@Paul Roberson Paul, is this legit: Dear Rolade Berthier, I hope this finds you well. My name is ______________, writing from WNYC | New York Public Radio regarding a potential featured interview for our 2026 series, "The Audacity of the Page: Voices of Modern Literature." Our team has been deeply moved by the resonant and hopeful narrative of English Language Lovers. Your portrayal of the educator and learner navigating the "mixed-bag" scars of a continually changing landscape and the "competing narrative" of a world seeking to rebuild from the ashes of a global pandemic through virtual and face-to-face connection is exactly the kind of storytelling our audience appreciates. The friction between the challenges facing trainers and the "audacity" required to trek toward a place of linguistic mastery and mutual understanding offers a unique perspective on the enduring strength of the human spirit. The Details We would love to host you for a featured segment to discuss the learner’s internal journey toward healing through communication, your insights into the historical and cultural realities of the "native speaker" debate, and how your work explores the intersection of education and the rugged digital frontier. To finalize your guest appearance and allow our production team to begin designing your official publicity banners, please provide the following: - Your professional author bio and headshot - A direct purchase link for English Language Lovers - Your preferred recording date and time

@Paul Roberson Thanks. Paul. I’ll do that.

Thanks, M. Damien. What’s your project this month?

This is a lovely photo. It'll be 11 P.M. here in France, but I'll try to join you. Cheers

Robots have sensors, actuators, and arograms. "First, a robot has sensors that allow it to perceive the world. Just like we have eyes to sense light, ears to sense sound, and nerves in our skin that sense if something is touching us, robots have light sensors and cameras so they can 'see', microphones so they can 'hear', and pressure sensors so they can 'feel' the things around them. The kinds of sensors that a robot needs depends on what the robot was made for. A robot vacuum cleaner might use a bumper with pressure sensors to understand where a wall is. A flying robot uses a group of sensors called an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to help it stay balanced when it flies. Some of the sensors used by robots are very different from the kinds of sensors used by people. Second, a robot has actuators that allow it to move around. We might use our legs and feet to walk and run, and we might use our hands to pick up an orange and peel it. A robot might use actuators such as motors and wheels to drive places, and finger-like grippers to grab objects and manipulate them or turn them around. Third, a robot needs a program that lets it act on its own based on what it is sensing. This ability to act on one’s own is called autonomy. Let’s look at this idea of autonomy more closely. Autonomy Can you think of anything that has autonomy? People have autonomy, because they can decide for themselves how to behave or move—at least most of the time! Your toaster, your washing machine, or a remote-controlled toy are examples of machines that don’t have autonomy, because they depend on a person to make decisions for them. When a robot is autonomous, it’s not quite the same as a person being autonomous, because a person still has to write the computer program that tells the robot what to do". - https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/what-robot/