Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Inconvenient Science

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

You may not know this, but I am a scientist. I have two degrees in Chemistry. Part of my graduate work was in Analytical Chemistry. I have seen, used and built a lot of scientific instrumentation. So the whole Al … Continue reading →

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Copyright Chaos

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Over the weekend, the New York Times had an op-ed piece by Lawerence Lessig on the ever more interesting topic of copyright law. He pointed out something that I did not know. The Supreme Court has deferred to the Congress … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I learned to do this when I was a kid. Now that the Rubik’s Cube is in vogue again, my own kids didn’t think the “behind the back” trick was even possible. This is harder than doing the cube blindfolded. … Continue reading →

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Humans vs Computers

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I’ve been searching through Google Video looking for good presentations that I can use as resources.  I am mainly looking for presentation styles, but much of the content has been interesting.  Here is one I stumbled across today. Luis von … Continue reading →

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Google Search Tip #4

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Every six months someone posts a message on the eTech Ohio listserv that asks this question:  Can anyone share their school’s Acceptable Use Policy with us? Four different times I have posted this message to the list that explains how to … Continue reading →

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