Text 9578, 63 rader
Skriven 2007-03-17 10:58:43 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 9576 av Gord Hannah (1:17/23.0)
Ärende: Re: Fun find from the past
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*** Quoting Gord Hannah from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

GH> Do we detect a future computer scientist coming up.  Or a hardware and
GH> software hacker?

CS> *sigh* both.  She's one of the few kids who can sidle up to one of
CS> the boys and ask how his dongle is, and get a straight answer on the

GH> Very brave girl she is. It is obvious she has not met some of the 12 t
GH> 14 year olds that I have. (Grandson is 12 and, well you know the rest.

;-)  She's 13 going on 30.

CS> no one has told her 'you cant do that' so she tries something and it
CS> often works. 

GH> As long as she can keep the momentum up and does not let any one break
GH> her spirit she will do just fine. (Hope she gets excellent teachers.)

I hope so.  Her report card isnt good.  3 B's, 1 F, and a D.  I'm worried about
it.  Wierdly she's doing well in the harder subjects and I think we have to
jump-start her on Math and English again.  Kid tests at college level reading
but gets a D in class?  Bored silly obviously.


CS> I have a bunch of wires and coathangers out my bedroom balcony to
CS> the kid downstairs.  I'm afraid to ask....  She hadan orgami (paper
CS> structure) thing that looks like a sat-dish covered in foil pointed
CS> at her room and another is down below us.  Sorry, I'm mystified at
CS> this one except she seems to be tryoing to wire it to some
CS> mini-computer speakers in her room?

GH> Sounds like a home made parabolic antenna, and she is indeed trying to
GH> get the signal into and out of her room.

Yup.  I asked her.  I had it tagged right.  She's trying to get a feed off his
MP3 player loaded with podcast stuff?  Signal not very clear but the music is
still bee-bopp-able.

It reminds me of a radio my brother built into a pen when I was a kid.  We'd
listen to music in school with the teacher unaware of it.


CS> Oh, Charlotte does pretty good orgami.  I need to get her more paper
CS> as she didnt have enough for the last set of books I got her.  You
CS> can only unfold it and reuse it so many times...

GH> Is she artistic as well?

At a normal rate, yes.  Nothing really incredible there but she enjoys crafts
so I have a fair selection of craft kits about the house.  Orgami is one she
really likes so we have a few books and stuff.  She's 'intermediate level' for
Japan (slightly above her age group for the locals so we have to get the High
School level books for her here).  There's a wedding couple in full japanese
regalia sitting on the table behind me.  She got the obi just right.  She's
still working on good 3D levels though.

Every parent is proud of their kids at something they do.  I like her Orgami
and inventive science skills.
                                       xxcarol

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