beernutmark - Slashdot User

Submission + - Santa hates linux?

Submitted by beernutmark on Thursday December 24, 2009 @09:08PM

beernutmark writes: Well, it looks like Santa or at least Norad/Google hates linux. This year, for the first time since it's inception, Norad is not making a simple .kml file available for download to track Santa. You must connect to their website use a windows/mac browser and use the browser plugin. No full screen google earth to look at the beautiful areas around Santa's path.

Anyone have any open source source kml files for tracking Santa or any idea how we can go about making one for 2010?

Submission + - Science gifts for kids 3

Submitted by beernutmark on Friday December 11, 2009 @12:04PM

beernutmark writes: I have two science loving kids ages 7 and 9. My yougest knew Niel deGrass Tyson's name at age 4. With the holidays coming up (mine is Saturnalia you insensitive clod) I am looking to get them some quality science related tools. Two items on the list are a quality Microscope (National Optical) and/or a real rockhounding kit.

I am looking for any other gift suggestions for this year or future years (or even for younger kids for other readers) and hints on good sources.

A quirky thing about buying science gifts for kids is that most of the sources seem to be intelligent-design/biblical flood/anti-evolution home schooling sites. You can't really tell for some until you look through their "science" book lists.

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