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Invent with Python “”Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python” is a free e-Book that teaches you how to program in the Python programming language. Each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game, and then teaches the programming concepts from the example.” (tags: gamedev pygame python ebook)

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An agglomeration of links for 2010-01-31

Visited bloglines and some blogs today and I came up with a few interesting links. The first is a link to the way Eun-Ha’s video Now and Then is referenced in a course dealing with Flash animation. The second is to a search feature at Harper’s Index, and the third is to the 2010 Edge […]

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A Place to Bury Strangers reviews & interviews, late January 2010

THE Q&A: OLIVER ACKERMANN, SONIC RUFFIAN | More Intelligent Life “More Intelligent Life recently caught up with Oliver Ackermann, the band’s lead singer and guitarist. He spoke about his aim to convey our “ambiguous textured world”, his affinity for body-enveloping loudness and the “clearer” sound of their new album.” A Place To Bury Strangers at […]

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A Place to Bury Strangers links for 2010-01-27

Culture Junkies: Music – A Place To Bury Strangers, ‘Exploding Head’ It won’t be playing in the background at your dinner party but it will be a perfect partner to an end-of-week gym session or hacking it down the motorway 😉 (tags: aptbs review explodinghead) HIP Video Promo: A Place To Bury Strangers Tour Dates! […]

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A Place to Bury Strangers links for 2010-01-24

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS (US) tickets | Oxford Art Factory | moshtix “”I love the interplay and contrasts between something that’s pretty and something that’s scary,” explains Oliver Ackermann (guitar/vocals). “Taking people to different places – even in one song – is so important, whether it makes them cry or pissed off.” (tags: aptbs […]

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Touch typing tutorials

I’ve never really learned how to touch type, and I feel limited because of it.  So I thought I’d try a few lessons.  Both of the sites below seem helpful. online free touch typing program | keyboarding tutor | Free Typing Games typing instructions and practice (tags: tutorial online lessons touchtyping typing) Free typing tutor […]

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Videos about computer hardware

We always spend about one class period in CPSC 110 discussing basic computer hardware, and I often have the students look at the video from How Stuff Works. It and few others are listed below. In addition to having students look at the videos I also brought in a couple of computers they could take […]

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A Place to Bury Strangers; Exploding Head reviews mid-January 2010

Top 30 Albums of 2009 « Someones In The Wolf “it’s consistent. It never stops for breath. It’s just track after track of classic shoegaze.” Number 1 (tags: aptbs explodinghead) A Place To Bury Strangers: “Exploding Head” On the absolutely stunning Exploding Head, the trio of singer/guitarist, Oliver Ackermann, bassist, Jono MOFO, and drummer, Jay […]

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View du Jour; January 12, 2010

A few pics from the Falmouth bank of the Rappahannock, above the bridge.

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Two interesting lists – Laze & Zorba

I came across two interesting lists recently. The first is Laze’s playlist on last.fm and the second is an equally excellent lsit – Zorba’s Guide to free eBooks. Both promise hours of enjoyment. http://www.last.fm/user/laze laze playlist (tags: playlist laze) Zorba’s Guide to Free Ebooks « Zorba Press Comprehensive guide to free e-books (tags: free directory […]

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