The Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com Insights and rants from the trenches... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:41:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Unsung heroes… http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/03/03/unsung-heroes/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/03/03/unsung-heroes/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:41:59 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=184

LOL

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/03/03/unsung-heroes/feed/ 0 Creepy school admins spying on kids via webcam… http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/18/creepy-school-admins-spying-on-kids-via-webcam/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/18/creepy-school-admins-spying-on-kids-via-webcam/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:38:08 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=181 This is so outrageous I almost don’t know what to say.  I guess just “wow.”  In one school district in PA the school admins are spying on kids with the webcams on computers the kids get through school while at home.  And it came to light when they chose to try and punish a student for conduct while at home.  How creepy is that?

School used student laptop webcams… [boingboing]

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/18/creepy-school-admins-spying-on-kids-via-webcam/feed/ 2 Principal terrorizes 9 yo for playing with legos. http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/13/principal-terrorizes-9-yo-for-playing-with-legos/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/13/principal-terrorizes-9-yo-for-playing-with-legos/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:56:26 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=179 An obviously delusional and ignorant elementary school principal in NYC hauled in a 4th grader, made him write a confession, and suspended him.  For playing with a Lego policeman figure (at his lunch period) with a tiny little plastic gun…  I guess that makes her feel like a big person or something.

We see the lack of common sense in society and wonder why people can’t make more intelligent decisions.  Kids learn far more by example than lecture and look at what example we are setting for them.  This insane “zero tolerance” idea has to go.  Humans are reasoning creatures, use some of that capability once in a while.

Patrick Timoney’s “Gun” [This is True Blog]

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/13/principal-terrorizes-9-yo-for-playing-with-legos/feed/ 0 We know where you were last summer… http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/11/we-know-where-you-were-last-summer/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/11/we-know-where-you-were-last-summer/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:35:33 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=176 Grrrr.  Instead of constantly telling us how the Constitution doesn’t apply, how about the feds leave us alone?

Feds push for tracking cell phones [cnet.com]

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Ex-CMS secretary says she was fired after she kept speaking Spanish to Latino parents [Charlotte Observer]

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/09/bilingual-youre-fired/feed/ 0 Well, we knew it was BS from the beginning… http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/09/well-we-knew-it-was-bs-from-the-beginning/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/09/well-we-knew-it-was-bs-from-the-beginning/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:05:37 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=170 If you haven’t heard of the latest security toy “backscatter x-ray” then you are living under a rock (and didn’t see my last post.)  There has been quite a bit of outrage in the UK where they are becoming mandatory in the airports.  Supposedly the best thing for security since sliced bread, there is no possible way for people’s privacy to be violated.  I also have a bridge I can sell you for a very good price sir…

Exposed: Naked Body Scanner Images Of Film Star Printed, Circulated By Airport Staff [PrisonPlanet]

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/09/well-we-knew-it-was-bs-from-the-beginning/feed/ 0 “Packin’ Heat” @ Bearman Cartoons http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/07/packin-heat-bearman-cartoons/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/07/packin-heat-bearman-cartoons/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:08:44 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=165

LOL…  If you haven’t checked out Bearman Cartoons yet you should.  He has a slightly different sense of humor much like me.

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/07/packin-heat-bearman-cartoons/feed/ 0 How to Load a Stanley “Sharpshooter” Staple Gun http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/07/how-to-load-a-stanley-sharpshooter-staple-gun/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/07/how-to-load-a-stanley-sharpshooter-staple-gun/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:35:27 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=163 It’s funny how the little things can really trip you up.  I’d like to think I’m a pretty smart guy but I got a Stanley TR250 “Sharpshooter” staple gun today and I must have spent 10 minutes figuring out how to load the damn staples in it.  Unlike most staple guns I have used before, the staples don’t ride in on the sliding rail but are dropped right into the slot on the bottom of the stapler (while the slide rail is out.)  Of course the instruction sheet says nothing on loading the stupid thing.  (Thanks Stanley…)  So if you have any of the Sharpshooter staple guns, there you go.  Maybe I’ll save someone a few minutes of aggravation.

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2010/02/07/how-to-load-a-stanley-sharpshooter-staple-gun/feed/ 0 Royal Society: 350 Years of Scientific Publishing http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2009/11/30/royal-society-350-years-of-scientific-publishing/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2009/11/30/royal-society-350-years-of-scientific-publishing/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:52:51 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=161 A new website by the Royal Society in Britain allows you to explore 350 years of scientific papers and accomplishments via an interactive timeline.  Even more interestingly, the actual papers are linked from the event details.  For example, you can read Benjamin Franklin’s letter regarding his famous kite experiment.

Being a “science guy” I think this site could definitely occupy some serious time on my part.  If you have any interest in science or history, you need to check it out.

Trailblazing [The Royal Society]

]]> http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2009/11/30/royal-society-350-years-of-scientific-publishing/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday Firefox http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2009/11/09/happy-birthday-firefox/ http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/2009/11/09/happy-birthday-firefox/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:49 +0000 Grumpy Geek http://www.thegrumpygeek.com/?p=158 Firefox, my favorite web browser, turned 5 years old.  I started using it when it was known as Firebird although there was one earlier name Phoenix.  Anyway, ars technica has a glimpse back at their original coverage.  Check it out.

Firefox turns five… [ars technica]

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