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GeekNights 061218 - Podcast Directories

RymRym
edited December 2006 in Technology
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss podcast directories, particularly Digg Podcasting. In the news, a public school teacher goes evangelical in the classroom, and Digg gets a major facelift.

Scott's Thing - Jet-Powered Bike
Rym's Thing - Awesome Parrot

Shameless Self Promotion - Digg GeekNights

Comments

  • AndrewAndrew
    edited December 2006
    Direct Link to Recordings of Teacher
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  • PhantasosPhantasos
    Wow, I just read that NY Times story. It reminds me a lot of a similar story on last week's This American Life about a Muslim girl who was stuck in a class that pulled this exact stunt. The scariest thing in all of this is how the community, at least in these two instances, rallies behind the batshit crazy teachers. Crazy bastards.
  • RailithRailith
    The new Digg is awesome and makes me happy.
  • MarcusNobleMarcusNoble
    I didn't use digg before now, but after the strong recommendation, and after looking over the site myself, I think I'll be using it a lot from now on.
  • AprecheApreche
    While we're all digging, we should all become Digg friends. That way we can see more green flags.
  • ThaedThaed
    I thought this episode of GN was really strong. R&S had a lot of energy and drew my attention to things I hadn't heard about. It's episodes like this that make GN so awesome.
  • CramitCramit
    Negative reinforcement is not punishment! Rym made a fairly common mistake when talking about the criminal system.

    Positive reinforcement: Behavior (something being done, can be either good of bad) -> Add Stimulus (give them something , most likely good) -> Behavior Increases
    Example: Kid is crying in store -> Mother buys candy for child -> Kid cries at store more often

    Negative reinforcement: Behavior (something being done, can be either good of bad) -> Remove Stimulus (remove something, most likely something that is disliked) -> Behavior Increases
    Example: Kid does not like homework -> parent allows removes chores if child does homework -> Kid does homework

    Punishment: Behavior (something being done, most likely something bad) -> Add Stimulus (add something, usually bad) -> Behavior Decreases
    Example: Kid is misbehaving -> parent hits kid -> kid stops misbehaving
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