January 2012
3 posts
iPads and Digital Textbooks DO belong in Schools
First, read this article. Ok, now that you’re up to speed, this is what I have to say about it:
Matt Burns is totally wrong here. The problem isn’t iPads, It’s bad teachers, and school systems that make it very hard for good teachers to keep being very good teachers. The problem isn’t learning proofs on an iPad, the problem is a teacher who can’t explain proofs to...
Innovation, Hollywood-Style →
parislemon:
Get ready for this one — it’s huge. In fact, you better sit down.
You know the 28-day window* that studios now impose between when a DVD goes on sale and when it can be made available to rent?
It’s about to made 56 days, reports Peter Kafka.
Boom.
Hollywood is saved. DVD sales are going to flow like wine again. Everyone will be drunk. Glory days.
*sometimes known as “the...
Why Best Buy is Going out of Business...Gradually
The original article found here, though it will take some endurance to deal with Forbes’ ridiculous ads and pagination.
I Totally agree with everything Larry Downes says in this article. I’ve actually made it a point to never shop at Best Buy except for emergencies, where I need something tech and I need it today. I don’t like that I get accosted by people constantly but can...
