Another big gap in posting. Last time well over a month ago. I do in fact have a couple of things to blog about, not the least of which is the upcoming CSTA conference but I'll hold off on that since Alfred Thompson already posted his preview [[ https://blog.acthompson.net/2026/06/previewing-csta-2026.html ][(link]]) and Doug Peterson also posted on CS Ed conferences in response (link). Instead, let's talk about the latest CS Ed podcast.

Giant This past Friday, I had the chance to see "Giant," the play written by Mark Rosenblatt. A few friends asked for my take on social media so I thought I'd write my thoughts up here. So, if you're looking for the usual CS Ed or Emacs material, feel free to skip this one. On the other hand, I'd encourage you to read on anyway. First and foremost, the play was fantastic.

THe Netlogo Center is running their first in person conference at the end of June in Chicago (info and registration). It's an event I'm looking forward to attending and also to be presenting at. I've been using NetLogo for over a quarter of a century. Well, that's not entirely true. I haven't actively used it for a while now, being retired, and for my last gig, at Hunter College, I used it sparingly.