Don Norman's jnd.org / Simplicity Is Highly Overrated
Don Norman’s jnd.org / Simplicity Is Highly Overrated: as I’ve been known to say about simplicity… “it prevents people from thinking”, which it does. If something is so simple that you don’t have to think about it, to learn about it, then that thing loses a certain value to many people as Norman indicates. What […]
Read MoreIt’s just hardware!
It’s just hardware!: It’s just hardware, it will not change education, it will not make our students smarter, it will not make our lives easier unless we are willing to take a long deep look into our systems and change the way we do things. We are talking about a pedagogical shift in the way […]
Read MoreGOP & Higher Education: “It’s about training a docile work force.” No. 1.28.2006. 19.
GOP & Higher Education: “It’s about training a docile work force.” No. 1.28.2006. 19.: “It’s not about liberal education and critical thinking,†says Dennis Baron, a former columnist for the Chronicle of Higher Education and commentator on education policy. “It’s about training a docile work force.†—— yep, that is basically what it is about…
Read MoreTop 10 Online Databases for General Research « FMU Online
Top 10 Online Databases for General Research « FMU Online: When writing papers for school, it’s always good to start your research online. Many academic journals publish their articles onlineâ€â€which can give you a head start on research prior to heading to your local library. —— it is not always good to start online…. but […]
Read MoreWikipedia Biography
Wikipedia Biography: Kathryn Cramer proposes that ISFDB take back author biographies from Wikipedia. —- I agree, wikipedia is not the place for…. biographies, actually it is not the place for most things. it is really hard to maintain any sense of standards in wikipedia. you can basically find valid citations for nearly any minoritarian position […]
Read Moredmiessler.com | study | tcpdump
dmiessler.com | study | tcpdump: Tcpdump is the premier network analysis tool for information security professionals. Having a solid grasp of this über-powerful application is mandatory for anyone desiring a thorough understanding of TCP/IP. Many prefer to use higher level analysis tools such as Ethereal Wireshark, but I believe this to usually be a mistake. […]
Read MoreVint Cerf: one quarter of all computers part of a botnet
Vint Cerf: one quarter of all computers part of a botnet: Cerf told his listeners that approximately 600 million computers are connected to the Internet, and that 150 million of them might be participants in a botnetâ€â€nearly all of them unwilling victims. Weber remarks that “in most cases the owners of these computers have not […]
Read MoreA sad tale of technology dependence
A sad tale of technology dependence: Fortunately, this particular laptop has a fingerprint sensor. What a cool piece of technology! I still have no idea what my password is, but every morning I simply drag my index finger over the sensor and Windows logs me in. Last night in the woodshop I sliced my index […]
Read MoreYoung student's documentary leaving audiences stunned
KOMO-TV – Video – Video – Young student’s documentary leaving audiences stunned: Kiri Davis is a young filmmaker whose high school documentary has left audiences at film festivals across the country stunned — and has re-ignited a powerful debate over race. —— Racism is all around along with other forms of bigotry. It is a […]
Read MoreThe Montgomery-Finkelstein debate about why Wikipedia may…
The Montgomery-Finkelstein debate about why Wikipedia may…: The Montgomery-Finkelstein debate about why Wikipedia may not be what you think it is. —— is this what wikipedia is, or is that? wikipedia is an organization of parts that cannot work together, but because of the temporal arrangement of information in relation to the parts projection of […]
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