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Navigating through a space traffic jam

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  Navigating through a space traffic jam The Space Tourist Chronicles  podcast Trapped in a cosmic gridlock, navigating space felt less like an adventure and more like rush hour back home. Ahead, the opulent cruise liner, The Stellar Serpent, dominated the view, its countless portholes gleaming with the carefree anticipation of its occupants. We were surrounded by a frenzy of vessels, from elegant private yachts to bulky cargo freighters, all vying for position, their navigation lights impatiently flickering like agitated fireflies. Our Subi yearned to escape, but felt anchored. Katcha, usually composed, emitted a low growl. Our frustration mounted. This jockeying for position was proving expensive. The Subi’s guidance system incessantly blared “Collision Alert (Minor),” each warning was complemented by a blast of avoidance energy. Days seemed to crawl by, the euphoria of the Kepler Kiss now a fading memory. This wasn't the boundless exploration we'd paid for; nothing is worse...

Digital Literacy Tools

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This is a list of on-line tools that can be used in education. It is an extensive list with many ways of application. The list is not complete. Bookmarking Tools Clip Clip www.clipclip.com -> ClipClip is, essentially, a social bookmarking tool that allows you to save and collect the sites and stuff you treasure most. you can ‘clip’ pictures, applications, and paragraphs without having to take from the whole website itself. ClipClip works, more or less, as your own personal scrapbook. Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us -> Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community - Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web Diigo www.diigo.com -> Diigo provides a browser add-on that can really improve your research producti...