<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Crikey Ken .. my Cobol is rusty, about as ancient as my Fortran. I once even learned some analogue programming (who does that now?)<div><br></div><div>Here are some old books that I spotted in the Salvo shop. Sadly, somebody probably passed away and the family passed the books on for the next generation who may have a fleeting retro moment.<div><a href="https://twitter.com/rgesthuizen/status/500481995986567168/photo/1">https://twitter.com/rgesthuizen/status/500481995986567168/photo/1</a></div><div><div><br></div><div>Of course if you are feeling young and wish to become a new-age edutech hipster, then drop into another ACCE Learning network hangout with Amanda Rablin and the gang tomorrow from 8:30 Melbourne time. The topic is "Get Hip, Get Wearable". If you have any wearables, Borg implants or neural gel-pacs then drop me a line to join the show-and-tell.</div><div><a href="http://acceln.wikispaces.com">http://acceln.wikispaces.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>If it is all too much, then come along to ACEC2014 in Adelaide in October where I have been assured, you will discover the ultimate program for digital learning. At the very least, come along for the traditional Oz-Teachers group photograph after the keynote.</div><div><a href="http://acec2014.acce.edu.au/">http://acec2014.acce.edu.au/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards Roland</div><div>—</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Roland GESTHUIZEN<br></b><a href="http://about.me/rgesthuizen">http://about.me/rgesthuizen</a><br></div></div>
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<br><div><div>On 5 Aug 2014, at 1:01 pm, ken price <<a href="mailto:kenjprice@gmail.com">kenjprice@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">I thought this article was a joke too - but it appears to be serious. It refers to a shortage of COBOL programmers.<div><br><div><a href="http://simplicity.laserfiche.com/content/looking-job-hows-your-cobol" target="_blank">http://simplicity.laserfiche.com/content/looking-job-hows-your-cobol</a> <br>
</div><div><br></div><div>BUT - there is a rather apt joke right at the end of it.</div><div><br></div><div>Ken Price</div><div>DoE Tasmania</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>