer, … Read more »
What exactly is The Uncertainty Principle? Before you read any further, take a second and skim through the Wikipedia article. So, uh… see you next week? Just kidding. If you’re like me, you probably noticed a couple of things while skimming through the article. You probably noticed that A) the page contains a small book’s worth of information, and that B) maybe only one or two sentences of that are intelligible to the average human being. In a second, I’ll make an attempt at an actual explanation of The Uncertainty Principle. But first, I think it’s worth taking a quick … Read more »
I’ve been asking these questions about community for a while now. It began a few months back after we launched PFC, and has only become harder to ignore since then. As last week’s post showed, I’m not the only one who’s interested in finding answers to these questions. And that’s a very good thing, because most days I’m not even sure where to begin. Community In An Online Setting My friend Ross is a great source of insight when it comes to online community. Ross is a writer, an editor, and (most importantly) a husband to his fire-fighting-slash-master-cupcake-decorating wife. Though he … Read more »
If we’re to have any shot at understanding the Uncertainty Principle, we must start by exploring particles and waves. To illustrate the difference, I’ve made a few simple diagrams. Particles and Waves This is a particle: And this is a wave: Now I want you to try something. Using your finger, point to the exact location of the particle: Easy, right? Now point to the exact location of the wave: Not so easy, huh? That’s because a wave isn’t in one exact location. It’s spread out, with no clearly-defined beginning or end. Lest you think waves superior, let’s try one other … Read more »
It’s Monday! A new week! We’ve just finished up last week’s topic, Quantum Mechanics. I can proudly say I am no closer to explaining exactly what it is then I was last week. Fortunately for Dustin, it’s not his fault. Quantum Mechanics is such a broad subject. The closer I come to understanding one part, the further I am from understanding another, if that makes any sense. Anyways… on to next week! The Week Ahead The Uncertainty Principle won by a large margin (which, it just so happens, is the topic I voted for). The Uncertainty Principle, according to Wikipedia, … Read more »