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Slashdot on Improving Education

from Slashdot comment MBCook’s Magic Formula (Score:5, Interesting) by MBCook (132727) on Tuesday July 12, @03:51PM (#13046084) (http://www.foobarsoft.com/) Here are my magic solutions. I think if we implemented every one of these, our society would improve quite a bit. * Grade on a curve – This prevents grade inflation, which is insane these days (as…Continue Reading…

Mac OS X on x86 Hardware

Some quotes that struck me, for one reason or another, from around the ‘net: Apple have betrayed us all never again will i use a mac and no more will they be as pc users flock to buy osx for pentium 4s i wish i was there i would have bood Maybe the gaming consoles…Continue Reading…

Using blogs to improve writing

It may surprise you to learn that your online writing can give you important writing practice. While it’s true that all that time spent IMing “C U L8er” to your best buddies isn’t going to help your grammar and writing style, if you regularly contribute to an online weblog, or “blog”, you could be giving…Continue Reading…

Idea for php script

Make a “quiz” script that allows visitors to create and take quizzes, like the ones on http://www.golivewire.com

How to Start a Startup

You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed. Looks like a great article….Continue Reading…

Case Against Iraq

Bush said Hussein has broken every pledge he made to the United Nations since Iraq was defeated after invading Kuwait in 1990.”Saddam Hussein has defied the United Nations 16 times — not once, not twice, 16 times he has defied the U.N.,” Bush said. “The U.N. has told him after the Gulf War, what to…Continue Reading…