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The Monopoly of Higher Education…

His awesomeness, Brian Lamb, has posted a thought provoking piece over on his blog. In it he says: “I staked out something of a confrontational stance… that higher education is still conducting its business as if information is scarce when … Continue reading

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My First Ruby Code

So I’ve written my first bit of Ruby code. Allow me to bore you with the story. The other day my son and I were checking out the local thrift store. The Boy came across a board game that appeared … Continue reading

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If you haven’t seen it yet…

I may be the last person on the internets to see this, but if you haven’t seen it yet, sit back, turn up the sound, and enjoy!

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Patents for Sale

Looks like NASA is selling off some of their patents. The first line says, “Congratulations taxpayers! A group of patents developed on your dime by a NASA researcher, sold at public auction last week in a new effort to parlay … Continue reading

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Inside Higher Ed.

For all of you who laughed at me the other day when I mentioned Warcraft and learning in the same breath, there is a great article over at Inisde Higher Ed. that talks about using fear and humiliation as legitimate … Continue reading

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The Hardest Part

I have a confession. I hate writing. I really do. It’s difficult, it is time consuming, and I spend most of the day convinced that I’m horrible at it, so why bother in the first place? There are very few … Continue reading

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Why Hulu misses the mark…

Hulu won me over early on, but I’ve come to realize that they have missed the mark. In all fairness, it’s probably not Hulu, rather the suits at the networks. There is an interesting new show on Hulu called Sons … Continue reading

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Winter is coming, nothing else to do but twitter away…

I’ve had a twitter account for some time now, but have just started using it. Lots of fun. If you’ve got one, let me know so I can follow you. If you’re so inclined, you can follow me here… http://twitter.com/firemeboy

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You heard it here first…

The recession is over. That’s right, it’s officially over. Oh sure, you can wait for the Wall Street Journal to call it, but the old media is far too slow. I’m calling the event here, based on a single economic … Continue reading

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Quote of the day…

The following took place on IM: Mom: “Call us pleaseDad: “Lose the phone again?”Dad: “Calling.”Mom: “Again, please.”Dad: “Calling.”Mom: “Again.”Dad: “Calling.”Dad: “Calling again, still no luck?”Mom: “Got it, we found it hidden in Spencer’s pocket.”Mom: “No wonder we couldn’t trace the … Continue reading

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