Monthly Archives: March 2007

Students’ evaluations of instructors

How would Socrates’ students evaluate him?  [via GMSV]

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The truth is out there!

Waaaay out there! Mysteriousnesses:  Atlantis [They make you watch a brief advertisement first.]

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More about e than you really wanted to know

Blind Date [via MaplePrimes]

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Don’t click the link!

If you’re on a diet, don’t even think about Pepperidge Farm Cream-Filled Pirouttes. Are these actually still legal?

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The Gospel of John & Yoko: The Origins of Mad Morality

A friend sent me a link to Oleg Atbashian’s essay “The Gospel of John & Yoko: The Origins of Mad Morality“.  I either don’t understand Atbashian’s position, or disagree with much of it. I don’t believe that opposing the war, … Continue reading

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Another amusing 419 scam spam

It continues to amaze me that anyone would fall for 419 scams (advance fee fraud).  Normally I don’t even bother looking at the few 419 emails that make it through my spam filter, but today I happened to read part … Continue reading

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It Works on My Machine

Here’s a brilliant new application certification program:  It Works on My Machine.

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Scholarship nomination

I received notification today by email that the Mission College Sigma Iota chapter of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society chose to nominate me for a scholarship. I feel honored by the nomination, but due to my current circumstances have … Continue reading

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Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton

In a forum I read, someone posted a link to the song Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton.  He makes his works available under a Creative Commons license, so you can legally share them.  I liked this song, so I purchased … Continue reading

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Support H.R. 811 voting system reform

H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007,  would require all voting systems to have a voter-verified paper trail, which would allow us to trust touchscreen voting machines.  This would ensure that recounts are possible.  Current machines … Continue reading

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