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Oops .. Sorry Dad .. Missed Minnesota While Flying my A320 Airbus

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This is almost funny, except it could have been tragic (fuel, aircraft handling, other jets, etc). Two Northwest / Delta pilots of an Airbus A320 "missed" Minneapolis on Wednesday and took a "Sunday drive" over central Wisconsin. Now I know many folks from both coasts consider Minnesota "Fly Over Land", but this is taking it to the extreme. Anyhow, the flight from San Diego missed Minneapolis (we really are a big city) and flew on into Wisconsin

Traffic controllers tried for 78 minutes to contact the wayward jet … while it maintained radio silence and flew past my fair city by 150 miles. While the speculation is the pilots fell asleep, I have a much more logical explanation … maybe the pilots are Green Bay Packer Fans who are upset the Vikings now have Brett Favre!

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And of course the classic cover from the New Yorker Magazine … a New Yorker's view of America. Notice Minneapolis is not even on the map! I think we're somewhere up in Canada.

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Academic Blog Search

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Carnegie Mellon Cyber Academy


  • NEW! Carlo on the Go
    Carlo’s back as Academy faculty this semester, and he’s got an all new blog
    about mobility and cyber defense on the go!
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  • The Digital Environment
    Trey addresses the environmental issues related to computers and the Internet
    and gives you tips for minimizing your environmental impact.
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  • Daily Diagnostics
    Doctor Keen and Scout bring you the latest Cyber Defense Alerts, Cyberspace
    updates, and tips for keeping your computer and data safe.
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  • Databank Study Hall
    Maya gives you tips for using the Internet to research your homework.
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  • The Importance of Being Anonymous
    Betty teaches you how to keep safe from online predators and shares stories
    about what can happen when you aren’t careful.
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  • Cyber Crime Lab
    Officer Ward tells you tales of Cyber Villains at-large and shares tidbits about
    cyber crimes.

MIT Engineering Systems

Princeton University

  • Freedom to Tinker
    Edward Felten
    Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs
    Director, Center for Information Technology Policy
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  • Dirty Slate Design
    Michael Freedman
    Assistant Professor of Computer Science
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  • Wang Lab Blog
    Samuel Wang
    Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
     

Biz.Edu: Top Business Professor Blogs

These professors write about the impact of technology on business
in these blogs that offer topics on sustainable technology, innovation,
and more.


  • The Impact
    of Information Technology (IT) on Businesses and their Leaders    .
    Written by Andrew McAfee, a professor at Harvard Business School, this
    blog features technology as it pertains to business.
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  • Harga-Blog    .
    Andrew Hargadon writes about technology innovation and management with
    an emphasis on sustainable technology. Recent topics include
    innovation and entrepreneurship, smart design, and a discussion of
    what makes a good idea.
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  • Technology
    and Organizations    . Terri Griffith, from Santa Clara
    University, takes a look at technology and its application in
    organizations in her blog.
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  • Eric Goldman    .
    This law professor writes about technology and marketing on his blog,
    which covers Internet law and news, copyright and technology, and
    more.
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  • Open IT
    Strategies    . Joel West writes about IT and business
    with a focus on creating business models.
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  • Karim R. Lakhani’s
    Infrequent Musings    . This Harvard professor blogs about
    technological innovation here.
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  • billso.com.
    Read about “management, mobile computing, and information systems” in
    this Hawaii Pacific University professor’s blog. Recent posts have
    included Google apps, time management, and Scrabulous on Facebook.

Online College.Org

These blogs are written by top math and science professors.

  • Nerdy Science Blog:
    Get nerdy about science on this blog.
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  • Female Science
    Professor    : This professor offers a glimpse into the life of a
    female science professor.
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  • Bad
    Astronomy    : Check out Bad Astronomy to learn from professor Phil
    Plait.
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  • Sciencewomen:
    This scientist and engineer discuss the changes they want to see in science.
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  • Impact Lab: The
    Impact Lab offers a look into the future of human experience.
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  • YoungFemaleScientist    : Read about the life and work of a young
    female scientist on this blog.
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  • Cosmic
    Variance    : This group blog is all about physicists and
    astrophysicists.
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  • Pharyngula:
    PZ Myers, a biologist, writes Pharyngula.
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  • Medical
    Futility Blog    : Thaddeus Pope writes about policy and developments
    in medical futility.
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  • Dr. Wes: Westby
    G. Fisher discusses cardiology and internal medicine.
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  • Neurotopia:
    Learn about neuroscience on Neurotopia.
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  • Drug Monkey:
    These bloggers work as scientists in biomedical and basic science.
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  • BrainBlog:
    On BrainBlog, you’ll read about the brain and behavior.
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  • Ourboros:
    Ourboros discusses research in the biology of aging.
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  • Professor Astronomy:
    Professor Astronomy will help you keep up with the latest in astronomy.
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  • NeuroDojo:
    Train your brain with the NeuroDojo blog.
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  • The Mind of Dr. Pion:
    Read ravings on physics, politics, education, monitoring, and more.
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  • Janus Professor:
    Janus Professor writes about travels in a two-body life.
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  • EagerEyes: Get a look
    into visualization and visual communications through this blog.
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  • Science Musings Blog:
    You can learn about science musings on this blog.
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  • The Blog Prof:
    The Blog Prof is an associate professor of engineering discussing politics,
    science, and more.
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  • RealClimate:
    RealClimate is all about climate science.
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  • Explorations in Science:
    Explore science with Dr. Michio Kaku, professor and popularizer of science.

Technology

With these blogs, you’ll be able to learn from technology professors.

The Old Testament (He Qi’s Traditional Chinese Folk Art)

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It's not often in life you get the opportunity to combine your major beliefs and ability. With that brief introduction, I am pleased to present this musical web mashup of the Bible's Old Testament, traditional Chinese folk art and music (Amazing Grace). All the art was created by my friend, Chinese artist He Qi.

We may be friends, but He Qi's life and mine could not be more different …

While I was growing up in Minnesota during the 1960's, and worrying
about the fortunes of my favorite Minnesota Twins baseball players, He Qi was being "re-educated" by the Chinese. He Qi was considered an "undesirable" due to his Christian faith, and was
sent into the Chinese country side to learn proper thought. The
local authorities learned of his artistic ability, and he was given the task of painting portraits of Chairman Mao. By night, he painted the Madonna. (Learn more about He Qi via Christianity Today)

I own two of He Qi's large silk prints including the Nativity and Finding Moses. Both works of art hang in places of honor in my home and appear in the video (more on He Qi's Silk Print Style |detail). Here is the link to He Qi's online gallery.

As a reminder, my wife Molly and I have been privileged to learn a little bit about China through our work and trips that built both an elementary school and a dorm in rural China. Our travels took us up in the mountains near the Vietnamese border. I hope you enjoy this web mashup. You may wish to maximize the video to get a better view of the Chinese Folk Art:

Old Testament (China) on PhotoPeach
(video link)

Baby Boomers Drive the Web!

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Baby Boomer Web … think about it. Classic thought would lead to the conclusion that it is the young who are driving the web's growth, but this may be wrong. Earlier today I read a great blog post by Dominic Basulto on this subject. In his post, he reviews this theme, and links to some great web usage demographics from CNN. I'll list some facts from the CNN article, but consider this first …

  • The Baby Boomers will be the first generation to approach retirement with both significant money and tech savvy know how. Companies that build successfully upon this demographic should make nice profits.

Here is some Nielsen web usage data provided by CNN:

Users with household income above $75,000
Facebook — 41.74 percent
MySpace — 32.38 percent
LinkedIn — 58.35 percent
Twitter — 43.34 percent

Users with household income under $50,000
Facebook — 28.42 percent
MySpace — 37.13 percent
LinkedIn — 17.34 percent
Twitter — 28.36 percent

Female users
Facebook — 56.33 percent
MySpace — 56.69 percent
LinkedIn — 48.11percent
Twitter — 53.59 percent

Users aged 18 to 24
Facebook — 10.27 percent
MySpace — 15.46 percent
LinkedIn — 3.99 percent
Twitter — 9.51percent


Users aged 35 to 49
Facebook — 31.54 percent
MySpace — 29.09 percent
LinkedIn — 43.64 percent
Twitter — 34.02 percent

If you would like to do some more exploring of web demographics and usage, I also recommend linking to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.