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  1. Comment on Those who read a lot of fiction shown to have improved cognitive abilities in ~science

  2. Comment on The coming enshittification of US public libraries in ~books

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    Totally agree with you. I’m an academic librarian and our primary focus is teaching information literacy skills. Which, at its core, is teaching students to make judgements about the factual value...

    Totally agree with you. I’m an academic librarian and our primary focus is teaching information literacy skills. Which, at its core, is teaching students to make judgements about the factual value of information.

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  3. Comment on Is an iPad enough for college students these days? in ~tech

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    Instructor here—check on the institution’s website to see if they have recommended devices. I work for a university that extensively uses courseware from different publishers and they all have...

    Instructor here—check on the institution’s website to see if they have recommended devices. I work for a university that extensively uses courseware from different publishers and they all have different requirements and mobile experiences. iPads are not recommended where I teach for this reason. EdTech, while making strides, is still far behind in terms of compatibility. Also, many learning management systems have poor mobile experiences as well. If she has to submit anything via an LMS, it’s going to be a struggle on just an iPad.

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  4. Comment on Is an iPad enough for college students these days? in ~tech

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    Just to add my anecdote to this story: I bought a MacBook Pro in 2015 and it still runs great for simple tasks like word processing and browsing the internet. I did upgrade for work purposes to...

    Just to add my anecdote to this story: I bought a MacBook Pro in 2015 and it still runs great for simple tasks like word processing and browsing the internet. I did upgrade for work purposes to another MacBook Pro in 2022 because I needed more processing power (and that M2 chip was calling to me). However, my husband still uses my old 2015 Pro for school with no issues. I will say that it can no longer get OS updates because of its age, it was supported up to Catalina. I still feel it has great longevity for the cost…I paid nearly as much for my iPhones, which consistently stop performing well between 2-3 years. IMO—Pro is worth it and I’m sucked into the Apple ecosystem in a bad way.

    13 votes

  5. Comment on US auto loan rejections hit record high as consumer credit standards tighten in ~finance

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    Do you have a source for that stat? I went to verify and I’m seeing sub 10% as the average across states in the US.

    Do you have a source for that stat? I went to verify and I’m seeing sub 10% as the average across states in the US.

    6 votes