- Daniel's Tweets for 2009-09-08 ~ http://ping.fm/2167B #
- Fear mongers – RT @Official_PAX Our first confirmed swine flu case at the show. PLEASE if you feel symptoms go to the doc. #
- Searching, and searching, and searching, and… #
- Why is the interwebz abuzz with Apple speculation? New, overpriced products? #
- Just watched the ISS flyover with the kids. Sissy asked 'What's on tomorrow?' #
- Obama Scam ~ http://ping.fm/Chxip #
- Obama Scam ~ http://ping.fm/ZEVqB #
- Just scheduled a week of posts. I think it's time for a break now. #
- 6 new blog posts scheduled. Let's see if anyone reads them starting tomorrow. #
- Did ya ever wonder.. ~ http://ping.fm/7nsLo #
Archive: September, 2009
Note: This was originally penned by Dave on August 1, but I think he forgot about it. I’m taking liberty and posting it. If he doesn’t want it up, he can remove it or have me. Just wanted to post it.
Did you ever wonder why the $787B stimulus bill isn’t working, why only 15% of the money has been spent as of today, why 2 million jobs have been lost SINCE the bill was passed, why businesses are closing their doors, why the next wave to hit will be the commercial property foreclosures, why the Dems are going for nationalized health care, (they have already passed S-CHIP health care bill which spends $10B to cover “children” up to the age of 23), why Biden says you get out of debt by spending MORE money you (we) don’t have?
Did you ever wonder why it seems the administration is doing everything just the opposite of what might actually help our economy?
This will explain it. It’s an old idea, which is actually being put into action, before your very eyes:
The Cloward/Piven Strategy is named after Columbia University sociologists Richard Andrew Cloward and Frances Fox Piven. Their goal is to overthrow capitalism by overwhelming the government bureaucracy with entitlement demands. The created crisis provides the impetus to bring about radical political change.
Full article:
http://tinyurl.com/b2ac6b
- Daniel's Tweets for 2009-09-07 ~ http://ping.fm/YeXOM #
- Free school books? Closer than you think. ~ http://ping.fm/jsixE #
- RT: @eddieizzard: £15 could provide essential drugs so 20 Ugandan children survive until they reach hosp. Sponsor me at http://bit.ly/rKdep #
- Three Stooges marathon on KPLR 11 from STL. I could be having a very good day at this rate. @kplr #
- Wow, Ludacris did something cool for people. #
- Anyone have a 50' Cat5 cable I can have? #
- Hokay, other than hyping flu fear for no reason, the Obama speech tomorrow doesn't look too bad in my opinion. http://tinyurl.com/m9z63d #
- Help! @thatkevinsmith is drowning my tweets. Still, pretty damn entertaining. #
- Even Facebook is dead today. With the very cool weather, I didn't expect people to be out and about so much. #
- Short week at least. #
- Anyone have an eight-ish port mixing/sound board that can be borrowed? Budget of $0. #
For years and years the major publishing companies have controlled how we and our children are educated. Paying an outrageous price for books has just been a fact of life with these corporations doing what they can to educate, but at a profit. From the books your kindergarten teacher used to the overpriced Linux books you buy in college, this problem never seems to end.
Until now.
Frankly, I have been wondering why schools keep blowing through budgets by buying these overpriced novelty items. With the advent of the Internet, free operating systems, Linux running on oooooold PCs, free ‘Course Management Software’, and willingness of people like me to help schools – WHY?
Honestly, I can’t answer that question. I can offer some possible reasons, but I’m not the one making decisions at our schools. Perhaps too many educators are stuck in the rut of using the same way things have always been as their methodology. Perhaps the colleges don’t want to give up their revenue stream, as hypothesized here.
When I took Cisco courses over the past couple of years, there were no printed texts. Every bit of the curriculum, save for hands-on, was online. There is very little reason that schools could not move to the same format. The books are available if need be, but access to the world wide web negates that need.
Yes, I know that not everyone has a PC at home. However, quite a few do have one that they goof with quite a bit. Shouldn’t they have the ability to use it to study as well? Even without Internet access, CDs could be burnt, library access is available, and there are study halls.
Maybe I’m too much into wishful thinking, but it seems we are due for change. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
- Letter of doom from the city. Strangely enough, they are now advertising for a secretary. Coincidence? #
- Daniel's Tweets for 2009-09-06 ~ http://ping.fm/yZxfS #
- Another rainy day. We need the rain though, so why not. #
- Is there a Cards game today? #
- RT: @BigKevsView: New blog post: The Most Mediocre Damn Sports Show…and Politics…Period http://bit.ly/Zts3o #
- #lastfm #love What a Wonderful World by Various Artists http://bit.ly/4nkHXT #
- #lastfm #love Hole in My Soul by Aerosmith http://bit.ly/2y5PYB #
- RT @geeknews Major WordPress Attack Underway! – Geek News Central http://bit.ly/YKE6x #