I just hope Microsoft doesn’t mess it up…Why parents are raising their kids on Minecraft Back in June of 2011, David Pakman’s daughter and son, at the time age 10 and eight, asked him for a copy of Minecraft. “At the time I didn’t know what that was, so I checked it out, thought it …

Weston is returning from a trip to Pangnirtung, Canada. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

At anchor… only 12 hrs of steaming today. 20 hrs yesterday.67°00’14.8″N 62°20’14.4″W cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is about to leave on a trip to Pangnirtung, Canada. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

I want to laugh about this, but it’s just sad all around.Egypt Trolls The U.S., Urges Restraint In Ferguson We have entered the twilight zone. cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is planning a trip to Pangnirtung, Canada. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is returning from a trip to Seattle, WA. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

Ryler, you might appreciate this. It has cats. Butterbean I think you’ll appreciate the humor as well. via http://ift.tt/1hrQFHJconfused cats against feminism because they have no idea what feminism is. they’re cats. cross-posted on Facebook

Bam! Great read. I’ve definitely worked through many of the emotions, and the entitlement, described in the article. Thanks Butterbean Wilkins and Sarah Goodin for sharing.Men aren’t entitled to women’s time or affection. But it’s a hard lesson to learn | Cord Jefferson Cord Jefferson: Beware a bro who knows what he ‘deserves’: the friendzone …

When the Boss Says, ‘Don’t Tell Your Coworkers How Much You Get Paid’ As a barista and a paralegal, the story was the same: My employers wanted me to keep my mouth shut about money. cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is about to leave on a trip to Seattle, WA. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

Learn about a project I’m working on:Where are your learning records? LearnTracker27 Jun 2014Where are your learning records?by Daniel PicardLearning is part of our professional lives. Whether it’s WHMIS or workshops, first aid training or a final exam. For some of us, our certification depends on continual learning and professional development. Over a lifetime career… …

Weston is planning a trip to Seattle, WA. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

A simply wonderful resource! (Found via share from Django Bohren)FOX’s file: | PunditFact PunditFact is a project of the Tampa Bay Times and the Poynter Institute, dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media. cross-posted on Facebook

Just got final approval for a Mitacs-Accelerate InDev grant! Which means I’m working for QPS Canada as a software development intern for the next 4 months!QPS Hydrographic and marine software solutions. QINSy, Fledermaus and Qastor. Hydrographic survey software. Hydrographic data acquisition and processing software. 3D visualization and data analysis software. Advanced piloting and navigation software. …

Poor quality because I had to zoom, but you should get a sense of scale from the painted parking stall lines. We just had a bunch if rain…. cross-posted on Facebook

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Really informative deconstruction of Michael Bay’s cinematography.Michael Bay – What is Bayhem? (Fixed Sound) There are filmmakers we love and then there’s Michael Bay. Even if you dislike him (as I do), Bay has something valuable to teach us about visual perception…. cross-posted on Facebook

I can’t explain it but this is viscerally pleasing to look at for me.SR 99 tunnel launch pit getting a makeover Crews pour a slab of concrete at the bottom of the former launch pit for Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine. Crews are converting the pit into the double-decked highway that will connect to …

I find this enthralling.[1406.3025] Detecting industrial pollution in the atmospheres of earth-like exoplanets cross-posted on Facebook