Category Archives: Teaching

Things they may not have taught teachers about teaching in college.

Solo’s Coming

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Robert Pogson

I was scanning the web for any new images of Solo and came across this picture of a lady sitting in the frunk (Front Trunk) of a Solo at a trade-show. Sure, it’s unauthorized for transporting a person that way … Continue reading →

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Thin Clients Revisited

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Robert Pogson

I’ve long advocated using GNU/Linux thin clients in schools and offices. It just makes sense to save licensing costs and simplify maintenance. IGEL reports “Shipments of Linux-based endpoint devices” were 35% of units shipped in 2017. See “Linux and the … Continue reading →

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From Now On Comments Are Closed

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Robert Pogson

I’m tired of dealing with #%$^##! like this in my blog: “your woeful little tricycle could plummet into a ravine, which would be “potential energy,” as unlikely and irrelevant as that event might be) is scalar. That “great detail” you feel … Continue reading →

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21st Century DNA Searches

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“The investigators used an open-source genetic database, GEDmatch, to explore family trees and see whether any contained matches to DNA samples from the crime scenes, according to Paul Holes, a retired cold case investigator who briefed the Sacramento County sheriff … Continue reading →

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Almost A Coup In Saudi Arabia

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say. The detentions came hours after the new committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was formed by royal decree.” See Saudi … Continue reading →

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Fakest News?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“The cost to charge an EV already is more than the cost to fuel an internal combustion engine vehicle (for the same distance traveled).” See comment by Jim Redmond in response to The electric vehicle revolution is coming, but is the … Continue reading →

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Trumpism Is Not Just Nutty. It’s Fruity too.

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Robert Pogson

““This is an apple,” the ad begins with a red apple on a white screen. “Some people might try to tell you it’s a banana. They might scream, ‘Banana, banana, banana,’ over and over again. They might put banana in … Continue reading →

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Another Million Learn About GNU/Linux

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Linux is a free open-source operating system, which means the code is available for anyone to explore. Technically speaking, the term “Linux” refers to just the kernel, or the core, of the code. However, people often use the name to … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Lessons

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“The first lesson that emerges from Las Vegas concerns the awesome destructive power of modern armaments like the 10 weapons Paddock was reportedly found with. In the hands of even a mediocre shot, an automatic weapon (like the one Paddock … Continue reading →

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Plug For PASCAL

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Is it worth the extra effort to add static type annotations to a JavaScript project? Should I use Facebook’s Flow or Microsoft’s TypeScript if so? Will they really catch bugs that would otherwise have made it to master? both Flow and … Continue reading →

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Canada’s A Winner

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Canada does not even really have a national education system, it is based on autonomous provinces and it is hard to think of a bigger contrast between a city state such as Singapore and a sprawling land mass such as … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Debian Stretch

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Robert Pogson

I’ve done it. Our server and all but one of our clients have been dist-upgraded to Debian Stretch. The dist-upgrade went smoothly on all clients. The server was another matter. Oh, the dist-upgrade was smooth but web-applications were ripped by … Continue reading →

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