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CIPHERSTONEon Lorentz forces and cheating at the Pinewood Derby

It's really a blast to see the old cars, and the adult race is fun because then you can see some really great adult designs.

CIPHERSTONEon Lorentz forces and cheating at the Pinewood Derby

Just a comment, as fun as PWD can be, don't be that parent that clearly did all the work. The purpose is not to make a car NASA would be proud of, but to make the car with your son to end up with a car he made and is proud of.

Usually this results in a car that looks like and reflects the age of the scout (e.g. a Tiger Scout's (Kindergarten) car does not look like a Webelos (5th Grade) car.

Seriously suggest to your pack leadership that they add three races:

-Adult/Sibling -Adult Scouter -Adult Vintage

The first give you and your other non-scout kids an opportunity to be a part of things. You can make your NASA approved car that ultimately loses to the simple block of wood that five year old suzie makes.

The second gives the scouts a chance to cheer on their den leaders.

The third let's them see what PWD cars from pack in the day looked like.

Just some suggestions from an old Cubmaster.

CIPHERSTONEon When Schools Overlook Introverts

Open plan offices are all about one thing: maximizing headcount per sq/ft. All designs focus on putting more people into the same amount of space. Assigning dedicating space to one person is not as efficient as making the space first come first server.

IMHO organizations that embrace open plan offices need to 100% embrace work from home/telecommuting. Because after all, if you don's need to have a face to face, why do you need to be sitting in an open plan office space? Boggles the mind really.

CIPHERSTONEon Crystal, iOS ad blocker, to accept money to let ads through

It's called "Bait & Switch". Crystal dev - If you read this, you should be ashamed of yourself. Very convenient for you after you have my money.

CIPHERSTONEon 14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to School

When tasked with the protection of human capital, it's not a big surprise that the administration takes the most extreme response when confronted with uncertainty. That being said, the Engineering professor could have prevented the whole situation if he had just kept it in his class for the rest of the day instead of advising the student to "hide it".

CIPHERSTONEon A 1985 Essay from a Bulletin Board System Admin Foretold Our Future

I loved the BBS era. For those of us kids who saw Wargames at the movie theater it was almost like magic.

My first modem was 300 baud. You haven't lived until your mom ruined your 5 hour download of a sweet 300-500k game because she picked up the phone. Good times.