The #USSenate voted to #eliminate $1.1 billion in #funding for the #Corporation for #PublicBroadcasting (#CPB), which supports #NPR and #PBS stations. The funding cut, part of President #Trump’s rescissions package, would impact local public #radio and #television stations, potentially leading to closures and reduced access to #emergencyalerts and #educationalprogramming. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/senate-votes-to-kill-entire-public-broadcasting-budget-in-blow-to-npr-and-pbs/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia

#ShortwaveRadio #EducationalProgramming is a nearly untapped way to spread knowledge to the far reaches and deep rurals

Are you even giving a talk if you are not using props? /cc @TinyGo @golab #blockly #VPL #educationalProgramming

I wrote an article riffing off of some criticisms of coding music with Scratch visual programming language. It compares Scratch with Music Blocks with regard to these criticisms. For those who are interested, the link is https://musicblocks.net/2021/09/01/criticisms-of-scratch-vs-music-blocks-a-comparison/ #music+code #musicblocks #visualprogramming #educationalprogramming