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“I used to think it was terrible that life was so unfair. And then I thought, “Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair; and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them.”
And so now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe.”
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Look out SMART Technologies – the writing may be on the wall, and it isn’t yours.
In Today’s MIT Tech Review: A Better, Cheaper Multitouch Interface A new pressure-sensitive pad could improve large and small touch screens. I’ve thought for some time that the SMART Technologies’ White Board which is marketed so vigorously to Alberta schools … Continue reading
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job where you can be wrong or change your mind THIS often?
Compare: (these are all taken from the Environment Canada Weather Site) The day before there had been a severe winter storm warning. Nothing happened. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
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In Class Laptop Use Shown to Lower Test Scores…
Intellagirl posted a note about this article today and I was curious, so I read it too… She suggested that the article had entirely missed the point, and she is absolutely right! The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 2009 … Continue reading
New Puppy
We are getting a new puppy this week. In the spring of 1997 we got our first Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD). A Great Pyrenees. Scanner. She changed my life. My birds were safe from local predators – all day long … Continue reading
