Saturday, January 29, 2005

Freeware - Wikibooks

Freeware - Wikibooks

Freeware sources.

Grad School Letters Of Recommendation

Grad School Letters Of Recommendation

how to write letters of rec

eLearn Magazine: In-Depth Tutorials

eLearn Magazine: In-Depth Tutorials

"One possibility is a system of hierarchical peer-reviewed group assignments developed by David Hanson and Troy Wolfskill (Borman & Washington, 2003; Wolfskill, 1998) as an online component in face-to-face chemistry courses. For problem-solving assignments with multiple solutions, students are put into groups of five. Once every student in the group submits a possible solution, the group then discusses and selects the best one, finally submitting it to the whole class. The online environment is "hard-wired" so no student can participate in the group discussion without first submitting an individual assignment. Once every group has submitted their solution, the whole class, including instructor, discusses the group solutions and selects several as outstanding."

a possible solution.

Carl Soundboard - Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Brad Parker

Carl Soundboard - Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Brad Parker

The might Carl from Aqua Teen with sound bytes from Brad Parker. Hey, have a crappy weekend, hope yer house burns down.

Product Reviews by MetaEfficient

Product Reviews by MetaEfficient

what a great website.

Computer Microscope: QX5: by MetaEfficient

Computer Microscope: QX5: by MetaEfficient

Science teachers check it out.

VoIP Internet Phone Service: by MetaEfficient

VoIP Internet Phone Service: by MetaEfficient

Bring it on! The age of telephony is upon us. Every mobile technology is converging on the telephone. Damn!

Sunday, January 23, 2005

Hackers and Painters

Hackers and Painters: "What hackers and painters have in common is that they're both makers. Along with composers, architects, and writers, what hackers and painters are trying to do is make good things. They're not doing research per se, though if in the course of trying to make good things they discover some new technique, so much the better."

Paul Graham smashes through the artificially sharp edges of academic discipline and makes the observation that bits and bytes are just another medium more akin to tempera and clay and stone than numbers. This essay reminds me of how when you first use a Coleman lantern you have to burn the mantle to expose the bright burnable skeleton underneath. Burn, baby, burn!

Orcinus

Orcinus: "SpongeBob is just a caricature. For Dobson and Co., he's a handy symbol -- not of gays, but the mere concept of tolerating them. And when we no longer have to tolerate gays and lesbians on the basis of religious beliefs, it will only be another half-step before we no longer have to tolerate non-Christians on the basis of religious beliefs. Muslims or Jews: take your pick as to who will be first in line. I'd guess Muslims."

Amen to this. It is a damned slippery slope that Dobson would push us down. At its bottom is a damn sure nasty surprise.