Monthly Archives: September 2005

It’s all about the context…

I attended a workshop on reusability the other day. Reusability is a big thing. We have 10 thousand middle school science teachers spending time and resources to come up with a better way to teach Netwon’s laws of motion. Why … Continue reading

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Laughing Points

I couldn’t help but post this. The Authors Guild, the folks suing Google, have written up talking points so that you can back them up if you happen to go to a dinner party this weekend (their words, not mine). … Continue reading

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If you can’t sell books, sue Google.

The authors guild, and several other authors are suing google. I think it only proper. I mean, why flood the earth with books and information that could benefit the world? There is always a chance that your book that went … Continue reading

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Problem-Based Learning…

I’m becoming a fan of PBL, but after reading a study I’ve got a question. The study found that students who went through a PBL course didn’t score any better on final tests, but felt that PBL was a more … Continue reading

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A Good Thing…

Interesting article on Google’s further attempt to organize the world’s information.

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Is your calendar marked?

Today is the day. I’m not sure why, or what it means to you personally, but the fact still remains, that today is the day… matie

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Audited…

So, I’ve been audited by the great state of Utah. Great here meaning, “freaking idiots”. I guess I owe Uncle Sam, wait, that’s federal… I guess I owe cousin Earl about $500. I called the auditor today to try and … Continue reading

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This is a free speech zone…

But spam is a lunch meat. Somebody asked me about the two comments I deleted. I never thought that the perception might be that I delete comments from my blog because maybe I don’t like what was said. I have … Continue reading

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Have an extra car laying around?

You could try to do something like this. The claim is that it took 606 takes to get it right. Wow.

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Game walkthroughs…

A ‘walkthrough’ is document that helps you get through a game. Zelda, Half-life, MYST, all can be confusing games. But with a bit of help, they become more managable for those that don’t want to spend a lot of time … Continue reading

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