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Apple executive Phil Schiller recently created a stir by claiming “Chromebooks have gotten to the classroom because, frankly, they’re cheap testing tools for required testing.” He goes on to say that “students who use them are not going to succeed.” … Continue reading →

Jimmy Wales, the wikipedia innovator, is trying to create an alternative to Facebook and Twitter. It is early days, but WT:social is up and running. Wales has been a critic and has tried before to create a better news source. … Continue reading →

I was driving up to the lake a couple days ago. It was a miserable, single-digit, blustery day. As I crossed under an interstate overpass, I saw a couple of guys waving large American flags to draw attention to a … Continue reading →

I found this article from Make Use Of to be helpful. It argues that the Spin and Accuracy of different news outlets to reflect different issues. In other words, the factual accuracy of claims made (facts) can be differentiated from … Continue reading →

My workflow involves exploring lots of online content, finding a few things I think are interesting, saving these things for possible later use, and when I am looking for something to write about exploring this stored content for possibilities. I … Continue reading →

This is a followup to my last post in which I encouraged the viewing of the Frontline documentary on Artificial Intelligence. In that post I promised to recommend a few books related to the topics covered in this documentary. My … Continue reading →