I’d rather be golfing but here goes …
March 31, 2007 on 5:51 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments OffIt’s amazing how the difference in decades between my parents and me can have such an impact on perspective. But if you think about it, people in the 60s and 70s had much different things to think about than what we now have to compute in our brains here in the 21st century. Things are so much faster, and things change so fast, that one can easily get lost in all this technology. But is it not nice when you go to a search engine and just go looking for something, anything, could be on, I don’t know, 301, and there is everything you need and could want to find every possible valuable resource on that topic. Yup, even if it is about just that, the internet is the most amazing thing ever and gives you the world at your fingertips.
I couldn’t believe I heard about this on the radio …
March 31, 2007 on 1:30 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments OffIf it really is true that it would cost more money for Bill Gates to pick up a $100 bill than just let it sit there, then I would have not have a hard time following this man and help him pick up his money. I mean, I could do that a couple days a week at least to pick up some part-time income, at least until I get my own 301 setup.
301 Moved Permanently
March 31, 2007 on 12:48 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments OffIt’s simply amazing what schools employ to teach our kids these days. Today one of my kids was asked to research online about this fairly obscure topic 301 and to write a 14 page report about it that includes at least 3 offline resources and 4 online resources. Then they are to interview by phone at least 10 people and get their opinions about this subject via a 5 question survey. But probably what surprised me most is they are to publish their survey results online either on one of the major online survey services or on their class blog! Times sure have changed! …