Lovely SPAM, wonderful SPAM

Monty Python - SPAM

In the 1980s the term was adopted to describe certain abusive users who frequented BBSs and MUDs, who would repeat "SPAM" a huge number of times to scroll other users' text off the screen. In early Chat rooms services like PeopleLink and the early days of AOL, they actually flooded the screen with quotes from the Monty Python Spam sketch. This was used as a tactic by insiders of a group that wanted to drive newcomers out of the room so the usual conversation could continue. It was also used to prevent members of rival groups from chatting -- for instance, Star Wars fans often invaded Star Trek chat rooms, filling the space with blocks of text until the Star Trek fans left. This act, previously called flooding or trashing, came to be known as spamming. The term was soon applied to a large amount of text broadcasted by many users.
Spam (electronic) #History, Wikipedia.

Achmed the dead terrorist

Achmed the dead terrorist

Here's a very funny sketch about terrorists... :P

Smith College: Learn to Make a Difference

Smith College: Learn to Make a Difference:

"At Smith, what a student learns inside and outside the classroom -- and how she chooses to put together the pieces -- builds a sense of intellectual and social engagement that will empower her to make a difference throughout her life, in her community, in her profession, in the world."

I hope you can make it to class tomorrow! We should get a chance to speak with someone at Smith! Why don't you have a look at the website to get an idea of who our next partner school will be and to think of some good questions we can ask her!

see you tomorrow
TGIF
james

FreeRice Game

the FreeRice Game:

" * Click on the answer that best defines the word.

* If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word.
* For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.

WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance."


you might enjoy this!
have a good week....

What is BlogThis! ?

What is BlogThis! ?:

"BlogThis! is an easy way to make a blog post without visiting blogger.com. Once you add the BlogThis! link to your browser's toolbar, blogging will be a snap. Or rather, a click. Clicking BlogThis! creates a mini-interface to Blogger prepopulated with a link to the web page you are visiting, as well as any text you have highlighted on that page. Add additional text if you wish and then publish or post from within BlogThis!"


This can help you to blog more easily!

james