Whither the snow day? Even when students return to classrooms, some fear that the cherished tradition of the snow day…
Technology
Precedent
At least with our homes we have some reasonable ways to know whether or not a government agent has entered…
Anti-procrastination software maker claims procrastination a big problem
Via Three-fourths of college students in survey attribute procrastination to Internet distractions @ JS School Zone.
Could it handle the workload?
Via “Is there an app that detects bogus claims in a story pretending to be reporting?” Althouse.
$349 and up
So now, why would I want something on my wrist again, something that I’ll want to take off whenever I…
Accomplice?
Via “A college student accused of killing his roommate asked Siri for advice on hiding a body the day the…
She’s gone electric
Via Electric cars coming to UW-Madison @ State Journal On Campus Blog.
No Email Wednesday
The outage occurred at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday when the power source quit to the universal power supply — a roomful…
PancakeBot
Via FREE WHITEWATER.
$137,800,000
Via Dem lawmakers call for hearing on massive IT project @ JS All Politics Blog.
New state website
Via Wisconsin.Gov.
Tablets peaking?
Via College students aren’t embracing tablets like experts expected, study says @ JS School Zone Blog.
UW-Madison moves online
UW-Madison is offering 100 online courses this summer, up from 64 last summer and 49 the summer before. Via UW-Madison…
Software company that lets others make software get seven-figure investment
Drifty, founded in 2012 by Max Lynch and Ben Sperry — friends since kindergarten in the Milwaukee suburb of Shorewood…
So, would SXSW work in Wisconsin?
Maybe, if it’s done the Wisconsin way, some say. … more» Via Madison.com.
Will a satellite crash land in MIlwaukee?
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about: They aren’t saying Milwaukee is in the target zone, but then…
Still spotty
Via Cell service a work in progress at Lambeau Field @ JS Business of Sports Blog.
Local policing and point of view cameras
Point of view cameras, activated during each and every encounter, will exonerate police of false complaints while confirming actual misconduct.…
The age of predictive robots
Serve you better. Via Robot knows what you are about to do @ Althouse.