Movie Review: The Avengers
May 5, 2012 – 10:23 am | No Comment

There are very few movies for which I’ll brave opening day crowds.  I lined up for Star Wars: Episode 1 and all three of the Lord of the Rings movies.  Given all the work that has gone into building up the cinematic Marvel universe, with six films over the last four years setting up [...]

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Daily links 05/02/2012
May 2, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

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Rogues gallery
April 30, 2012 – 12:46 am | No Comment

The SLC at Carlton is nothing if not inventive in their ways to raise money for building a school in Ecuador.  The latest challenge is a doozy!  Twenty-four teachers have pledged to do various acts of insanity once certain monetary marks have been reached.  Take a look at these posters I made for the challenges [...]

Daily links 04/21/2012
April 21, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

We Order Whopper With 1050 Bacon Strips, Struggle to Level Comically Huge Burger – RocketNews24
This might be too much bacon for even me… or not!
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Daily links 04/17/2012
April 17, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

Improbable research: why random selection of MPs may be best | Education | The Guardian
New research suggests that governments will work better if a portion of their MPs are selected at random from [...]

Daily links 04/03/2012
April 3, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

A Radical Manifesto for teaching computing
A well-argued essay on why all school kids should be taught how to code.
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Mini-reviews: John Carter & The Hunger Games
March 29, 2012 – 12:07 am | No Comment
Mini-reviews: John Carter & The Hunger Games

So here are two pretty decent movies that don’t quite live up to their source material.
In the case of John Carter, I think the filmmakers were too ambitious. There’s a lot a meterial to cover in any one of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, and to take elements of three of them, while at the [...]

Daily links 03/13/2012
March 13, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

CameraSim simulates a digital SLR camera – SLR Photography Demystified
Ever wonder what all those settings on the manual mode of your camera do? This dSLR simulator can let you fiddle around [...]

Anticipation: movies to see before the world ends…
March 11, 2012 – 10:37 pm | One Comment
Anticipation: movies to see before the world ends…

Better late than never, right?  Here is my movies-to-see list for 2012.
Jan 20 – Underworld: Awakening – Having seen and enjoyed the previous three outings, it just makes sense to come back for more.
Jan 20 – Coriolanus – Gritty Shakespeare starring Voldemort and King Leonidas.
Jan 20 – Red Tails – I’m a sucker for true [...]

Daily links 02/16/2012
February 16, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

Lisa Parkin: Top 10 Young Adult Fantasy Books You Should Read
Good list of YA Fantasy books. I’d add Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness.
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Daily links 02/15/2012
February 15, 2012 – 1:31 am | No Comment

Drinkify
Hilarious tool that pairs booze with whatever music you’re listening to. Profoundly goofy or just profound. You decide.
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Radio ads
February 13, 2012 – 8:15 pm | No Comment

Here are some radio commercials I helped put together to promote our school.  The first one was recorded in what amounts to an echo chamber in our school (unintentional).  The other three were done in a room that has a much flatter sound.  We used a Blue Yeti and Audacity, and some royalty-free production music [...]

Daily links 01/19/2012
January 19, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

It’s a girl: The three deadliest words in the world | | Independent Editor’s choice Blogs
Disturbing look at gender-selected abortions and infanticide of female babies in South Asia. According to the article, 200 [...]

Daily links 01/13/2012
January 13, 2012 – 1:30 am | No Comment

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success
Article arguing that the remarkable improvement in the Finnish education system is a result of a focus on equality instead of competition.
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