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Friday, June 19, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Want out!
Blackberry photo with led flash and bad backlighting. Not bad for a fone.
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Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Pinball museum is coming together...
Click into Flickr for more from the museum!
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files
Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files: "An interesting side-effect of YouTube's recent push for higher quality videos is that most videos can be downloaded as MP4 files directly from YouTube."
Wild take on the Now
Wired UK Columnist Warren Ellis: 'We're living in the last days of the Roman empire': "These are truly the last days. How else can you account for Britain being ruled by an unelected leader who is also Scottish? Who saw that coming when William Wallace was having his bowels hacked out and incinerated in front of him at Smithfield seven centuries ago? Bloody nobody. This is the problem with writing fiction in the early 21st century: the real world outdoes you for madness every day."
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Cat and chimena on a Sunday Morning
Lazy sunday morning. Click in for the photo.
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
Friday, June 05, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Nice night for a walk
And what a good dog to pose for me!
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Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Labette Count School Super is out to lunch
"Superintendent Stockton said parents should check with school administration before allowing their child to change their appearance."
From: Kansas Parents Furious After School Faculty Cuts Son's Hair - WDAF
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From: Kansas Parents Furious After School Faculty Cuts Son's Hair - WDAF
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
What business people don't want to hear
acleareye.com: We read too many business books.: "Control destroys relationships. Control blinds you to opportunities. Control shuts down your inner voice. Control is driven by your ego's need to serve itself. Control is an illusion you cling to primarily to alleviate your fears"
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Why should a Kid build a Catapult?
Why should a kid build a catapult? (Also known as backyard artillery!)
I seem to recall building matchstick rockets, then model rockets, then Chinese rockets and learning about force, thrust, motion, weight and more. This is too cool!
Because the world needs good engineers and scientists, and because the kids who will grow up to become engineers and scientists need a way to get hands-on experience with physics, math and engineering.
In this age of 200-plus channels of TV, the Internet and computer games, kids are also spending far less time building tree houses, tinkering with engines, or designing downhill racers. We believe those are important skills to have. They help form the basis for good problem solving skills and an innate understanding of the real, physical world that you just can't get from a computer game, no matter how good its physics simulation software is.
Ballistic motion was one of the key players in the development of the science of physics. The word "engineer" even originated as the builders and designer of Siege Engines
Why is a budding engineering student expected to take a year or two of calculus in high school, but she isn't expected to have any real-world experience in building or working with machines and materials? Pencil and paper (or computer screens) are only one part of the learning experience. Where will she apply all of the stuff she learned in geometry and trig? Without physical projects to touch, feel and see, the lessons become abstract, their utility questionable.
A catapult project gives students a chance to see that science and engineering really can be fun, and it's a lot more than just numbers on paper. The real payoff for an engineer is in the field, where she can see and enjoy the results of her ingenuity. And it may seem counterintuitive, but engineering projects not only help kids learn math and science, they are also great at getting kids back outdoors, away from the massive over-exposure to video games, TV and the Internet.
Why all this interest in getting kids to study science and engineering? Because it's important to our society, and it's great mental cross training regardless of what field of work the kids eventually go into. Most people develop a sense for what they want to do in life while they are still in high school or even earlier. A catapult project is fun and interesting enough to inspire some kids to study the science behind how they work, and then go on to become the engineers and scientists of tomorrow.
I seem to recall building matchstick rockets, then model rockets, then Chinese rockets and learning about force, thrust, motion, weight and more. This is too cool!
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