Month: June 2019
👓 Rocketman | Desert of My Real Life
I first saw a trailer for this movie over a year ago and I was kind of skeptical at the idea of a biopic that billed itself as a “true fantasy.” But as I saw the trailer over and over, the idea grew on me. Now that I’ve seen the movie, I see exactly why it needed to be called a true fantasy. The best thing about the movie is the music, of course, but a close second is the performance by Taron Edgerton. There are times when you would swear you were watching Elton John on the screen. I also love the fact that the movie doesn’t fall into the trap of most biopics–presenting almost a checklist of “Important Moments” in the life of the famous person. Instead, this movie presents what I imagine is an essence of Elton John’s life. There are reenactments of important moments in his life but the fantasy elements typically come into play during those moments and I think that breathes life into them in a way that is missing in the standard biopic. Rami Malek won an Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury last year. Edgerton is even better as John so I expect he will be a contender for an Oscar this year.
I’ll have to bump this up my list. I was already half sold with Taron Edgerton’s role as “Johnnie” in the animated movie Sing.
👓 TWP Action Plan | Desert of My Real Life
At the June 4 meeting of the Tackling a Wicked Problem instructors group, we were asked to develop an action plan to lay out things we need to learn about and/or do between now and our next meeting on July 30. Here is my action plan.
👓 How to Ungrade | Jesse Stommel
Without much critical examination, teachers accept they have to grade, students accept being graded, and none of us spend enough time thinking about the why, when, and whether of grades.
👓 Feedless is an iOS content blocker that takes the media out of social media | The Verge
It’s the News Feed, minus the news
👓 Ground Rules | myravery.me
I’ve written and rewritten this post several times. Breaking my phobia is not the only reason I write here, but the only way I can break that phobia is to write. It’ll be months before I can …
🔖 Domains 2019: Back to the Future | YouTube
The Domains 2019 conference was held in Durham, North Carolina on June 10-11, 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpK5svzslv8qi8YZjqJqKS2hLEGwnUPF0
🔖 Day One Schedule – Domains 2019
🔖 Day Two Schedule – Domains 2019
👓 About | Jon Beckett
Jon Beckett (jonbeckett.blog)This blog records the thoughts, ideas, and daydreams of a software and web developer, sometime blogger, and somewhat secret internet superhero called Jonathan (me). While not bashing my head agains…
🔖 Libre 2 Theme — WordPress.com
(Libre 2 is a refreshed version of the Libre theme, with more features and added flexibility.)
Libre 2 brings a stylish, classic look to your personal blog or site for longform writing. The main navigation bar stays fixed to the top of the screen while your visitors read, keeping your most important content at hand, while three footer widget areas give your secondary content a comfortable home. Customize Libre 2with a logo or a header image to make it your own.
This could be a good pared-down theme to consider.
hat tip: Jon Beckett
👓 Entitled and Aloof | jonbeckett.blog
Jon Beckett (jonbeckett.blog)While walking back from town earlier with groceries I turned a corner and came across a man in his mid-thirties walking his dog. The dog was attached to him via an extending lead. Both he and the d…
👓 Slow Saturday | jonbeckett.blog
Jon Beckett (jonbeckett.blog)I have achieved very little today. I’m almost proud that I’ve achieved so very little. While most people look forward to the weekend, kicking back, and resting from the world at large, …