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- Nice work, NORAD
- Nice work, NORADAh.. It's clear as day now...[b]Quite frankly, he learned more about geography on Christmas eve than he has in two years of school. Geography isn't covered on our state standardized tests, you see, so it's hard to squeeze into a loaded curriculum.[/b]No freakin' wonder our up and coming...
- Tags: camel, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Google Inc., grader
- Discussion threads 2008-12-26
- Turning US News college rankings into 7-dimensional analytic geometry
- Turning US News college rankings into 7-dimensional analytic geometrynot that hardWell, short of doing proper calculus, one can dump the data into an Excel spreadsheet and generate this sort of analysis, based on a system which weights the different factors :) Easy-peasy for any 8th grader who understands basic probability...
- Tags: college ranking
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- SC plans to build Wi-Fi across state, give out laptops to 8th graders
- SC plans to build Wi-Fi across state, give out laptops to 8th gradersWaste of MoneyI used to work at a middle school in South Carolina and all the 8th graders wanted to do with the internet was chat to people and access porn. The only time they actually used...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, grader, Wi-Fi, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- Apple tries to recover in the classroom
- Apple tries to recover in the classroomDisservice to the kids...Using Macs in school puts kids at serious competitive disadvantages vs. kids who use the full Windows eXPerience at school. Our local schools were using Macs when we moved here. My rep and I took the fight directly to the schools...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, operating system, Apple Inc., rep, Apple Macintosh, grader
- Discussion threads 2005-05-02
- Teachers leave grading up to the computer
- Teachers leave grading up to the computerThe next step in the collapse of the education system in the U.S.Now, teachers won't only have to not know the material, nor how to teach, but they don't have to know how to evaluate the work either!My wife teaches in a U.S. middle...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, grader, computer
- Discussion threads 2005-04-07
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- Falling behind in science? No kidding!
- Our school district is providing H1N1 shots to any students whose parents request it. It's an easy way to build some so-called "herd immunity" in the age group most vulnerable to this particular flu strain. In fact, my 7-year old was the very first in the district to...
- Tags: Vaccine, Flu, H1N1 Flu, Science Education, Healthcare, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for good
- RE: Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for goodIf you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology. -Bruce SchneierCommon sense & best practicesFirst off social networking sites are a DISASTER waiting to happen, private data into a...
- Tags: password, security
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication
- Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- German chancellor chides Congress on global warming
- Lies Lies LiesCan someone PLEASE stop this non-sense articlesof the lies on this topic.No one is believing this non-sense and if you want to walk to work, live in a mud hut then go for it don't cram it down my throat!;)Stupidity Stupidity StupidityAnd exactly what do YOU know about...
- Tags: Stupidity, global warming, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- More e-readers - more misconceptions
- my thoughts . . ."Like any good Massachusetts liberal, I?m a big fan of NPR."Well, do keep in mind some of us are conservative.Please?As much as I like ZDNet for tech news, it can be a tad disheartening when there's the occasional trip down political lane, and ZDNet does tend...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, E-books, open mind, NPR, Car Talk, education, e-reader, tax, misconception, British Broadcasting Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kids
- Well, DUH!It's always easier to talk about something that you have experience with.RE: Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kidsIt would also help talking with the children about those subjects even if the parents really don't know about it! Maybe they could learn with the kids and...
- Tags: Online Resource
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Smarter Than A 5th Grader? 2010 (Mobile)
- Product DescriptionBased on the hit primetime game show on FOX, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? 2010 features all the charm, humor and deceptively difficult questions that make the television show a household name. In the game, players are asked a series of up to eleven questions ranging from...
- Tags: Mobile, Question, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle
- ack, for example, will bLittle Wedding Dresses,Prom Dresses,bridesmaid dresses,Plus Size Wedding Dresses can be casual, dressy, classic, mysterious, sexy, and fun. Long or short, flowing or form fitting, the little black dress will never go out of style, nor will you ever run out of occasions to wear it...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, Vonage Holdings Corp., Apple Inc., FTC, Palm Inc., Oracle Corp., Psystar, prom, dress
- Discussion threads 2009-10-17
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: 60GB iPod, Canon PIXMA wireless printer, Senneheiser Bluetooth headset
- if you have hair doAnswers to Common Questions About Prom DressesThere are few occasions that are as nerve-wracking as prom night. This is because, aside from the anxiety provoking "what ifs" the night of the prom, you have to avoid all of the potential pitfalls leading up to the...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, wireless, printer, Gadget Gal, Canon Inc., prom, dress
- Discussion threads 2009-10-17
- The Classmate is not a compromise
- A nice piece, Chris!Those of us who've followed the Classmate know that it is not a compromise - as a netbook is - btu it has been awhile since you shared the SPECs. What do these new Classmates have under the hood?hard to find a price?I followed the link...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Classmate, netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- The Classmate is not a compromise
- As I was setting up a cart of Classmate PCs this week, a parade of students back and forth from the bathroom had to stop and comment or ask questions about the diminutive machines. "They're so small!" "So are you," I'd reply. "Are those the new computers?" "Do...
- Tags: Classmate, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Productivity, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- The best netbook ever?
- Netbooks, in a variety of applications, are certainly among my favorite tools in education. After all, they're cheap, they do most of what we need them to do, they fit well in backpacks (whether you're a third-grader or running across the quad in college), they're cheap, and, oh yeah,...
- Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- High-risk vulnerabilities hit Google Chrome
- This software was programmed by Google, did anyone not see this happening? Google has the worst programmers because they don't give two squats about anything except playing with their office toys all day.For a browser built from the ground up with security in mindthere seem to be more than...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., sandbox, vulnerability, Web browser, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Joe Biden and the dawn of the MediNet
- what a waste, just model VA Hospitalsthey have one of the most efficient medical records on the planet. HIEThese funds are not to develop electronic medical records (your right, the VA's VISTA system is very good - and I am a strong advocate of open source solutions) This is...
- Tags: Government, Insurance, Vertical industries, MediNet, Joe Biden, dawn, medical record, Hie
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- Laptop or desktop+netbook for back to school?
- It's almost August, folks. We all know what that means, right? If you don't already have a computer for school, you need to get one, PDQ. For some of you in K-12, your school might have a 1:1 program and you'll take a laptop home with you...
- Tags: Desktop, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
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