So says Time Magazine in choosing YOU as the Person of the Year. Editor Richard Stengel makes a compelling case for choosing you - all of you, and me, too 🙂 - as the PoTY: ...individuals are changing the nature of the information age, ... the creators and consumers of user-generated content are transforming art … Continue reading Welcome to your world
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Rocket launched from Wallops Island
An Air Force rocket, carrying two small satellites, was launched today from Wallops Island. I don't have anything to add to the story - but it is a pretty cool picture 😉
Swift Boat, MoveOn fined for ’04 activities
The Federal Elections Commission announced yesterday that they have reached agreements with three 527s in connection with violations of federal campaign finance law during the 2004 presidential elections. Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty - $299,500. MoveOn.org will pay $150,000 and The League of Conservation Voters … Continue reading Swift Boat, MoveOn fined for ’04 activities
Phoebus wins Division 5 title
My alma mater, Phoebus High School in Hampton, won the Division 5 championship today by 34-25 over Edison. Congratulations to the Phoebus Phantoms!
Spam and WordPress
One really nice benefit of using WordPress as a blogging platform is the integration of the spam filter provided by Aksimet. The filter is an intelligent one, in that it learns what is spam and what isn't. While the occasional spam post gets thru and the occasional legitimate post gets blocked, the overwhelming majority of … Continue reading Spam and WordPress
WP Contest: what to do with 10GB
One of the recent updates to WordPress is the ability to purchase additional space - as much as 10GB. In kicking off this new service, WP is holding a contest, with the prize being 10 GB of upload space. The key is what to do with that much space. Currently, WordPress offers 50MB of free … Continue reading WP Contest: what to do with 10GB
Shopping penguin
This is just too cool 🙂
Getting dropouts back on track
Part two of the series in the Daily Press regarding the shortage of employees in the area appeared today with the above title. (See my post on part one here.) Today's article looks at dropouts. Hampton Roads has the lowest graduation rates in the state. The problem has serious implications: The Alliance for Excellent Education … Continue reading Getting dropouts back on track
1895 Eighth Grade Final Exam
I received the following via email. Figured I'd share! Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. - - - This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the … Continue reading 1895 Eighth Grade Final Exam
Don’t worry, be happy!
Researchers are looking at ways to increase the amount of happiness we experience. In an article that was reprinted in today's Virginian-Pilot, prior researchers felt there was no need to look into this: For decades, a widely accepted view has been that people are stuck with a basic setting on their happiness thermostat. It says … Continue reading Don’t worry, be happy!
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