Wesley Fryer

I'm a husband, dad, teacher, tech director, author, & digital storyteller. I love playing w/ media & helping learners "show what they know" with media

Wesley Fryer
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Cattle
Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues
The New York Times - Henry Fountain and George Steinmetz
HAPPY, Texas — Randy Shields looked out at a sea of cattle at the sprawling Wrangler Feedyard — 46,000 animals milling about in the dry Panhandle air as a feed truck swept by on its way to their pens....
2 days ago
Wesley Fryer
flipped into Surveillance State, Privacy & Citizenship
Law Enforcement
It’s easier than ever for police to get your phone data
Recode - Sara Morrison
Our lives are on our phones, making them a likely source of evidence if police suspect you’ve committed a crime. And there are myriad ways law enforcement can obtain that data, both externally and from...
Feb 24
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Facebook
Facebook rebuts 'The Social Dilemma,' a popular Netflix documentary
CNBC - Todd Haselton and Jessica Bursztynsky
"Rather than offer a nuanced look at technology, it gives a distorted view of how social media platforms work to create a convenient scapegoat for …
Oct 2
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Twitter
In Reversal, Twitter Is No Longer Blocking New York Post Article
The New York Times - Kate Conger and Mike Isaac
SAN FRANCISCO — It is the 11th hour before the presidential election. But Facebook and Twitter are still changing their minds. With just a few weeks to go before the Nov. 3 vote, the social media companies...
6 days ago
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Popular Fiction
The Dangers of Cynical Sci-Fi Disaster Stories
slate.com - Cory Doctorow
When I moved to California from Toronto (by way of London), I was shocked by the prevalence of gun stores and, by their implication, that so many of …
Oct 13
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Education
If Zoom for school isn't working, this could be the solution
Protocol - Biz Carson
Daphne Koller changed education once before. Can she do it again? Daphne Koller changed the world of online education once when she co-founded …
Oct 14