Entries by Brandon Muramatsu

It’s always good to wakeup and see your ISP on CNN’s homepage for a blackout

Update: Yep, it *was* a DNS outage. …no really… [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Last night I was online during the “problems”. I had network connectivity, but I think the problem was with Comcast’s DNS servers.… Continue Reading It’s always good to wakeup and see your ISP on CNN’s homepage for a blackout

November 29, 2010 by

Chocolate shortage non sequitar?

Earlier this week SFGate ran an article on the upcoming chocolate shortage. Well, by upcoming, they mean in 20 years…but that wasn’t what I found funny. The image below is the teaser from the home page. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=””… Continue Reading Chocolate shortage non sequitar?

November 12, 2010 by

OpenEd 2010 Presentations

Last week I gave two presentations at OpenEd 2010, I’m embedding both of them below. Cite as: Muramatsu, B. (2010, November 2). Project Greenfield: A New Way of thinking about MIT OpenCourseWare. Presentation at Open Education 2010 Conference: Barcelona, Spain, November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010 from Slideshare Web site: http://www.slideshare.net/bmuramatsu/project-greenfield-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-mit-opencourseware Cite as: Muramatsu,… Continue Reading OpenEd 2010 Presentations

November 9, 2010 by

Exercise–Week of October 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010: Walking, 2.5 miles, 250 calories Monday, November 1, 2010: Walking, 2.76 miles, 278 calories Tuesday, November 2, 2010: Walking, 4.03 miles, 403 calories (delta: 2.03/203) Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Walking, 4.53 miles, 447 calories (delta: 4.53/247) Thursday, November 4, 2010: Walking, 6.54 miles, 650 calories (delta: 4.54/450) Friday, November 5, 2010:… Continue Reading Exercise–Week of October 31, 2010

November 9, 2010 by
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German efficiency…this is not the lounge you’re looking for…

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]So, I’m flying through Frankfurt on my way home and I decided to go to the lounge* between flights. So, I walk into the closest lounge to my gate, it indicates that… Continue Reading German efficiency…this is not the lounge you’re looking for…

November 6, 2010 by