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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/s... Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA’s Apollo astronauts on the moon to win the 20th century space race, has died. She was 90.

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died | CNN

The groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA win the 20th century space race, has died at 90.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Artificial Intelligence has about 1% of the network size as a human. AI takes about a billion times more energy. AI still uses a Von Neumann architecture. AI is not ready. AI can't replace people. AI can do many useful things. Just not that.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Politicians like to say that if you give someone free food they will just stop working. That is not what I would do. That is not what the vast majority of people would do. Would you do that?

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

50 years ago I learned you never, ever write self modifying code. A small error is amplified to a catastrophe. Artificial Intelligence is using self modifying code now. There is an old saying: To error is human, but to really screw things up takes a computer. Don't do that.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I wonder how many of those 59 capitals with an arch were dictatorships at some point. For example the The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile was commissioned by Napoleon, an self proclamed Emperor. Perhaps, the USA has no arch because it was formed by removing the king then straight to democracy.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is the woman and her clothing. Converse uses a star as their logo. She is standing holding and wearing the shoes, while surrounded by shoes light up by a star gobo. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." The Koreans would not know what they had done.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

AI companies want to replace people. There is money in that. How does AI replace someone? We train it to program computers, communicate, and use the Internet. But we don't have AI we have Artificial Stupidity. It's the same as giving all that access to a stupid person. It will go badly.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Now that's a spider. Can you put a leash on it?

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Artificial Intelligence is not ready to replace people. We are decades away still. Trying to replace people makes lots of money. It is also the dangerous part. You have to give AI authority and communications. So just stop trying to replace people with inadequate tech for lots of money.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Given that the American people who had established laws and borders were trying to kill the European immigrants makes me believe they were considered illegal immigrants under contemporaneous laws.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Getting angry like that is a symptom of dementia. Not proof by itself, but taken together with other symptoms. 25th.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Playing the shell game with a cardboard robot. Programming is in microPython. This is part of a curriculum I am working on. Four robots are built and programmed over 20 weeks. #microbit @microbit.org #robot #cardboard

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Shell game with a cardboard robot. #microbit #cardboard #microPython It uses the radio strength to find the micro:bit. It uses the grid of lines to find each cup.

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Norway's Prime Minister ripped apart trumps stupid letter. Love this! Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same. Thanks for your attention to this matter! ============================

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When did the clearly labeled on button stop being the on button?

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Capitalism is a way for a country to share things. Socialism is another way to share. Capitalism only works with wealth. Socialism works with wealth or poverty. As the USA becomes a country of poverty, people begin to talk about Socialism. Don't want Socialism? Share the wealth before it happens.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

No, you cannot switch to microPython. The Python in MakeCode is what a Typescript programmer thinks Python looks like. microPython is a stand alone IDE for micro:bit. Python.microbit.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/09/2026

Mike Johnson on Iranians: "It's apparently part of their religion that they can just lie to someone they disagree with"

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Scratch has a nice gradual learning curve. App Lab/Game Lab lead seamlessly into Javascript. MakeCode has two versions one for micro:bit and another for old school arcade games. Snap! has advanced programing concepts. A great first language, but a steep learning curve.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oil is limited to ownership by a few. Wind and solar are not owned by anyone.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's a good joke, but it lands better in Fahrenheit.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

You have to be some kind of stupid to say that given all the patients rights laws that exist.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I just found out that @codejoyedu.bsky.social has lesson plans for projects that go with each of the free shows. (Or will soon.) www.codejoy.org/maker-s-corner

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you import beef and unfairly compete against local beef the ranchers lose money. Money they need to stay in business.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I want a sticker but I am miles and miles away.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It isn't a bubble. It is the next AI Winter. There have already been 2. It is a different thing. Over hyping AI abilities to make a few people wealthy while others lose money. AI is not at the point of replacing people. Don't believe anyone who says it is.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It isn't a bubble. It is the next AI Winter. There have been 2 already. I lost my job in the second one.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This is version 3 of my walking robot. I am going to make this part of a new curriculum for high school students next school year. #microbit youtu.be/mHzRLvxQFYI

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Walking Robot version 3 #microbit #robot

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#embracethecardboard I am having trouble finding the steps in order. Is there a playlist?

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Okay, I am going to guess the name is based on the box he is made from.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I would think the President doesn't need or would want to protest as if he is powerless like the rest of us.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Well, it is more of a turtle than a horse. I need more experimentation and prototyping. This will be something my high school kids build next year. @microbit.org #microbit #robot #education

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Absolutely! Shorter legs will help.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It is smaller. Unfortunately no on/off switch. It has a micro USB connection (like the micro:bit) for power. I am going to use the screw terminals with a battery box. A battery box with 4 AAA batteries weighs about the same as 2 eggs. For a walker weight is going to be very important.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

However, right now I am trying out a board that just has a servo driver. I don't need DC motors for this curriculum. At least not yet. The board is Waveshare Servo Driver for micro:bit. It has a row of holes for pins to be soldered giving access to sensors. Also $12. I might standardize on that.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Of the 11 different boards I have tried I like the DFRobot Micro:bit Driver Expansion Board (V2.0). It can be hard for about $12. It has 3v3 and 5v regulators. It will power 8 servos and 4 DC motors or 2 steppers. It has barrel and terminals for power, no USB.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

So many possibilities! Power wise I like the 4 battery boxes. AAA and AA sizes with on/off switch can be had for cheap. Using NiMH batteries gives 4.8 to 5.6 volts. In a pinch you can use non-rechargeable.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This is what Asians see when Americans get Hanzi tattoos.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If a fortune is being made, whose pocket is it going into?

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

At the time, letting Nixon serve out his term was unthinkable. It was so shocking that Ford was able to pardon him without fear of it happening again. We were so naive back then.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If you are going to substitute a post for a Presidential address, maybe have the speech writers take a look at it first.

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Patty Farley 🐦🍀🇺🇸 @patty003.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What 80 year old wants a UFC wrestling match for his birthday, especially when one is President during a war they provoked? Is it me? 🤔 DC is safe? I think not.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I have not heard that distinction before. Reactive versus deliberative control. I see it though. I teach the kids to use a left hand rule algorithm to escape the maze first. That would be reactive. Then I teach flood fill. That would be deliberative.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

There have been 2 AI Winters before. This is the third time down the same rabbit hole. Hype over AI makes a few people very wealthy. After the money dries up we will use the current advances where it makes sense. We won't call it AI anymore. We will call it generative networks or some such thing.

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Don Wells @jdonwells.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

When you straddle the fence you end up sitting on barbed wire. Later that day the Dr. will be asking you how your taint got that way.

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