#@reading

[purple-ocity]

Started reading Fool by @laurasauras and I'm really enjoying it so far. My favorite character is of course the Fool itself, but the world in general is inviting and interesting. I look forward to spending more time there.

[angelchar15]

CANCER WEEKLY HOROSCOPE 20TH-26TH FEBRUARY 2023- GIVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS...

[the-poetry]

Quand'io veggo come gli uomini cercano per una certa fatalità le sciagure con la lanterna, e come vegliano, sudano, piangono per fabbricarsele dolorosissime, eterne; io mi sparpaglierei le cervella temendo che non mi si cacciasse per capo una simile tentazione.

Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis, Ugo Foscolo

[surya-kulshreshtha]

The Hour of Code is Coming ...

October 18, 2013

Every student should learn computer science. Let’s start with one hour.

Every student in the US public school system today is asked to learn how to dissect a frog, or to solve the quadratic equation, or that water is H2O. Why? Because learning these things helps us understand the world around us, or builds our critical thinking skills.

Meanwhile, most Americans now have a computer in their pocket or on their desktop. Most households drive a car with dozens of computers in it. Computers are involved when you make a phone call, watch a TV show, transact at your bank, or take a train. Our world is increasingly surrounded by computing devices, yet 90% of US schools don’t teach even the basics of understanding how this technology works, how to “dissect” an app, or how to make one.

By 2020, programming jobs will outnumber students graduating into the field by one million, yet fewer students study computer science than a decade ago. But even if all these jobs were filled, we’d still want every student to learn the basics, just like we teach them the quadratic equation, or how to dissect a frog.

When I first started on the journey to solve this problem, it was a hobby. My twin brother Ali and I co-founded a small nonprofit, and I set out on a hobby to make a video to highlight America’s opportunity in computer science education. It just seemed like the right thing to do. This was right after Steve Jobs had passed away - I realized I’d be his age in 15 years, and I wondered what my footprint would be when I turned 50. I proposed the video idea to Jack Dorsey and Drew Houston while at an Allen & Co conference. They said “yes”, so I was off to the races.

Within hours of launching our video, we were overwhelmed by an outpouring of support: the video hit over 10 million views; over 3 million students tried learning online; over 800,000 people signed our petition; over 13,000 schools asked us to bring computer science to their curriculum; and over 25,000 software engineers volunteered to help. My hobby turned into a full-time job overnight, and the one-man hobby has grown to a team of dozens in a whirlwind 3 months.

Earlier this week, Code.org launched our next big initiative: The Hour of Code. It’s a worldwide campaign to recruit 10 million students of all ages to try computer science during Computer Science Education Week this December (9-15).

At a time when our economy slogs through uncertainty and politicians are deeply divided on almost every issue, educating students in computer science now is an opportunity to grow our economy, to provide the unemployed a pathway to the middle-class, to maintain our national competitiveness, and to prepare the next generation for the 21st Century.

What is the Hour of Code?

The Hour of Code is designed to demystify code, to pull back the veil that separates the average American from the Mark Zuckerbergs, to show that computer science is not rocket-science, and anybody can learn the basics. Code.org will offer tutorials from many third parties, and we want to recruit teachers, schools, employers, and community organizers to host learning sessions. The tutorials will work on any computer, tablet, or smartphone, and we’ll even host “unplugged” exercises for pen+paper. Code.org’s own tutorial will feature lectures from Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, and artwork from Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies. And we’re giving away fantastic prizes to every teacher who participates.

The Hour of Code is just the first step in a long journey. In the past three months we’ve built an unprecedented coalition of partners — Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, Yahoo!, Electronic Arts, Zynga, the College Board, Teach For America, the Boys and Girls Clubs, the National Science Teachers Association, and over 100 others -- all united on a vision that every student in every school deserves a chance to learn computer science.

[ragingcurses]

I want to read..

A good book. Anyone have any ideas? I like darker books, but I'm mainly into YA fiction. I like messed up and twisted. Things that could never happen, but at the same time makes you wonder what if.. I LOVE scary books.(:

I'm losing my creativity level and I haven't read in forever. Help! D:

[issabellaeternity-blog]

[bellamyblaketasteslikejoy]

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!