Monthly Archives: April 2014

What happens in Summer

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Sean Ferry

Now that the end of the school year is here (and obviously with the absence of snow) I have to find new things to occupy my time. What I like doing in Summer is surfing. Same thing as snowboarding, right? … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Sean Ferry

Net Neutrality isn’t a new debate. It has been disputed for years now, but recent actions within the FCC are a bad sign for the internet. A spokesman that spoke out of anonymity said that new rules would be implemented … Continue reading →

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A good, old-fashioned snowball fight.

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Sean Ferry

July 4th, 2010 was a very hot day. I was at a friends independence day party and was trying to stay cool. My friend was digging through his deep freezer, and pulled out a big cooler container. He opened it … Continue reading →

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Kepler-186

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Sean Ferry

Scientists have found the first other planet besides Earth that orbits a distant sun and is in a life friendly zone. This planet sits 500 light years from Earth, but has a high probability for sustaining life. The sun that … Continue reading →

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Making a board

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sean Ferry

In the early days of snowboarding, people would carve a piece of wood from a tree trunk and attach a rope to it. The first modern-like snowboard came from an adventurous father welding two skis together and attaching ropes to … Continue reading →

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Heartbleed

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sean Ferry

Recently, a major internet security flaw was uncovered. The flaw can potentially leave usernames, passwords, and personal information open to anyone with the knowledge to exploit the flaw. Basically, the flaw is a poor coding job. An error between the … Continue reading →

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Frozen’s snow physics

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Sean Ferry

Source: cgmeetup Instead of talking about an out-of-season snow sport today, I would like to express the awesomeness of Disney Animation Studios. They were the animators behind the new movie Frozen. This Image below is a photo of snow in … Continue reading →

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The Turkish Election

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Sean Ferry

Turkey recently held elections for Prime Minister. On March 20th, Turkey’s Prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, vowed to “eradicate” Twitter because of corruption tweets that were circling before the election. The election resulted in a large victory for Erdogan, and I … Continue reading →

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