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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Learn to code | Codecademy

Learn to code | Codecademy

Learn to code interactively, for free. People all over the world are learning with Codecademy


Coding and Business @ 13

How to get more kids to code | opensource.com

How to get more kids to code | opensource.com

The open source business model for higher education | opensource.com

The open source business model for higher education | opensource.com

Interview with Red Hat product manager Burr Sutter | opensource.com

Interview with Red Hat product manager Burr Sutter | opensource.com


 Parents who are looking for a way to get their children to learn code, to fix their computers, or just learn how online communities work may pick up some tips from Sutter's experiences.

How to use the Raspberry Pi to run a web server | opensource.com

How to use the Raspberry Pi to run a web server | opensource.com

The Raspberry Pi has replaced the textbook at the State University of New York at Albany in the class, Information in the 21st Century.  -  opensource.com

 A key note from a commenter on the page:
If I were a student, I would be much more interested in the white box nweb server (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/systems/library/es-nweb/index.html) than a black box Python module. Why? because the former is a simple, but comprehensible webserver. If I understood that one, I would be able to expand it in any direction I liked instead of being bound by whatever Python offers me. It CLARIFIES things instead of MYSTIFYING things. Instead of just just applying techniques, I would be creating them. That's real education - making architects instead of consumers. - Hans Bezemer on 23 Oct 2013

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Science fiction can rescue black communities - Frost Illustrated Newspaper : Frost Illustrated Newspaper

Finally, an article that stress the need for Afro Americans to look beyond past vision of what's been defined as life for the African diaspora. Must genre focus on the past with no vision for moving beyond yesterday, basically stuck in the past. Understanding the past is important but one must visualize an exist strategy that builds a foundation of existence beyond the current, without it one can never truly be free. 

"Speculative fiction encourages people to look beyond their day-to-day existence and consider new possibilities that could benefit and enrich their lives. AFROFuturism incorporates novels, short stories, comic books, graphic arts, music, dance, video and other artistic forms that embrace science fiction and fantasy—for entertainment, encouragement and education." - Frost Illustrated Newspaper

Science fiction can rescue black communities - Frost Illustrated Newspaper : Frost Illustrated Newspaper

Up-close-and-personal, new books offer invaluable insight into Malcolm X - NY Daily News

Up-close-and-personal, new books offer invaluable insight into Malcolm X - NY Daily News


Knowledge is Key

Sunday, October 20, 2013

6 Things You Should Quit Doing To Be More Successful - Forbes

6 Things You Should Quit Doing To Be More Successful - Forbes
  1. Quit Stopping - Remember why you started it, then push onward. 
  2. Quit Saying Tomorrow - Seriously, stop that! Delaying or procrastinating around something that you think is important means one of two things. You’re either scared to start because it means your life will change or you want it for the wrong reasons (i.e. someone else is encouraging you to do it).
  3. Quit Being A Victim - if you’re choosing to remain in a place that isn’t positive, you’re victimizing yourself... Eventually, you’ll have to ask yourself whether you even want to fix the problem.
  4. Quit Saying Yes - You may just need to analyze when you’re saying yes and what you’re trading for it. You might find yourself saying yes to things you don’t even care about and no to things that could make your life better in some way.
  5. Quit Expecting - Don’t expect them to read your mind. They’ll only know what you need when you tell them
  6. Quit Avoiding - just get up and get it done.
Life goes on, with or without you - AfrocatioN