Category Archives: Society

Techies care about education, but not enough

Posted on June 30, 2010 by apreche

In a posting on LearnBoost Rafael claims that technologists care about education, but don’t care enough to actually do anything to solve the problems of education. He’s completely right, and he’s also completely wrong. He doesn’t even try to think … Continue reading →

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Something Deeply Wrong With Chemistry

Posted on June 23, 2010 by apreche

Over on the Chemistry Blog, Mitch has posted a professor’s letter to a doctoral student. After reading the letter, I can’t even fathom what kind of horrible person the professor is. I imagine that if I spoke to this professor, … Continue reading →

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Meet the “Crying Girl” con artist of Davis, California

Posted on June 22, 2010 by apreche

BoingBoing has posted a story about the “epic” tale of some scam artist girl out in California. Meet the “Crying Girl” con artist of Davis, California has earned a spot on the Davis Wiki, with photos tracked down by the … Continue reading →

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