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“Fembots” causes offense?
A recent post about a cartoon that I posted drew the ire of a person going by the name of Sweetshark. “Fembots? So you are supporting the raging sexism in open source software development? Shame on...
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lisp and emacs – my open source programming adventure starts
While I was sick to my stomach for a good portion of Christmas morning (12am to 3:30am) I took the time in between trips to the great porcelain repository to read some chapters of Practical Common Lisp...
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Computational Thinking: Programming for kids
I contributed to an article on computer science and programming for Smartbean. Smartbean is a resource for smart parents with even smarter kids. It is aimed at parents that are aiming to augment what...
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Jono Bacon recommends pyJunior
I posted about my co-authored article on Smartbean yesterday and a very influential mover and shaker commented, indirectly, on the article to recommend a piece of software. When Jono talks I listen. So...
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Ubuntu: My first code contribution
In 2007 I started the process of migrating my computer use and programming to Linux, Ubuntu and FOSS tools. My original intent was to contribute some code to the community after I learned the ropes of...
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Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H
I had high hopes for this router based on the specs and reviews. While I knew there are several technical items that need tweaking I was not afraid of this as I have used both dd-wrt and more complex...
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Wireframe Options
Recently I became involved in Ubuntu Friendly and one of the tools I wanted was a wireframe application so I could make quick mockups moving forward. I learned about several options: Pencil – Pencil is...
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Computer Science Literacy for K-12 Students
The Problem: Over the past several years I have watched educational leaders talk about technology literacy, 21st century skills, ISTE standards (formerly the NETS) and STEM. As a parent and community...
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