A majority of teens have a cell phone today, and with many schools unable to afford a computer for every student, teachers are starting to see them as a helpful learning device instead. The AP Newswire I keep throwing this out in idle conversation after I heard Bruce Sterling say something close to it. We [...]
Archives for November 2009
Turducken
1st RULE: You brag all about turducken. 2nd RULE: You brag ALL ABOUT turducken. 3rd RULE: Once there are no more bones and the meat is over 160 degrees, turducken is over 4th RULE: Only three birds to a turducken. 5th RULE: One turducken at a time. 6th RULE: No mammals, no invertebrates. 7th RULE: [...]
I found a new toy!
I can’t seem to stop playing with Logicly! It allows you to make circuits in flash and then watch them run. I made a clockless circuit, but the more industrious out there may want to try making something with a little more power. Try and make a circuit that adds in a gray code! Or [...]
Kicking their butts
So I am teaching CS 1 this term, and tonight the asskicker assignment is due. I didn’t mean it to break people, but I screwed up and made it a little too hard. Almost everyone has been able to figure out each piece on their own, but put all of the pieces together and the [...]
