- Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm – The Santa Barbara Independent
McFadden disagreed sharply with what the university has described as “Charlie’s Vision” for the benefits of a “close-knit” living experience. “An ample body of documented evidence shows that interior environments with access to natural light, air, and views to nature improve both the physical and mental wellbeing of occupants,” he wrote. “The Munger Hall design ignores this evidence and seems to take the position that it doesn’t matter.”
So far, McFadden continued, the university has not offered any research or data to justify the unprecedented departure from normal student housing standards, historical trends, and basic sustainability principles. “Rather,” he said, “as the ‘vision’ of a single donor, the building is a social and psychological experiment with an unknown impact on the lives and personal development of the undergraduates the university serves.”
- Wikipedia doesn’t give VIPs the special treatment they expect – The Washington Post
“Seriously?,” Eastman replied. “The youtube source I cited was the actual speech in which I specifically stated what was being asked of the Vice President. How is the actual statement not a more reliable source than an anonymous source cited by the NY Times?” SundayClose answered, exasperated: “Yes seriously. This is Wikipedia, not your personal soapbox,” adding, for good measure, “Just because you say it in a speech doesn’t make it true.”
In a telephone interview, Eastman recalled the experience as a deep disappointment, which he saw as reflecting a systemic problem with Wikipedia. Instead of allowing him to correct a biased account, he said, “I had to ask permission from some unknown twentysomething.” (Eastman has since taken his revisionist claims to other venues.)
- How Web Content Can Affect Power Usage | WebKit
- Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings – Purdue University News
Hu and his team built a tool that app developers can use to determine the energy savings of a certain activity in dark mode as they design an app. The tool, called a Per-Frame OLED Power Profiler (PFOP), is based on the more accurate OLED power model that the team developed. The Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization has applied for a patent on this power modeling technology. Both PFOP and the power modeling technology are available for licensing.
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- C/O 2023?? on Twitter: “Blessed to receive an offer from Liberty University!!! @CoachHughFreeze @coachsymons @CoachHun_LU @07ksalt @LibertyFootball @CarlosLynn @CoachKelleyCHHS @TrueBuzzFB @TheHillTthlFB #LiberyFlames #TTHL https://t.co/v1TK2v3y5E”
so many things in one tweet/response package