mamamusings: December 1, 2003

elizabeth lane lawley's thoughts on technology, academia, family, and tangential topics

Monday, 1 December 2003

what a way to start the quarter

Weather Channel forecast for Dec 1 03, showing snow, snow, and more snow.

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more like this: Rochester

giving a whole new meaning to "blue screen of death"

From Wired News:

First Microsoft set out to put a computer in every home. Now the software giant hopes to put one in every vehicle, too.

“We’d like to have one of our operating systems in every car on Earth,” said Dick Brass, vice-president of Microsoft’s automotive business unit. “It’s a lofty goal.”
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more like this: humor

it's showtime, folks

Twenty-three grad students sitting in the lab across the hall, waiting for me to make my grand entrance.

Caffeine? Check.
Handouts? Check.
Pretests? (Yes, I give a test on the first day. I’m so mean…) Check.
Class web site up? Check.
Butterflies in tummy? Check.

Curtain’s going up…

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more like this: teaching
Liz sipping melange at Cafe Central in Vienna