stefan, 1 month ago

Also, this article was, in part, prompted by the current @glitchdotcom code jam: https://support.glitch.com/t/for-this-may-s-jam-we-want-you-to-teachathing-or-two/67032

If you like teaching, or perhaps want to give it a try for the first time, be sure to join it, it'll be fun!

#tutorial #teaching #LearnToCode #MadeWithGlitch

stefan, 29 days ago

Added @ProPublica's tutorial on scraping data from HTML.

"Pfizer disclosed its doctor payments in March as part of a $2.3 billion settlement - the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history - of allegations that it illegally promoted its drugs for unapproved uses."

https://www.propublica.org/nerds/scraping-websites

Seems like coding tutorials for journalists in general are a good fit.

#ProgressiveTutorials

nora, 1 month ago

@stefan have you seen Kate Compton's tracery zines and v21's blog entries about making tools for non technical users? they feel related

stefan, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

@nora Good call! I am familiar with both of their work, definitely worth going through it to see if there's anything that would fit.

Thank you, and thank you for sharing the article!

nora, 1 month ago

@stefan I'd also consider contributing something if my health allows, like a guide on how to make a standalone generator like the ones that live on nora.zone

stefan, 1 month ago

@nora Hmm, or maybe how to make pride jewelry.

nora, 1 month ago

@stefan unfortunately while im open about my process most of my stuff requires like $2,000 of stuff to start

stefan, 1 month ago

@nora Ah, yeah, definitely more of a business than a fun little hobby.

nora, 29 days ago

@stefan your rt reminded me that i pointed you at specific zines but zine culture is full of progressive tutorials but idk how to find them exactly

stefan, 29 days ago

@nora Good point, will do some of my own research. Thank you!

alter_kaker, 1 month ago

@stefan very cool. I was going to bring up something I'm collecting notes on right now (a networking tutorial to set up file sharing, bittorrent, and VPN at home) but I can't think of an angle that would be nearly as elegant as the examples you brought up.

stefan, 1 month ago

@alter_kaker Those are some great topics!

Just thinking real quick, maybe a tutorial on safely sharing files between protesters or people organizing a union at work?

Happy to boost your reply if you'd like to get more suggestions!

Either way, definitely reach back out when/if you do end up writing something like this and want me to add it to my blog post.