Do Schools Kill Creativity? | TED
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
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WNBA 2010 – Can the Sparks Make the Playoffs?
This has been a very strange season for the Western Conference in the WNBA. Most years, you’d be saying that this team was definitely going to the lottery. But this isn’t most years. Los Angeles still has time to make the playoffs. The question is: do they have it in them?
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Yeah, About Those Zombies
Y’all know I’m a geek. I’ve been a geek–and also a nerd (it varies)–for a very long time. Most, if not all, geeky/nerdy types have blind spots within our own culture. For me, it’s zombies.
Read more...Veggieworld: Why Eating Greens Won’t Save the Planet | New Scientist
The article is a lot more common-sense than the title suggests. It’s more about finding balance. Veggieworld: Why eating greens won’t save …
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The Connor Wars EXTRA02 – “Fate” (alternate ending pages)
Here is an extra little something I’ve written for The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picked up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.
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Some Championship Series Tweaks
Playoffs are interesting things. Ostensibly, they exist so that the best team will eventually prevail. But, all too often, in some playoff schemes teams that are undeserving get in. In others, a lucky score determines the champion. Every year, it seems, some situation arrives that makes me wonder if there might not be a better way.
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paper.li
When I tried out paper.li, I wasn’t expecting that it would be anything more than another Twitter app that had marginal utility. It surprised me. Paper.li has helped streamline some of that flood of info in a way that I find efficient and accessible
Read more...Stuff (via squid314)
As has oft been said: the difference between good fiction and real life is that good fiction has to make sense. squid314: …
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Will IE Survive HTML 5 and CSS 3?
With the coming of HTML 5 and CSS 3, will Microsoft Internet Explorer become an also-ran as it falls behind its competition in standards compliance?
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WNBA 2010 – All-star Feistiness From Orender
Perhaps the best part of the WNBA “Stars at the Sun” weekend was WNBA President Donna Orender’s press conference. What made this one notable was that Ms Orender’s smiling, optimistic face gave way to that of a league president bristling over some of the obstacles she’s had to strain against.
Read more...10 Acts of Good Sportsmanship | Mental Floss
I’ve long been of the opinion that the wins and losses mean less than how those wins and losses were achieved. Ultimately, …
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Should We Tweak the WNBA’s Branding?
The past couple of years in the WNBA have been interesting in a tummy-flopping way. Players are moving hither and thither at an astonishing rate. Some wonder if this might actually be hurting interest in the league by weakening its brand.
Read more...The world is subtle… and that’s why it’s beautiful | Phil Plait
There once was a time that we were good at this. I’m hopeful that it’s a skill we will again embrace. The …
Read more...Shareable: A Type of Favor
Mary Robinette Kowal has written an engaging short story (in three parts). For those of us who remember our typewriters, it’s a …
Read more...Former UConn Teammates Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi Remain Winning Combination – ESPN
I think it’s fair to say that Sue and Diana will always be linked (and I’d add Loz in there, too). Former …
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Is 3-D a Fad or a Stepping Stone?
It’s all the rage. All the cool studios are doing it. What’s not to like about 3-D movies and TV? Well, a lot, but I just don’t want to be a naysayer. It’s possible that 3-D will stick around this time for it to develop into something still only seen in SF movies.
Read more...Earth’s Atmosphere Top to Bottom | Infographic
While I love stuff like this, my inner geek did a dance of joy that it also included Godzilla (seriously). Earth’s Atmosphere …
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The Reach For a Star Products
My signature tag since about the mid-90s is a little something I came up with: “It’s hard to reach for a star and still keep your shirt tucked in.” That’s something that just begs to be put on a mug or a t-shirt. Well… now it is.
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