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The web at 25
Evidently, the Internet is now 25. How time flies. C|NET plans a series on the anniversary. For those of us who were there at the beginning (even before MOSAIC with telnet, gopher, etc.), this series will likely bring back many … Continue reading
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Quality images are always in demand. Getty now offers 35 million images for use.
We have been hacked
First it happened to Target. Now, evidently, the colleges and universities in North Dakota have been hacked and personal information may have been compromised. An entity operating outside the United States apparently used the server as a launching pad to … Continue reading
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Reboot
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM – the computer science folks) have released a revision of an earlier report calling for an increased focus on computer science in K-12. I just read the previous version for some writing I am … Continue reading
More money than you need?
I write this post understanding that some will make fun of my “back when we were kids” mentality. So be it! The Wall Street Journal has an article examining how student loan money is spent. The government lets students use … Continue reading
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States Color Coded
I like those US maps that color code states by some characteristic. Here is a set of 25 maps provided by the Washington Post that code states by various “political” issues. I learned that you do not want to be … Continue reading
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