Category Archives: other

Portland Transport: What Kind of Traveler are You?

From a survey originally done in Germany, five type of travelers are identified. Public transport rejecters. These believe public transport provides little sense of control or excitement. They are not open to change and see access to mobility as very important. Car individualists. Similar to public transport rejecters, but are open to change and consider [...]

Nick Mudge’s Weblog: Laziness Inspires Innovation

I’ve always said: If inspiration is the mother of invention, then laziness is the father.

How to help AirPort recall passwords

Been looking for an answer to this for a while. Hopefully this is the one …

Improve Your Balance and Help Heal Sprained Ankles – Fitness

Good timing for me. Some useful exercises to supplement those given by the physical therapist.

And here I was feeling good about the youth of America after the Obama win and all

Yet, look at these two stories. On the surface you wouldn’t think they have much in common. I’ll let Dan make his own point: The truly depressing part was that many of them, nearly all of them, could not comprehend Whitman. And I don’t mean they didn’t understand the imagery. I mean they could not [...]

JB Goalkeeping

Don’t know who this guy is, but his goalkeeping instructions are excellent. These will be good not just for the kids, but for me as well. Now, if I can just get my body to do some of these things … Bonus: he’s got a goalkeeping blog (!), and a post on indoor keeping.

Bluff: Beautiful graphs in JavaScript

Worth checking out.

SatNav for Everyday Life

This past Labor Day weekend, a SatNav system was included in our rental car. I grew a big crush on this thing, including it’s many deficiencies. But I kept thinking how great it would be to have something like this for just normal life. Nice little chimes announcing when you’re doing something right. More enthusiastic [...]

How to Say Nothing in 500 Words

Great information in this. One big caveat on his first suggestion, “Avoid the obvious content”, though: know your audience. While some people will be completely open to totally new look on things, others (including many teachers) may object and others still may question your sincerity.

New Vision for Schools Proposes Broad Role

‘Can you imagine a federal law that promoted community schools — schools that serve the neediest children by bringing together under one roof all the services and activities they and their families need?’ Ms. Weingarten is expected to ask in the speech … ‘Imagine schools that are open all day and offer after-school and evening [...]