Khan has no training or experience in teaching, and his videos are relatively crude by the standards of online course material produced by traditional educational publishers. They consist almost exclusively of Khan explaining things in conversational English while doing the equivalent of writing on a blackboard, which he does without benefit of a script or even a second take.

“I teach the way I wish I had been taught,” said Khan…

- Steven Pearlstein: Mark them tardy to the revolution – The Washington Post

The rapture has been delayed more than the opening of the Spider-Man musical…Now that the Rapture didn’t happen again, it’s just a matter of a few minutes of Googling to figure out the real date of the Rapture. Tip: Pick May 21st, 2111 so you only have to change one number on all your signs.

Stop Believing In Fake Bullshit.

- Gawker

And, life goes on. Think I’ll have a beer.

Back Room at The Tasting Room

The back room at the restaurant was very nice – a large table, surrounded by a towering wine library. The best part of the room is that it is soundproofed. Once the heavy doors were closed, it was as quiet as a library in there, which was wonderful as we listened to Bobo the Brand Ambassador narrate a wonderful history of the Trappist monks and their fine beers.

You can ready more about Trappist beers on the Chimay website and on Wikipedia, but here’s a quick history:

• There are only seven Trappist beers in the world.
• To be considered a Trappist beer, it must be brewed by Trappist Monks inside the walls of the monestary.
• 90% of revenue is used to serve the community.
• With ten Trappist monestaries in the United States, we’re likely to have the first American Trappist beer sometime in the next decade.
• The monks mostly drink the Red Label, which they refer to as liquid bread. It is hearty enough to live on.

Chimay White

We started the evening with the Chimay White, a Tripel. It was refreshing and a nice pairing with the first course of our meal, which consisted of mussels and soda bread.

Mussels and Soda Bread

Next up was the Red Label, a Dubbel, paired with a wonderful plate of fried green tomatoes with a creamy crawfish topping. I’m not a huge fan of fried green tomatoes, but these crawfish were wonderful, and it was a very nice combination. I’ll be trying this one at home.

Chimay Red

Finally, the blue label special reserve with braised pork belly and butter polenta. Wow. The pork fell apart when touched with a fork, and tasted amazing. If you ever visit the Tasting Room, and this is on the menu, go for it! Of course, the Chimay Blue is my favorite, and it was very well matched with the pork belly.

Chimay Blue

The dinner was scheduled from 7-9pm, but we didn’t leave until 11. There were two buckets of Chimay bottles along the window to be split amongst twelve of us. When we finished that stock, more were ordered from the back. We literally cleaned them out of the Blue Label while enjoying more tales from Bobo and his history of beer.

Me and Bobo the Brand Ambassador

I received some wonderful insight into the world of quality beer and the way it is distributed here in the States. I also learned about several other beers I’m anxious to try, recommended by both guests and our gracious host. Bobo was a quite funny and very knowledgeable, and I look forward to seeing him again soon, in Austin or back here in Houston.

Thanks again to Texas Beerfest for spreading the word. I had a wonderful evening.

Chimay Treasures

• Two 8 oz Chimay glasses
• One 12 oz Chimay glass
• One Chimay beer tin.

Cheers!

What intrigued me the most about Lion Server is this tidbit:

Profile Manager Profile Manager delivers simple, profile-based setup and management for Mac OS X Lion, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. It also integrates with your existing directory services and delivers automatic over-the-air profile updates using the Apple Push Notification service.

I might be reading too much between the lines, but is there hope for profiles on iOS devices? Oh how I would love to be able to manage multiple profiles on our iPad(s), and do it all from my Mac Mini hub.

The food industry is quickly ramping up the options, offering milks derived from soybeans, rice, coconut, hazelnuts and even hemp. The sales growth follows decades of slow, steady decline in consumption of cow’s milk in the U.S.

Move Over, Cow

My daughter has a mild dairy allergy. We’ve had soy and/or almond milk in the house for quite some time now. I still enjoy a nice cold glass of 1% cow milk with dinner or a cookie, but we’ve considerably decreased our consumption, following the trends described in this article.

I would definitely try some hemp milk.

One more time, just for old times sake, let’s all buy the same six films for the very last time. Well, until the ultra mega special holographic boxed set comes out in 2013.

-Kottke

I’m not sure why anyone would buy the Blu-Ray set of Star Wars.

1. The originals are best watched as just that, the originals, in that format. The enhanced versions are just weird.
2. Disks are on the way out. Why buy more, and at that price? If I want to watch Star Wars, I’ll stream it. I’m done with disks.

Discuss…

Cubs Go With Quade as Manager

What’s next for Sandberg? No one knows. But we do know he has no future with the Cubs. And that’s a shame.

I’m bummed. I wanted Sandberg or Girardi. I’m glad it’s not Torre, but I hope Sandberg gets another shot with the Cubbies, or that Quade is a pleasant surprise.

The Future of Learning: Smarter, Simple, Social

The current learning and development trainer becomes pivotal in facilitating the establishment of network contacts, and empowering individuals to identify and customise their personal knowledge business processes to best support their knowledge and learning needs in the current complex workplace environments.

Empowering individuals… Do it.

Remove Flash from Safari Without Click2Flash – Very nice. Done.

YouTube HTML5 Safari Extension – Awesome

Distraction Crutches

I didn’t need to have any software blocking any website, I didn’t have to disconnect from the Internet, and so on. I finished my work on time, and I ended up feeling less tired than I thought. But most of all, I felt focussed and in control.

Good points. I like WriteRoom for its simplicity, but I don’t need it to write. I’ve had issues getting work done with Tweetie, Skype, Reader, etc. open. Growl is awesome, but can be a huge distraction. I shut down the app, switch to a new space, and get to work.

Ruining Usability Tests

“The messy desk is not necessarily a sign of disorganization,” Gladwell explains. “It may be a sign of complexity: Those who deal with many unresolved ideas simultaneously cannot sort and file the papers on their desks, because they haven’t yet sorted and filed the ideas in their head.”

via (much better to read with Readability)

• Tom's tabbed elearning template
• Mike Highfield's elearning toolkit
• Using tables in your elearning course – numbers can really help you get your point across
• Turn off image zoom in Quizmaker – painless (just remember, slide view gives you all the options)
• 8 new Articulate Presenter skins – good starting points to change your elearning up a little
• Focus on the user

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Posted via email from Brian’s Random Snippets of Life

Think about it. Amazing. There’s more out there. Hope I’m alive when we find it!

Anyhow, a while back I took some shots with my iPhone as I rode the trails. Nothing special, and mediocre iPhone quality, but neat to share, nonetheless.

I will venture out with SLR in hand at some point, but these should give you an idea of the area.

Numbers 6 and 7 speak to me right now.

6. Use one simple tool. For me, I just choose one text editor to write (usually either WriteRoom or TextEdit). The simpler the tool, the better, because full featured tools end up being distracting and you want to fiddle with all the options. A pen and pad are also great. If you must use more than one tool, keep them small and simple.

7. When you’re overwhelmed, focus on less. If the project is too big or complicated or just hard, narrow it down. If you must write a book, don’t focus on the whole book, or even a whole chapter. Just write a section — something you can do in a few hours or less. If you’re starting a new business, don’t worry about getting the whole thing up and running — what’s the smallest amount you can offer at first, the smallest unit you can create? Focus on that.

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And for those of you who enjoyed Duke Nukem, or don’t know what it is at all, here’s some more goodness:

Duke Nukem Soundboard

Video of Level One

3D Realms

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