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Mathematical Induction – again

Teaching the course titled Theoretical Foundations of Computing always presents the problem of (re)introducing studentens to the application and use of the Principle of Mathematical Induction. This link is to one discussion that I think will be helpful to my students. Section 1.6 Proof by Induction “The Principle of Mathematical Induction is a method of […]

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Some ideas about Green Machines

I came across this article through The Chronicles of Higher Education. It seemed interesting and thoughtful o I posted it on Facebook. It got a few comments mostly affirming the article but some that seemed to take offense at it. I don’t understand why it was offensive to some folks. The information in the article […]

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Photos from APtBS show with the Kills

The Kills l Terminal 5 | A Place to Bury Strangers | Photo 55/89 | Metromix New York Collection  of photos from the show in NY, August 8, 2011 (tags: aptbs ny photos)

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An agglomeration of vim links

VIm/vi Tutorial Yet another tutorial (tags: vim howto tutorial) Vi Lovers Home Page lots of vi resoruces (tags: programming reference tools vim) Corby’s vi Bible – A short introduction to vi by Corby Anderson – MWC class of 1987, computer science major & friend. editor vim vi Vim – Notes “”A Byte of Vim” is […]

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Geeks Guide to Getting Almost Anything Free

This came to me via Stumbleupon. The Geek’s Guide to Getting Almost Anything for Free | MintLife Blog |… – StumbleUpon “Does it pay to be Internet savvy? Yes. In more ways than many people imagine. Sure, the Internet is a great way to research just about anything you could ever want to know about; […]

Make and Makefile tutorials

A Simple Makefile Tutorial yet another tutorial about make that could be useful as a lab exercise. (tags: tutorial programming howto development make) Make – a tutorial A sophisticated, complex make tutorial. (tags: tutorial programming reference tools make) The Makefile and Compilation Tutorial A lab that can be used for learning about make (tags: tutorial […]

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Blekko Search and Accelerating Peer-reviewed Science links from the Scout Report

blekko | slashtag search ‘New search engines are released all the time, and occasionally a new one is worth checking out. Blekko is a new customizable search engine that helps users stay away from spam, content farms, and malware. Blekko draws on the power of the slashtag in order to organize websites and search results […]

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Agglomeration on or near 2011-08-09

Bagg’s Tree Buskers Nice collection  of pieces for Band In A Box (tags: biab band-in-a-box music bandinabox) Ge.tt | Gett sharing “The best way to publish and share your files” (tags: web internet web2.0 online tools filesharing) The next two are from  Scout Report DuckDuckGo “You may have played “duck duck goose” growing up, but […]

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A link for inexpensive glasses & You Tube of Lynn’s fiddle class at Augusta

Zenni Optical – Eyeglasses, Prescription Glasses, Bifocal, Progressive Eyeglasses, Rimless Glasses recommended in Kool Tools (tags: online glasses inexpensive) ‪Cajun fiddle from scratch Augusta 2011‬‏ – YouTube “Beginning Cajun fiddlers after 5 days of playing at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV. Taught by Michelle. Kaminsky” (tags: augusta fiddle cajun)

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View du jour – July 23, 2011

Hibiscus in the front garden at 8 AM. I took these pics this morning before it got too hot. The plant has bloomed for several years and puts out very large flowers. The bugs always get to them very early; maybe before they bloom.  They’re really nice.

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