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Category: STEM / STEAM

  • “The Imitation Game” Movie Review

    “The Imitation Game” Movie Review

    (Breaking Enigma) Going to college for my degree in Electrical Engineering (digital hardware design and electromagnetics) Alan Turing was a hero. A genius who gave us the first computer (and digital design). He laid the foundation for artificial intelligence and robotics, and, was instrumental in winning WWII. “The Imitation Game” is inspiring to all those…

  • Autonomous Vehicles / Cars

    Autonomous Vehicles / Cars

    This past year, I have seen a dramatic increase in the development of autonomous cars. A number of companies (from Toyota to Mercedes Benz to GM to Google and more) are developing cars that can drive by themselves (to some degree). From our perspective (ForCarol.com): Maybe this is the way we can save teens from…

  • Learning Photoshop

    Learning Photoshop

    I have been playing around with the online version of Photoshop CC 2015. Here are a few of my attempts. I am an engineer, not an artist, so be kind.  🙂 I like black….haha — Coming out on Sept 18, 2015 Tracy Non-Profit Facebook Page Scholarship Winners David Goad trying to Trump Trump Galen from…

  • “Lucy” Movie Review

    “Lucy” Movie Review

    – — Lucy is the name of the oldest known hominid female who bones were found in Ethiopia in 1973.  Go to WikiPedia for more information. Fast forward, 3.2 million years or so, and Scarlett Johansson (Lucy) is about to become the first human to access 100% of her brain; with all the transformative powers…

  • “Transcendence” Movie Review

    “Transcendence” Movie Review

    (Thought Provoking) – – For all the critics who panned this movie…..THINK FOR YOURSELF RATHER THAN FOLLOWING THE CRITICS WHO CAN’T SEE BEYOND THEIR NOSE! Lemmings….arrrgh. “Transcendence” is a quiet, thought-provoking, movie filled with technology and scientific possibilities that, in this reviewers mind, are just around the corner. Someday this will happen…and sooner than you…

  • Article: Google In Education: Chromebooks Now Embraced By More Than 2000 Schools

    Article: Google In Education: Chromebooks Now Embraced By More Than 2000 Schools

    Spotted this article on Flipboard.  Very interesting.  🙂 Google In Education: Chromebooks Now Embraced By More Than 2000 Schools http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/02/02/google-in-education-chromebooks-now-embraced-by-more-than-2000-schools/

  • “Promised Land” Movie Review

    “Promised Land” Movie Review

    (Corporate Deception) – – Matt Damon (as company superstar,  Steve Butler) and Frances McDormand (as Sue Thomason, “This is just a job”) are the lead land acquisition team for a global natural gas company.  Their job is to buy the rights to land rich with natural gas, one small poor town, one poor land owner,…

  • Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm (BRAD)

    I saw this video on Facebook. Sure hope Derek does not mind me reposting it here for all our readers.  🙂 VERY COOL, VERY CREATIVE.  Here is the web site for U.C. Berkeley. – – Drive Safe!  Never Forget.

  • September 11 2001: How We Helped Columbia University

    September 11 2001: How We Helped Columbia University

    September 11, 2001 Lori’s mother’s birthday started out just like any other day.  I was just getting up, Lori was already getting Kristen ready for school, Sunny (our currently 11 year old yellow lab who now has a tumor that is scaring us) was bouncing around as only he could do. Lori had the TV…