The matric pass rates have just been released, and once again they are down. 62.7% passed matric (the passed used here is a bit of a farce as described later). And only 10% managed to get over 50% for maths.
This is the first group of matrics that have had Outcome Based Education from their first year in school, and it does not look like this system is working.
I recently bought a new camera, after not quite getting the quality pictures I wanted from the Canon S50. The S50 is a top-end digital camera, but does not nearly get to the standard of even the basic DSLRs. Initially I was looking at the Canon 450, but found a really good deal on the 40D, which is miles better than the 450, with some professional photographers saying that the image quality is very close to the 5D.
Since deciding to move my content from FB to here, I have not had chance to do a lot. At 22 weeks into the pregnancy we went for the 4D scan (most people try to correct me into saying it is a 3D scan, but you keep on forgetting the time dimension. The snapshots are 3D, but you get video with Time-lapse, that is why it is called 4D)
Anyway, here are the first photos of our daughter's face, belatedly here, but up on FB for some time.
I wrote a quick post on the fun I've had with an Exchange server that stopped working for no apparent reason. The full article can be found here.
I had the privilege of meeting Scott Hanselman the other day while he was here in SA. I have to say he's an absolutely awesome guy, and it is nice to meet someone in the flesh after following their blog and podcast for some time now.
This is blatantly copied from cyclingnews.com's reader letters…
I read an interesting article today on mindset research done on various age groups and walks of life. Go ahead, read it, I'll wait.
The interesting parts for me is that as long as you have a growth-mindset, you will always be able to improve yourself, whether it be skills, emotional, etc.