1. go to www.google.com 2. click on “maps” 3. click on “get directions” 4. type “New York” in the first box (the “from” box) 5. type “London” in the second box (the “to” box) 6. click on “get directions” 7. scroll down to step #23 As gacked from a friend at work, Jason.
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Ziggurat Con! Support the Troops!
There will be a game con in Iraq. It will be attended by military personnel and civilian contractors. They need stuff. I haven’t yet figured the easiest way to contribute, but don’t let that stop you! Go to the link above and help out.
What Does This Mean?
My wife is a professor of technical communication at Georgia State University. On her twisty never-ending road to the Ph.D. she taught many undergraduates many courses. One small module of one of these courses was on Icons, and their utility in communicating important messages. As an exercise, she would have the class try to design …
Abstinence Only Eductation
A study published this month concludes that abstinence only sex education is not effective in changing the behaviors of teens. A silver lining, if you can call it that, is that there was no measurable difference between the study group and the control group. So, the abstinence only education did not negatively affect the rates …
Project Management Training
For four days last week I attended Project Management Training at my coporate headquarters in Laurel, Maryland (Exit 33 off of I-95, in case you care). It was pretty intensive with two full days and a half day on Wednesday and Saturday. “Yeah yeah yeah, so what?” you ask. “Who cares? That’s boring corporate crap!” …
Ipod!
I’m not now the proud owner of an Ipod Nano, 8gb version, black. It cost $249, which is something on the order of $100 cheaper then the full size 80gb full size video Ipod. Jenn thinks I’m silly to spend 2/3 the price for 1/10 the storage, but I thought size was the winning factor …
This Week in Traffic: 15 April 2007
This Guy Likes Signals British 14 year old on the way to becoming a signal engineer. Stephen Colbert I have no idea what this means. Maybe you can tell me. I vote Yes for More Sleep Air Traffic controllers really need to sleep now and then. Sometimes You just Gotta Go Air Traffic Controller causes …
Thoughts on Photography
A web site mini-essay linked here talks about the ladder of appreciation for photographic skill. This person has a very good point. It’s easy to identify what got you to a certain skill level, but it’s more difficult to see how to take the next step. It’s just like watching professional sports. “How do they …
Big Schools, Big District, Big Budget
The Atlanta Journal Constitution had an article on Tuesday stating that Gwinnett County, Georgia (east of Atlanta, just outside the I-285 perimeter) climbed in enrollment by 55% this year, and now has 9.8% of all public school students in Georgia. That’s one county! Wow. Their fiscal 2008 budget is $1.7 billion. Quoting the AJC: Gwinnett …
PM Training
If you read this blog, like Tom, you might wonder why I’ve been in MD two weeks out of two. Last week I was here for a company Technology Conference. This week I’m here for Project Management Training. The training is for, obviously, project managers, and it is half procedure, half motivational seminar, half good …