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On shooting kids – NRA this one is for you
Sometimes I just feel the need to turn off the realities of the world and escape. I cannot watch any more CNN. More information will not bring understanding to events that cannot be understood from a sane perspective. I am … Continue reading
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Dr. Grabe – I missed your exam
The end of the semester is approaching and all profs hear many excuses. I encountered a unique explanation for a missed exam today and I am inclined to believe this one is credible. So, I was in the middle of … Continue reading
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Dear Facebook Friends
Thanks to all for recognizing my birthday. Evidently, when Facebook was new, I created an account and included my birthdate. You all evidently know much more about Facebook than I and have received some notification that has prompted you to … Continue reading
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The politics of energy
The elections are past and is time for all of us to refocus. For me, this will be a good thing. I do have one more thing to say. At a time when “leaving a better country and world to … Continue reading
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Sometimes what you consider common sense is just wrong
Those of us who teach courses in psychology must constantly battle the notion that human behavior is common sense. While we are perfectly capable of observing our world and creating personal models to explain what we observe to ourselves, there … Continue reading
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Things that are important in running for office in North Dakota
I have conducted a detailed content analysis of the messages of those running for office in North Dakota. Here is what I have learned. 1) It is very important to be born to parents who were also born to parents who … Continue reading
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Florida considers lower tuition for STEM courses, higher tuition for other courses
This is just a weird idea? Florida is considering a differential tuition model (not weird). The idea is that different majors will cost different amounts (not weird). STEM majors (science, technology, mathematics) will be charged at a lower level than students … Continue reading
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These are not better courses
The flap over Minnesota not accepting Coursera caught my attention. I suppose this was because I work at a University just across the river from Minnesota and I was curious as to what our academic neighbors to the east had … Continue reading
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Cross-border rights disputes
I do not intend this to be an amusing post. The issue is quite serious. Tech Crunch writer John Biggs generated a post complaining about a situation in which someone from Norway had their Kindle account blocked (it was later … Continue reading
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And 6 years later …
I happened to notice today that I have used LastFM for 6 years. Two things about this are interesting. First, it is unusual that an online social service has lasted this long. Second, it is strange a person has stuck … Continue reading
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