Gliderport
Thanks to having the day off I was able to met Jeremiah for lunch at the Gliderport. Such a beautiful day for it! AND I had just received the collapsible hula hoop I ordered in the mail yesterday, so I gave it a test run. :)
way up there!
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The cafe window nom, noms
some guy assembling his hang glider
Computer Engineer Barbie = Awesome!
Even though I’m not really a fan of Barbie or hot pink I still love Barbie’s new career. I’m not really worried girls like me won’t become engineers. I’m worried about the girls who are chasing cool, think that boys won’t like them if they can outsmart them, or any number of limiting beliefs. Maybe computer engineer Barbie will reach some of these girls with her hip hot pink laptop or trendy bits t-shirt.
We need more engineers in the US, especially women! That is why there has been such a focus on improve education in science, technology, engineering and math, aka STEM fields. Title IX isn’t really about sports, FYI. Thats why SWE (Society of Women Engineers) has moved into the public policy arena and has rapidly established their place as the STEM gender equity power broker at the federal level.
Check out the article in the New York Times’ Technology Blog: Barbie’s Next Career? Computer Engineer.
I want a Universal Device Charger!
An amazing concept that this company seems to have the wherewithall to actually put in place. As of May 09 the company announced that it has convinced 17 phone companies to add Green Plug compatibility to their devices by 2012. This is a key step because your phone, mp3 player, etc has to talk to the charger to ensure the right voltage and current.
Hello world!
It is a blog! I’ve moved all the stuff over from my old website format… hopefully this will be a bit easier to maintain and I can get some pictures integrated. Whee…
