The Geek Squad Will Help You Learn Computers

The FCC is starting programs to attempt to make Americans more computer literate.  Citing studies that show only 68 percent of Americans that have access to broadband Internet use it, the group is making a push to begin educating the masses.  Best Buy has offered their Geek Squad in over 20 cities to work with Boys and Girls Club, 4H and Goodwill, and Microsoft has pledged to help with classes in schools and libraries.  NYTimes

Well hell yeah, it is about time.  As the above article states, nearly every big business requires an online application and FSM help me with his noodly appendage if I did not think that was some type of test to ensure the computer illiterate (or "computard") did not end up greeting people at Wal-Mart.  So, here's to all the education that is about to be given to a dying generation.  Hooray!

I also want to comment that I had no idea 4H still existed as I thought we had commercialized all cattle 20 years ago.

NOVO and NOVA Look a Lot Alike from the News Stream

I was looking through the news stream and saw "NOVO Ink Releases 'Crazy Love' as First Enhanced eBook" and thought, "Sweet! NOVA from PBS is making ebooks now?  That's gonna be some crazy space rompin fun!"  Then I read the article and find out it is just some religious thing.  Nothing against religion, but man, I wants my space interactive ebooks. 


To talk about this for a bit, though, where is my interactive Bible reading thing?  I want some real wrath of God Old Testament fire raining down on my Nook, people.  I wanna see 3D plagues of Egypt and stuff!  Flying Spaghetti Monster Almighty!


Here's the article.