A Geek in Korea

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Long time Uni English teacher in South Korea.
I spend too much time on the Internet.

Interests include:
#Camping #TTRPG #Korea #KoreanSnacks #Scifi #Horror #MST3K #Dune #Bookstodon

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A Geek in KoreaJun 30, 2023
PixelfedJun 29, 2023
✨ Introducing Lockdown Mode

A new opt-in safety feature that will be rolling out later today! #pixelfed
A Geek in KoreaJun 29, 2023
The quests pushing the main story line along for Tears of the Kingdom keep delivering memorable moments. I used to avoid advancing the story in a game I enjoy playing but if I keep doing awesome stuff each time the world expands or I get a new ability, I'll keep going.

So much fun. #totk #Nintendo #Zelda
A Geek in KoreaJun 28, 2023
Overall stability and usability of #calckey for June hasn't been great for me. I'd say 90% of the time I was seeing the fail bird when I tried to view any timeline. No Timelines loaded. The UI was unresponsive or slower than usual when I could see posts. I deleted the cache, tried different browsers, and waited for updates.

Oddly, lists worked flawlessly throughout June, so I was able to keep up with articles and topics of interest to keep me returning for news, although I didn't have much time to post anyway.

I'd rather stay at one place and watch it grow. I value stability over fancy features, so I am still considering another #fediversemigration. I'm still seeing errors, but #calckey is loading on my phone some of the time now.

Considering the alternatives, I could have returned to #mastodon and endured the loss of so many quality of life UI features as a trade-off for greater timeline stability, or hope that #calckey stabilizes. I think calckey has the superior interface, so I'm here, for now.

If #Mastodon ever catches up on the UI to implement the timeline features #calckey introduced me to, I might switch back, but I get the feeling that's not likely.
#calckey
A Geek in KoreaJun 28, 2023
Korean Uni Students are requesting reviews of their final semester scores, which requires some pretty diligent cross checking of records to explain why they got what they got.

I give myself plenty of time to answer their grade concerns, and I try to keep their concerns in mind when I consider and potential changes that need to be made in case of an error or a heavily weighed subjective evaluation, but I never "negotiate" the terms of their scores.

They can't request higher scores (by law) but they can tell me all the problems lower scores will cause them. I don't need to factor that into my decision, but it can lead to some pretty sad emails from students when I need to impose some reality or consequences to their academic performance.

I genuinely dread this period of administration work.
#classroom #grades #university #student
A Geek in KoreaJun 28, 2023
10원 TipsJun 28, 2023
Naver logo doodle for the official adoption of the "international" age (만 나이 통일 ). Koreans are now mostly one year younger! Animated logo shows that a born baby is age 0 (not automatically 1, as with traditional Korean age system). #만나이통일 #만나이
A Geek in KoreaJun 27, 2023
futurismJun 27, 2023
This meme is a telling—and disturbing—way to understand AI systems. https://t.co/GW15jsd7OS
Experts Have a Dark Joke About How AI Is Secretly a Horrifying Monster With a Friendly Mask

AI researchers apparently have one particularly telling — and frankly, somewhat disturbing — meme for understanding AI systems: the Shoggoth.

Futurism
A Geek in KoreaJun 24, 2023
TuxPhones Jun 24, 2023

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the #Fediverse)

https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html #xmpp #meta #facebook

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

A Geek in KoreaJun 23, 2023
Sugar-Coated Tofu Donuts. When your goal is to make everyone unhappy.
#KoreanSnacks #Donut #한식 #Korea #KoreanFooda
A Geek in KoreaJun 20, 2023
Staff Chief of JointsJun 20, 2023
Activity Pub? Like, there's coloring books and shit to do while you drink? I'm in.
A Geek in KoreaJun 19, 2023
mikeashJun 19, 2023
Flying pigs are supposed to be the epitome of the impossible, and yet the grocery store is careful to specify that this is ground pork.