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Linda Liukas

@lindaliukas.bsky.social

I like shiny things and software. Childrens book author at http://helloruby.com. Relentless restlessness. Paris | Helsinki

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Linda Liukas@lindaliukas.bsky.social · last yr.

“Vous avez trouvé votre bonheur? / Did you find your happiness?” asks the salesclerk at Picard. She was talking about dinner ingredients, but the Finn in me immediately started to think about how I indeed have found my happiness. It’s moments of beauty like these I love in Paris.

Erin McKean@emckean.bsky.social · 2y ago

what’s your favorite instance of haptic nostalgia—the poignant memory of the physicality of an obsolete thing—like dialing a rotary phone, shifting gears in a manual transmission, opening a soda can with a pull ring?

Linda Liukas@lindaliukas.bsky.social · 2y ago

Experiments with very minuscule training data continue: I was trying to prep for an interview and asked a LLM to find patterns and themes I've discussed in my newsletter over the years. It couldn't do it without adding very generic thoughts.

Linda Liukas@lindaliukas.bsky.social · 2y ago

There is this special, polite-yet-rude command of the discussion Parisians have when running errands on the phone and I need it. (Listened to my landlord handle an electricity issue yesterday on the phone and felt _this_ should be a french podcast.)

Meripu@meripu.bsky.social · 2y ago

Tactile learning, freedom & curiosity! This sounds like #Montessori learning method! "Knowledge happens not in a transfer but together. As much as the educator is there to teach, the child is also there to teach." - Linda Liukas #education #helloruby #computerscience

Ariel Salminen@arielsalminen.com · 2y ago

Love this quote from @lindaliukas.bsky.social in her recent interview: “One of the choices I’m most proud of is that early on, I realized that what success looks like for me is freedom and curiosity and the ability to follow whatever path I take.”

Tobias Born@tobiasborn.bsky.social · 2y ago

Wie die Autorin Linda Liukas, selbst Programmiererin, bietet die Hauptfigur Ruby hohes Identifikationspotenzial und spricht explizit Mädchen an, die in der Informatik noch unterrepräsentiert sind. Jedes Buch besteht aus Vorleseteil & Übungsteil mit thematisch passenden & fachlich fundierten Übungen.

Links auf dem Bild sieht man Ruby mit einem jungen mit schwarzen Haaren und einer Schlange um den Hals. Rechts daneben steht "Ruby als weiblich Identifikationsfigur in der Welt der Roboter, Computer und Algorithmen. Unten rechts sitzt Ruby auf einem roten Sessel in ihrem Zimmer, links daneben steht "liebevoller Vorleseteil und fundierter Übungsteil mit passenden Aufgaben zu den Kapiteln".
Ariel Salminen@arielsalminen.com · 2y ago

Love this quote from @lindaliukas.bsky.social in her recent interview: “One of the choices I’m most proud of is that early on, I realized that what success looks like for me is freedom and curiosity and the ability to follow whatever path I take.”

On building a career out of curiosity

Author, illustrator, and educator Linda Liukas discusses making computer science education playful, defining success differently, and the reciprocity of teaching

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Linda Liukas@lindaliukas.bsky.social · 2y ago

I knew J.G Ballard was an author I would fall for and the first 40 pages of Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton are proving me right. If this is the non-fiction, can't wait for the fiction..

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Linda Liukas@lindaliukas.bsky.social · 2y ago

French has overtaken the Swedish in my brain, which means recording voice overs in Swedish for an audio guide for the playground I've been designing was a task I kept postponing.. Thank you for the patience and coaching of LLMs finally got it done.

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Linda Liukas@lindaliukas.bsky.social · 2y ago

One of the things I like living in Paris is how visible museums and cultural institutes are on subways and streets - I find out about most exhibitions in the physical world. And the poster designs are gorgeous - here a selection from the museums run by the city of Paris.

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