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Tweets
- @JosephGalbo Really hard to categorize tweets based on keywords, just because there are so few of them in a tweet... 14 hrs ago
- Though it is categorizing any tweet with the word "fan" as "sports" (wrong!), but not my only tweet ever with the word "sport"‽ 14 hrs ago
- This says I tweet mainly about education, technology, and... healthy living (?)... fun topic-izer of tweets: http://165.124.128.196:8000 14 hrs ago
- @lrainie As it is, each time I start a class session with "Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin..." fewer and fewer recognize it. 3 days ago
- @lrainie It's hard for me to do anything menacingly, and I'd try it for a classroom entrance, but I suspect the reference would be lost... 3 days ago
- @lrainie That is my new goal! Channel Omar more often :). 3 days ago
- @lrainie Reducible in part to "who said it wasn't already all a game"? :) 3 days ago
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Archives
Tag Archives: Obama
A More Perfect Union
Do you want to see this man as the next president of the United States. Send $15–the price of a cup of coffee in Amsterdam, if you can find anyone who will take your dollars–to help his campaign. Given that he is up against two candidates who are in bed with lobbyists, he is relying [...]
Obama in 30 seconds
Remember when MoveOn did the “Bush in 30 Seconds” contest last time around? Now they are hosting a competition for political ads for Obama. The winner gets her ad aired on national TV, and a nice chunk of change to buy more equipment. And, you know, a chance to convince some people to vote for [...]
Help me help Obama
Super(Fat) Tuesday has come and gone, and despite a growing tide in favor of Barack Obama, it was not enough to take him over the top. This is the year we can all have the opportunity to vote for a president that represents a real change for the better in Washington, but only if he [...]
Hillary Clinton: too experienced
I know that a lot of people are planning to vote for Hilary Clinton tomorrow, and I’m still trying to figure out why. One of the main reasons given is that Clinton is “more experienced.” This is true, to a certain extent. Clinton was probably as close to the White House as you can come [...]
More Wikipedia Banning
How do you teach students to be critical users of information? Ban Wikipedia. At least that seems to be the answer for some terribly misguided teachers. One school district has gone so far as to restrict access to the Wikipedia website. Why? Because it is inaccurate. The stupidity of this approach is manifold. First, it [...]
Self-history
“I was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo factory worker and part-time ice fisherman,” a mock self-tribute begins. “My mother was a backup singer for Abba. They were good folks.” In Chicago, “I discovered I was black, and I have remained so ever since.” - Obama’s send-up of Obama, while he was [...]
Obama in 30 Seconds