http://yonkeltron.com Temporary Exile Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:54:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm very lucky that my girlfriend, Sarah, likes my cooking. So, it's no surprise that we like to cook together and explore new foods. There is something very satisfying about preparing a meal with someone you love in order to serve it to people you care about. In addition, those ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/06/23/a-great-food-blog/ After much tweaking and messing around, Planet Plug has finally gone live! It doesn't have many active subscriptions right now but that should change as more people sign up. If you're a member of the Philadelphia Linux community, you should get onto the #plug IRC channel on irc.freenode.net and ask ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/06/12/planet-plug-goes-live/ One of the more in-depth papers that I've recently encountered is a really cool paper on the many things that go into figuring out and improving upon technology-enhanced learning. It's really a very good discussion not just on learning, but about educational thought in the context of design, technology and ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/06/10/design-approaches-in-technology-enhanced-learning/ I read a brief little paper on the train last week about technology in post-high-school education. While four pages (not counting references) is a bit short for such a rich topic, the scope of discussion has been significantly narrowed to the central theme of business. The paper is entitled Impact ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/06/02/tech-and-openness-in-higher-education/ Though I haven't taken that much time to learn about type systems, I have read up a little bit. I devoured Chris Smith's essay on What To Know Before Debating Type Systems and briefly tinkered around with a typed lambda calculus before trying to really get into some of the ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/05/30/wait-is-static-typing-good-or-bad/ I've been doing a fair amount of hacking in C recently thanks to some very interesting class assignments. As my C skills had been virtually non-existent before being forced to use it this year, I can honestly say that my appreciation for the language is improving. While I can't yet ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/05/27/dont-forget-your-white-bible/ This past Shabbos, it was just my mother and I as the rest of the family was away. Seeing as how my mother and I are really the only ones who can appreciate the finest nuances of certain eastern spices we like to be more adventurous with our culinary exploration ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/05/24/curried-lamb-stew/ I read a very interesting essay on OSnews regarding the improvement of GUI layout with separators and containers. Essentially, the whole premise is that visual elements in most interfaces are needlessly cluttered and it is precisely this congestion which decreases the usability and aesthetic appeal of applications. In response to ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/05/23/prettier-guis-thanks-to-separators/ I've messed about with Processing a couple of years ago but haven't done much with it since. I saw this post from Lambda the Ultimate detailing how the gentleman behind the jQuery JavaScript toolkit ported almost all of Processing from Java to JavaScript. Now, the whole thing will run directly ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/05/18/processing-without-the-bloat/ I just got done watching Ben-Hur with my girlfriend Sarah and it was the first time I had seen it in several years. Naturally, we were prompted to check the Leprosy article on Wikipedia. Much to my surprise, it would seem that there is a difference between true Leprosy and ... http://yonkeltron.com/2008/05/13/not-your-mamas-skin-condition/