Wednesday, December 19, 2012

121912WarmUp

We have the technology to make smarter guns, but gunmakers don't care:

Read about it @

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/12/smart_guns_we_have_the_technology_to_make_safer_guns_too_bad_gunmakers_don.html

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dmac

Monday, December 17, 2012

121712WarmUp

An interesting article that demonstrates the dark side of social media. What do you think?:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/newtown-shooter-facebook/

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dmac


Friday, December 14, 2012

121412WarmUp

Ever think what you like to eat as your last meal?

Well, thanks to Instagram, take a look at what death row inmates chose to have?

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/12/no-seconds-henry-hargreaves/

What would be your last meal?

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dmac

Thursday, December 13, 2012

121312WarmUp

Yesterday, we discovered a cool engineering game called Fantastic Contraption.

Check it out @

http://fantasticcontraption.com/

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dmac

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

121212WarmUp

Want to get into engineering? How about playing a video game!

Read about it @

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/12/videogames-engineering-kids/

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dmac

Monday, December 10, 2012

121012WarmUp

Your warmup today involves some quiet individual effort.

Go to Google.
Look at the Google Doodle.

Research the following:
-Who is the person being commemorated today?
-Why is she famous?
-What is her connection to this class?
-What is one very interesting fact about her?

Leave a comment containing the above information!

dmac

Monday, December 3, 2012

120312WarmUp

Last week we learned that Syria pulled the plug on its Internet. Well, now read about the 61 other countries it could happen to as well.

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/12/internet_plug/

What is Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and why is it significant?

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol

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dmac