Yes, MQL really was an eloquent query language, especially when writing JavaScript for the browser. For the curious, most of the documentation seems to be gone, but there are a few examples here: https://github.com/nchah/freebase-mql#mql-and-graphql
(Note the graphd release doesn't include the MQL query engine)
My 4-year-old is really into The Foos app. In the beginning he was just messing around but after a month or two he's really getting it. I was wondering what to use next, thanks for the list!
The article presents some great 'explorable explanations' by (or inspired by) Bret Victor.
This really does seem like the future of communicating hard concepts.
At high school I would often write BBC Basic simulations of the dull problems we had been given as homework. I was so much more passionate when I was exploring and learning myself.
I highly recommend the Handmade Hero series referred to in this blog post. I've been following the archives on YouTube (at 2x speed). Casey Muratori is an engaging presenter and I'm rediscovering my love of low-level programming.
The slider serves as a simple privacy reminder on your home page. It only takes a few moments at youropenbook.org to make it clear that many people could benefit from such a reminder.
It's not the intention that you would interact with the slider frequently. If you drag it to a different setting a dialog box would popup and explain exactly what the consequences would be.
Most people would be happy with simple privacy settings, and there's still a customize link for the power user.
(Note the graphd release doesn't include the MQL query engine)