I was fortunate to recently receive an invite to Cowbird. It is a very beautiful and purposeful place on the interwebs for storytelling and building a history of interconnectedness and interdependence through an interface that encourages the recording of characters and places and seeks a depth in the online reflections of its contributors

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CowBird: Thoughtful Storytelling

Image by Chris Illuminati “It’s a toy.” She repeated her answer three times, each time accentuating the word toy. It’s the same tone and technique she uses on the kid for the words “milk” “bedtime” and “poopies.” “It’s a collector’s item,” I explained. “His ‘Little People’ train set is a toy.

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How Do I Protect My Toys From My Kid?

YouTube user StoryMonoroch has posted a computer-generated video that displays seismic activity near Japan around March 3, 2011– the time-frame of the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunamis. The data rendering once again conveys the scale of this event, though this time from a geologic point of view.

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2011 Fukushima Earthquake Visualization

Photo by Russ Neumeier Part of the joy of being a GeekDad is finding things that both you and your kids can enjoy doing together. For my youngest and I, that common joy is running

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More Minimalist Running With Skele-Toes Amp Barefoot Shoes

Eighth Notes are the subject of today’s GarageBand Music Theory Lesson. If you’re new to GB Music Theory, be sure to check out the previous weeks’ lessons on Whole Notes , Half Notes and Quarter Notes . The rhythm value of an eighth note is one eighth of a whole note.

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Learn About Eighth Notes With GarageBand Music Theory

Futurama Monopoly, featuring Bender, Hypnotoad and the opportunity to buy Robot Hell. Photo by Brad Moon Monopoly

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Futurama Monopoly: Bite My Shiny Metal A@#

Is a musical version of Back to the Future so far-fetched? After all, Marty introducing rock music at the school dance is one of the highlights of the movie

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A Musicial Version of Back to the Future?

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 6

Photo: “Dazzie D” Flickr user; used under Creative Commons Attribution license.

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Superb Owl! (GeekDad POTD)