Edu_RSS ~ July 30, 2003

Most recent update: July 30, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 10:54 p.m.. (17103) More 'Power of RSS' Winer points to a piece by Paul Stacey which explains the power of RSS.  There are some really good links which help explain "what is under the hood" regarding RSS.  Especially useful is a Stephen Downes piece entitled "RSS for Educational Designers". [Jim Flowers: Blogs From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on July 30, 2003 at 10:53 p.m.. (17102) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (17101) HP reclaims benchmark lead with Unix New Alpha kit too From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (17100) At issue are defined-benefit pensions, the type in which... From The Art of Peace on July 30, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (17099) Clammy Modding japala writes "Some people tend to have cold hands while they type the keyboard or use the mouse. Equally as many suffer from sweaty palms and that feels ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (17098) California budget crisis to hit IT The state's chief information officer delivers a gloomy assessment to a gathering of about 150 representatives of leading IT companies. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (17097) Amazon.com Feeds for Transcendentalism Woo-hoo! Emerson via RSS... Literature resides indeed at Amazon.com, and through their site is an almost invivsible way to build new RSS feeds for books. I found my way via a rather technical paper on a WebNet Talk by Raymond... From object human on July 30, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (17096) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (17095) A Weblog Story Good story about the power of weblogs: simple, straightforward, clear and as Mathemagenic points out, very much blogged & not a crappy publication... I like this way of publishing, it let's us all have a voice, it stops the bastards from keeping you down! From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on July 30, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (17094) A look at recent user level activity in the RSS world. Amazing overview of RSS discussions from McGee, very, very useful indeed! From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on July 30, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (17093) Castronova in Hacker Court The Black Hat conference in Vegas is running a Hacker Court more or less right now at Ceasar's. The case regards property rights in virtual worlds, and Ted "Virtual Economics is my middle name" Castronova is the expert witness. Castronova characterizes the issues of the trial thusly:The law connection is interesting. Richard Salgado of the US Department of Justice is organizing a mock trial at the Black Hat conference. Plaintiff: USG. Defendant: Weasel, a guy who allegedly destroyed mor From Corante: Social Software on July 30, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (17092) More on Backchannel Pressure at Conferences A great piece by our own Ross Myfield on the changes being brought about by real-time interaction between speakers, panelists, and audience members at conferences, including a great story about the participants in an online chat taking apart the speaker's throwaway assertions one at a time:As Benioff continued, the audience watched as a group of online contributors disputed fact after fact, input Benioff apparently did not see. oeIt was sort of like a From Corante: Social Software on July 30, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (17091) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (17090) Boris Finds Emerson RSS from Amazon Just days before packing his bags to leave for the MERLOT 2003 Conference, our humanities learning object Blogger "Boris" gets rather clever. He has found out how to get RSS feeds from Amazon.com on his favorite American literature movement, see object human: Amazon.com Feeds for Transcendentalism What Boris has found is rather interesting, and completely due to the work of Raymond Yee and his --> From cogdogblog on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17089) Budget cuts stall online course growth at U Wisc - Craig Rimlinger, The Capital Times "As technophiles nationwide log on and use advanced technology to take college courses in record numbers, the University of Wisconsin has eliminated some of those same classes as part of its multimillion-dollar shortfall... " Interesting article, not only for what it reports on the cutbacks in the UW system, but also for some of the numbers it reports on the cost of developing and supporting online classes: "The increased costs come from the electronic infrastructure, computer servers and other equipment necessary for distance learning. Whelan said the av From EdTechPost on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17088) Article on issues with current LO approaches This months 'The Learning Marketspace' newsletter from the Center for Academic Transformation contains a provocative article by Carol Twigg challenging LO projects that see the problem simply as one of scarcity of online resources. Twigg says this is simply not enough; in addition to the issue of access and availability, we should be focusing on issues of quality (providing 'research-based' materials that have been demonstrated to improve student learning) and strategies to foster faculty uptake and student usage From EdTechPost on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17087) Tim Bray on Metadata Recent article by Tim Bray on some issues with collecting and using metadata. One seemingly obvious piece of advice that is constantly overlooked - "If You Collect Metadata By Hand The most important lesson I’ve learned, is: Don’t try to collect too much" - via [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs] From EdTechPost on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17086) Summary of Library/Museum forum on metadata standards Nice, shortish summary of a recent (May 2003) forum held in New York concerning metadata standards from the Museum/Library/heritage collections world. Worth a look for those ed tech folks dealing with learning object metadata issues, if only to become introduced to some evolving metadata standards in a different field from which we might learn something. - SWL From EdTechPost on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17085) Ice Machines, Steamboats, and Education In this paper, Robert Tinker (President of The Concord Consortium, itself worth a detailed look) describes the evolution of educational technology with an analogy to how steam first augmented, then replaced, wind-powered sails. He details some of the future's driving forces (Moore's Law, open source) and some of the general classes of applications on the horizon (literacy tools, design tools and tools to work with concepts). One comment struck me as odd - "Why is there so little open source software for education?" I guess From EdTechPost on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17084) excerpts from Tom Laughner's Dissertation Proposal entitled Psychological Sense of Community on TLTR site Via the TLTR mailing list came notice of this excerpt regarding the "Psychological Sense of Community" - an attempt to identify the psychological factors that determine whether an individual will feel they are a part of a community.  The four major factors he identifies are Membership, Influence, Integration, and the Fulfillment of Needs. This struck me as relevant to recent musings by Charlie Lowe over at Kairosnews on  why communities don't form out of onl From EdTechPost on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (17082) Untitled Essay: What changed with RSS? From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (17081) Siemens to cut 2,300 jobs The cell phone maker's mobile communications group plans to eliminate the positions by the end of its fiscal year, a move undertaken as part of a broader restructuring program. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (17080) Dell pulls OS fix for handhelds The company pulls from its Web site an operating system fix for its Axim handhelds after some people use the patch to do unauthorized upgrades from older versions of the OS. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (17079) Put Earn in Your Learning Many companies view training as a component of their employee benefits package - an expense to be controlled, not an investment to be maximized. This attitude is dangerously outdated. Survival in today's global economy requires continuous, cost-effective, world-class training. This article by D. Verne Morland, managing partner of ROI Learning Services, explains how to identify the "earn" in learning and measure the results as you would with any other business investment. From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17078) How to Write Instructional Articles Instructional articles are very different from articles in reference manuals, product brochures, or even professional literature. This article by Herbert L. Bivens, chief learning officer of ROI Learning Services, defines instructional articles and describes how to write them. From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17077) How to Teach Adult Learners Many aspects of teaching adults are fundamentally different than those employed in teaching children. Andragogy is a word popularized at the end of the twentieth century to describe the difference. This article by D. Verne Morland, managing partner of ROI Learning Services, highlights the important principles in teaching adults and suggests how they can be applied to business training. From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17076) Online and Blended Course Development Online courses are self-contained, independent-study programs delivered via the worldwide web. They may be relatively simple and short, delivering a little knowledge when and where it is needed. Or they may be sophisticated, multimedia learning experiences that engage students for many hours over several sittings. Online courses are primarily useful for conveying new information; they are less effective in conveying and rehearsing new skills and in motivating students to apply their new knowledge. Blended courses use a combination or blend of instructional methods and delivery technologi From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17075) ROI Learning Scorecard The ROI Learning Scorecard From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17074) Education Consulting Survival in today's global economy requires world-class performance. World-class performance requires continuous, cost-effective, world-class learning. The consulting and course development services provided by ROI Learning enable businesses in all industries to achieve world-class learning results while maximize the return on their learning investments. From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17073) Online University Design An online university is a web site that provides a complete "one-stop shop" for all your employees' training needs. By logging into an online university, your employees obtain information about newly released training programs, guidance on the programs that are appropriate for them, registration services for both online and classroom courses, and immediate access to their training records. Online universities are not the exclusive province of large corporations. Small and midsize firms that do not have their own private networks can provide online university services to their employ From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17071) How to Save Money on Training Significant cost savings can be achieved by using technology to deliver training outside the traditional classroom. This article illustrates the component costs of a hypothetical two-day classroom course delivered to 20 students ten times a year and explains the significant reduction in training costs that can be achieved by using a "blended" delivery approach. From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17070) List of Services ROI Learning is a full-service consulting and development firm for technology-enhanced training. We have the experience to help you accomplish all of your training objectives. We can help you: analyze your training needs, start a training program, reduce your training costs, increase your training effectiveness, reach new audiences cost-effectively, develop and deliver online training programs, and measure the impact of training on your business. We can also take a more holistic approach and help you with your education strategy, tactics, programs, and success measures. From ROI Learning Services on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (17069) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (17068) Marc Smith's Usenet tools to see the light of day InfoWorld has a short article on sociologist Marc Smith (one of a very short list of men I'd like to marry.) Smith has a Usenet filtering and visualization tool called Netscan e's been working on at MSFT which is going to be released as the Community .NET server. (Nice to see MSFT has figured out to go for the "Foofy Bunny" product names instead of things like Hailstorm...) Usenet has been something of a fetish object for visualization (e.g. at Judith Do From Corante: Social Software on July 30, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (17067) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (17066) Titania Nanotubes for Hydrogen Sensors? Roland Piquepaille writes "Everybody is talking about carbon nanotubes these days. But what about titania nanotubes? Penn State researchers think they have a ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (17065) Featured Content of the Week: Free Media As a part of the Texas Center for Educational Technology's Web Library, Free Media is a storehouse of stock photos provided under a Creative Commons license primarily for educational purposes. They currently have over 400 high-quality images in a variety of categories, waiting for your reuse. From Creative Commons: weblog on July 30, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (17064) The Daily Cartoon for July 31 Today's Daily Cartoon From Ben Hammersley.com on July 30, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (17063) Computer Sciences nabs contract A joint venture including the information-technology services provider lands a $2.7 billion contract to provide support to an Air Force center. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (17062) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (17061) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. (17060) Why RSS is (or should be) as irrelevant as HTML Stephen Downes has written a tutorial on How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer. Here's a simpler tutorial: 1. Get a weblog tool that supports RSS. 2. Write. 3. Let the weblog tool... From Ten Reasons Why on July 30, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (17059) This Should Send a Shudder Along Your Spine I'm not very political and I stay out of the whole 'warblogging' crapola, but this article in this morning's Washington Post worries even apolitical, apathetic ol' me: Enemy Combatant Vanishes Into a 'Legal Black Hole'. Quote:The pivotal question: Can an... From Ten Reasons Why on July 30, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (17058) Made it to Gatlinburg We drove through the Smokies today. Very low clouds with relative few vistas to look at. We didn't stop in Cherokee as tere were just too many people there. We ate lunch almost at the top of one of the mountains. The park we are camped at is right on the shuttle line, so tomorrow we'll take the shuttle through the Arts and Crafts loop. This is an eight-mile loop which gives access to well over 50 local artisan shops. We're eating pasties tonight - yum! Pasties was the local food item we exported back from our trip to Copper Harbor last August. From carvingCode on July 30, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (17057) What has Sheep Shagger and Bluetooth got in common? Quiet day, dodgy news angle From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (17056) Firms to spend big on mobile e-mail The Big Mo From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (17055) Netscreen pilots security support for IPv6 Pack leader From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (17054) What Should a Community Computer Lab Offer? Ballresin asks: "A local computer company is expanding and including a computer lab in their setup, and they want me to come in as its Administrator. I am ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (17053) Cox tests Internet phone service The cable provider will begin testing different voice over IP (VOIP) telephone subscription plans later this year, a crucial step before launching a commercial service. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17052) HP's Unix beats Windows in server test HP releases new server speed-test results that for the first time compare its version of Unix with Windows on the company's top-end Itanium server--and Unix comes out ahead. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17051) Business IM added to BlackBerry mix Research In Motion plugs a corporate instant messaging feature into its wireless e-mail device, using software produced by IBM's Lotus division. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17050) Subscriptions head exits RealNetworks As part of a strategic reorganization at the company, Merrill Brown, who heads up the RealOne SuperPass subscription video service will leave at the end of August. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17049) RedPaper Another site featuring do-it-yourself digital rights (now if only there were a system that let them all work together, right Rod?). "RedPaper is the worlds only collaborative Newspaper. With RedPaper any one can be a Reporter, sell their articles, have a column and read stories submitted by other Reporters from around the world." More and more we drift toward the world of what must be in digital rights management. By Various Authors, July, 2003 [Refer][- From OLDaily on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17048) Student Journalists Are Suing Harvard This isn't about e-learning but it is an indication of the increased empowerment of students that comes hand in hand with greater connectivity. "Student journalists for The Harvard Crimson newspaper sued Harvard University yesterday to gain access to campus police records, arguing that since Harvard police officers have statewide arrest powers, they should be bound by state open-record laws." I have a fondness in my heart for lawsuits filed by student groups. By Jenna Russell, Boston Globe, July 30, 2003 [ From OLDaily on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17047) Learning By Design A nice, long, lingering look at the process of instructional design. The bit at the beginning is especially interesting, where the author (who chooses to remain nameless) contrasts the 'engineer' model of instructional design with that of the 'gardener'. "Each problem is unique: each garden has its own opportunities and constraints. Each client is different: two clients can have similar gardens but want them to do different jobs." This sounds right to me. The autor also describes a general process of design, "Immersion -> Incubation -> Generation -> Evaluation," which also From OLDaily on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17046) On Search: Metadata D'Arcy Norman pointed me to this interesting article about some of the practical issues surrounding metadata and searching. Writes Norman, "We've seen the same limitations he lists for "hand collected metadata" - metadata that's manually entered by users. If you give them too many fields (like, say, maybe IMS LOM?) they just won't do it. Or, even worse, they'll do a crappy job. Even CanCore isn't small enough to be done efficiently and effectively. Heck, even DublinCore is too big for most users to regularly enter all fields completely." I think this is exactly ri From OLDaily on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17045) The Aeffability of Knowledge Management Patrick Lambe is concerned about the "obsessive fascination with the idea of knowledge as content, as object, and as manipulable artefact." This essay addresses that concern and describes the relation between knowledge and objects, learning and language. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, July 30, 2003 [Refer][Research][ From OLDaily on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (17044) Don't Back Down History Version 1.0 - 07/29/2003 - Finally! The individual archive pages have been updated with the current layout. Comments should display well enough. Had to redo some of the Javascript for handling comments. Trackbacks should be okay, too, but I don't have any, so I'm not certain of that. Removed category feeds from meta tags, un-funkified the CSS 2.0 feed, added... From Don't Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17043) A State Insect? North Carolina has a state insect (it's the bumblebee). I'm all for state pride, but isn't there a point when we've gone too far? Apparently not, as we are soon to be adding a state wildflower (Carolina lily). Not to be confused with the regular old state flower (dogwood). http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/6270075.htm Of course, you've got your usual suspects with the state... From Don't Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17042) Common Sense... Not! Okay, folks, time for a pop quiz! You'd like to see a movie this weekend, but find out that all the theater is playing are PG-13 and R-rated movies. What do you do? What do you do? A. Skip the movie. You don't need to see such trash anyway. Rent a Disney flick instead. B. Skip the movie, because you... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17041) Buttons without Images I think the first time I noticed anything about making buttons out of CSS, it was at Chris Pirillo's blog. Unfortunately, I don't have the direct link, and I can't seem to find it anyplace. If you happen to have it, pass it along and I'll make sure to add it here. In the meantime, check out Chris' site to... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17040) Advertising Overload These days we see the selling of naming rights on sports venues, there are ads on the floors of supermarkets, athletes have fast food for their official restaurants, a computer geek can rent space on his chest, a film student can give away space on hers and people in London are apparently advertising on their foreheads. Does going to Ericsson... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17039) ESF 1.0 Feed Available Episula (Epistula?) Syndication Format. Hmm. Haven't figured this one out yet. Starting with "episula syndication format" at Google, I end up at Dylan Green dot Com, which offers up yet another acronym: Even Simpler Format. I eventually stumbled through a comment and came across the actual specification for ESF. I find it interesting that it is mentioned that Movable Type... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17038) Geek Weekly (Weakly?) #1 Here we are, with the first edition of Geek Weekly. Perhaps it should be better named Geek Weakly, but hey. Let's not perpetuate that stereotype. Geek Weekly will be delivered periodically (hopefully each week), bringing you all sorts of information and news most likely to appeal to those who have (or would like) a little geek in them. Speaking of... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17037) The Angler Fish So the other night, my stepson asks me about this fish he saw in Finding Nemo. Normally I might not share such a tale, because it's probably only memorable to our family - but the answers found from this innocent question were pretty impressive indeed. You see, the alleged fish has a light on it's head and huge fangs. I... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17036) Time for Pizza Finally, some good news! According to the BBC, it turns out that eating pizza is good for you. Naturally, they go on about the rest of the "Mediterranean diet" or something, but who cares about that? It's the pizza we want!... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17035) Bloglines, New Buttons Bloglines has added some more button styles and a new subscription link generator to their site, making it even easier and more stylish to add a "subscribe with bloglines" option to your blog. This service just gets better and better... and it's still free! Speaking of buttons, here are the images for the buttons that I use on the site.... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17034) Movable Type Meetup "Meetup with other local fans of Movable Type to discuss changes and plug-ins, offer tips, and gush about this customizable publishing system. " http://movabletype.meetup.com/ Pull information from the meetup site to display on your blog! http://movabletype.meetup.com/share/... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17033) Forms in XHTML 1.1 If you're looking for XHTML 1.1 compatibility, then only minor changes are needed to your default Movable Type templates. I had the most difficulty with the comments form on the individual entry archive. The first thing that got me was the form itself. The form tags need to be outside of your block - for instance, form, then div. Close... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17032) Geek Weakly #2 Palm has announced the Tungsten T2. Sony has announced the the PEG-UX40 and PEG-UX50. Handspring has announced their latest PDA/phone combo, the Treo 600. SprintPCS appears near to finally releasing the long-rumored SonyEricsson T608. If you're interested in the latest dirt about the T608, take a look at the T608 Users site. Who knows - maybe Sprint will drop another... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17031) Too Much Information Credit cards, checks and debit cards allow the tracking of our every movement. Many grocery stores have customer loyalty cards which exist more to track our purchases than offer us savings. Think about it - who would offer you discounts if they didn't get anything out of it? Sure, there's a bit of loyalty, which means it's not a complete... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17030) More on (Moron?) Forms As I was finishing up the initial release of the blog, I decided that I wanted to do something different with the "add a comment" function. While it was clear enough that you selected the "no" button to keep from saving your personal information, the information was removed just by the clicking of that button! I didn't find this intuitive,... From Don'apos;t Back Down on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17029) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (17028) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (17027) Blog Moving This weblog will stop being hosted here sometime in the next month. Having a shared web account is overkill for just a blog, but "underkill" to do much else. I may try typepad. If I work out a new solution I'll post a link to the new site from holton.ltc.vanderbilt.edu or home.comcast.net/~doug.holton. I can also redirect edtechdev.org URLs so there won't be any broken links. Copies of all posts here are cached at feedster and --> From Ed Tech Dev on July 30, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (17026) Movable Type Question Anybody have an idea for how to close comments on Movable Type en masse? I found two (count em: one, two), techniques for doing it if you set up MT with a MySQL back-end. Unfortunately, I'm using the default Berkeley... From Ten Reasons Why on July 30, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (17025) Predicting H.S. Dropouts With Pervasive Databases rhadamanthus writes "As seen on the Houston Chronicle: 'With a new computer database available at every campus this fall, teachers can keep a virtual eye on ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (17024) Acronymic Acrobatics Greatest MetaFilter Thread Ever.... From Ben Hammersley.com on July 30, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (17023) Is speaking freely about flaws a risk? A security group thinks researchers should give software companies at least 30 days to come up with a patch before going public about a flaw. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (17022) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (17021) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (17020) More on ERIC....The EBSS Ad Hoc Committee on Acces ... More on ERIC....The EBSS Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Government Sponsored Education Research has launched ERIC Reauthorization News, a site that subsumes and enlarges the ERIC news site formerly maintained by Kate Corby. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (17019) The presentations from the workshop, Best Practice ... The presentations from the workshop, Best Practices in Campus Advocacy (SPARC/ARL Forum at the ALA/CLA Annual Conference, Toronto, June 21, 2003) are now online. At this workshop, "campus advocacy" meant advocacy for change in the scholarly communication system. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (17018) The July 28 issue of Open Access Now is now online ... The July 28 issue of Open Access Now is now online. This issue features an interview with Paul Lipman, the director of PubMed Central and GenBank, a note distinguishing free access from open access, an update on PLoS, and a short introduction to the Walker-Prosser method for converting a conventional journal to open access. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (17017) HCI for High School Students Neema Moraveji describes a course on human-computer interaction and design he is teaching this summer to high school students. It simply seems like the students had never looked at software in this way. They never thought about why they like AOL. They never considered that Motorola could make a unusable mobile phone. When they realized these things, they became so excited and loved feeding off of other's ideas. (link via Bruce Landon) From Ed Tech Dev on July 30, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (17016) Smile? Actually I was quite happy to read about a new version of Smile - a nice AppleScript editor. After installing and starting it, I got this message:"bug.jpg"The "," is the decimal separator in Germany (and I think in most European countries). Am I supposed to change that global setting just to be able to work with that software? What about my banking software? So I need to switch that setting manually back and forth? This is ridiculous. From owrede_log on July 30, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (17015) Untitled Coaches grab handheld computers to track stats - eSchool News staff and wire service reports. When high school baseball coach Jeff Barker wants to know how to defend a certain hitter, he just checks his scorebook. When he wants to know how many pitches his hurler has thrown, he checks the scorebook. When he wants to know how successful his ba [Educational Technology] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 30, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (17014) Slow And Steady Leads To Windows Refund Success linuxwrangler writes "By proceeding carefully, documenting everything, being persistent and keeping his cool, Steve Oualline was awarded a $199 refund for his ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (17013) Untitled New version of SharpReader supports the RSS 2.0 author element. From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (17012) Untitled Onfocus: "Several people have mentioned that it would be nice to show the newest products in the Amazon RSS feeds rather than the top-selling products. There's a quick hack to make this happen." From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (17011) Memo to Spammers: I Surrender When she had to choose between blocking the constant deluge of junk mail or possibly missing another important correspondence or news tip, columnist Beth Cox decided it was time to throw in the towel on her own personal crusade against spam. From E-Commerce Guide on July 30, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (17010) IBM exec: 'Forces' at work against Linux A "set of forces" is attempting to derail Linux, a Big Blue exec tells conference-goers, hinting that Microsoft and SCO Group are among those responsible. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (17009) Labels win round in piracy crackdown A judge orders Sydney University to hand over computer back-up tapes to the record industry, removing for a now potent shield for students accused of file swapping. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (17008) Multimedia standard addresses rights The group designing a key multimedia standard finishes work on two digital rights management technologies intended to increase the standard's appeal to the recording industry and Hollywood. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (17007) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (17006) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (17005) eduBlogging in Yorkshire Nice site. Beware the detailed post-op pics. "Large globules of time: I have spent a lot of time thinking about weblogs in the last month. Why? I spent a week with 13-14 old students creating weblogs." Makes me wonder, is it really true? No more 13-14 year olds in my school year? From homoLudens III on July 30, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (17004) Untitled Disposable digicams. Chalk one up for cheap art and ubiquitous insta-media. From this week's edition of Michael Tchong's Trendsetter newsletter: This year, digital cameras (digicams) will outsell conventional cameras, 12.8 million to 12.1 million, excluding disposable, one-time-use cameras. That’s a big exclusion because sales of disposable cameras will reach 214 million t From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 30, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (17003) Untitled Enabling collaborative learning. Sebastian has found Martin Terre Blanche's wonderful blog. He quotes a good post on obstacles to collaborative learning. Students and lecturers are more familiar with a knowledge-transmission model of education and don't always understand wha From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 30, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (17002) Judge Disconnects Interior Dept., Again jeremycec writes "Evidently, nothing's been resolved since 2001, when this happened the first time. In these Memorandum Opinion and Preliminary Injunction ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (17001) ARM links with Chinese manufacturer From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (17000) AT&T teams with Covad to offer broadband The carrier partners with Covad and starts selling broadband access in New York state, the first of several markets nationwide in which it intends to sell high-speed Web service. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16999) Linksys adapters make a play for gamers The wireless networking company is targeting gaming enthusiasts with two new adapters designed to connect game consoles with each other and to the Internet. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16998) FTC warns about file trading, spyware The Federal Trade Commission issues a brief consumer warning about potential privacy concerns surrounding file-swapping software and spyware. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16997) Closed Open Source A pointer from Mike Sax led me to venture capitalist Tim Oren's weblog entry about open source software as a business model. Oren raises the case of MySQL's two-track licensing: a GPL license for open source developers, and a commercial license for those who want to write commercial, non-open source applications with it. The commercial license protects dev From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (16996) Closed Open Source A pointer from Mike Sax led me to venture capitalist Tim Oren's weblog entry about open source software as a business model. Oren raises the case of MySQL's two-track licensing: a GPL license for open source developers, and a commercial license for those who want to write commercial, non-open source applications with it. The commercial license protects dev From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on July 30, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (16995) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (16994) Referer log assault Only minutes ago I looked into my referer log of Seblogging and "was shocked into shame to discover..." (to borrow a line of a song from The Smiths) how I my dear site was hit severely by porn spammers. Of course, this has been happening occasionally (I think "Stephen Downes" reported similar problems only recently) but this time it is massive. I am talking about hits by the hundreds, pushing the f#§$%&s on top of my referer log. Anybody else suffering from this sudden assault? Hello Userland, how about a blocking mechanism for Manila referer logs? [From Seblogging News on July 30, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (16993) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (16992) The annual Pirelli Award is now seeking nomination ... The annual Pirelli Award is now seeking nominations for the 2004 award. Nominations are due by December 31, 2003. Pirelli (yes, the tire company) describes the prize as "the world's first Internet multimedia award aimed at the diffusion of scientific and technological culture worldwide". It even uses the headline, "Toward a Nobel Award for Scientific Communication". This year's prizes will total $100,000 Euros, or about US $115,000. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (16991) How to (NOT) create an RSS feed Stephen Downes has a post on how to create an RSS feed using a text editor. Here's a question- why would anyone in their right mind want to create an RSS feed from scratch? There's not even any reason specified for doing this. At least use a tool like this one which makes it easier. From Ed Tech Dev on July 30, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (16990) I want his camera. I want his ability. OK, then I want a print. Fantastic lightning photos from Bryan. From homoLudens III on July 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16989) Sun turns to Tech Data to answer mid-market prayers Xeon servers need homes From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16988) Solaris 9 For Dummies Spencerian writes with a review combining two things you might not expect in one volume: the "For Dummies" label and Sun Solaris. (Raise your hand if you've ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16987) ABIT's Secure IDE Motherboard Frank Caviggia writes "The Inquirer has a story about ABIT's spiffy new IC7-MAX3 motherboard. Apparently, this motherboard has a feature called 'Secure IDE,' ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16986) Lazy Girl's Guide to Budgeting Though we've still got five months before the end of the year, it's never too early (or late!) for financial resolutions, especially with handy articles like The Motley Fool's Lazy Girl's Guide to Budgeting. The Fool reports that, [H]alf of the 3,136 people surveyed said they do not always stay within their monthly budgets. And how many people even have budgets? Every time I mention to anyone I From megnut on July 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16985) From the New Yorker archives David Denby's got a review of Seabiscuit (the film) this week in the New Yorker, and the magazine's dug into its archives and pulled out a profile from 1937, "detail[ing] the busy life of Man o' War, from birth to stud." Of course, Man o' War is another famous racehorse and "Seabiscuit was a grandson of War Admiral's father, the legendary thoroughbred Man o' War." (Wait, does that mean that War Admiral is the Biscuit's uncle?) Anyway, here it is: --> From megnut on July 30, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16984) Sun revs up N1 with $66 million buyout A deal to acquire "provisioning" software start-up CenterRun could be a shot in the arm for Sun's utility computing effort. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16983) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (16982) Online High School Thomas Nixon, author of Bears' Guide to Earning High School Diplomas Nontraditionally advises prospective students on the benefits of doing a diploma online, what to look for and how to find it.... From Adult/Continuing Education on July 30, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (16981) Referer log assault Only minutes ago I looked into my referer log of Seblogging and "was shocked into shame to discover..." (to borrow a line of a song from The Smiths) how I my dear site was hit severely by porn spammers. Of course, this has been happening occasionally (I think "Stephen Downes" reported similar problems only recently) but this time it is massive. I am talking about hits by the hundreds, pushing the f#§$%&s on top of my referer log. Anybody else suffering from this sudden assault? Hello Userland, how about a blocking mechanism for Manila referer logs? [From Seblogging News on July 30, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (16980) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (16979) Freedom of the Press... "Sarah" points to Redpaper.com where everyone can be a reporter and sell their copy. Interesting that it's funded by Adobe, and that this is a for-profit venture. Still, the concept is interesting, but I'm not sure it beats a whole bunch of RSS feeds to free copy from people you know and trust... From weblogged News on July 30, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (16978) SOAP Usage Scenarios Working Group Note Published 30 July 2003: SOAP Version 1.2 Usage Scenarios has been published as a Working Group Note since the XML Protocol Working Group has completed work on it. This document was used to develop SOAP Version 1.2 and has served its purpose. Read about the Web Services Activity. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16977) DOM Level 3 Validation Is a W3C Candidate Recommendation 30 July 2003: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Validation Specification to Candidate Recommendation. The Document Object Model (DOM) allows programs and scripts to update the content and style of documents dynamically. This module of DOM3 ensures that documents remain or become valid. Comments are invited through 31 August. Read about the DOM Activity. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16976) Battle's budget "Oh, come on now," Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, the panel's top Democrat, told the witnesses. "Does anybody here at the table think we're going to be down below 100,000 forces in the next calendar year? Raise your hand, any one of you. You know it's going to be more than that. So you know at least it's going to be $2.5 billion a month." From homoLudens III on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16975) MCI denies national security 'compromised' Hires law firm for latest inquiry From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16974) Whitehall laptop theft prompts security concerns Man charged From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16973) I'm working for the FBI, claims accused hacker Disavowed From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16972) Deutsche Bank dismisses IT jobs report 'Speculative' From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16971) Exegesis 6 (Perl 6 Subroutines) Released chromatic writes "Perl.com has just published Damian Conway's Exegesis 6 which gives practical examples demonstrating how to use the new subroutine and method ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16970) Gay School Opens in NYC November 27 1978, Harvey Milk, a pioneering gay activist, is murdered in San Francisco City Hall. September 2003, America's first publicly1 run high school exclusively for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) students will open in New York City - called the Harvey Milk School. It has been a program running for two decades, but this news marks it's expansion into a proper stand-alone high school. However, the development has not come without controversy and criticism. From kuro5hin.org on July 30, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16969) Macromedia Contribute 2 I've been playing around with Macromedia Contribute 2, which is now available for MacOSX. It seems like an extremely useful utility for editing existing websites, but falls short for creating them. That's a reflection of the market they're looking at - newbies editing content (change a phone number on an intranet, update an image...). For that, it rocks quite nicely. I'm curious to see how/if it mangles a modern web page, since it seems to have some heavy table editing tools, but nothing for divs or css... I've been pointing it at a dummy page to see what it can... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on July 30, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16968) Graphics conference plays up interaction Immersive technologies that let people express ideas or input data through ordinary physical actions are one of the dominant themes at the Siggraph computer graphics conference. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16967) Tech agency ups chip speed on two fronts NIST, the federal government's standards arm, advances a technology for bettering optical resolution and a standard for measuring elements in silicon composites. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16966) Apple to sell Macs at Best Buy The computer maker plans to start selling its Macintosh computers at certain Best Buy locations, CNET News.com has learned. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16965) Disposable DVDs DVD's Meant for Buying but Not for Keeping. The Walt Disney Company's home video division plans to test market a DVD that never needs to be returned because it stops working after a fixed period of time. By Eric A. Taub. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Two groups that will hate this--video rental stores and environmentalists. Another form of throwaway culture is all we need--the DVDs should From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16964) revisionist history I see Mark Pilgrim has started including a revision history for each post on his weblog. This is an interesting feature, especially if you've got a group weblog or a blog tracking the status of several issues--you can bookmark the permalink of the entry, and watch that specifically, rather than going through the whole reverse-calendar order of the site to find updates. Very cool. From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16963) Trackback Tracking The Trackback Development Movable Type weblog reports the trackback capability in Manila. I'm still trying to verify that it works in Radio. From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16962) That'll do, Steve. Judge satisfied on Microsoft antitrust compliance. CNET Jul 24 2003 12:22PM ET [Moreover - CNET] Microsoft cuts the entry fee for looking at its server protocol hooks from $100,000 to $50,000. Well, at least we all know which IP ports those protocols use, based on the security problems reported last week. Maybe Microsoft should just issue the protocols as a vulnerability report and get From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16961) Wormholes for Web Applications I've talked a couple of times recently to a company called Netli. If you haven't heard of them, or their NetLightning service...well, you just did. And you're bound to hear more about them, or folks who try to copy what they're doing--building a network of what amounts to performance wormholes for Internet applications. The concept is pretty straightforward: by building a set of access points across the globe connected by a From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16960) A new grind Over on Sun's Java.net "weblogs" (talk about embracing and extending), Richard Gabriel talks about a recent visit to Sun by Larry Lessig and the "three bears" of intellectual property as they relate to Java...or as Gabriel refers to it, "a fictional...language called *a*a." Lessig suggested that the laws of intellectual property would force "*a*a" to one of two extremes--either open source, where its reach could be greatly From Sean Gallagher: buzzword-compliant on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16958) Untitled Can you believe $1.2 billion worth of scrapbooks were sold last year? From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16957) Bad news for sickos J.D. Lasica reports that the "Bambi hunting" story broadcast by a Las Vegas TV news program was a hoax. No paintballing naked women. Sorry. From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16956) Untitled China Fireworks Factory Blast Kills 29 [AP World News] Yes, gunpowder can spontaneously combust. Just ask anyone who was aboard the USS Iowa. But I doubt "hot weather" alone caused the explosion. From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16955) Lesspectations Consumer Confidence Suffers Surprise Drop. Consumers, nervous about rising unemployment, lost confidence in their economic prospects in July, resulting in a sharp, unexpected drop in sentiment. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Business] Well, duh. Why this was "unexpected" is beyond me. Here, we've had the economy running on purely consumer spending and house buying for the p From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16952) People need not apply (here at least) In today's Times: Demand Rises, but Will U.S. Manufacturing Rebound?. Prices of industrial commodities are rising swiftly, but U.S. manufacturing jobs are still on the decline. By Jonathan Fuerbringer. [New York Times: Business] The answer to the question is: U.S. manufacturing may rebound, but there won't be many jobs created in the process. With even high-skill jobs being move From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on July 30, 2003 at 1:58 p.m.. (16951) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 1:57 p.m.. (16950) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 1:53 p.m.. (16949) Chicago Tribune Notices Women Are Blogging Welcome to their Worlds: Female bloggers Build Strong Presence on the Internet "Men tend to use the filter format for their often political Weblogs, whereas women lean toward journals about 'day-to-day stuff,' or traditionally female topics such as cooking, knitting or motherhood, Blood said. However, she quickly pointed out that many female bloggers like herself and Meg Hourihan (ww From The Shifted Librarian on July 30, 2003 at 1:51 p.m.. (16948) Untitled This how-to article by Stephen Downes provides a practical introduction to RSS. I plan to use the article in workshops with instructors. JH ______ How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer. The ultimate low-tech guide to creating your own RSS feed. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, July 29, 2003 [Refer][ From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on July 30, 2003 at 1:51 p.m.. (16947) Zora's list Yesterday's Scripting News points to a Christopher Lydon interview with Steve Kinzer, a New York Times correspondent. When I used to live in Boston, I often heard Lydon on WBUR's The Connection; it's a real treat to ca From Jon's Radio on July 30, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (16946) EMC bulks up Symmetrix Size matters From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (16945) IBM whacks lone iSCSI box What's an SMB to do? From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (16944) Software Archaeology Plug1 writes "Salon (day pass needed) has an article about preserving software for historical purposes. It discusses source code archiving, and the effect the ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (16943) Searching, Metadata, and the Semantic Web Tim Bray has another excellent post on searching. This time he's talking about metadata. How to collect it. What some limitations of collection are. Etc. We've seen the same limitations he lists for "hand collected metadata" - metadata that's manually entered by users. If you give them too many fields (like, say, maybe IMS LOM?) they just won't do it. Or, even worse, they'll do a crappy job. Even CanCore isn't small enough to be done efficiently and effectively. Heck, even DublinCore is too big for most users to regularly enter all fields completely. I'm gues From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on July 30, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16942) Tech Jobs Will Continue to Move Overseas By the end of 2004, one out of every 10 jobs with U.S.-based IT vendors and IT service providers will move to emerging markets, as will one out of every 20 IT jobs within user enterprises. From CyberAtlas on July 30, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16941) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (16940) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16939) Terror 'Market' Not Totally Idiotic It's tempting to launch pure ridicule at the U.S. government scheme, made loudly public Monday but canceled a day later,... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 30, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16938) My Mac: A Slow-Motion Train Wreck I'm getting closer to a total software reinstallation on my five-month-old Mac Powerbook, which annoys me no end. One application... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 30, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16937) Linux Journal Interview With Brian Kernighan pndiku writes "Linux Journal has an interesting interview with Brian Kernighan where he talks about AWK, AMPL and how he had nothing to do with the creation of ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16936) Untitled 6/11/00: "One day the trend may be trend-free." From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16935) Untitled WSJ: "Most people want to be up on the latest trends." From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16934) Feds May Ask, But Denver Library Won't Tell Denver Post: If a federal agent asks a Boulder librarian for a list of all the books checked out by John Q. Public in the last month, the answer will be 'Records? What records?' [...] Before the decision was made to delete the information after books are returned, all files would be kept for weeks or even months. Under the Patriot Act, libraries would have to make those records available to federal agents. That possibility, Hudson From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16933) Search Powers Online Ad Revival Thanks to meteoric growth in paid listings and a revival of interest in traditional Internet ads, the researcher forecasts a $14.8 billion online ad industry in 2008. From CyberAtlas on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16932) SEC asks AOL for subscriber documents A report says that the Securities and Exchange Commission has requested documents from America Online related to its controversial bulk-subscription program. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16931) Study: Paid search to boost ad dollars A jump in paid search listings will drive online advertising sales in 2003, according to findings released by Jupiter Research. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16930) IBM Opteron server gets down to work IBM on Wednesday officially launched its eServer 325, based on the AMD Opteron chip, and unveiled a customer win that will put the machine to use for science From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16929) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (16928) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (16927) The University of New Zealand has released a revis ... The University of New Zealand has released a revised version of its Preservation Metadata Schema. This schema supplements the original edition of the standard, released last November, and a shema for resource discovery metadata, released in October 2000. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (16926) VoIP: Threat or Danger? The FBI apparently wants to be able to wire tap Internet phone calls by bugging ISPs. But, because phone call bits look just like every other type of bit, this would enable — or require — the FBI to tap all the Internet packets going to or from a particular tappee.... From Joho the Blog on July 30, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (16925) The marriage of SQL and XML A major shift in the style of enterprise data management is under way, and there are huge architectural issues yet to be resolved. Oracle, not surprisingly, wants you to store everything in a centralized hybrid DBMS. IBM says it would rather enable you to federate data across a range of sources. Each strategy has merit, and most enterprises will wind up pursuing both -- in different ways, for various reasons. Despite these differences, we are witnessing a sacred union. SQL and XML have been pronounced man and wife, and the honeymoon has begun. [Full story at --> From Jon's Radio on July 30, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16924) Pirate Naked Chef book goes wild on Web Lots of pix, some recipes, looks almost real... From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16923) Open Standards for Cell Phone Components PoisonousPhat writes "STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Nokia and ARM have formed the Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance (MIPI), who seek to ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16922) Untitled Thanks to Jenny for the link to How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer by Stephen Downes. I linked it into the howtos section in the directory. From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16921) Bluefish on the grill Today's NY Times has an article about Chris Schlesinger (from the East Coast Grill in Cambridge MA) grilling a delicious-sounding dinner of chourico, cherrystones, and bluefish: A Perfect Change-Up With Bluefish, Sausage and Clams. "Everybody stresses recipes, but it doesn't work that way," he said, piling fresh logs onto glowing coals in the round fire pit he dug into his patio six years ago. "Technique is the whole deal." "Here' From megnut on July 30, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16920) Advertisers May Find Gay Dollars Online The majority of this affluent and loyal consumer market spends at least 25 hours online per week, and research shows they are among the earliest technology adopters. From CyberAtlas on July 30, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16919) EMC serves up double storage for business The data storage giant increases by twofold the storage capacity on its Symmtrix data storage system for business. From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16918) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (16917) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (16916) Semantic Web I like what Earl Mardle has to say about the Semantic Web.... From Joho the Blog on July 30, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16915) Listen to Small Pieces You can listen to tracks from the CD called "Small Pieces Loosely Joined" here. (Thanks to Michael O'Connor Clarke.) I've written to the composer, Vert, to see if it's just a coincidence...... From Joho the Blog on July 30, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16914) Wiki Wonderland Last week I heard an NPR segment with David Weinberger about Wikis, and to be honest, until then, I hadn't been able to wrap my brain around the concept in an educational sense. When I presented last week with "Sarah" on Weblogs as Journalism, we took a look at Wikipedia, and we started thinking about the possibilites of this "social software" as many are calling it in terms of reporting. When you think about it, it's a potentially great tool for community journalism, and From weblogged News on July 30, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16913) Video Games Rule, Dude Teenage Boys to Hollywood: 'Drop dead, We Have Our DVDs. Who Needs to Find 'Nemo' Anyway?' "For decades, movie executives could count on adolescent boys -- a key audience for summer fare -- spending a large percentage of their waking hours at the local cineplex, fueling the box office for movies such as 'Return of the Jedi' and 'Die Hard' with repeat visits. But as studios this summer report a drop in box office for From The Shifted Librarian on July 30, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16912) Montreal, here I come (back)   Looks like I'll be spending next week in Montreal. Following Eugene Eric Kim's timely advice I will attend the Extreme Markup conference. If you should know who I should really speak to while I'm there (for instance, wiki and weblog connaisseurs), please do leave a comment! From Seb's Open Research on July 30, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (16911) Phases of networking Rob describes a pattern of social insertion - first an orgy of discovery and furious networking, then a discernment phase where the finite capacity for close relationships operates a selection; and finally a consolidation phase. Sounds about right. I think some people have a heavier churn rate for their inside network, while others form a much more stable net. I wonder if that affects their ability to innovate and adapt. Tired of blogging? --> From Seb's Open Research on July 30, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (16910) Untitled Fred Thompson. "After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." [Quotes of the Day] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 30, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (16909) Nortel in network security product blitz 'Security in the DNA' From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16908) UMC toasts much improved Q2 Sales, income - they're all up From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16907) The Not-Quite-Human Rights Movement An anonymous reader writes "Yale University hosted a conference on transhumanism which organizers say served to coalesce transhumanism from a subculture to a ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16906) Untitled Today's piece is getting some great newbie questions so I started a FAQ page. From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16905) Investing in Terror The Pentagon has announced a program called the Policy Analysis Market that would allow investors to attempt to predict assassinations and terrorist attacks in the Middle East. The goal is for intelligence data to be discovered through the machinations of a stock market like system, where accurate predictions would lead to profit. From kuro5hin.org on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16904) Best fucking legal document on the internet From one of the better blogs comes word of the most amusing legal document you'll ever read, chosen by The Smoking Gun as the best legal document of the year for 2003. From kuro5hin.org on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16903) Undo! Rename! Chris Heathcote comes up with a gem of an OS feature: ...the lazy way to stop this would be for each app to add an "are you sure you want to quit?" dialogue box - but more often than not,... From Ben Hammersley.com on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16902) PDF geekery Authors take note. Do not mess with the PDF geeks. Fear the PDF geeks. Really. Fear them. (via the everwatchful Prandial)... From Ben Hammersley.com on July 30, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16901) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (16900) Untitled Linksys and the GPL A while back there was a big stink when people started noticing that Linksys was using GPL'ed code in their WRT54G wireless access point. After much noise was made, the company put up some code and all's good... or is it? Rob Flickenger examined the code and found no difference between the original projects and what Linksys put up on its GPL Code Center. You can imagine my disappointment when I r From Corante: Open Source on July 30, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (16899) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (16898) How to Make Your Own RSS Feed How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer. The ultimate low-tech guide to creating your own RSS feed. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, July 29, 2003 [OLDaily, via Seb's Open Research] Why should you care? Because you can be --> From The Shifted Librarian on July 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16897) Metadata for mortals Metadata, Mark II - excellent article on metadata. [GeoURL via Puzzlepieces] Excellent indeed! The first two pages give clueful background information on metadata and why it has trouble picking up steam. The rest of the article focuses on specific metadata standards, and the author had the good sense to choose to talk a From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 30, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16896) Oftel admits Komtel banning order now invalid You couldn't make it up From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16895) Sony details PlayStation Portable specs. Smart CPU, graphics and copy-protection From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16894) Court of Appeal rejects Storage Computer HDS appeal Not Patently Obvious From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16893) Eidos reverses profit warning Despite rumblings from the Core From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16892) Tiscali seeks resellers to flog broadband SME play From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16891) Sci-Fi Memorabilia To Ogle And / Or Buy bluegreenone writes "While I was nerding it up and looking for some original Battlestar Galactica insiqnias on Google I came across an enormous auction of ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16890) Untitled DaveNet: Rolling Stone supports RSS 2.0. From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16889) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (16888) Recognizing a Weblog by its Permalinks From Lockergnome, a posting from Mathew Thomas's mpt blog on how to recognize a blog by its permalinks. "Cruft in each URI is emphasized. Cruft is any part which is an artifact of the Weblogging software, meaningless to most humans, while decreasing usability by making the URI unnecessarily long." I didn't know what "Cruft" meant in techno jargon, so I did a quick --> From Edublog News on July 30, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (16887) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (16886) The cluetrain classroom? Rob Paterson reacts on yesterday's post on collaborative learning, telling a bit about his own experience teaching online at the University of Prince Edward Island. "With a class of 20 we get about a 1,000 posts in a 6 week half semester. Very soon we shift gears up from the abstract to how each of us can make a difference. We leave the world of the case studie From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 30, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (16885) Probably the best introduction to Really Simple Syndication. Seriously. How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer. The ultimate low-tech guide to creating your own RSS feed. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, July 29, 2003 [OLDaily] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 30, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (16884) Japan yens for RFID chips Circulation grabber From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16883) IBM pre- announces AMD Opteron 246 Pledges Opteron-based workstations too From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16882) Pentagon pulls Kill-An-Arab futures trading website 'Not worthy' From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16881) Save Money and Enjoy Life Hanging with the Homies From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16880) Untitled Adam Curry: "Can you name this rock superstar whose band sold millions of albums in the 70s, 80s and 90s?" From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16879) Untitled Python 2.3 is shipping. From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16878) Untitled Examples of the kind of stuff you'll get through the new feeds. Pictures of Bruce, in performance. Stars. And covers. Naked celebrity From CNET News.com on July 30, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (16876) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (16875) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (16874) Sinn Fein withdraws Sniper at Work t-shirt Sniper at Rest From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16873) 'Cautious optimism' for UK IT jobs recovery Patchy picture From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16872) Intel not guilty of securities fraud Court dismisses class action complaint From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16871) Hynix ready to mass produce DDR 500 First ever introduction of 256Mb parts From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16870) ATI rises on growing mobile market leadership Gets Goldman Sachs' thumbs-up From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16869) Single-channel Springdale coming next month Intel to pitch i848P at the mainstream From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16868) Untitled Mike Walsh: "I figure Chris and I probably could ask three questions apiece at each event before they throw us out." From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16867) Untitled After some coffee, and before the west coast wakes up, an RSS-related announcement. This time a major publication is coming on line with five new feeds. Stay tuned. From Scripting News on July 30, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16866) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (16865) Superb response to previous posting by Roy W. Smolens Jr. This current posting is a response from Roy Smolens Jr to my earlier post on this blog. It's so useful that I don't want it hidden in the discussion/response area of this blog. It uses a lot of the work done for this paper (pdf file), which is also extremely useful From Viral-learning.net on July 30, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. (16864) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (16863) Python 2.3 Python 2.3 final has been released, with many new modules and built-in methods. This page highlights the new features. You may want to install 2.3-specific versions of other popular modules for python too, such as the win32 extensions, wxpython, and pygame. From Ed Tech Dev on July 30, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (16862) Design Process - Just the Essentials Design Framework - Just the Essentials Gary Klein, naturalistic decision making expert and author of Intuition at Work and Sources of Power, suggests a three-step process to analyze cognit From elearningpost on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16861) Sony Gaming Handheld to Boast LAN A built-in wireless networking system will let users of the company's upcoming PSP game platform download game characters and go head-to-head with other players. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16860) I Think, Therefore I Communicate Researchers are creating devices that enable so-called 'locked in' individuals, who are unable to interact with the outside world, to accomplish simple tasks by tapping into their brain waves. By Lakshmi Sandhana. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16859) Publishing for the Little Folks The RedPaper is an experimental online information exchange that blends self-publishing with micropayments. An author's success depends on how popular poetry, police files and recipes are. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16858) Federal Data Searches on Hit List Sen. Ron Wyden continues to fight for privacy, this time introducing a bill to regulate federal agencies' use of commercial databases and outlaw government data mining. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16857) Solar Sail Plying Turbulent Seas The past and future of flying is currently on display at the Centennial of Flight show at Rockefeller Center. The most controversial item is the solar sail, which backers say will allow space travel without engines or fuel. Doubters say physics makes solar sailing impossible. Michelle Delio reports from New York. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16856) Startup Cash Crunch Eases Venture capital funding isn't dead. It's actually picking up a little. But for tech startups in dire need of cash, getting an influx of money remains a very difficult task. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16855) The Case for Terrorism Futures The Senate wasted no time in smacking down a proposal to create a futures market that would allow people to wager on the likelihood of terrorist strikes, but supporters of the idea say lawmakers may have missed the point. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16854) Bertelsmann exits Barnes and Noble online JV Trousers $164m - a loss From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16853) Tapwave charts Zodiac handheld release Not avoiding N-Gagement From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (16852) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (16851) How long does it take...before we understand re-use?   I just came across this: How Long Does it Take? Estimation Methods for Developing E-Learning. It seems strange that there's so little reference to re-use, and I'm not talking about "pure" learning objects. The base assumption here appears to be that every elearning project starts from the bottom From Viral-learning.net on July 30, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (16850) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 5:49 a.m.. (16849) Inode mein neuer ISP Endlich geschafft. Gratulation und Dank an die Firma Inode . Binnen kürzester Zeit wurde nach Entbündelung meine... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 30, 2003 at 5:47 a.m.. (16848) Bookham junks disruptive technology, disrupts 180 jobs Cash Burn Baby From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (16847) Yahoo Settles Patent Dispute theodp writes "NCR has settled the lawsuit it brought against Yahoo last December for infringing on 10 patents related to e-commerce technology. The case, ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (16846) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16845) Real-time, Synchronous Web conference on: accessibility and Usability From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16844) Locals getting higher education From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16843) College of Extended Studies Unveils Fall Line-Up From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16842) Web classes open doors for students From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16841) Defending Dropping Out of School From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16840) Ice Machines, Steamboats, and Education:Structural Change And Educational Technologies From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16839) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. (16838) TI, Nokia, ARM team up for common phone silicon It's good, it's open, it's er, ours From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16837) The Bell Micro tolls for $35m share offer For the pot From The Register on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16836) Mentors Needed to Empower Youth. The Gear Up Community Achievement Project is seeking mentors to work with students at four high schools in East San Jose. [PRWEB Jul 30, 2003] From PR Web on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16835) Quiz-Buddy for Palm OS Helps Students Of All Ages At Home And On The Go. Sierra Vista Software has released Quiz-Buddy 1.6 for Palm OS. Quiz-Buddy 1.6 is a vocabulary-building and a test-preparation tool that can be used for SAT, GRE, GMAT and other standardized tests, as well as for learning foreign languages. [PRWEB Jul 30, 2003] From PR Web on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16834) TetraData's EASE-e Data Analysis Suite helps Regional Education Service Centers in Connecticut address the challenges of NCLB TetraData Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement to provide the Alliance of Regional Education Service Centers (RESCs) in Connecticut with its EASE-e Data Analysis Suite of applications. TetraData will also construct a statewide data warehouse, and supply RESC staff with a full range of applications training to provide professional development to participating districts and staff. At last count, the agreement included 49 districts and over 140,000 students across Connecticut, with the possibility of more being added. [PRWEB Jul 30, 2003] From PR Web on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16833) DeWitt, Michigan - Premier Assistive Technology announces PREDICTOR PRO, the world's most powerful word prediction technology. Premier Assistive Technology, a world leader in assistive software for reading, announces the integration of its new Predictor Pro technology, now the world's most comprehensive word prediction software, into its existing product line including Scan and Read Pro and Talking Word Processor. [PRWEB Jul 30, 2003] From PR Web on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16832) E Education Network Selects Advisory Committee to Assist in Education Curriculum E Education Network Inc a subsidiary of Exus Global, Inc. (OTCBB: EXUS) today announced the formation of a Medical Advisory Committee to assist management in selecting content for its online courses. [PRWEB Jul 30, 2003] From PR Web on July 30, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16831) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16830) Pay Now, Learn Later From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16829) UCLA Selects CyberSource for Electronic Payments From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16828) Cincinnati Education Research Fiber Loop to Connect with Ohio's Third Frontier Network From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16827) World's largest astronomical CCD camera installed on Palomar Observatory telescope From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 30, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16826) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (16825) Technical Glitches Plague BuyMusic.com An anonymous reader submits: "Despite its much larger target market, BuyMusic.com does not seem to be the runaway success that Apple's iTunes Music Store was. ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16824) Feeling Squeezed, Columbia Is Amassing Land for a New Campus Columbia University, long starved for land at its campus in Morningside Heights, is buying up a 17-acre swath in West Harlem for its first major expansion in 75 years. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16823) Senators Offer Alternatives to House Idea on Head Start Neither of the two separate Senate proposals for revising Head Start adopts the most controversial change in the House version: letting eight states take over the program. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16822) Museums Defend Fudge Factor The American Museum of Natural History's "Chocolate" exhibit and related products sold in the gift shop have caused some parents concern. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16821) Painting a Portrait of Black Experience in the Bronx Fordham professors, in partnership with the Bronx Historical Society, have set out to document the history of people of African descent in the Bronx. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16820) Mitchell Scholars Delve Into Irish Culture, Too Named in honor of former Senator George J. Mitchell for his role in the Northern Irish peace process, the scholarship aims to foster an appreciation for Ireland. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16819) New York and Houston Lead Urban School Districts in Study In a national test of reading and writing to compare students in a half-dozen of the largest urban school districts, fourth graders in New York and Houston led. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16818) Rigidity in Florida and the Results According to the new state rules on retention championed by Gov. Jeb Bush, standardized tests, not the principal or the teacher, decide whether a child gets promoted to the next grade. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16817) Basic Skills Forcing Cuts in Art Classes Under pressure to find time for the extra English and math classes required by the Education Department, New York City's junior high schools are slashing electives. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16816) Politics and Economics Join in University Crisis Steep budget cuts faced by the University of Massachusetts are overshadowed by the spectacle of the university's president being questioned by Congress. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16815) House Leaders Delay AmeriCorps Action Facing a majority of House members in favor of emergency spending for AmeriCorps, House Republican leaders decided to put off a floor confrontation. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16814) Sleepover Camps That Redefine Notions of 'Away' A growing number of sleepaway camps are tinkering with the traditional model to accommodate the changing needs and expectations of campers and their families. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16813) Harold Lewis, Social Work Dean at Hunter College, Dies at 83 Harold Lewis was a longtime dean of the Hunter College School of Social Work who helped it gain national recognition. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16812) Bring on the Problems? It Must Be Math Camp Across the country, there are a handful of elite summer math programs for youngsters for whom there is no such thing as too much math. From New York Times: Education on July 30, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16811) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (16810) T To The S, Yiggity Yo Ya'll Exhausted DJ misses world record target:A hip-hop DJ has failed in his bid to set a world record for the longest continuous DJ marathon. He gave up after 70 hours of spinning records due to exhaustion, according to staff at... From Tim Swanson on July 30, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (16809) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (16808) RIAA Apparently Willing to Cut Off Its Nose Subpoenas Sent to File-Sharers Prompt Anger and Remorse "The Recording Industry Association of America has obtained close to 1,000 such subpoenas over the last four weeks to more than a dozen Internet service providers, including Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, and several universities, including Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, demanding the names of file swappers. Most Internet providers are notifying the unlucky subscribers by m From The Shifted Librarian on July 30, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (16807) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (16806) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (16805) Circulating eBooks to PDAs in France Landowski Library Lends Life to eBooks "Since May 2003, Landowski library in Boulogne-Billancourt has been running an experiment in lending eBooks for PDAs, Smartphones and Tablet PCs. The publishing company Mobipocket is the partner for this 12-month-long test which enables any registered reader of the library equipped with a compatible device to load various selected eBooks from an infra-red station located in the lib From The Shifted Librarian on July 30, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (16804) Blog time + blog space = BIG difference Trying to track down my references to Chinese bloggers who've adopted the new eBN China badge, Issac got a bit lost. Who posted it and when and where? Finally, he collapsed with the phrase above: "Suddenly, I realized that blog time and blog space were really From homoLudens III on July 30, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (16803) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 12:49 a.m.. (16802) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 30, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (16801) Back Online We're back from vacation, and yes I'm having trouble adjusting back to the real world because it was so wonderful. When we returned home, we found some water in the basement due to flash floods on Sunday, so we've been dealing with the fallout from that. However, I have put this in perspective and I am lighting candles in thanks that the homecoming was not as bad as last year's. So far, no computers or electronic equipment have died, hallelujah, so I guess I'm no longer the dig From The Shifted Librarian on July 30, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (16800) Strategy+Business: How to Win the Information Battle -- Lessons from a Modern War Strategy+Business: How to Win the Information Battle -- Lessons from a Modern War "Perhaps the most important lesson from the Iraq war is that managing real-time communications is as important as managing real-time processes. Communication is moving from being a peripheral, specialist responsibility to being an essential and integral element of corporate leadership. No matter the organization -- government, business, nonprofit -- the roles of professional communicators who lead communic From elearningpost on July 30, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (16799) Let's talk after the conference Quote: "After I grudgingly acknowledged that I hadn't heard anything particularly unique from the speakers, we started talking about why people go to conferences. Be honest. You seldom go to hear the speakers. You go because of the other people who are going to be there..." [Serious Instructional Technology] David has been wrestling with the conference angel for a few posts now. We're doing the same thing at eBN. Terry Elliot had some idea about using --> From homoLudens III on July 30, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (16798) Hardly Anyone Cares About Computer Voting Problems Avidwriter writes "It's a sad thought that Roblimo explores in a NewsForge article about computer voting fraud and how you'd think all honest politicians would ... From Slashdot on July 30, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (16797) The Daily Cartoon for July 30 Today's Daily Cartoon From Ben Hammersley.com on July 30, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (16796) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (16795) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (16794) Sharp Zaurus SL-C750 (P)reviewed Bill Kendrick writes "Dynamism loaned the Japan-only "C750" clamshell model Zaurus Linux PDA to the folks over at BargainPDA.com, and they've put up a ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (16793) Untitled Manila beta feature, see a whole month of posts in the archive, or if you're really brave, a whole year. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (16792) Untitled Matthew Thomas: How to recognize a Weblog tool by its permalinks. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (16791) Untitled Chris Lydon interviews Steve Kinzer of the NY Times. "It is not far-fetched," he concludes, "to draw a line from Operation Ajaz through the Shah's repressive regime and the Islamic Revolution to the fireballs that engulfed the World Trade Center in New York." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (16790) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]