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An interesting article about the popularity of retro beers– Pabst, Leinenkugel, Budweiser and Yuengling..

Yuengling? I didn’t know that was retro. I just thought it was good.

baltimoresun.com - What’s old is brewed again

I remember when I told my gym teacher how cool the Nintendo Power Pad was…looks like I was 12 years ahead of my time.

Wired News: Now That’s Exertainment!

If only there was Dance Dance Warcraft Extreme!!

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A former professor of mine interviews two e-learning Gurus at Cisco who have just published a book called The Business Case for E-Learning.

The interview covers Cisco’s e-learning strategies, the future of e-learning and what students should be ready for in the industry.

Interview with Cisco’s Tom Kelly and Nadar Nanjiani

I really like this guy’s ideas. Take cold water from the bottom of the ocean and use the energy (or lack there of) to create electricity.

He also has a plan to stop aging with cold water.

Wired 13.06: The Mad Genius from the Bottom of the Sea

Sawblade Software will be releasing Power Game Factory. This product will allow (supposedly) the cretion of side scrolling games with no programming.

Wow. that’s a bold statement..I don’t know how you can make a great game without programming. Some sort of development will be needed.

I am excited to try it to see if I can make an educational game with it.

Sawblade Software

Baltimore City is trying to block charter schools fom getting the allocated funding. The state says that students who go to charter schools should get the amount of funding that other kids get. If you add up the school district’s costs and divide by the amount of students, that equals about $11,000. The city says that with put $13 million strain on the already strained budget.

Baltimore City schools: Stop trying to block the only thing that can help the city schools. You’ve already messed up the education system in the city, stop being so defensive and just accept your mismanagement.