About « Pratt-SILS Independent Student Blog
About « Pratt-SILS Independent Student Blog: Over the past few months (and perhaps years) people in the SILS community have been discussing the possibility of an alternative to the sils-announce listserv. ——– The school of information and library science students started a blog.
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5 Freaky Muppet Videos: The Muppets exploded into worldwide popularity in the 1970s as regular performers on Sesame Street. But as pop culture changed, Jim Henson and his company found even stranger creatures to parody by mingling with real-world celebrities. The five-year run of The Muppet Show set the weird tone for a tradition they’ve […]
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Crazy hours becoming the new standard – Forbes.com – MSNBC.com : Just how bad have things gotten? That’s the subject of Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70-Hour Workweek, a recent study from the Center for Work-Life Policy. The study found that 1.7 million people consider their jobs and their work hours extreme, thanks […]
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Easy Graphical Multiplication Trick Video: How to transform a multiplication into a simple counting ofpoints through the drawing of a square shape —— very cool
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UNIX® Load Average Part 1: How It Works : Have you ever wondered how those three little numbers that appear in the UNIX® load average (LA) report are calculated? —– a bit of interesting info.
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Serendipity strikes again: A brilliant wee story of serendipity to get you started this morning from one of my favourite eduBuzz blogs at Pencaitland Primary School. A few weeks ago the kids had been blogging about the diving experiment they had been up to in class and this got picked up by a real life […]
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Useless account: Best recent web 2.o spoof: Useless Account. Sign up for a shiny new account that does absolutely nothing, but in a way that totally shifts some serious paradigm!
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Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior – New York Times: “Kids will say things to each other in their messages that are too embarrassing to say in person,†Jett tells me. “Then when they actually meet up, they are too shy to bring up what they said in the message. It makes […]
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NewsTrust Home – Your Guide to Good Journalism: Welcome to NewsTrust! Sign up for a free membership. (If you’re already a member, please Sign In.) February 19, 2007 – BETA SITE Here are top rated news and opinions, reviewed by our members. For help tips, check our FAQ. ——- interesting new site… Aldon Hynes pointed […]
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