Browsing archives for September 17th, 2008

Stanford Offers Free Online Courses in CS, Robotics

Uncategorized 17 September 2008 | 33 Comments

Well, I just found out what I’m doing this weekend. Stanford University has launched 10 online courses in the areas of computer science and electrical engineering. Free to download, each course includes lectures (video and transcripts), handouts, assignments and exams. You don’t have to register. You won’t be able to interact with the professor of [...]

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Anonymous Hacks Into Sarah Palin’s Email

Politics 17 September 2008 | 0 Comments

Internet hacker coalition Anonymous (they of the Scientology Rickrolling) broke into the Yahoo email address that Sarah Palin was controversially using for governmental business. Five screen caps were taken inside Palin’s email box. There’s nothing really incriminating in the screenshots. They portray her as being power hungry, vindictive, God fearing and a bit loose on [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: David V. Moore

Art, Indie Retailers 17 September 2008 | 0 Comments

Artist David V. Moore’s surreal paintings really resonate with me both in the choices he makes with “natural” settings and the whimsy he follows with their surreal twists. I’m most attracted to his digital prints, but feel free to browse his abstract hand-painted works on canvas as well. The pieces are quite evocative, [...]

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Late Night Work Break: They Might Be Giants Edition

Fluff Stuff, Friday Night Fluff 17 September 2008 | 2 Comments

Considering how nerdy those involved with this blog are, and how much we enjoy nostalgia, it’s really quite shocking there has yet to be a They Might Be Giants themed Late Night Work Break. I intend to rectify that situation right now. And I imagine they’ll be featured again. Now that I’m listening to [...]

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