http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881 This little six-minute presentation (sound not required, although it's nice sound) certainly gives you a bit to think about--and shows why you'll have a lot *MORE* to think about tomorrow.&nbsp; (Although exponential growth *NEVER* holds up...we hope.) http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.wmv What *WILL* we do when computers can play our &quot;game&quot; better than we can?&nbsp; When the Chinese speak English better than we do?&nbsp; This little six-minute presentation (sound not required, although it's nice sound) certainly gives you a bit to think about--and shows why you'll have a lot *MORE* to think about tomorrow.&nbsp; (Although exponential growth *NEVER* holds up...we hope.) http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.wmv What *WILL* we do when computers can play our &quot;game&quot; better than we can?&nbsp; When the Chinese speak English better than we do?&nbsp; en-us Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:31:57 PST I think the link is broke..check it out.<br /> <h1>Multiple Choices</h1> The document name you requested (<code>/didyouknow.wmv </code>) could not be found on this server. However, we found documents with names similar to the one you requested. <p>Available documents: </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.html">/didyouknow.html</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.wmv">/didyouknow.wmv</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.mov">/didyouknow.mov</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.swf">/didyouknow.swf</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.avi">/didyouknow.avi</a> (common basename) </li> </ul> Please consider informing the owner of the <a href="../../../home/Blog/randomfactor/5881">referring page</a> about the broken link. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59134 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59134 I think the link is broke..check it out.<br /> <h1>Multiple Choices</h1> The document name you requested (<code>/didyouknow.wmv </code>) could not be found on this server. However, we found documents with names similar to the one you requested. <p>Available documents: </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.html">/didyouknow.html</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.wmv">/didyouknow.wmv</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.mov">/didyouknow.mov</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.swf">/didyouknow.swf</a> (common basename) </li> <li><a href="http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.avi">/didyouknow.avi</a> (common basename) </li> </ul> Please consider informing the owner of the <a href="../../../home/Blog/randomfactor/5881">referring page</a> about the broken link. <p>Link works now.&nbsp; Somehow added characters at the end...</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59138 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59138 <p>Link works now.&nbsp; Somehow added characters at the end...</p> <p>Gosh, Random, thanks for that little look into the future....and for scaring the bejeezers outa me!</p> <p>Makes you kinda wonder why we aren't completely overhauling our antequated education system.&nbsp; That&nbsp;statement about the amount of information in a week's worth of the New York Times is mitigated by the fact that most of our kids are unable to read a newspaper - let alone the Times.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59151 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59151 <p>Gosh, Random, thanks for that little look into the future....and for scaring the bejeezers outa me!</p> <p>Makes you kinda wonder why we aren't completely overhauling our antequated education system.&nbsp; That&nbsp;statement about the amount of information in a week's worth of the New York Times is mitigated by the fact that most of our kids are unable to read a newspaper - let alone the Times.</p> All I got was nice music. Was there supposed to be more? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59153 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59153 All I got was nice music. Was there supposed to be more? <p>And offset&nbsp;by the fact that a lot of it is individual statistics for specific stocks I'll never own.&nbsp; Still more, batting averages for steroid-ridden players and horserace finishes, and photos of Britney Spears with a shaved head.&nbsp; </p> <p>.</p> <p>Isaac Asimov once wrote a science essay called &quot;Forget it!&quot; in which he examined an old textbook and reasoned that we weren't *IGNORING* enough information.&nbsp; Why have to remember that there are 5280 feet in a mile, and 27 inches to a Flemish ell?&nbsp; I haven't watched a network news broadcast in years (elections excepted) but I certainly have a better handle on it than your typical network viewer.</p> <p>.</p> <p>It's not just the flood of information that's the problem, it's figuring out what you can safely ignore.&nbsp; The Internet is raining soup, but you have to be careful where you place your bowl.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59154 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59154 <p>And offset&nbsp;by the fact that a lot of it is individual statistics for specific stocks I'll never own.&nbsp; Still more, batting averages for steroid-ridden players and horserace finishes, and photos of Britney Spears with a shaved head.&nbsp; </p> <p>.</p> <p>Isaac Asimov once wrote a science essay called &quot;Forget it!&quot; in which he examined an old textbook and reasoned that we weren't *IGNORING* enough information.&nbsp; Why have to remember that there are 5280 feet in a mile, and 27 inches to a Flemish ell?&nbsp; I haven't watched a network news broadcast in years (elections excepted) but I certainly have a better handle on it than your typical network viewer.</p> <p>.</p> <p>It's not just the flood of information that's the problem, it's figuring out what you can safely ignore.&nbsp; The Internet is raining soup, but you have to be careful where you place your bowl.</p> Steve, you've got your Windows Media player minimized.&nbsp; There's a slideshow that's the meat of the program.&nbsp; http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59155 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59155 Steve, you've got your Windows Media player minimized.&nbsp; There's a slideshow that's the meat of the program.&nbsp; Random,<br /> <br /> My philosphy has been &quot;Never remember what you can easily look up&quot;. And with the Internet, I don't have to remember much anymore.<br /> <br /> I focus my memory on the things that are important to my daily activities, work, and how to make a killer margarita. ;) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59157 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59157 Random,<br /> <br /> My philosphy has been &quot;Never remember what you can easily look up&quot;. And with the Internet, I don't have to remember much anymore.<br /> <br /> I focus my memory on the things that are important to my daily activities, work, and how to make a killer margarita. ;) I confess I remembered the term&nbsp;&quot;Flemish ell&quot; from Asimov's essay but Googled the measurement... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59159 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59159 I confess I remembered the term&nbsp;&quot;Flemish ell&quot; from Asimov's essay but Googled the measurement... Darn,<br /> Does this mean I can't just cruise through life on auto-pilot? You know, one made in China. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59238 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59238 Darn,<br /> Does this mean I can't just cruise through life on auto-pilot? You know, one made in China. Great link RF! I actually had the link sent to me from a friend in Florida a couple of weeks ago and saw the presentation, but deleted the e-mail inadvertently before I could post it on this blog site. A lot of food for thought! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59244 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_59244 Great link RF! I actually had the link sent to me from a friend in Florida a couple of weeks ago and saw the presentation, but deleted the e-mail inadvertently before I could post it on this blog site. A lot of food for thought! Where is that music from, dude?&nbsp; http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60008 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60008 Where is that music from, dude?&nbsp; Let the machines take over.&nbsp; I'm going outside for some fresh air. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60009 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60009 Let the machines take over.&nbsp; I'm going outside for some fresh air. The music is from &quot;Last of the Mohicans&quot;.&nbsp; Kind of fitting, huh? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60011 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60011 The music is from &quot;Last of the Mohicans&quot;.&nbsp; Kind of fitting, huh? Fresh air? Audrey, I thought you lived in Bakersfield. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60014 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60014 Fresh air? Audrey, I thought you lived in Bakersfield. I think it's still within that 24-hour &quot;window&quot; of fresh air follownig a heavy rainstorm, Pete. After that, all bets are off.... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60016 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60016 I think it's still within that 24-hour &quot;window&quot; of fresh air follownig a heavy rainstorm, Pete. After that, all bets are off.... Yeah, I guess you're right. It is a pretty nice day outside. Too bad I'm not on the golf course right now. Actually anything other than where I'm at would be OK. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60020 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_60020 Yeah, I guess you're right. It is a pretty nice day outside. Too bad I'm not on the golf course right now. Actually anything other than where I'm at would be OK. I have been saying for over ten years that we need to upgrade our schools, to turn high schools into universities; <font size="3">this slide show demonstrates the imperative to completely overhaul our education system as a national priority</font>.&nbsp; We spend all of our state money on prison construction and maintenance; the feds spend all of their money on war games...<br /> <br /> It is time to hold our public servants accountable...starting with energy education, as a way to teach engineering principles to young people, to help solve the financial hemorrhage of our tax dollars to the utility companies, who are in bed with the government, collecting taxes on non-profits through commercial power bills.<br /> <br /> <font size="3">Spain has become a world leader in commercial wind power development in the past ten years</font>, and has instituted engineering concepts in the primary grades throughout the country, and trade schools for secondary education to support their exponential windpower industry.&nbsp; This serves as a model for other countries to develop their own renewable power industries from the ground up.&nbsp; After 30 years of windpower development, Tehachapi and Kern County is still attempting to find vocational instructors to teach basic courses for this growth industry.&nbsp; That is just one area where we are failing to provide training for industrial and manufacturing sectors in this county.<br /> <br /> We can organize an action plan to create vocational training, which is why we are inviting interested persons to contact<a href="http://www.myspace.com/americanwindfarms"><font size="4"> KERN Energy Education Projects</font></a>; an after-school program to promote better stewardship through energy savings and education. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_62373 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/randomfactor/5881/#c_62373 I have been saying for over ten years that we need to upgrade our schools, to turn high schools into universities; <font size="3">this slide show demonstrates the imperative to completely overhaul our education system as a national priority</font>.&nbsp; We spend all of our state money on prison construction and maintenance; the feds spend all of their money on war games...<br /> <br /> It is time to hold our public servants accountable...starting with energy education, as a way to teach engineering principles to young people, to help solve the financial hemorrhage of our tax dollars to the utility companies, who are in bed with the government, collecting taxes on non-profits through commercial power bills.<br /> <br /> <font size="3">Spain has become a world leader in commercial wind power development in the past ten years</font>, and has instituted engineering concepts in the primary grades throughout the country, and trade schools for secondary education to support their exponential windpower industry.&nbsp; This serves as a model for other countries to develop their own renewable power industries from the ground up.&nbsp; After 30 years of windpower development, Tehachapi and Kern County is still attempting to find vocational instructors to teach basic courses for this growth industry.&nbsp; That is just one area where we are failing to provide training for industrial and manufacturing sectors in this county.<br /> <br /> We can organize an action plan to create vocational training, which is why we are inviting interested persons to contact<a href="http://www.myspace.com/americanwindfarms"><font size="4"> KERN Energy Education Projects</font></a>; an after-school program to promote better stewardship through energy savings and education.