Posts Tagged ‘education’

Today is the primary election in California. As usual I procrastinated and am going to have to vote this evening after I’ve done a rush job researching candidates. However, I’ve encountered an interesting filter: website quality. This may not work for the bigger offices, as people like Meg Whitman can afford massive marketing teams. But [...]

My little sister’s homework this week: come up with a solid thesis statement for George Orwell’s Animal Farm. As usual, she was given a prompt straight out of some crappy standard curriculum book: “Why did George Orwell choose to use satire when writing Animal Farm?” What a boring question. Why would Orwell use satire? Why [...]

There are two ginormous conventions taking place this week; Comic-Con and OSCON. This provides a handy opportunity to illustrate the difference between geeks and nerds, which is usually a somewhat difficult distinction for most people. I could go on, but you get the idea. This has been your friendly neighborhood robot with a public service [...]

It’s official; you really can’t truly function online these days unless you have some coding ability. I do not come from a computer science background, but I’ve always had an enthusiasm for computers, new stuff, and technology. I had a fifth grade teacher who took us to the computer lab once a week and taught [...]

You all know that I am a big fan of JC. He attracted countless followers, yet remained quite humble. He fought through personal adversity to become a shining example to all of us. He performed many miracles before enormous crowds, and his words taught a simple message of love, a meaningful life, and forgiveness. You [...]