Use legos. Yes, this person figured out a way to use legos to represent header files and make them easier to understand. If you don’t know what a header file is . . . well then you probably don’t care. … Continue reading
(and apologies to Kaiju Big Battel for borrowing their spelling. … Actually, I think I’m going to have to apologize to a lot of groops by the time this is over. Including Stereolab.) Well, welcome back to A Kick(Starter) to … Continue reading
Some time ago I discussed the idea of the Human Library and how it is something geeks should join and duplicate. Little did I know someone had had a similar idea – only taking it digital. That’s when I found … Continue reading
Last column, I discussed that blogging helped my career because it established a presence for me. By giving me a presence, by establishing me, it helped me be visible – which of course was something I could leverage in my … Continue reading
When I was at a Zero1 event, I heard about the efforts to use Open Source for education in Malaysia. This was among many, many things discussed (some of which will find their way into the blog here). But this … Continue reading
The bloodletting continues at Yahoo, with the latest news being that CEO Scott Thompson kinda sorta maybe, oh, I dunno, lied about his degree in computer science, as uncovered by one of its shareholders, activist company Third Point. I could … Continue reading
I come to you today to share a tale of science literacy, educational programming, and exploding goo. Welcome to the world of Mad Science, a company that teaches kids in schools and summer camps about physics and chemistry by way … Continue reading
It's also valuable to the country at large. High School graduates earn more and depend on services lest, making the investment by society a net gain. Some nice and interesting math here. – Steven Savage
“Know your roots.”-a T-shirt featuring a NES controller. Geekery is often presumed to belong to the young. However, this is probably due to the stereotype that the average comic book reader is a ten-year-old boy. Even high tech gadgets, thought … Continue reading
Behold, the Hall of Education! Go forth and learn! OK, that sounds corny. No, I wouldn't use that introduction for . . well anything . . . but that's what I've christened an professional-geek oriented Idea I want to suggest … Continue reading