Bigtoad - Slashdot User

Comment Blockly (Score 1) 246

by Bigtoad on Monday October 15, 2012 @11:03PM (#41665607) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Book Or Game To Introduce Kids To Programming?

The Blockly Maze Demo is fun, and simple, but it won't occupy the kids for all that long.

(Somebody already posted about Scratch, which seems to have a similar programming interface but is more mature.)

Comment Re:Culture loss? (Score 1) 404

by Bigtoad on Monday January 23, 2012 @05:32PM (#38797391) Attached to: Outgoing CRTC Head Says Technology Is Eroding Canadian Culture

Plus, the political ideas are different. In Toronto, the subway is free on New Years. Maybe they will lose some money but they will make millions of people happy and could save some lives from drunk driving. Isn't that what the government is for? To spend a little money at the right time to make people happy, help build community and protect individuals? Brilliant!

I have never seen a US city consider making public services free on a holiday. It seems almost like it is opposed to the core values of much of the US.

Portland, Oregon has been offering free light rail and bus rides on New Years Eve for decades. There is a news article about the most recent event here.

I'm not trying to contradict your argument, just pointing out the rare exception. I have lived in the US all of my life and you have highlighted a number of cultural issues that I don't care for either.

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