Category Archives: VT GEDI S’13

April 18, 2013
3:55 pm
by: frydrykd

Productivity Tools

Perhaps this post is better for the CN, but I really wanted to include some images and elaborate on how I stay on top of the 1000 things I do. Obviously these work for me and not for others but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 2, 2013
4:16 pm
by: frydrykd

My Doug Funnie Closet

I grew up watching Doug, one of Nickelodeon’s original “Nicktoons” and have always remembered his closet. To the best of my knowledge this is one of the only cartoons that acknowledges the fact that characters wear the same thing day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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March 5, 2013
2:29 am
by: frydrykd

Frenemies

My classmate and fellow engineer (or so it seems!) “Prof T” wrote a great entry about gender related stereotypes in STEM fields at her blog here. Besides that horrible spider she keeps as her banner, I loved the post! She … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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February 28, 2013
4:57 pm
by: frydrykd

Devil’s (Food Cake) Advovate

We talked last night more about Food Deserts and how they are affecting the folks who live across those proverbial train tracks from the upper echelons of society. For those people reading this (to my adoring fans: hello!) who might … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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February 21, 2013
4:59 am
by: frydrykd

My Easy Bake Brain

So for class this week we read a little bit about the Hidden Brain, and idea written down by Shankar Vedantam but readily recognized by many. This article is under copyright restrictions, so I found this NPR interview that pretty … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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February 12, 2013
4:57 pm
by: frydrykd

My Mother the SMART Board

Okay, so my mother isn’t actually a SMART Board. But she has one and uses one on an almost daily basis. I should stop and forward you here if you have no idea what a SMART Board is or does! … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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February 6, 2013
7:16 pm
by: frydrykd

Not Cool, Robert Frost!

First off, this is unbearably awesome.  Secondly, it has quite a lot to do with the PBS documentary we just watched! Granted, the concept of “inspire someone today” can be applied to many many different realms and is applicable to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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February 1, 2013
7:18 pm
by: frydrykd

A contract. A syllabus. A noose.

Before I started to blog myself I figured I would check up and see what other people were saying. You know, peer pressure and all. Lots of us have nothing more special to say than greet the world with open … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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