At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard - NYTimes.com: "emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning."
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Speed up Vista shut down
How to speed up Vista shutdown time
Does it sometimes feel as if it takes forever for your Vista computer to shut down? You can speed it up a bit by editing the registry. As always, back up the registry key first and be careful:
1. Open your registry editor and navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
2. In the right pane, right click the value WaitToKillServiceTimeout
3. Select Modify
4. Change the value (default is 20000) to a lower number, such as 5000
5. Close the registry editori
NOTE: If you set the timeout value too low (such as 1000 or 3000), some programs may not be able to close in tim
Does it sometimes feel as if it takes forever for your Vista computer to shut down? You can speed it up a bit by editing the registry. As always, back up the registry key first and be careful:
1. Open your registry editor and navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
2. In the right pane, right click the value WaitToKillServiceTimeout
3. Select Modify
4. Change the value (default is 20000) to a lower number, such as 5000
5. Close the registry editori
NOTE: If you set the timeout value too low (such as 1000 or 3000), some programs may not be able to close in tim
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Raw Story | Obama: 'Science is key to our survival'
The Raw Story | Obama: 'Science is key to our survival': "Obama: 'Science is key to our survival'
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Published: Saturday December 20, 2008
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President-elect promises new focus on technology hand-in-hand with efforts to curb global warming.
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signaled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers.
'Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,' Obama said in a weekly radio and video address.
'It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.'"
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Published: Saturday December 20, 2008
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President-elect promises new focus on technology hand-in-hand with efforts to curb global warming.
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signaled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers.
'Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,' Obama said in a weekly radio and video address.
'It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.'"
Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
How about an OPEN SOURCE GOVERNMENT??
Open question to the Obama crew...
T. Pitre,
10 November, 2008
T. Pitre,
10 November, 2008
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Coal...Clean...no cleaner...Green? No....
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/06/is-it-green-clean-coal/?rss
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
produce natural gas from the methane
San Antonio, Texas will be the first city in the United States to produce natural gas from the methane that comes from the poop of its residents on a large, profitable scale. Our excrement is being more technically referred to as “biosolids” by the companies and agencies involved in the project. And the project is by no means a joke.
San Antonio signed a deal with a Massachusetts company that will make the city’s waste into natural gas. According to the principal operator of the city’s water system, Steve Clouse, “the private vendor will come onto the facility, construct some gas cleaning systems, remove the moisture, remove the carbon dioxide content, and then sell that gas on the open market.” The gas will then be sold to companies who can use it in power plants and fuel furnaces.
The most impressive thing of all about this decision is that more than 90% of the city’s toilet and sink water will be recycled. Some of San Antonio’s waste water is already used for irrigation. Some of the solids are used for compost.
The company that will make the plan a reality is called Ameresco, who’s website uses the slogan: “Connect to smarter energy solutions.” The company won a prestigious award from the government of Massachusetts earlier this year for a project that saves Bridgewater State College $1 million annually in energy costs. The project involved upgrades to numerous college facilities as well as the college’s air conditioning system. It also utilizes a water conservation initiative.
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