Cheney needs to check his facts: “Xeni Jardin: During last night’s vice presidential debate, Dick Cheney advised viewers interested in his version of the facts about Halliburton to visit factcheck.com. Evidently, he meant to direct them to factcheck dot ORG, but mis-spoke. Factcheck dot COM redirects you to GeorgeSoros.com which contains arguments on “why we […]
Plagiarism is an issue for faculty and students on virtually every campus. One site at MWC (or UMW if you wanna) that defines plagiarism is “Understanding Plagiarism,” by Jeffrey W. McClurken, Assistant Professor, Dept. of History and American Studies. Today, I came across the site “Plagiarism” by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA. ( Thanks to Neat […]
Once again the RNC showed its colors at its convention this week. The speeches were particularly hateful, slanderous,and filled with lies. Who can believe or trust them? They want my vote? I know I can do better than that. Here are some links that I found interesting to read on the subject: Lies, Damned Lies, […]
In his book “The Universal Computer The Road From Leibniz To Turing,” Martin Davis presents a history of the development of logic that focus on creating a system in which computation is purely symbolic . Starting with Leibniz’s ‘wonderful idea’ – a language based on an alphabet whose “elements represented not sounds, but concepts. A […]
I typically give my students the assignment to find how many hours, on the average, American’s spend on the Internet per week. The usual approach is to search using Google. This brings up some results, but the results are often not current. A reliable source for current information is ClickZ Stats in the section traffic […]
I’m going to be having my students use blogs in the course CPSC 104, a course without prerequisites about the Internet. I’m assuming that a blog will provide one outlet for the writing I want them to do in the class. I’m particularly concerned about writing for the Web in ways that are interesting, informative, […]
Here’s a list of links about blogs that come from my bookmark list. Blog Software Blog Software BLOGGER One of the first free blogspots. Blogging Resources Resources compiled by Virginia Montecino. Bloglines | Free, Web-Based News Aggregator Bloglines a free Web-Based News aggregator Blogs in Education Blogs in Education blogs+education blogs and education Educational Bloggers’ […]
A rhetorical question: What will students need to know to be able to submit an assignment on a Web page with a specific format? We could make up a form they fill out, with little work on their part, but why not have students create the tools they need? This goes along with my previous […]
Class start this Monday, August 23, 2004, at Mary Washington College of the University of Mary Washington – we all know it’s not the best or even a good name for the U, but it’s what it is. It’s what I do for a living, it’s my life’s work, and (occasionally) an all-encompassing passion. Still, […]
With God on Our Side
“With God On Our Side” by Bob Dylan was released in 1964 on his album The Times They are A-Changin’. It think that song echoed the feelings of many of us that the world seemed to be headed for self-annihilation. I was thinking about the song yesterday while working in the garden, some 40 years […]
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