Duh, now with pictures
I just updated some of my recent posts to have purty pictures. Enjoy!
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High rate of speed != Travelling Fast
[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”] Really! “Rate of speed” means “acceleration” not “speeding” or “traveling fast”. This has bugged me for years. TV News broadcasts and police officers saying, “The suspect was traveling at a high… Continue Reading High rate of speed != Travelling Fast
Who is Boston’s Logan Airport Named After?
Why, Lieutenant General Edward Lawrence Logan, of course? Who? Apparently if I was alive in 1941, and lived in Boston, I’d probably know his name. With a recent proposal to rename Boston’s airport to the Logan-Kennedy Airport, the Boston Globe ran an article about the late, late Logan. Sorta interesting for local flavor.
Thanks Microsoft–Opening 1995-era PowerPoint files on a Mac
[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”] When I started rebuilding my website, I decided that I should also try and post copies of all of my old presentations. Well, at least all of the ones that I… Continue Reading Thanks Microsoft–Opening 1995-era PowerPoint files on a Mac
Deja Vu–or–Can We Move Forward Already?
At the Technology For Education 2009 conference in Bangalore, India there were a number of presentations that have caused me a sense of deja vu (and not just in me, I was at the meeting with Vijay Kumar and he agreed as well). There are professors talking about the technology they’re using for education, and… Continue Reading Deja Vu–or–Can We Move Forward Already?
Plagiarism is Good™ Revisited
So, a while back I said I’d write about my Plagiarism is Good™ idea. I still haven’t had a chance to pull all my thoughts together, but thought this might be a good update. I’m now beginning to think that the Plagiarism is Good™ idea is really a suite of tools/services and approaches to looking… Continue Reading Plagiarism is Good™ Revisited
United’s “Upgraded” In-flight Entertainment System
So, as you know by now, I travel quite a bit, and try and fly United when I can. One step forward two steps back. It looks like United has finally implemented a digital in-flight media system. From the mid-1990s through late-2008 they typically used a tape-based system (it looked like Hi8 or maybe some… Continue Reading United’s “Upgraded” In-flight Entertainment System
OERRecommender 2.0: Folksemantic.com
[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”]OERRecommender got a facelift to include the folksemantic sort of notion of social web and interconnectedness. It’s now Folksemantic.com. All of the code is open-source and available (it always has been), but… Continue Reading OERRecommender 2.0: Folksemantic.com
“Buying” A Better Review on Amazon.com
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now. In early January I ordered something from Jowow through Amazon.com I wrote a review on the seller, they didn’t like it too much. Here’s the email they sent me: Dear customer, sorry about the inconvenience. We will refund $3.00 shipping fee. Could you please remove… Continue Reading “Buying” A Better Review on Amazon.com
Protected: Trip Report: Berkeley and Vancouver, Part 2, August 2009
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.