Comment Re:Minnesota Values... (Score 2, Insightful) 345
Bachmann isn't from Minnesota, she's from inside Glenn Beck's Love Boat fantasy.
Comment I smell a lawsuit (Score 2, Insightful) 345
I'm from Duluth, MN and I say GACK!
At one point, there was a state legislator who attempted to set into law, open document formats. Black suits showed up and ......bzzzzt!
But really, does this mean I have to now own proprietary applications to view public documents? Thanks for so much you've left us Pawlenty.
Comment Duluth, MN - Technology with a happy face! (Score 1) 144
Oh yes, you'll be seeing Duluth, MN in that list. Minnesota nice is even nicer with fiber-to-home. Does anyone know anything about the specifications of the proposed service?
Schools To Get Their Own DARPA 151
Julie188 writes "A decade ago, Lawrence Grossman, former president of both NBC News and PBS, and Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC, proposed that the government set up a multi-billion dollar trust that would act as a 'venture capital fund' to research educational technologies for schools, libraries and museums. Congress has finally approved the idea, and grants could start rolling by this fall. Dubbed the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies, it should be to education what the National Science Foundation is for science, and DARPA is for national defense."
Comment Open Source Education IT (Score 2, Interesting) 219
Hopefully this will drive a push to utilize open source in other aspects of government. Specifically secondary education. School districts across the country are locked in symbiotic dependency to profit driven computing / IT services and systems. Linux offers a robust full service option but gets NO (very little) attention from the department of education. DOE, Please support those of us who are trying to save money with open source in the schools!
Comment happy penguin (Score 5, Informative) 460
Check out http://www.happypenguin.org/. I've got the RSS enabled on the right side of /. If you ever up your video card, http://www.planeshift.it/ is an excellent open source mmorpg.
Comment Linux in Education (Score 1) 99
We utilize linux terminal services to create a 2:1 student:productivity workstation ratio at a fraction of the cost of proprietary solutions. Entrenched vendor relationships cost US education systems millions of needlessly spent dollars.
Comment Optical Theremin (Score 5, Informative) 364
I just taught a unit on electronics. We used breadboards and the 555 ic to build optical theremins. I have the entire curriculum done. contact me through /.
Comment Open Source Alternatives (Score 4, Interesting) 252
What is his stance on the open source revolution? Linux/Open Office/Open Source solutions can contribute to massive savings for school districts but it's been beaten down/back by those with financial interests.
Comment We're ready!! (Score 1) 1385
Duluth, MN to Mpls/St.Paul will allow our state to participate in the future! It's going to happen. I have tech students using open transport tycoon to model this as a high school IT / Game design project
Comment Terminal Services!! (Score 1) 323
Linux Terminal Services allows me to provide a 2:1 student:productivity station ratio. It's the only way I could afford to provide the high level of infrastructure. Students LOVE linux!
Submission + - Geeks throw benefit for Naked Nerds legal fees (geekprom.com)
micromegas writes: "What happens when geeks go wild? They get pepper sprayed by St. Paul Police and charged with indecent exposure. At least, that's what happened this past spring when six streakers were busted "letting their nerds hang out" at Geek Prom. While I dont think they have any form of online contribution set up, your moral support is most welcomed. The Duluth, MN area is home to many wonderful and exceptionally geek-tastic things such as the world's only Accordion-concertina Repair & Technicians' School and Army Worm Wine."
