Category Archives: Miscellany

Some more favorite tweets from this week

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Rory

Quote attributed to C.S. Lewis, “Children are not deceived by fairy stories, they are often and gravely deceived by school.” Tons of mobile learning resources (via @TheConsultantsE) … mLearning in Practice Course Resources … contains a lot of links to … Continue reading →

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Favorite tweets this past week

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Rory

Several favorites from this past week … @TweetSmarter … 25 Dead Presidents to Follow on Twitter @RyanTracey … Social Learning from the Employee Perspective “I work around many smart people, but relatively few actively engage in online social knowledge networks. … Continue reading →

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Way Cool! 1,474 Megapixel Photo of Obama’s Inauguration

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Rory

(h/t Alex Couros) David Bergman posted an awesome photo of the historic event … Go to the site and you can zoom in and pan and all that fun stuff – Way cool!

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If you could recommend just one blog

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Rory

I’ve been trumpeting the virtues of web2.0 along with other colleagues for awhile at work. Not many people have taken up the challenge, sad to say (subject for another post I think). Yet I did get one question posed to … Continue reading →

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Star Trek

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Rory

Cool! This is set to be released in May of 2009 And it looks like it’s got a good cast and some pretty awesome special effects. Sure hope the story is good.

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One of our annual Summer rituals

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Rory

This post has nothing to do with learning or technology … yet it’s something I just need to get off my chest. For the past five years now we’ve been subjected to an annual ritual – each Summer. And true … Continue reading →

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Help Firefox 3 Set a World Record

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Rory

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Free Comic Book Day – May 3

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Rory

Get your geek on tomorrow (Saturday, May 3rd) with Free Comic Book Day. Check out the details and to find a participating store near you.

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Mark your calendars: National hairball awareness day

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rory

April 27th … No – I’m not making it up. So, mark your calendars to celebrate.

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Third time the charm? What will Heroes be like this season?

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Rory

From io9 Season three of Heroes will introduce two new characters, because the show isn’t overcrowded enough already: Joy, who’s in her early twenties and good at getting herself into, and out of, trouble. And Senator Robert Malden, a “political … Continue reading →

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