¿Qué pasa si la Armada española perdió?

¿Qué pasa si la Armada española perdió?

by @Darth_Pipe

| ds106, questionoftheweek, Syndicated
May 29, 2018

Traduzca esta pagina (English) ¿Y si la Armada Española hubiera sido derrotada? ¡Quédiferente sería el mundo! Si de alguna manera Dios hubiera considerado adecuado permitir que esa maldita Elizabeth ganara en lugar de la poderosa España, el mundo entero sería un lugar diferente. ¿Quién hubiera colonizado América del Norte? ¿El Holandés? ¿El Inglés? ¿Qué …
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What if the Spanish Armada lost?

by @Darth_Pipe

| #ds106 #Questionoftheweek, Syndicated
May 29, 2018

What if the Spanish Armada had been defeated? How different the world would be! If somehow God had seen fit to allow that cur Elizabeth to win instead of mighty Spain, the whole world would be a different place. Who would have colonized North …
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Lost in the sauce – Weekly Summary

by @Darth_Pipe

| ds106, Syndicated
May 25, 2018

There are always speed bumps on the paths of starting something new. And as an old dog learning new tricks, I found this week particularly bumpy. Hopefully, as we get rolling things will even out a little and I’ll get my sea legs. I started the week by printing and reviewing the syllabus. I also …
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Cat Maintenance – Photoblitz

by @Darth_Pipe

| #ds106 #photoblitz, Syndicated
May 25, 2018

With warmer weather comes cat maintenance. For my Photoblitz I decided to do a simple story that still had a beginning, middle and end. My helpful assistant, Brenda, and I debated between brushing the cat or cleaning my workshop table and settled on the cat. But first, a note on the cat. I’m allergic to …
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Get REMUMBLE! @ds106dc

by @Darth_Pipe

| Syndicated
May 25, 2018

Forgot why you came in the room? Get REMUMBLE! This app automatically senses when you enter a room and stand there trying to remember why. Then, like you, it mumbles a list of commonly forgotten items like your keys, a drink, a pen, and more! The list intuitively remembers items you forget most and automatically …
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I was there.

by @Darth_Pipe

| #VisualAssignments1817, ds106, Syndicated, visualassignments
May 25, 2018

You ever see those old — like Renaissance old — paintings set side by side with famous people of today and the person in the painting looks exactly like the celebrity? Yeah, that’s because it is the celebrity. Okay here’s my admission. There’s a small group of immortals roaming the Earth. We tend to become famous because …
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Anne Rice is LIVID!

by @Darth_Pipe

| Syndicated
May 24, 2018

Anne Rice and Mr. Patrick Whiskers are in a heated legal battle over the rights. There’s a lot of $$ at stake, but such is life in Hollywood! How’d I do it? I started by finding the highest-resolution image of the original movie poster, copied it and pasted it into a new Adobe …
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A little stream of consciousness …

by @Darth_Pipe

| ds106, frustration, olddog, olddognewtricks, Syndicated
May 23, 2018

For my first mid-weekly post, I’d like to present a little stream of consciousness when you try to teach an old dog new tricks. Okay, let’s get started here. All right, what’s this? Sign up for my own domain name. That’s interesting. Oh, there’s a helpful guide. Hmm… Well, that was helpful, I suppose. …
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Introductions 3

by @Darth_Pipe

| Syndicated
May 21, 2018

What truly matters. You can take all the rat race and competition and keeping up with the Joneses and all the things that frustrate and pursue and put ’em in a basket and drop it down a well. At the end of the day your family is the only thing — the only thing — …
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Introductions 2

by @Darth_Pipe

| Syndicated
May 21, 2018

February 1, 2017. The day of liberation. The first day of the rest of my life. My first day as a civilian after 21 years, 9 months and 6 days. I love how the eagle wings look like blond hair blown back by the winds of freedom. #ds106
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Introductions 1

by @Darth_Pipe

| Syndicated
May 21, 2018

That’s me on the left. On the right is my father, Ken. Ken has Alzheimer’s. He also has bladder cancer. My father is dying, and that’s a tough thing to face. Sorry to lead with a downer, but best to get it out front. #ds106
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The Start of Something

by @Darth_Pipe

| Syndicated
May 20, 2018

What is it about us that makes ‘new’ technology so baffling? Why is the learning curve so steep? This could be difficult… #ds106
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