Category Archives: explorations

Open Library

Posted on August 23, 2008 by lynsey gedye

A kind of ‘Open Sesame’ to the Aladdin’s Cave of published books. The way humans are going on we’re soon going to have to open another planet next door just to store the books. Open Library is an ideal option … Continue reading →

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bombed back to the dark ages…

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Driven by by the dual forces of my Dad being able to turn his hand to any sort of manual skill, and my paranoia about the world being thumped back to the dark ages, I’m very interested in how to … Continue reading →

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so, where’s all the money gone then eh?

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lynsey gedye

I don’t understand why New Zealand has this on-going issue with literacy. I have an opinion or two, but I don’t understand it. My parents learned to read and write using a slate. I still have my grandmother’s school exercise … Continue reading →

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Kate ‘08 – changing a life, one day at a time

Posted on April 1, 2008 by lynsey gedye

I’ve so been looking forward to writing this posting. It’s number 500. And somewhere in the first few paragraphs it’ll topple over into 200,000 words. I started writing here on 1 August 2005 – it’s literally been a life changing … Continue reading →

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using tiddlywiki for teaching

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lynsey gedye

As I was heading off to lunch today (roast beef, couscous, roast vegetables and an apple, yeah, all good thank you), I was talking to a colleague about a recent National Geographic article. She mentioned her Dad had hauled out … Continue reading →

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technological singularity

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lynsey gedye

I realised, in the shower (where I do all my thinking), that none of the software I use at work does any work for me. Basically all it does is provide a digital alternative to me writing things down on … Continue reading →

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myth busted!

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Goldfish (Cassius auratus) are not my favourite fish to keep. They’re ok, but they don’t have the same levels of engagement that other species – perch (Perca fluviatilis) for example, or rockfish (Acanthoclinus littoreus – and other fine species by … Continue reading →

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texas textures

Posted on February 24, 2008 by lynsey gedye

The images flickering past in the header as you reload the pages are extracts from some of the many images I grabbed on our recent visit to Austin, Texas. Sure, Austin is the capital of Texas, and Texas is big … Continue reading →

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blast from the neo-victorian past

Posted on January 27, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Goodness – I’ve reverted to my ‘old’ template – the one where I’m going through my steampunk sepia phase. Nice, but a little dated now. Still exploring those nice templates and trying to avoid the critical errors. I say ‘trying’ … Continue reading →

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Everyone has something to learn, everyone has something to teach

Posted on December 11, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Way, way back in the 1970s – yep, I had flared trousers and pet dinosaur – I was interested in what we called ‘learning exchanges’. The concept is simple enough. I know how to put in a fish pond and … Continue reading →

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