My Living Will

Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, ‘I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine, drinking  fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.’ They got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine. Kent A. Kobelin … Read more

Where the iPad will take us

Viv Motion Magazine Demo [A friend of mine], you can dismiss this project if you wish, but I believe this is only possible because of the closed nature of Apple’s offering. Apple is ahead right now because they have released a fabü iPhone OS SDK. I have no doubt others will try to catch up. … Read more

Tim Bray is barking up the wrong tree

[A friend of mine] writes: Tim Bray is now a paid cheerleader for google/android so you may take his comments as just marketing speak. I found them interesting though. Apple’s approach to software on the ipad is something I find preposterous. I arrived at that conclusion on my own, but it’s now interesting to see … Read more

Fire Burn – Naptali

I just found this Bad Boy Riddim album. I particularly enjoy the song by Naptali called Fire Burn. The lyrics are quite nice but I could not find them online anywhere so I did my best to figure them out. Practice… to become perfect. No dwell in a war and live in slackness… [display_podcast] Fire … Read more

An educator wakes up

Art writes: I loved this article: I think Diane Ravitch’s vision for a traditional public education is similar to what we have in Albany, though obviously the district is in need of resources. I’m very happy with our district and a traditional public education, and I feel the article articulates what’s good about that tradition. … Read more