One way to make learning history more attractive and intuitive is to show mock newspaper front pages. Each front page would show the current events of a particular time and place from the point of view of the time. Each day in history can have its own mock newspaper front page. Each front page would […]
Back Diary
Diaries have been around for a long time. You use one to record your current thoughts so you can look back on them in the future. The “Back Diary” is where you record your past and present thoughts so you can look back on them in the future. A conventional diary starts when you start the diary. […]
How to Visit the Center of Internet
ASHBURN Virginia, U.S.A. About 35 miles west of Washington, D.C., on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, is the suburban community of Ashburn. Until the past 20 years or so, Ashburn has been known mostly for its farms and large homes where the wealthy doctors, lawyers, and politicians have come to settle. For football […]
A Smarter Menu
There was a time when it was fashionable for software developers to make everything “dynamic” and “smart.” It annoyed the hell out of everyone. You would be typing up your paper in a word processor without looking at the screen. Then when you look up everything is formatted all weird, the sentences don’t make any […]
Destination: Taipei, Taiwan
Between 2002 and 2005 I made several trips to Taiwan, spending most of my time in and around Taipei. 2003 SARS paranoia In early 2003, I had just graduated from college and had a scholarship opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese language in Taipei, Taiwan. It was a lucky break for me since my girlfriend at […]
Destination: Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located near the site of Jamestown, the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America, founded on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is perhaps most famous for the story of Pocahontas, who lived in the surrounding forest. The following […]