A memo from the new Headmaster of my son's school yesterday caught my eye and attention. He spoke of the "good and bad" of the internet, particularly as it related to children and borrowed a quote from columnist Michael Daly of the New York Daily News to emphasize his point: There have always been cruel …
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The Rube Goldberg Machine
According to Wikipedia, "A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. If you have seen the 1968 classic "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," you may recall the scene in which Caractacus Potts (Dick van Dyke) was cooking breakfast for his children using …
Gregory Hake 