Surfing the web with a 1964 300 baud modem.
It actually makes me a bit nostalgic. I didn’t have this modem, but I had a 600 bauc microcontroller modem I browsed BBSs with. The way the text comes up so slow… it makes me smile.
Independence Hall’s Leaks Uncover Mystery Iron Rods
Strange rods in Independence Hall may need to be replaced…
First Class Trip
…as a teacher! Big things are happening this weekend. First of all, the weather is beautiful. I hope everyone gets outside.
But more importantly (to this post), I am heading out tomorrow morning on an overnight school trip with the 5th-8th grade I teach.
Let's talk Philosophy!
I feel, perhaps, school would be a lot more effective these days if it was taught this way.
What would you do if you ended up in the year 1000?
From boing boing:
The Marginal Revolution blog poses the musical question, “If you were transported back to the middle ages, what would be the top strategy for thriving?” Given that most of us can’t make gunpowder from scratch (and don’t have up-to-date smallpox vaccinations), dreams of becoming a technological pre-Enlightenment billionaire guru are probably not realistic (stipulating that “realistic” is probably not a good word to use in respect of responses to hypothetical time-travel questions).
Some really great responses at MR, too.
