SpaceX isn't the only game in town...Virgin Galactic breaks sound barrier

Virgin Galactic breaks sound barrier

What's skeuomorphism and is it bad?

What's skeuomorphism and is it bad?
Could someone actually think Apple's design is tacky?

Tech stuff: Huawei, price drops for college laptops, and a surprise about Windows

Huawei claims not to be interested in US...
Looking for a laptop for college? Check out the price drops...
This is for those of you who have a sense of humor and an appreciation of computer history

Is it journalism or churnalism?

Here is a great article about a tool that can help you discern the credibility of what you are reading.
Here is a link to the tool
Here is the link to the extensions

In case you missed it...

Tech stuff: Speed is beautiful...and it just works!

Speed is beautiful

It just works!

Video of Pong in Philadelphia

How they did it!

Earth might become uninhabitable...don't worry, just check out our future homes...

Two planets that may prove to be inhabitable...except they are far away.

Looks promising (artist's impression)

Boston bombing suspect in custody

Boston bombing suspect in custody
Timeline and maps of attack
Boston bombing suspect caught

 Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev.

World's biggest game of Pong takes place in Philadelphia...

World's biggest game of Pong takes place in Philadelphia...
29 Stories of Pong

Never underestimate an error in math...or one you make in Excel

Krugman reminds us that you should never underestimate an error in math...or one you make in Excel!
This is kind of funny: Blame Microsoft

Criminalizing Children at school...what do you think?

Criminalizing Children at school...what do you think?

BTW: What happened to North Korea? (Just saying...)

With the events in Boston, we seem to have forgotten about North Korea; however, China has found this clip by the Daily Show pretty funny.

Boston Bombing Suspects: Dead and on the run...

One Suspect is Dead while the other is on the run
Boston manhunt intensifies as Amtrak, businesses and schools shutdown
How technology helped the FBI find the suspects in the Boston bombing

Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale :|: Open Source Shakespeare

What do you think: College as a journey...

What do you think: College Is a Journey, Not a Destination

Senate blocks gun control

NYTimes: Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control

News analysis of gun control issue

NYTimes: Gun Control Effort Had No Real Chance, Despite Pleas

Some great speeches...

Martin Luther King "I have a dream"
Neil Postman on Technology and Society (1 of 7)
Steve Jobs iPhone launch in 2007
Steve Jobs Stanford Graduation Speech
Sheryl Sandberg: "Why we have too few women leaders"
Julian Treasure: "How to Listen Better"
Seth Godin: "How to get your ideas to spread"
Bill Gates: "Innovating to zero" 
Ken Robinson: "Schools kill creativity"
Susan Cain: "The Power of Introverts"
Laura Snyder: "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"
Jessica Green: "We're Covered in Germs"
...more coming soon...

President speaks out on Boston Marathon Explosions...

Take a tour of SpaceX with Elon Musk...

Blasts at the Boston Marathon...

As the story unfolds:
Blasts at Boston Marathon Kills 2
2 Killed 130+ hurt

Corporations are people...except when it comes to taxes...

Tax Day question: If corporations are people, why not tax them like people?

Colleges have trouble staying afloat...the story is not just about student debt!

Colleges have trouble staying afloat

Google's Obsession, Verizon sells your whereabouts, and China comes to Silicon Valley...

Google's Towering Obsession
Verizon sells your whereabouts and movements
China's Baidu comes to Silicon Valley

Vigor vs. Rigor...What do you think?

When it comes to schools: Vigor vs. Rigor...What do you think?

The secrets of the FBI's Smart Phone Surveillance tools...

The secrets of the FBI's Smart Phone Surveillance tools...

Senate faces the right not to get shot...

Some of you may find the language quite humorous...

Iraq = Arab Spring? What do you think?

Did the Iraq War Bring the Arab Spring? (New Yorker)

1TB SSD is almost here...

1TB SSD is almost here...

What is Patent Trolling? Here is a good example (One for our future lawyers...)

Do you scan and email? You may owe $1000 per worker.
Drew Curtis: How I beat a patent troll

Vote for Matt Quick!

Matt Quick is in the running to be one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people. Vote for him today.
Check out the list of people who are also in the running.

Elon Musk in a must-see Ted Talk

Newtown Families Speak Out on 60 Minutes

What do you think should be done about the issues connected to this story?

Facebook phone...anyone?

Facebook phone...anyone?
Putting its Face(book) over Android
Great idea? Unwanted intrusion? A new way of doing things? What do you think?

Thank you for the birthday party!!!

Thank you for the birthday party. Just for the record, Brandy made out like a bandit. He got a new memory mat and his new favorite book!

Girls: learn how to code!

NYTimes: To Close Tech’s Gender Gap, Teaching Girls to Code

To This Day Project...

Thanks to Matt W for posting this.