Next time you’re tapping out 2 single-spaced pages to Aunt Gertrude describing photosynthesis in all its glory and splendor, consider emailing it to something like Posterous instead; then, fire Aunt Gertrude a link to the page. Now, not only will Trudy have all the chlorophyll-related knowledge her blue-hair-laden head can tolerate, but Google will probably stop by and maybe send some other interested parties your way. And the next time somebody hits you up about it, you need only send them a link to that thing you already wrote instead of rehashing the same crap all over again!

Great advice from Brett! I have started to use GMail canned responses for some stuff, but I love the idea of the "personal FAQ."

The next time some kid asks you why they should stay in school, and go to shop class, or learn any kind of basic carpentry, point them to this commercial. There’s still a place, and a very important place at that, for real things: real craftsmanship and real cleverness.

via crunchgear.com

The commercial is hilarious, and to learn that it wasn't all digital trickery was a bonus!

"My schooling was interfering with my education."

Interesting.

An outstanding list of top-tier Mac apps and a good message for Apple.

Too many administrators – driven by spurious media reports, parent anxiety, desires for control and order, and a natural tendency to avoid controversy and cover their asses bases – are all too willing to sacrifice educational opportunities and/or essential liberties in the name of ‘safety.’ Of course we pay a cost for this, one that isn’t discussed nearly enough.

Having dealt with this just a week ago, I can tell you that the pressure from parents who are (rightfully!) motivated by fear for their own child's safety puts intense pressure on school-based administrators to violate other students' rights in the name of school safety.

It's a difficult line to walk.

Interesting to see an inverse bell curve on this. It appears that people are either going after the "low-end," $499 model or the top-of-the-line 64GB with 3G.

Me? I'll be getting the least expensive one, too, because (1) I don't see myself using the iPad in places without Wi-Fi (that's why I have an iPhone), and (2) spending $499 will make it more palatable to upgrade to version 2 in 2011.

This dude is serious about is pizza. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Lots in this video that's more important that "how does TWIT work." Though that's definitely interesting, I like Leo's description of building a community rather than an audience, and how he stressed the importance of an open Internet.

I didn't realize until I saw this just how much I detest talking on the phone.