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"Because we’ve learned over time that there are kinds of learning that help people prepare for an unknown and unknowable future world. Not just specific skills or subjects, but kinds of learning: approaches rooted in curiosity, exploration, seeing closely, questioning, critical examination, taking multiple perspectives, using multiple kinds of tools, synthesis, communication, dialogue, relationships. Learning like that has a solid track record of mattering in the long term, often in surprising ways. We can do that learning with joy and confidence in its value if we accept that we will only understand its specific utility in hindsight."

Mitigation tactics: caching, static content, and rate limiting.

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People who write about various topics on Mastodon who are OK with being on a recommendation list of who to follow

"deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data"

"A tale of shakedowns, sex, and vengeance that expose[s] tensions between the church and England’s elite."