Monthly Archives: June 2006

Schoolhouse Rock…For Hard Drives

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Andy Rush

There’s a new technology that will allow more data to be packed onto a hard disk platter, and Hitachi has a new video to explain how it’s done. A nice happy little ditty that turns into a disco spectacular! Am … Continue reading →

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My Second Life is Taking Off

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Andy Rush

Our session in Second Life yesterday, led by Martha was just what I needed and it’s a terrific example of Situated Cognition in action. The basic idea of situated learning theory is that learning is contextual. It also heavily emphasizes … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Know I Could Do This

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Andy Rush

So I discovered I can do this in Second Life.

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Second Life … “Like Playing With Dolls”

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Andy Rush

Eamonn Sullivan and I have some similar thoughts about Second Life. Martha is going to be leading a session on optimizing our experience in this virtual world this week. I am looking forward to it. I’ve mostly flailed and stumbled … Continue reading →

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Al Gore Pimping Global Warming

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Andy Rush

OK, now I’ve done it. Two political posts in a row. Actually, this is just funny and it playfully promotes Gore’s new film, An Inconvenient Truth. I actually prefer this type of promotion, as opposed to the website with the … Continue reading →

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No, This IS Funny

Posted on June 26, 2006 by Andy Rush

In this space, I try very hard not to be blatantly political. In Friday’s Washington Post, columnist Richard Morin’s Unconventional Wisdom claims that research shows that The Daily Show is bad for democracy. I’m re-reading it to try to find … Continue reading →

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To The Batcave – For a Movie?

Posted on June 26, 2006 by Andy Rush

I’m still trying to decide whether I would want my home theatre to look like this one, but I decided it was time to at least blog about it. The chap who claims this setup is a retired naturalist who … Continue reading →

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Amen, Brother!

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Andy Rush

Nate Harrison recorded the audio for this video in the winter of 2004. This is the story about a 6 second drum “break” in a song from 1969 called Amen Brother. Now known as the “Amen Break”, this snippett of … Continue reading →

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Now Hear This – Or Not

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Andy Rush

I had glimpsed this story on a couple of sites last week but never followed the link. It seems kids are using a high frequency ringtone to signal incoming text messages in class (how pervasive this is, who knows). Well … Continue reading →

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Windows Updates – Benefits?

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Andy Rush

Just a quickie on a strange phenomena sited last night. Windows computers all around the world restarted themselves yesterday, and this morning, with some “important” updates. At home last week I had my Bluetooth wireless keyboard (Logitech MX500) just decide … Continue reading →

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