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Victor SolanoyHome of nothing in particular. July 01 Blog moving to VOXI'm moving my blog over to VOX for no other reason than Spaces Live seems a bit sluggish, and the editor works well in IE and Firefox, but not Safari....
http://digitalized.vox.com/ June 11 Apple Releases Safari 3 Public BetaApple just released Safari 3 for Windows -- I've been using it for about half the day now. Not too bad. It's UI is nearly identical to Safari 2 on my Mac, including the Aqua interface and window conventions. May 29 Memorial Day - Remembering Maximino ValleHere's a blog entry I wrote for San Jose Metroblogging... Remember Maximino Valle April 10 San Jose MetrobloggingI was recently invited by Joann (aka Taxi Lady Joann on Flickr) to contribute to the San Jose group on Metroblogging.com. I'm still using this space for personal blogging, but anything associated with San Jose will be posted there. I'll put a heads-up here to those posts. Thanks Joann!
March 13 Mac/PC Debate SolvedSomone on Flickr had linked to this -- really funny!
Mac/PC Debate SolvedThe following excerpts are from an English translation of Umberto Eco's back-page column, "La bustina di Minerva," in the Italian news weekly "Espresso," September 30, 1994. .."Insufficient consideration has been given to the new underground religious war which is modifying the modern world. It's an old idea of mine, but I find that whenever I tell people about it they immediately agree with me. "The fact is that the world is divided between users of the Macintosh computer and users of MS-DOS compatible computers. I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant. Indeed, the Macintosh is counter-reformist and has been influenced by the 'ratio studiorum' of the Jesuits. It is cheerful, friendly, conciliatory, it tells the faithful how they must proceed step by step to reach--if not the Kingdom of Heaven-- the moment in which their document is printed. It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons. Everyone has a right to salvation. "DOS is Protestant, or even Calvinistic. It allows free interpretation of scripture, demands difficult personal decisions, imposes a subtle hermeneutics upon the user, and takes for granted the idea that not all can reach salvation. To make the system work you need to interpret the program yourself: a long way from the baroque community of revelers, the user is closed within the loneliness of his own inner torment. "You may object that, with the passage to Windows, the DOS universe has come to resemble more closely the counter-reformist tolerance of the Macintosh. It's true: Windows represents an Anglican-style schism, big ceremonies in the cathedral, but there is always the possibility of a return to DOS to change things in accordance with bizarre decisions; when it comes down to it, you can decide to allow women and gays to be priests if you want to. .. "And machine code, which lies beneath both systems (or environments, if you prefer)? Ah, that is to do with the Old Testament, and is talmudic and cabalistic..." March 11 Map and other info for Mount Pleasant School District RestructuringThe Mount Pleasant School District finally put up the restructuring boundaries, albeit not exactly easy to find. Being a member of one of the school site councils and the District Advisory Committee, not to mention a big usability advocate, they really need to work on that. Leicas and Historical PhotographsGuy Meager posted some photos on flickr of the camera used to take some of the most memorable and powerful photos during the Vietnam War. Among them was the photo of children running from a village that had just suffered a napalm attack.
February 14 David Lynch photo added to the David Lynch Book on MySpaceEden Weaver on Flickr posted some photos of David Lynch I took while touring in support of "Catching the Big Fish". Eden manages some of the David Lynch pages on MySpace. You can find the photos in her blog entry.
Flickr Romance -- For SV Flickr FolksA few months ago I had mentioned something about two people who didn't meet while travelling abroad, only to discover each other on Flickr. Here's the story I found on Wired.
February 13 Mount Pleasant School District RestructuringYesterday evening, the Mount Pleasant School District School Board unanimously approved the recommendation of restructuring the existing schools in the district. According to the plan, the following configuration will occur by August 2007, the start of the new school year.
This was a heated debate on a number of levels, particularly as the Teacher's Union is in the midst of negotiating their contract. The funding for the restructuring will not come from the General Fund, but from a Facilities Fund, so education funding itself will not be impacted. The attendance boundaries will be changed to reflect Ida Jew's transition from intermediate to an elementary school. If I can find a reference to the boundaries, I'll either post or link to the source. This change is good from a number of perspectives, outside of the immediate cost savings of bussing. This signals a return to neighborhood schools. Additionally, for the purposes of various intervention programs that the district has in place, this means children will have the benefit of 6 years to address these issues through continued and more importantly, continguous intervention and counciling. The previous configuration, where elementary schools were K-3 then students were sent to another school for 4-5 mean that there was a disruption after the 4th year of instruction. At grade 4-5 these children were forced to assimilate into a new school where they would be re-evaluated by new staff. The new configuration allows close monitoring and instruction adjustment for the full 6 years. This is really is a boost for these children who need it. From a psychological point of view, children attending the new K-5 program will be grouped together to build and foster relationships through 6 years of continuous education. I'll post more when I learn more.
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