Category Archives: technology

Throwing Out the Textbook (Part II)

Posted on 2008 August 15 by mongreldogs

(Part I gives the background.) Since the date to order a textbook has long since passed, I’m pretty committed to not going with one for “Space Science & Astrophysics”. I’ve taken the plunge. The problem is, I don’t know exactly … Continue reading →

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Throwing out the Textbook (Part I)

Posted on 2008 August 14 by mongreldogs

(You can skip to Part II.) Some of you might remember that this is nominally a blog about education. It’s time again to shunt aside all the personal and political things I like to blog about, and to instead post … Continue reading →

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Dishonest or just dumb?

Posted on 2007 November 10 by mongreldogs

An article in today’s NY Times caught my eye: “FCC Planning Rules to Open Cable Market” says that the FCC has laid the legal groundwork to re-regulate the cable industry. It struck me because this is quite atypical for the … Continue reading →

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Hidden meanings?

Posted on 2007 August 21 by mongreldogs

I don’t know what this means, but I’ve discovered something weird with the iTunes Music Store. I wanted to find a particular song by Bob Dylan called “Dignity”. But the search box won’t find it for me, instead returning an … Continue reading →

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