Protected: Ukrainian Newsletter #39 – Olympiads
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Authorial Intent
I had a conversation with one of my students this week about the meaning in literature. We were discussing how we hate reading texts like teachers want us to read texts because we prefer to see the story as the story was written, word for word. A tree is a tree, a clap of thunder […]
Too Streamlined
I belated Happy International Women’s Day. Also, I have a problem. I’m starting to make my internet life too easy. I’ve reduced the majority of my internet activity to RSS feeds and I’ve imported all of them into Google Reader. While this certainly makes my life easier and saves me a boatload of time […]
Tech Tips – Resume Builder
This week’s tech tip is for all of you, but I really think it’s most important for you Group 38ers out there. Why? Because this week’s tech tip is to help you easily create an awesome resume, free. I came across http://www.gotresumebuilder.com/ late at night while I was searching for something completely unrelated, but that’s […]
Konotop Witch
This might be my favorite image I’ve seen representing Konotop (originally seen on a fridge magnet and I’ve recreated it from that). It’s of the Konotop Witch. I really want to get this in a patch form to sew on my messenger bag, but I’m having trouble finding a place to do this. Does anyone know […]
There Is Good, I can Feel It
I found another reason why the internet is good. Watch the following videos: First: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4 Then this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74HlsUaYOpw Finally this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cSuws9AUkQ Or you can keep going with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_xX9CwPU8w And then this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHy_bcT-Sc You could keep going on and on but then I think the Dark Side starts to take hold.
Operating Woes
I was really excited the other day because I was downloading the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. If you’re unaware, I’m a nerd. I was excited until I started installing it. I’ve tried four times now and I can’t get it to work. When I was installing from inside Windows 7, it would hang at 72% […]
Fighting the Internet
A conversation I had with myself today (in the form of the Internet), because it’s what we do: Me: Your thoughts betray you, Internet. I feel the good in you, the conflict. Internet: There is no conflict. Me: You couldn’t bring yourself to kill me before and I don’t believe you’ll destroy me now. Internet: […]
Tech Tips – OS and Virus Update Reminder
This is your friendly reminder from the Technology for Development Working Group to update your computer and to update your security software. Updating might take time away from your day, but it’s the best way to keep your computer safe from viruses and running smoothly. On Windows machines, find “Windows Update” in the Start menu. […]
The Death of the Starks
Sometimes I wonder if George R.R. Martin is the only person who’s rooting against the Starks. Last night I finally finished A Dance with Dragons, the fifth and most current book in The Song of Ice and Fire series. For those of you unaware, these are massive books. Each one weighs in around 1,000 pages. But […]