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As babies, we babble and imitate our way to learning languages. We don’t start off reading raw text, which requires fundamental knowledge and understanding about the world, as well as the advanced ability to interpret and infer descriptions and relationships. Rather, humans begin our language journey slowly, by pointing and interacting with our environment, basing our words and perceiving their meaning through the context of the physical and social world. Eventually, we can craft full sentences to communicate complex ideas. Similarly, when humans begin learning and translating into another language, the incorporation of other sensory information, like multimedia, paired with...

My middle name is Ann, but it might as well be Separation Anxiety for how embedded in my identity that state has always been. My strongest early memories are of crying when it was time to say goodbye: to my mother, every morning, when I was forced to board the bus to kindergarten; to my grandparents’ lakefront Ontario cottage when we had to go home to Pennsylvania; to the favorite year of my childhood, 1969. More than is probably healthy, I’ve always been attached. It’s a quick jump from attaching to people and places to attaching to objects, especially objects...

Ever wanted to run Linux in an exceptionally small footprint? Then [Reimu NotMoe] from [SudoMaker] has something for you! She’s found an unbelievably small Linux-able chip in BGA, and designed a self-contained tiny SoM (System on Module) breakout with power management and castellated pads. This breakout contains everything you need to have Linux in a 16x16x2mm footprint. For the reference, a 16mm square is the size of the CPU on a Raspberry Pi. This board isn’t just tiny, it’s also well-thought-out, helping you put the BGA-packaged Ingenic X1501 anywhere with minimal effort. With castellated pads, it’s easy to hand-solder this...

 ***********************************Just because Sandee of Comedy Plus is no longer hosting a Silly Sunday blog hop, do not expect me to quit telling Cajun jokes, especially as it has now become a habit.Yesterday, Sweetie and i were privileged to attend Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience.We cleaned the house and then headed downtown, and it was wonderful, my late Mother's Day gift.  If you ever have the chance to see an immersive art show, take advantage of it.Boudreaux done gone wit' Clothile to de art gallery fo' de show.  One o' Clothile's distant cousin done become a local famous artist, an' she make Boudreaux...

Summer time means more time for fun games! Head over to Amazon where you can get this Educational Insights Playfoam Shape & Learn Counting Bundle for only $8! (Reg. $14.99) Here are some additional details: LEARN WITH PLAYFOAM: Little ones can practice number formation, counting, and quantities with this squishy, squashy, never dries out Playfoam set PRACTICE NUMBER FORMATION & COUNTING: Preschoolers simply place their Playfoam on top of the number on the flash card to practice proper number formation, then count the objects shown on the card to begin to correlate numerals with their corresponding quantities INCLUDES 8 colored...