Perhaps you have heard of the “slow food” movement, which began as an effort to counteract “fast food”, which in many ways is symbolic of the modern lifestyle. Norway’s NRK television network appears to be taking this idea into another arena: broadcast television. “Slow TV” is a fairly recent (and regionally limited) phenomenon that seems to be taking that country… Continue Reading Norwegian TV: backlash against reality shows?
Continue reading →If so, you might consider using Prezi! Prezi is a service that offers free and paid options for creating online presentations. This is not your mother’s PowerPoint! While there are similarities, Prezi is more dynamic and less linear in nature than PowerPoint and its clones. Prezi is not without its limitations, though… you can create a pdf to use as… Continue Reading Is there a presentation in your future?
Continue reading →Considering that we had snow again today (April 3rd), it’s hard to get in the ‘spring’ mood. The daffodils are convinced, though, so I’ll go along with them. And here’s another sign of spring – Easter egg dye packages, on sale for a few days after the holiday. Yes, I bought ten of them… and if the price goes down… Continue Reading It’s spring (maybe)!
Continue reading →To be strictly accurate, it’s not fleece any more, but roving. Still, “geek roving” isn’t very catchy, is it? I did a little internet research to figure out whether this is geeky or nerdy – which I guess is pretty geeky in itself. I have been a J.R.R. Tolkien fan ever since I first read his books in 1977… yes,… Continue Reading Geek Fleece
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