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SCORM Expert: Stop publishing new SCORM content
Catalyst, 2023/10/27

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This is just an advertisement, but it's an interesting sign of the times. The assertion is essentially that we donb't need things like SCORM or even xAPI any more to publish learning content. The problem, according to this article, is this: " Because SCORM files can be difficult and expensive to maintain, SCORM rot has become increasingly prevalent." Now I'm not sure whether Dan Marsden, the expert referenced in the title, is quoted here or is the author. I guess it doesn't matter (but clarity would be nice). " Moodle and Tōtara integrate well with H5P, an open-source modern and easy-to-use HTML5 editing tool. It allows anyone to create rich interactive content within their web browser." This is true, but of course, the purpose of SCORM and xAPI were to pass information between the browser and the content (for example, who used it, what they did, how well they performed, whether they finished viewing it). This use isn't mentioned here.

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Leica M11-P Review: As Authenticated as They Come
Chris Niccolls, PetaPixel, 2023/10/27

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This is a camera review. The specific camera is irrelevant; what's of interest is the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA). "Headed by large industry giants such as Adobe, Nikon, BBC, Intel, Microsoft, and Sony, to name a few, the C2PA has devised a way to securely embed any information relevant to the altering of images within the EXIF data of said files. These changes are protected by hash codes and certified digital signatures." We've mentioned hash codes here before; they are what's used to authenticate content in IPFS and in blockchains. Here, they provide some assurance that the image hasn't been tampered with between production and viewing.

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Journaling in private with my friends
Ben Werdmuller, Werd I/O, 2023/10/27

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I like this article both for its shout-out to Brad Fitzpatrick (who did rather more than just LiveJournal) and for capturing the idea of a personal web. Mastodon was like this for the first five years or so of its existence, but it's more of a public space now (and was always going to be). "Public social networks force us to use a different facet of our identities. In a private space with your friends, nobody really cares about your job, and nobody's hustling to promote whatever it is they're working on." But public spaces, "all feel a little bit like people are trying to sell ideas to you all of the time." Mastodon occupied a spot somewhere between those two, but I know the private space Ben Werdmuller is talking about.

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