tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169528672024-03-13T14:42:25.967-04:00Move Along, Nothing to SeeNothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-51992205867230319662015-12-12T20:12:00.001-05:002015-12-12T20:52:34.881-05:00Boomtown Rats<a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/education/Philly_Charters_schools_building_boom.html">The lead in this story</a> is my daughter's school. She doesn't attend the high school in the former GlaxoSmithKline building, though. She attends a <a href="http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/administration/policies/012.html">Renaissance School</a> in our neighborhood - formerly our local public elementary school, now run by String Theory as a Charter School.
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To be fair, I love the educational program offered by String Theory, and so does my daughter. She has ballet, creative writing, vocal and instrumental instruction (violin), art, a science lab, and French instruction as "specials", part of an extended day schedule. Or, she <b><i>had</b></i> French until last week. Last week one of the two French teachers moved out of town and resigned. It was announced she would not be replaced and instead the students in my daughter's French class would double up on science lab. Other classes will double up on one of the other specials to fill the empty hour per week.
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I can't help but think that if they weren't paying nearly four thousand dollars per student on the rent, (vs. about $800 dollars per student for the School District) they could afford to hire a new French teacher.
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My youngest is starting kindergarten next year, and he'll most likely attend String Theory with his big sister. But I'd prefer to not be on pins and needles waiting for the other shoe to drop, as "special" after "special" goes away as more and more operating dollars go to pay off an ill-advised facility purchase instead of going towards what should be the primary goal of any school: educating students.
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I've always felt, even though my daughter is attending one, that charter schools are a scam intended to funnel public dollars in to private pockets. I think the folks that run String Theory really do have the best interests of the student's at heart, but they've been caught up in the cash grab consultancy surrounding the charter boom. Like every boom, the charter movement is on the cusp of a bust and it looks like my kids will be collateral damage.Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-90455357188623971832015-05-05T08:37:00.001-04:002015-05-05T08:37:41.080-04:00<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/05/04/403577703/a-for-profit-school-startup-where-kids-are-beta-testers">For profit startup schools</a> with intense surveillance for "R&D" purposes. Former Googler with no education experience? His startup tanked, and his last project at Google was Google+?
Yeah, that's confidence inspiring.
Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-44739302432022941382014-09-08T18:34:00.000-04:002014-09-08T18:34:09.620-04:00Thanks, Guvnor!
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"If you look at the big picture, you probably wouldn't get out of bed." <a href="http://t.co/Sz1DBGyOWZ">http://t.co/Sz1DBGyOWZ</a> Another Philly school year starts in crisis.<br />
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<br />Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-7608066914389757072014-08-25T21:12:00.001-04:002014-08-25T21:18:41.374-04:00The "Wooder Ice" ChallengeI love the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It's wonderful, memorable, and apparently <a href="http://time.com/3173833/als-ice-bucket-challenge-fundraising-total/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">really successful</a> as a fundraiser. But, a friend of mine, Chris Heerschap, pointed out that a <a href="http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one in six</a> Americans go to bed hungry. That's 49 million people, and 16 million of those hungry people are children.<br />
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I decided that instead of dunking myself with ice water, I'd partake in a Philadelphia tradition and have a <a href="http://philawaterice.com/faq/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">water ice</a>, and then add up the cost of a water ice once a week and turn that in to a monthly recurring donation to <a href="http://www.philabundance.org/take-action/donate/give-money/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=Philabundance&utm_campaign=paid" target="_blank">Philabundance</a> a local food bank.<br />
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So here it is - the first "wooder ice" challenge.<br />
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<br />Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-76561563541991645862014-01-25T10:04:00.000-05:002014-01-25T10:04:58.397-05:00That (Time) Sinking FeelingIf you've ever considered yourself a computer geek, at any level, you recognize this scenario:<br />
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It's not bad enough we do this to ourselves, but when vendors get involved . . .<br />
Recently, at the day job, a vendor asked to put a "portal" server, a freebie "value add" for their product, in the DMZ. Said public facing web server would then connect to the Production (!) (Read Only Warehouse, anyone?) Oracle DB inside the secure network. Read only, limited privs to specific views, etc. but nonetheless hitting the production DB, with all of the inherent risks of possible data exposure. But at least that data would be encrypted traffic between the DB and the DMZ Portal server.<br />
Except for one thing - the Oracle "Advanced Security" suite is required if you want encrypted listener traffic. And Larry charges something like 25 thousand dollars _per_core_ to purchase it (per server - we have a _lot_ of Oracle servers), plus yearly maintenance. Not going to happen just so one department could implement a freebie add on "customer portal".<br />
What about an SSH tunnel, you say? That's exactly what I said. Just start an SSH tunnel, and forward the Oracle traffic via SSH. Secure. And Free!<br />
I did a little thinking and settled on whipping up a custom script in <a href="http://www.python.org/" target="_blank">Python</a> using the <a href="https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko" target="_blank">Paramiko</a> library. All in all, probably about a day, maybe a day and a half from first glance to done, including getting the vendor to test. Definitely looks like I've avoided the time sink detailed in the XKCD, right? Well, kinda.<br />
That was mid-December. The first week of January Oracle announced they are now bundling several features from the "Advanced Security" suite in to the base RDBMS. Among those features? End to end encryption for listener traffic.<br />
Argh. Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-61811317428769683872014-01-08T10:33:00.001-05:002014-01-08T10:33:48.658-05:00Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30226428@N05/3234098914/" title="Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3425/3234098914_1a407820dd.jpg" alt="Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter by oscary2008" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30226428@N05/3234098914/">Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30226428@N05/">oscary2008</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>So today I turn 44. Which means I was 10 years old when this movie premiered. I have to confess I had a bit of a school-boy crush on Sissy Spacek way back then. She was so cute in her ten-gallon hat and bangs. <br />Yesterday I watched the movie <i>Deadfall</i> and Sissy Spacek plays Charlie Hunnam's mom. Sigh. We are all inexorably bending to the will of Father Time.<br />I gotta say, though Ms. Spacek still looks fantastic. Happy Birthday to me.</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-79312757761463565802013-12-29T11:20:00.000-05:002013-12-29T11:25:09.231-05:00Educate or IncarcerateEducate or incarcerate. It's unbelievable how PA can <a href="http://www.actionpa.org/prisons/" target="_blank">lead in prisons</a> yet <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/what-happens-when-kids-lose-their-schools" target="_blank">fail miserably in education</a>. Or is it?<br />
Maybe <a href="http://visual.ly/education-vs-incarceration" target="_blank">there's a connection?</a>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-26395582776312235092013-11-27T18:59:00.002-05:002013-11-27T18:59:27.592-05:00Long time no post. Been working on some <a href="http://www.saltstack.com/" target="_blank">awesome things at work</a> and been too busy to think straight. Oh, and <a href="http://trails.mtbr.com/cat/united-states-trails/trails-pennsylvania/trail/wissahickon-trails/prd_170151_4573crx.aspx" target="_blank">riding the Wiss every Wednesday night.</a> So here's a kitty falling down to keep you occupied until I find time to blog again.<br />
<a href="http://www.gifbin.com/986145"><img alt="funny gifs" src="http://gifs.gifbin.com/122011/tn_1324316240_cat_jumps_off_balcony_ledge.gif" /></a>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-70286778118916819662013-08-15T15:16:00.001-04:002013-08-15T15:16:19.428-04:00Welding mask glass filter<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixagraphic/9518949628/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/9518949628_f8563edc16_s.jpg" alt="VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodmanlroc/9506496926/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/9506496926_787dda6560_s.jpg" alt="HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/7177977043/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Whitby" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7177977043_85d2be6130_s.jpg" alt="Whitby" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/8720068352/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Whitby" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/8720068352_df1f7f8597_s.jpg" alt="Whitby" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/8340632341/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Steetley Magnesite" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8340632341_649e70cb70_s.jpg" alt="Steetley Magnesite" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/8192021138/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Whitby pier" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8192021138_9e21d906b0_s.jpg" alt="Whitby pier" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/7372986048/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Saltburn Pier." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7372986048_ab118758ab_s.jpg" alt="Saltburn Pier." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/7372984990/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Saltburn Pier." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7372984990_14fa025a55_s.jpg" alt="Saltburn Pier." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjtogger/7264146542/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Whitby" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7264146542_2888483f54_s.jpg" alt="Whitby" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnyviolence/9506183544/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="power-lines and waterways" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/9506183544_3de36aa08b_s.jpg" alt="power-lines and waterways" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnyviolence/9503371739/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="islands" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/9503371739_daaf762e1b_s.jpg" alt="islands" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnyviolence/9503377477/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="through the clouds" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/9503377477_1b42928962_s.jpg" alt="through the clouds" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8418895209/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Jutting" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8418895209_052837efea_s.jpg" alt="Jutting" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/5873380453/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Fast Sky" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3257/5873380453_d0b63067de_s.jpg" alt="Fast Sky" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/5861001804/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Sea Posts" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2728/5861001804_2ea03d881f_s.jpg" alt="Sea Posts" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/5835571609/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Boating pool" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3483/5835571609_2e846ae016_s.jpg" alt="Boating pool" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/5809441238/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Samphire Hoe" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3124/5809441238_efff1aac80_s.jpg" alt="Samphire Hoe" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/morozgrafix/9417824474/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="My Welding Mask Glass setup" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/9417824474_f33f6316d9_s.jpg" alt="My Welding Mask Glass setup" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8941234136/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Ramsgate breakwater-22" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8407/8941234136_bc52e52323_s.jpg" alt="Ramsgate breakwater-22" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8741475326/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Long Exposure - Pier Arm Lighthouse-4" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/8741475326_e00cdf888a_s.jpg" alt="Long Exposure - Pier Arm Lighthouse-4" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8720374243/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Old Lift Shaft 1" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/8720374243_ba532c26d1_s.jpg" alt="Old Lift Shaft 1" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8437914235/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="The Light Leads the Way" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8437914235_7d2dc75d57_s.jpg" alt="The Light Leads the Way" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8437909615/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="The Lighthouse" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8360/8437909615_922062fdd5_s.jpg" alt="The Lighthouse" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_crosbie/8413470781/in/pool-weldingmaskglassfilter/" title="Landing Platform" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8413470781_48298da878_s.jpg" alt="Landing Platform" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/weldingmaskglassfilter/">Welding mask glass filter</a>, a group on Flickr.</p></div><p>This is awesome. I'm going to see about picking up a sheet of welding glass for a buck on Ebay and take some pics. Fantastic shots.</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-33037216611909407692013-05-18T21:30:00.001-04:002013-05-18T21:30:43.682-04:00Good times on PATCO<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8752413194/" title="Good times on PATCO"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/8752413194_19dd775f3f.jpg" alt="Good times on PATCO by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8752413194/">Good times on PATCO</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Vic says PATCO rawks!</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-2699027917418434612013-05-06T19:34:00.001-04:002013-05-06T19:34:54.560-04:00Pssshhhhhjhhjjtt5t<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8716156988/" title="Pssshhhhhjhhjjtt5t"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/8716156988_11f8b45de6.jpg" alt="Pssshhhhhjhhjjtt5t by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8716156988/">Pssshhhhhjhhjjtt5t</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>ppsshhhht is the worst sound to hear on the commute home from work.</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-4539047712418246152013-05-05T18:21:00.001-04:002013-05-05T18:21:27.884-04:00R.I.P. waffle iron<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8712272370/" title="R.I.P. waffle iron"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8418/8712272370_22052a76bc.jpg" alt="R.I.P. waffle iron by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8712272370/">R.I.P. waffle iron</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>The poor Belgian Waffle Maker served me well for a long time. Thankfully it lived to see the end of the Spring Classics this year.</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-56399517244323974932013-05-04T08:32:00.001-04:002013-05-04T08:32:01.203-04:00Speedplays on a BigWheel?<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8707431120/" title="Speedplays on a BigWheel?"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8707431120_94d750e17f.jpg" alt="Speedplays on a BigWheel? by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8707431120/">Speedplays on a BigWheel?</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>clipped in on the BigWheel</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-26526206719898527622013-05-03T08:08:00.000-04:002013-05-03T08:08:27.991-04:00Ride to work day<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="405" scrolling="no" src="http://app.strava.com/activities/52078549/embed/f86c250715256b501339d8ecd1f326b1b0180659" width="590"></iframe><br />
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I know that today isn't a "ride to work" day, but May is <a href="http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/" target="_blank">National Bike Month</a> so in honor of that, and the fact my wife took my Volvo today because her car is in the shop, I rode to work. Chances are, I'll ride home as well.Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-72153284868093021902013-05-02T18:56:00.001-04:002013-05-02T18:56:06.324-04:00Giving Barbie a ride<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8703486536/" title="Giving Barbie a ride"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8268/8703486536_73b8582f05.jpg" alt="Giving Barbie a ride by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8703486536/">Giving Barbie a ride</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Borrowed his sister's Dora Big Wheel</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-76766881364567649252013-05-02T18:28:00.001-04:002013-05-02T18:28:56.408-04:00mini bike.<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8702805456/" title="mini bike."><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8702805456_83770ba208.jpg" alt="mini bike. by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8702805456/">mini bike.</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Tiny little bike to ride around the office. New desk-to-john Strava segment!</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-15496911486935361762013-05-01T16:43:00.001-04:002013-05-01T16:43:49.456-04:00Hand over the Krimpets and no one gets hurt<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://flickr.com/gp/unmarkedvan/uF942m/photos/unmarkedvan/8699125671/" title="Hand over the Krimpets and no one gets hurt"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8699125671_c21ed6b8a1.jpg" alt="Hand over the Krimpets and no one gets hurt by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://flickr.com/gp/unmarkedvan/uF942m/photos/unmarkedvan/8699125671/">Hand over the Krimpets and no one gets hurt</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-50471941641175783712013-05-01T15:42:00.001-04:002013-05-01T15:42:44.815-04:00mmmMmmm good<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://flickr.com/gp/unmarkedvan/52zu0u/photos/unmarkedvan/8700077906/" title="mmmMmmm good"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8700077906_80a09afc8e.jpg" alt="mmmMmmm good by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://flickr.com/gp/unmarkedvan/52zu0u/photos/unmarkedvan/8700077906/">mmmMmmm good</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-25064317428749299762013-04-10T22:05:00.001-04:002013-04-10T22:05:15.569-04:00<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="454" scrolling="no" src="http://app.strava.com/athletes/320263/latest-rides/1f36a9361b58d60a1126fed0eaea95847e91211a" width="300"></iframe><br />Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-3711850372143500902013-02-05T13:19:00.001-05:002013-02-05T13:19:03.775-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I sometimes feel as if I've played Devils' Advocate to win, and I feel a bit ashamed to admit that. Remember, just because the immediate consequences of speaking up might be unpleasant, you still have a right and responsibility to make your voice heard. Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-2142705164729646962013-01-29T13:09:00.002-05:002013-01-29T13:10:53.676-05:00It's not pronounced "Lie-berry"I'm a huge fan of <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/104054109755341245666" target="_blank">+Free Library of Philadelphia</a> and make use of a number of services. Yes, they have dead-tree books, as you would expect, but they also provide a range of electronic and online services, from e-books to streaming music and everything in between. Check out their <a href="http://search.freelibrary.org/digitalmedia.cfm" target="_blank">Digital Media page</a> for a complete list.<br />
Check out this infographic to see what's available, and what is coming down the road from your public library. And keep in mind all this stuff costs, so if you find yourself with a spare buck or two in your pocket maybe <a href="https://libwww.freelibrary.org/donate/giving.cfm" target="_blank">help them out with a donation.</a><br />
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<b>http://open-site.org/blog/the-future-of-libraries/</b><br />
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<a href="http://open-site.org/blog/the-future-of-libraries/"><img alt="The Future of Libraries" border="0" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/infographics/The-Future-of-Libraries-800.png" width="500" /></a>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-67079680060425473802013-01-04T23:23:00.001-05:002013-01-04T23:23:28.158-05:00Zombie Kids<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8327596134/" title="IMG_0293"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8223/8327596134_f0c8c57d98.jpg" alt="IMG_0293 by djkntz" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/8327596134/">IMG_0293</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unmarkedvan/">djkntz</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Grrrrrr!!!!</p>Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-46215013980999743982012-11-13T22:00:00.003-05:002012-11-13T22:00:18.568-05:00It seems to me that if you combine <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/11/democrats-southern-white-problem" target="_blank">this information</a> with <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/where-americas-racist-tweets-come-from/265006/" target="_blank">this information</a> the maths are easy. <br />
<br />Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16952867.post-47747310265304432082012-10-12T13:50:00.001-04:002012-10-12T14:15:01.805-04:00Organic NerdlinessLooks like I have a winter project. I'd love to automate some of my gardening tasks, since I didn't have enough time this year to properly care for the garden, and as a consequence got squa-doo for vegetables.<br />
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I just signed up for "An Introduction to Computer Networks" at Stanford. Between this and <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm" target="_blank">MIT Open Courseware</a> I might actually get an education that makes me qualified for my current job.Nothing To See Here, Move Alonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580565586574166982noreply@blogger.com0