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Archive for August, 2005 - תמוז / אב תשס"ה

flying penguin

By penny • August 31, 2005 - כ"ז אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

no, really!
a space penguin was created by raytheon to explore the southern hemisphere area of the moon. apparently it can “jump” craters and things by use of booster rockets and stuff.
and to answer any questions, from the article:
[It] looks nothing like an actual penguin.
but does it run linux? ;)



surf and sign

By penny • August 31, 2005 - כ"ז אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

signing and surfing: a teacher in cornwall added BSL (British Sign Language) to her list and has added a new group of students to her roster.
thanks annie for the link



trained

By penny • August 31, 2005 - כ"ז אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

trained is a wonderful and refreshing read.
i could go on and on about my own adventures (especially yesterday) but this is quite well written (as is everything she writes), and i know i don’t have the ability. so go, read, enjoy. then take the express bus home. ;)
many thanks to shanna for the heads [...]



yum

By penny • August 30, 2005 - כ"ו אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

i love luna bars … this afternoon i discovered a new flavor. chai tea YUM!!!!
i also love ener-g crisp pretzels but i’m having a hard time finding them in a store. i think i’ll have to bite the bullet and make another order. YUM!



server update

By penny • August 29, 2005 - כ"ה אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

my old linux box has stepped up to the plate. as of last night everything was sucessfully copied off the old disk, b”H so we’ll see what happens. we lost a few days worth of working on current projects, but it appears that no data was lost. *big sigh of relief*
now to make sure that [...]



great use of technology to make dictionary

By penny • August 28, 2005 - כ"ד אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

while looking up how to spell some words recently, i discovered an ASL browser … this is pretty cool. paper sl dictionaries can be very difficult to comprehend and get the signs right. this is neat.