160 Waldorf schools in the country that subscribe to a teaching philosophy focused on physical activity and learning through creative, hands-on tasks. Those who endorse this approach say computers inhibit creative thinking, movement, human interaction and attention spans
- Kevin Driscoll
Giant weapon makers are not the only ones cashing in on US wars. Unbeknownst to the public, the companies behind some the most familiar household name brands constitute the backbone of what has mushroomed into a military-corporate complex of "civilian" firms, which rake in huge profits while helping the Pentagon to carry out its wars and foreign occupations. Unsurprisingly, at least five of these companies have seen their contracts with the Defense Department skyrocket since 9/11.
- Kevin Driscoll
The fixed Google Chrome extension to make it easy to add Del.icio.us bookmarks from the current browser page. Highlight the text to grab it as the notes. It looks up your tags to make it easy to mark them in consistent groups.
- Kevin Driscoll
Excellent Helena Cobban speech on the truth about Gaza and how the Isreali and US militery policies and media lies have fooled to general US polulation into fear of Palestine
- Kevin Driscoll
The conflict of interest the 12 members of the new budget "super committee" have due to the large military contracts for their states.
- Kevin Driscoll
Good article on the state 2011 of Thunderbolt, the interface Intel is trying to push to replace USB for external drive speed. Apple wants it, too, but its not backward compatible, so it will face the same hurdles that limited Firewire success.
- Kevin Driscoll
Ted Owens' hybrid house uses energy efficiency and green materials. I got the video from the library. Great use of adobe, straw bales, and recycled beams, which made sense in his New Mexico location.
- Kevin Driscoll