September 2005
Monthly Archive
No Child Left Accountable
Posted by Andy Rush on 30 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: News & Commentary
I just watched the last video of this series about a teacher in Michigan who is, let’s say, a little down on teaching his high school math class. The final two videos give lots of clues as to what’s wrong with education today and I suspect, and fear, that it is rampant. Best quote from the series:
We had 14 valedictorians, and I think that’s 13 too many.
- Ben Haberek
There are no heroes in this series, only average people caught up in a system that at every turn seems counterproductive. Mr. Haberek is above average in the sense that he cares, but it can be depressing to listen to someone who cares as much, and yet be so down.
There is lots of other good stuff at Human Dog Laboratory, I just wish the “About” link said more than “Hello”. Professor Chris Weagel, tell us more about yourself, and keep up the good work.
FlashMic
Posted by Andy Rush on 16 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: General
This sure looks like a good idea on paper (pdf brochure). It records anywhere from 3 (.wav format) to 18 (.mp2 format) hours of audio, and files can be downloaded, via USB, to either Mac or PC computers. Battery life is stated as greater than 6 hours using 2 AA batteries. The phone output on the bottom of the mic allows it to be directly connected to a sound card. The price is yet to be announced, and it is scheduled to ship in January 2006.
UPDATE: OK. I’m hearing that the retail price is going to be $1200. In short, never mind!
Just Do a Backrub Search?
Posted by Andy Rush on 13 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: General, Search
If you thought Google was a funny name for a search engine, this nostalgic site shows that it was formerly known as Backrub. Phew!
That Explains Why It Took So Long!
Posted by Andy Rush on 06 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: News & Commentary
They were looking for the city of Louisiana!
Questions
Posted by Andy Rush on 05 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: News & Commentary
How does the former Commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association get a job as the director of FEMA?
How does Pat Robertson’s Operation Blessing organization get listed right below the Red Cross on FEMA’s website as top organizations to dontate to . . . and then why is it removed?
Why did the Washington Post and Newsweek not check out the false claim that the White House gave that “As of Saturday [after the storm], [Louisianna Governor] Blanco still had not declared a state of emergency?
What good is a National Response Plan, published in December 2004, if it isn’t followed?
What is “Purple Crescent II – Homeland Security Cyber Terrorism Exercise“, and why is it we can prepare for it and not flood walls and levees collapsing?
Why is it that Michael Chertoff claimed that he woke up Tuesday morning and read in the newspapers that “New Orleans Dodged a Bullet”, when the Army Corp of Engineers knew early Monday that the levees had failed, and that the newpapers reported just that?
