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Month: September 2005

Sustaining Open Content

Posted on September 28, 2005October 25, 2021

The Instructional Technology conference has been great thus far.  I usually measure great based on the food.  We at at Hamilton’s last night.  Great food.  Great conference.  There is still more to come so I am sure things will get better.  Sustainability – how do we keep paying for this stuff – is a reaccuring…

Well you’re a genius

Posted on September 22, 2005November 1, 2021

I like to listen to NPR on the way in to work.  This morning they ran a piece discussing what is Genius.  It was especially interesting since it the commentator pointed out that genius is not merely a factor of IQ.  Marilyn vos Savant holds the record for the highest IQ, 228.  However, the commentator…

study what you like cause it will come back to haunt you.

Posted on September 20, 2005November 1, 2021

One frequent conversation amongst engineers entails the bragging of how hard their undergrad education was.  This is usually measured by two factors: How poorly the class performed overall How late one stayed in the computer labs. My dad always told me that your educational experience would reflect the job environment in the real world.  It’s…

who knew?

Posted on September 20, 2005October 25, 2021

I grew up in Idaho.  It is a great place, really.  There are LOTs of places to visit where for and entire day you can wander through the wilderness and not see another soul.  It is great.  Then there are those who have spent to much time wandering around by themselves.  Here is the scoop…

Learn this, no this, no this

Posted on September 15, 2005November 1, 2021

I have been a programmer for a few years.  During that time I went from “Bill Gates is the antiChrist” to Microsoft isn’t so bad to I just don’t care give me money.  Programmers are prostitutes.  Give us money and we do what you want.  I love python, but I admit to be a closet…

This will kill me

Posted on September 15, 2005November 1, 2021

So I am eating fried stuff from the local deli.  I think my tongue is going numb.  I am sure this stuff will kill me, but dangit I only paid $2.50 for lunch.  Funny how economics governs our lives.

This shouldn’t be so @#!&! hard

Posted on September 15, 2005October 25, 2021

So as is typical in Utah I moved into my house with an unfinished basement and now to “save money” I am finishing it myself.  That’s a bit of an overstatement.  I am actually watching other people, mainly my brother-in-law, finish it.  I am amazed at how much time a little experience can save.  Sure…

Domain camping and the debate about the about me

Posted on September 12, 2005November 1, 2021

So I have owned this domain name for several years now and haven’t done anything with it which is something I really should be ashamed of (I’m not).  There are other people out there with the name Justin Ball who probably would have put something here by now.  In fact, there is another Justin Ball…

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