From the Telegraph: Toujours Tingo, a book by Adam Jacot de Boinod, lists weird words and bizarre phrases from around the world. The “tingo” of its title is an Easter Island word, meaning to borrow objects from a friend’s house one by one until there are none left. Some of […]
Last week I recorded my essay for our local WPSU “This I Believe” program. It can be heard on Thursday 18 December 2008 at 5:45 pm OR right now online! WPSU’s This I Believe I Believe in Honor Contributor: Christian Brady Town: State College, PA County: Centre County Heard on […]
NPR ran a piece this morning about an Iraqi woman, a single mother, who came to the US last year and is making a new life for herself. In listening to the piece I was struck by the similarities in the story as told by NPR and the biblical story […]
So I already know what my major Christmas present will be this year (although I do not yet have it, but thanks to all the fam who are giving me Apple Store gift cards!). I am getting an iPod Touch! So, my immediate question is, which apps to put on […]
We have Comcast highspeed cable with a decent sized network in the house, both wired and wireless. I was testing its speed tonight with Speedtest.net. Wireless: Via an 802.11g AirportExtreme base station to a MacBook Pro: Wired: through the base station and a router to a MacPro G5 (quad): Not […]
Our son is now at an age where he can really make (or at least enjoy watching me) LEGO sets. This morning we have been perusing LEGOs sit. They have games that you can play online and even embed in your own website! (Although it isn’t working for me in […]
I haven’t seen the Day the Earth Stood Still, but I loved this review. Highlight: Discussing the acting in “Earth” is something of an exercise in pointlessness — Reeves does a lot of wooden staring while speaking in a monotone, so at least he’s working within his skill set. You’d […]
For those teaching in the US what can and cannot be released to people other than students (e.g., parents!) is detailed in a guideline referred to as “FERPA,” The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The short is, you can’t tell anyone but the student anything. As a dean I […]