codyg1985’s Think Tank

A study concluded that students at four-year universities and community colleges lacked the ability to perform important tasks such as understanding a contract.
The study measured the ability to do three common tasks: read and comprehend the articles of a newspaper, perform the math necessary to balance a checkbook, and understanding legal documents.
The public school system […]

I know, this may or may not be official, but nevertheless, it is an intersting discussion of the successor to Windows Vista.
Formerly codenamed “Blackcomb,” the sucessor to Windows Vista and “Longhorn” Server, now codenamed “Vienna,” is due in 2011. “Vienna” will radically change the way one uses the computer:
Internal sources pitch Vienna as being […]

Over the past few years, internet companies have offered internet consumers a more multimedia-rich internet experience. However, with the increased bandwidth required to piggyback these internet experiences, internet providers are considering some options to remind everyone who builds and maintains the networks.
One option would be to restrict the amount of speed and bandwidth allocated […]

The U.S. government has obtained search records from Yahoo, AOL and MSN in an effort to defend against a lawsuit brought on by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (didn’t see that one coming (!)). However, one very important search service is not included, so far, and that is Google.
Supposedly the government is looking […]

Ready or not, here comes Naughty America. This new game will let users engage in virtual sexual activities, and even film them.
Not my cup of tea, I’ll tell you what.
read more | digg story

This facebook user got an invitation to an unusual event on Facebook:
Some Guy has invited you to a performance hosted by Peace.
Who: Peace
What: Love
When: Friday, January 20
Where: My Heart
To RSVP to this event, go to:
http://iit.facebook.com/events.php
Thanks,
The Facebook Team.
Just a heads up to anyone that reads this that uses Facebook on a regular basis. Just another […]

Former Democratic New York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman has listed many reasons to impeach President George W. Bush.
Holtzman argues that Bush has went above the law in issuing wiretaps for American citizens without a warrent:
On December 17 President Bush acknowledged that he repeatedly authorized wiretaps, without obtaining a warrant, of American citizens engaged in international calls. […]

Is instant communication of a particle’s characteristics possible? According to Quantum Entanglement, a particle pair can be separated by any distance, and information about one particle can be instantly communicated to the other particle, and, as a result, the other particle can react to the information:
To illustrate, if an entangled photon meets a vertical […]

An interesting tidbit about Facebook is the font used on most pages. For most people, the font that you see is Tahoma. This is the same font used in most window elements in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
However, if you are using a version of Windows Vista, Microsoft’s next version of Windows, or […]