What if we had FB’s privacy settings in real life?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI don’t think most people would like it very much. Facebook amending statement of rights and responsbilities, here’s a rundown of the changes | VentureBeat.   an application your friend has downloaded also has the right to your information because … Continue reading

iPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets … REALLY????

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesiPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets | NextWorth. Professing never-ending love for the iPad has taken on a real cult-like fervor. It’s really quite embarrassing. The digital world is converging on a revolutionary all-in-one device, the powerful, brand-new iPad. … Continue reading

Gamasutra – Features – Jerked Around by the Magic Circle – Clearing the Air Ten Years Later

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesGamasutra – Features – Jerked Around by the Magic Circle – Clearing the Air Ten Years Later. A broad strokes definition: The magic circle is the idea that a boundary exists between a game and the world outside the game. … Continue reading

If you fly, you can’t use their dictionary….

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesAnyone know a a good dictionary/thesaurus app I can install on my PC? I used to use the offline version of Websters, which I loved, but it is old and won’t install on my 64bit machine. Lately I’ve been using … Continue reading

Cats and Rabbits (and getting people to do what you want)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteRabbits are prey animals. They are easily frightened – and for good reason. They are yummy and there are few meat-eaters who would refuse an opportunity to eat rabbit. (NOTE: this is not an animal welfare post – I’m building … Continue reading

#UnschoolingRules: Places to Learn

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute#UnschoolingRules: Places to Learn. Well said Clark Aldrich. The activity of farming teaches ethics as well as business and science. Many corporations today seem to be run by near-sociopathic MBA’s who think in terms of cramming, gaming the system, extraction, … Continue reading

The End of an Era

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesGlen, our last Guinea Fowl, died yesterday. He was a little more than 6 years old. I don’t know if he just died – I’ve seen them keel over with absolutely no warning – or if he had help. I’ve … Continue reading

Killing an animal to eat it isn’t cruel. Making it live a miserable existance is.

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy Don’t Farm Animals Get the Respect Pets Do? – NYTimes.com. This article is well worth the read. It makes me sick to see animals living like the ones in the HSUS video. Now, understand that I do not trust … Continue reading