Those of you who know Melissa or read her LiveJournal may recall that she went in yesterday for some oral surgery (to remove four wisdom teeth and two molars). I haven’t had a chance to talk to her directly, but I have spoken to her mom and can report that the surgery went well and she’s recovering in Bedford.
GMU Gets Hacked; Students at Risk of ID Fraud [Updated]
In my ongoing coverage of George Mason University’s patent mismanagement, I have another stunning show of competence and reliability to report. GMU just got hacked; GMU just got hacked bad.
Poetry Reorganization Plan; Comments Please!
Well, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how I’m going to redo my poetry section, and I think I’ve come to some conclusions. I would like your comments though, since the whole point of this exercise is to organize hundreds of poems in a way that simultaneously reflects an artistic presentation (thus keeping me happy) and is easy to figure out and navigate (thus keeping you happy).
Abbas Elected Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas has been elected by wide margin to become president of the Palestinian National Authority. Abbas won about 63 percent of the vote, however the election was tainted by unexpectedly low turnout.
The Art of Education Success
There’s a great article on the Washington Post opinion page today by Nick Rabkin and Robin Redmond about something I’ve been saying for a long time: the way to improve schools is not to cut back, dumb-down, or ‘stick to the basics.’ No, the way to improve schools is to actually challenge the students and to keep things interesting!
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.