Homework: RSS Awareness Day

The greatest achievement, so far, of the Digital Era:



Full post via Scoble's Shared Items...

I have about 150 daily RSS feeds--they are all public so let me know if you want access...

Homework: Getting to Know Our Next President

A great find again by the Jed Report--in response to another Clinton lie (context):

Homework: The Entire "I Have a Dream" Speech

A Fierce Urgency of Now (yes, it's time to watch the entire 17 minutes and 28 second speech--not just the 30 second, 3rd grade memorizing version):

Homework: A Brief Look at Switzerland

While some of my homework assignments may seem a bit dense, you never know what country's political system Alec Trebeck might ask about... what is a canton?... who is their president and how long do they serve?... who is the biggest foreign investor in Switzerland?

Why Switzerland? Because I've been there twice and love it. Get to reading.

The American (worth subscribing to their RSS feed) article by John Fund: "Cuckoo for Switzerland"

Now because of me--my blog--you will soon be the proud knower of these invaluable factoids: you're welcome young sirs and madams.

Homework: "The Internet? Bah!"

Tonight's homework is a Newsweek article written by Clifford Stoll on February 27, 1995 titled, "The Internet? Bah! Hype Alert and Why the Cyberspace Isn't, and Will Never Be, Nirvana (blog summary available at Paleo-Future)... funny stuff

Homework: "Renewing the American Economy"

I hope you enjoy a new addition to my blog: Homework. Most likely these assignments will be of the reading variety (history, politics, baseball, or film). There's no tests or quizzes; what's my objective? Well...to better my Jeopardy skills of course :)

Just finished today's assignment: "Renewing the American Economy" ...

UPDATE: Video

Assassination: Benazir Bhutto

I wish I knew more about her so I could feel the pain and shock that so many around the world felt yesterday. Not knowing, is no longer acceptable; there is so much going on around me--outside these borders; to not even have a clue of the politics, the players, and the history is pathetic; my ignorance is taking its toll:

Teresita C. Schaffer's article in the Washington Post
Tariq Ali's article in The Guardian

I also came across the blog Teeth Maestro, run by Dr. Awab Alvi (a Pakistani dentist practicing in Karachi). This site offers an RSS feed, e-mail alerts, and Twitter.