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Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth

I enjoyed this video. It’s worth watching all the way through. Kids are taught clustering, triangles, magic sevens, and other intriguing concepts. These are very interesting ways to look at math. However, they completely lack regular core math skills because they don’t master the basic algorithms. They have a complete dependence on calculators. What do…Continue Reading…

212 – The Extra Degree – Movie Review

I’m not sure if there’s an actual full-length movie to go with this, but the simple Flash-animated story is incredibly inspiring. The background soundtrack is quite catchy, too. Take a look: 212Movie.com Here’s another version that’s just as good, if not better: Just212.com What do you think?

What does BMW stand for?

It’s not “Be My Wife”, as Ryan Chua claims. BMW AG stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (whoa!), or, in English, Bavarian Motor Works.

Peel Away Ads Don’t Work – PeelAwayAds Review

So a few weeks back I bought PeelAwayAds, a product that allows you to create advertisements that “peel” away from the corners of your websites. Since then, I’ve been running the affiliate link for Peel Away Ads right here on my blog. You might’ve noticed it. But in all that time, ClickBank seems to have…Continue Reading…

Keeping your passwords in one place

When I read that the owner of My Money Blog keeps his passwords aggregated on one website, I was shocked. That’s putting all your eggs in one basket, I thought. If a hacker breaks into Yodlee, the service he uses to keep all his financial passwords, he’s toast! But then I read his rationalization. He…Continue Reading…

Listening to Podcasts Made Easy

Someone needs to write this guide. Might as well be me, with the help of you, my blog reader. Yes, I want you to help. You’ll be credited as one of the contributors to the guide, of course. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Podcasting is hard. And it still is. I…Continue Reading…