Entries from September 2005

Sustaining Open Content

September 28th, 2005 No Comments

The Instructional Technology conference has been great thus far. 
I usually measure great based on the food.  We at at Hamilton’s
last night.  Great food.  Great conference.  There is
still more to come so I am sure things will get better. 
Sustainability - how do we keep paying for this stuff - is a reaccuring
theme.  Some of the debate [...]

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Well you’re a genius

September 22nd, 2005 No Comments

I like to listen to NPR on the way in to work.  This morning they ran a piece discussing what is Genius.  It was especially interesting since it the commentator pointed out that genius is not merely a factor of IQ.  Marilyn vos Savant
holds the record for the highest IQ, 228.  However, the commentator
pointed out [...]

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who knew?

September 20th, 2005 1 Comment

I grew up in Idaho.  It is a great place, really.  There are
LOTs of places to visit where for and entire day you can wander through
the wilderness and not see another soul.  It is great.  Then
there are those who have spent to much time wandering around by
themselves.  Here is the scoop from the tv weatherman [...]

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study what you like cause it will come back to haunt you.

September 20th, 2005 No Comments

One frequent conversation amongst engineers entails the bragging of how
hard their undergrad education was.  This is usually measured by
two factors:
1. How poorly the class performed overall
2. How late one stayed in the computer labs.

My dad always told me that your educational experience would reflect
the job environment in the real world.  It’s almost 11 pm
now.  We [...]

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eduCommons is worth it

September 20th, 2005 No Comments

It is 9:05.  We are full of pizza and caffine and working on the
next version of eduCommons so that the world can be a better
place.  It matters to us.  It better matter to you.
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Someday when I am rich

September 16th, 2005 No Comments

I would love to have a library like this.  If I did I might read something besides blogs and computer magazines.

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Wow, it is true

September 16th, 2005 No Comments

Some things are funny.  Some things are sad.  This is both.  Picture two.
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I am sure this will kill me.

September 16th, 2005 No Comments

Yesterday I had a Coke for breakfast.  Greasy chicken with fried
potato stuff with soda for lunch.  I then at candy and
donuts.  When I got home I helped the my bro in law and some guys
working in my basement hang sheetrock/clean up the mess.  Not that
I am much help.  We did that till 2:30am.  I got [...]

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This will kill me

September 15th, 2005 No Comments

So I am eating fried stuff from the local deli.  I think my tongue
is going numb.  I am sure this stuff will kill me, but dangit I
only paid $2.50 for lunch.  Funny how economics governs our lives.
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Learn this, no this, no this

September 15th, 2005 No Comments

I have been a programmer for a few years.  During that time I went
from “Bill Gates is the antiChrist” to Microsoft isn’t so bad to I just
don’t care give me money.  Programmers are prostitutes.  Give
us money and we do what you want.  I love python, but I admit to
be a closet asp.net programmer.  I believe [...]

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