On May 1, 2011, I asked about a turtle I saw in my back yard in a blog post...now I need help in identifying this giant shroom in my yard. From the deck I thought it looked like a small grocery sack that had blown in the yard from the recent gusts. As I strolled closer it almost resembled a bad cantaloupe but it is some type of mushroom with fire ants feasting at the base. Let the crowdsourcing begin: Can anyone tell me what kind of shroom this is? Is it safe to dig up and put in the yard waste can without causing more shrooms to sprout?
View from the top
View from the side
If you know what type of mushroom this is and the best way to dispose of it, please leave a comment. Thanks in advance for your participation in my crowdsourcing request.
Dug it up and scooped it into the yard waste can. It was solid so no spores drifted in the yard.
In a recent post by Mr. Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, he asks, "Have you updated your browser lately?" On the homefront, I keep everything up to date, tinker with the new, the old, and the outdated...but at work my network is controlled. I understand why but we do not have the option of the tools used, including the selected browser. This image displays if I check my Gmail:
This image displays if I try to access Google+ in the workplace:
But thanks to personally owned gadgets and apps, I can still access my Google products and projects when needed, while keeping OPSEC, COMPUSEC, INFOSEC, IA (and all other securities) in place.
So how do you keep "your stuff" up to date? What options do you have to make suggestions when you do not control your network management tools? Have you become technologically apathetic due to automated controls and functions? Do you have a data recovery plan in place that works? Have you tested the implementation plan that you developed or adopted?
Thanks to Mr. Richard Byrne and his awesome blog, Free Technology For Teachers for sharing his knowledge, skills, and abilities with the world, regardless of a reader's profession.
Comments, recommendations, +1s, and reaction box checks are welcome.
Every niche in our global lives has some type of jargon associated and working with the military and federal agencies is no different. At times, we have been accused of creating sentences containing only acronyms, from a jargon sometimes referred to acronymese.
One link that is shared amongst those who ask, "What does that mean? What are they talking about?" is the DoD Dictionary of Military Terms and Acronyms. The files are also available in pdf and xml formats. Users have the option to enter a word and search or browse the links
The description from the site:
The DOD Dictionary is managed by the Joint Education and Doctrine Division, J-7, Joint Staff. All approved joint definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 08 November 2010, as amended through 15 August 2011.
Another niche with acronyms and terms often shared is Net Lingo.
For those who wonder what everyone is talking about in chat, text message, and on the net is NetLingo: The List of Chat Acronyms & Text Message Shorthand, Smileys and Emoticons, to the Top 50 lists for parents, newbies, business, funniest, and commonly used.
What are some of your often shared links for jargon, terms, references when people ask, "What are you talking about?"
Comments, recommendations, and links to your favorite jargon sites are welcome.
