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Future generations must be taught all of SA’s history 

Today at 17:14 PM, via SAnews

Future generations must be taught all of SA’s history 

While it is fitting that the Delville Wood Memorial has evolved from being a monument associated primarily with white South African sacrifice into a place that seeks to commemorate all South Africans who served in the war, the true test of remembrance lies in what future generations are taught of the war effort.“While it is...

Education

At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingual

It’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this: “Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the...

Education

Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the law

Entering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?

We asked people from across various industries what they think the impact of AI will be on careers, and which jobs may be less affected. While it is still early days for...

Education

‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke

The extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.

Teachers say they have been desperately trying to keep...

Science/Tech

Is the COSMIC Desktop Getting Better Than KDE and GNOME?

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

“While KDE and GNOME dominate the landscape, a relative newcomer is starting to make waves with features other desktops still don’t fully support,” argues XDA Developers:Linux 7.0 was the first release of the kernel to officially support Rust, but COSMIC has been all-in on Rust since the very beginning, and COSMIC 1.1 finally stripped all the leftovers of C language from the desktop. It no...

Science/Tech

AI-driven Datacenter Builds Increased Microsoft’s Emissions 25% In One Year

Today at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft released its 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report showing that last year it matched its entire electricity consumption with renewable energy, reports The Register.”The bad news is it also increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25%” — mostly due to datacenter construction and a decision to stop purchasing some renewable energy certificates:In 2020, Microsoft set itself the...

Science/Tech

Id Co-founders Carmack and Romero Respond to Microsoft’s Layoffs

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

“I have been trying to find something meaningful to say about the Id Software layoffs,” John Carmack posted Thursday to his 2.8 million followers on X.com:My “Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand” statement isn’t aging well, and this is certainly going to dampen the mood of the founder reunion at QuakeCon next month. I’m saddened, but I can’t muster anger or outrage over it. I...