Sunsets, Stars, West, Wind
Virtual desktops don’t replace EMM
https://gigaom.com/2015/01/18/virtual-desktops-dont-replace-emm/
The firm I work for does both MDM and VDI. That’s the nature of IT support in legal firms. Access whenever wherever and however but still securely.
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http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2015/01/16/the-current-economics-of-e-books/
For my aspiring and published author friends: observations on the ebook market by Modesitt
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| B | I | N | G | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Author Whose Last Name Stars With a “W” | A Book in a Series | A Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Book | Read a Favorite Book from Your Childhood | Check Out and Read a Magazine |
| A Book Related to Science Fiction | A Book Related to Science | An Author Whose Name Starts With a “M” | A Dystopian themed Book | An Author Whose Name Starts With a “B” |
| A Fairy/Folk Tale Book | A Non-Fiction Book | *** Free Space! *** |
Classic Literature | A Book About Time Travel |
| An Audiobook | An eBook | A Suspense Novel | A Book about a President | Historical Fiction |
| A book That Was on Display in the Library | A Caldecott Book (Winner or Honor) | A Book That Was Made into a Movie | A Biography | A Book About Kansas |
A Green highlight means I’ve already read a book that fits that category (and possibly more than one category). I’ll figure out where to put them once I finish a couple more books. To see what I’ve read so far this year (2015), visit my GoodReads book challenge page here. Or click here to see what I’m currently reading.
A Yellow highlight means I have books I could read right now that fit that spot.
Looks like I need to find a book about a President to read. Any ideas?
http://io9.com/lokis-wager-is-why-you-cant-win-arguments-on-the-inter-1679484756
My advice to people tempted to argue in cyberspace is always: “Don’t Feed the Trolls! ”
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The second Big Read book discussion of The Things They Carried by O’Brien starts tomorrow evening, 6:30 p.m., at the Lansing Community Library, 730 1st Terrace, Suite 1, Lansing, Kansas.
Questions to think about:
Leading the discussion: Sister Rosemary Kolich, English Professor, St. Mary University.
A 1980 Saint Mary College grad, Sr. Kolich never dreamed as a student she would one day be teaching at her alma mater.
“I had excellent teachers as a student at Saint Mary. They truly engaged us. What was so transparent was their love of teaching and their commitment to us as both students and individuals. I hope I model the same for my students.”
∞∞∞
I plan on attending the discussion tomorrow evening and I hope to see you there.
Mega coolness!
Never before have astronomers been able to see individual stars inside an external spiral galaxy over such a large contiguous area.
Hubble’s high-definition panoramic view of the Andromeda Galaxy | Astronomy.com.
http://io9.com/the-correct-way-s-to-load-a-dishwasher-1678020434
The resulting album, “How to load the dishwasher,” is organizational porn at its finest. It might even help settle some debates in your household.
I’m pretty sure the debate will rage on in my home and others.
Posting for my hubby who just happens to be my favorite dishwasher loading task master extraordinaire.
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http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/02/technology/comcast-time-warner-cable-modem/
I guess I’d better scrutinize my Time Warner bill this month. And maybe start pricing cable modems.
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Nightfall from Valentin Schwind on Vimeo.
Incredible. Poignant. Heartbreaking.
Dialogue is over rated. Thank goodness there isn’t any.
Enjoy!
http://io9.com/syfys-ascension-jumps-the-shark-in-its-very-first-episo-1671860541
Meh. I don’t need another police procedural in a fish bowl. Ugh.
I began to suspect something was extremely fishy within the first couple of minutes.
If it was really early 1960s, then the examining doctor would not be wearing blue latex gloves.
Once we the audience ‘knew’ Ascension was a spaceship, my first thought was the microgravity problem. No spinning section yet people are walking around and using elevators like it’s a skyscraper.
And when a prisoner is locked in a cell it included a very modern shiny stainless steel sink and toilet combo.
The ‘Big Reveal’ arrived in the last minute, and sealed my dislike for this show.
Where are the explorers and scientists?
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Update Mid-Afternoon: And this show gets negative marks for the role of women in this ‘society.’ I find it extremely hard to believe that a society would be so locked in time (early to mid 60s) and not change little if any in fifty years. For better or worse, some change would occur. And there would be considerable wear and tear on the physical media: books, magnetic tape, film, vinyl, etc. Most spaceship environments are also quite damp, which would have caused mold and mildew issues. I wonder home many cathode ray tubes had to be provisioned as well as vacuum tubes.