YouTube – Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris

via YouTube – Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris. Similar:I Canna Give Ye Any More Screens, Cap'n! The iPad Mini and the ChromeBook are…HomeAnnie Sullivan on teaching:  Helen Keller, rendered blind and dea…CultureSources tell Seton Hill University's Dennis Jerz that TV news websites emphasize self-prom…Sources tell Seton Hill University’s…

iPad vs. Netbook for a 1:1 | EdReach

Here’s an interesting reflection — are iPads worth the extra cost, when compared to netbooks? EdReach says no. (More on that later.) At Seton Hill, students get a very nice MacBook (and they trade up after two years), as well as an iPad. It’s been great being at a university that is so supportive of…

YouTube – Top 5 Viral Pictures of 1911

Okay, this one was cute, too.  Top 5 Viral Pictures of 1911. Similar:Replacing Disputed Flags with Related ArticlesInstead of flagging links to questionabl…BusinessFive myths about daylight saving timeNo, Daylight Saving Time was not created…BusinessSchieffer: 'We Now Don't Know Where People Get Their News'The legendary Bob Schieffer is calling i…CultureThe Circle (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2,…

Gmail Motion BETA

One of the better April 1 gags I’ve seen in a while. Love the “lick a stamp and place it down” gesture. Gmail Motion BETA. Similar:Analysis | President Trump is losing his war with the mediaMy Media Aesthetics students are studyin…Current_EventsCode is not literatureA literate programmer describes his atte…CybercultureNYT: G.W. Bush is "super-overexposed" and "so far…

Take That, Malware!

I spent hours fighting to remove a virus from the virtual Windows box on my MacBook. I could have just flipped a switch and restored a backup, but that would have let the bad guys win. Similar:Microsoft “lobotomized” AI-powered Bing Chat, and its fans aren’t happyMicrosoft limits long conversations to a…Current_EventsAnd so it begins.BooksWhy fake…

T.M. Camp | Adventure

A touching, nostalgic look at “Colossal Cave Adventure.” Books are words on a page, sure. We follow along and visualize our own version of things, as much as the author’s descriptions will allow us the freedom to do so. But even the movies can change those, though. Whether we like it or not. And long…

Proofreading is Fun! Try it!

This seems like a line from Catch-22. The driver had minor injuries and was charged with carless driving. — New Port Richey-Port Richey-Hudson News. Similar:Actually, this post really *is* about ethics in journalism.People – journalists and non-journalists…Current_EventsWeb Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers: Four MovesThe confirmation bias describes the very…AcademiaAnother NewsBreak.com Exclusive Exposes a Royal Family Lie #FakeNewsYou…

USA Today rewrites strategy to cope with Internet

USA Today designed its coin-operated dispensers to resemble TV screens, but today’s flatscreen TVs don’t have rounded corners anymore. The content is getting a refresh, though. That breezy approach has reinforced perceptions that USA Today lacks the intellectual heft and sway of the Times and another national newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Both those newspapers…

Found: Brass Candle Snifter

This was by the teacher’s station in Admin 403 today. I went to drop it off at the lost and found, but the campus police office was closed. Instead, I left it in the chaplain’s office, since that seemed appropriate. Similar:My Encounter with EpochTimes.comPeter and I spoke to a reporter from Epo…AestheticsThe Benefits of No-Tech…

Beyond Blogs

A weblog’s most characteristic feature — the prominence of the most recent entry — has consequences for long-term discussions. But those archives are linkable; a really good blog entry exists in a network of other related posts.  Constantly linking to your own ideas can be a form of narcissism, but judicious back-linking can overcome the…