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Sean McHugh

How to batch-rename files using Automator in OS X | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews - 0 views

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  • In OS X you can set up a routine to batch-rename files using Apple's Automator program, where you can make a service plug-in that will offer you options to change names to collecitons of files.
  • When your workflow is complete, saving it will automatically place it in the /username/Library/Services/ folder, which will make it available via the OS X contextual menu. Now when you go to the Finder, you can select a group of files or folders, and then right-click them and select your workflow from the Services submenu of the contextual menu.
Sean McHugh

10 Most Violent Video Games (and 10+ Alternatives) | Common Sense Media - 0 views

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  • Sean McHugh on 21 Jun 13
     
    "No parent wants to say "no" all the time. So we've rounded up 10 of the most violent video games out there -- explaining the details that put each one on our list -- as well as more than 10 that you can say "yes" to. Our reviewers play literally thousands of hours of video games a year -- they know games inside and out. But we're not trying to be sensationalistic, which is why we're offering less-violent alternatives. Our alternatives include three categories: less-violent games in the same genre as the violent game listed, less-violent games with a similar theme, and less-well-known but still great titles that play on the same system."
Louise Phinney

Technology Integration Research Review | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Louise Phinney on 12 Feb 13
     
    A key transition over the history of information technology has been in the shift from passive audiences to active users. Digital technologies permit users unprecedented control over the content they consume and the place in and pace at which they consume it. At the heart of effective technology integration practices, digital technologies offer learners greater opportunities to be more actively involved in the learning experience.
Sean McHugh

The Game Finder | Find the perfect video games for your family on Everybody Plays - 0 views

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  • Sean McHugh on 27 Apr 14
     
    "Finding the right games for children can be a bit of a challenge - but our Game Finder makes it easy. We give games an age rating based on their difficulty, and a separate rating for their content. Simply drag the slider to set your child's age, choose a maximum level of content you'd be happy with, and click the button to find a list of games your kids will love! Check the "What does this mean" box for more!"
Sean McHugh

expert reaction to study on screen use and white brain matter in children | Science Med... - 0 views

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  • the study has a number of features that reduce confidence in the robustness of the findings.
  • The review of prior literature is unbalanced to emphasise adverse effects of screen time and ignore conflicting studies
  • too small to give reliable estimates of effects of screen time
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  • the scale does not distinguish between TV and other types of screen use
  • no child had a vocabulary score in the impaired range
  • misleading
  • The study was not pre-registered, making it hard to know how many analyses were conducted but not reported
  • nothing is said about predicted associations between the brain measures and the language measures
    • Sean McHugh
      Sean McHugh on 09 Nov 19
       
      This highlights the difference between neuroscience and cognitive science, specifically indicators about changes in brain tissue mean nothing unless they are accompanied by behavioural indicators that support these observations. In the case of this study the children were found to have language development that was more advanced than would be expected for their age regardless of the brain scans.
  • The study does not provide credible evidence of an adverse effect of screen time on child development, but could serve to stoke anxiety in parents who may worry that they have damaged their child’s brain by allowing access to TV, phones or tablets
  • an association between screen time and brain wiring says nothing about causation: you can speculate that an apparent delay in brain development might be caused by high screen time but it is equally possible that lower brain developmental status increases screen time
Sean McHugh

The Age of Ignorance | HuffPost - 0 views

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  • With the Internet as its promulgating agency, and social media exploiting the vulnerabilities, ignorance has become pandemic.
  • at no time in history has the public become so susceptible to the spread of willful ignorance, intentionally deceitful lies, and blatant stupidity.
  • Unexpectedly, it appears, the tsunami-like exponential explosion of information has devolved into the Age of Ignorance.
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  • The Internet is both a blessing and a curse. Fathomless amounts of data are near-instantaneously available to all with access to computers. Except in relatively closed societies, there are few established boundaries on that vast information sump. The eminently glaring problems are lack of both provenance and accountability
  • the need to be first almost always trumps the need to be accurate and often entertainment value ranks higher than importance. Their financial motives for such reporting are patently obvious
  • No longer do most American students feel required to learn detailed material as vast quantities of information is instantly available via these search engines. For many students there is no need to personally study anything as reports on any topic can be acquired and regurgitated with ease. Missing in this educational process is the development of the mental agility to engage in any in-depth analysis
  • Assuming the ignorance of the majority of the audience, commentators and agenda-driven pundits alike often attempt to reduce extremely complex issues to a point of absurdity
  • Quotes comprised from whole cloth
  • Use of partial truths then departing into falsehood
  • Denial of facts is a common practice in willful ignorance
    • Sean McHugh
      Sean McHugh on 21 Feb 21
       
      This is the dark face/blatant misappropriation of Popper's falsification.
  • Prevalent among the nefarious tactics are some of the following: - The use of questions as if a statement of fact
  • Dishonorably executed, intentional misrepresentation of facts, coupled with the naïve replication of those statements by the gullible, will continue to proliferate
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