Edu_RSS ~ October 6, 2003

Most recent update: October 6, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (30568) Linkblog as eduTool Sebastien Paquet brought my attention to the concept of a linkblog with this entry. Reading this, I found that many are doing it - creating separate weblogs for entries of links that the author finds interesting/important to maintain, but doesn't necessarily want to promote to the fore of their main weblog. This takes the place of the "linkdumps" we've seen in the past. I've been using something like this for courses I teach by maintaining a separa From carvingCode on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (30567) McLaughlin Defends Site Finder As 'Innovation' simeonbeta2 writes "Mark McLaughlin, Senior VP at Verisign, has an editorial up on news.com. McLaughlin casts the debate over sitefinder in terms of ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (30566) Security worries prompt P2P upgrade Earthstation 5 releases a new version of its software, minus a feature that one programmer says could let attackers delete files. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (30565) Software makers promise smoother activation Companies mull the lessons learned from consumer protests over the early usage of antipiracy technology in software, in particular in Intuit's tax software. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (30564) Blog, RSS I'm doing RSS by hand, blogging on my Speakeasy account, until I have automatic systems to do so for me. From Lion's Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30563) A Programming Language is a User Interface Considering Programming Languages to be User Interfaces to the Compiler. Speculation on a visual programming language, producing intermediary data for the compiler. From Lion's Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30562) Documenting wxPython Having set out to learn GUI programming, I find myself working on the wxPython documentation. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30561) Game Developers Meetup Experience Attending gamedev.meetup.com, and meeting 2 Brians. A new possibility opens up: Game testing job at Nintendo? From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30560) What I'sve Been Up To Birthday party, Documenting, Reflecting. Some work. Blogs I'm reading. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30559) GeoURL Stalking Contemplating making meaningful sites progressively closer to a GeoURL target. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30558) Seattle Python Meeting: August 2003 People think I'm weird. Brought up Visual Language, Brian Dorsey asked about notebook system. Learned amazing Python things: DocXMLRPCServer and the easy to use "Future" threading API. Had an AWESOME time. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30557) Instant Projecting Like Instant Messaging, for projects. Then you can search across everyone's tiny little projects, to see how people really use a particular class. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30556) Software Bus Architecture Programming Glimpse into a software bus architecture I'm working on. Gradually constructing a language from Python. Neat new CSS code blocks! Let's make a reg-ex-like language for building UIs? From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30555) Visual Language Software Nifty concept mapping software. Wishlist: GraphViz integration into MoinMoin wiki. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30554) New Contract, Zope for GUIs, Seattle XP Meetings New game testing work at Nintendo. Joseph Wright introduces Zope, and I think of GUI development. Brian Dorsey reveals the secret of the Seattle XP group: It's mailing list. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30553) Intelligence Speaking up. The Holographic Group Mind. The Absurdity of IQ. Constructing Intelligence. The Unique Decades. Modern Intelligence Problems. The Notebook System. What the Notebook System Taught Me. Implications for Wiki. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30552) Visual Programming Languages > Bus Architecture Bus Architecture is just a special case of event linking Visual Programming Languages. Thus, we should work on visual programming languages. Thus, we should work on visual canvas UI code and visualization APIs. Programming in the future will use a collection of visual programming UIs. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30551) Business Idea: Free Texting Free mobile texting. Piggyback over free public wireless. Use some guy's email to distribute to other free public wireless networks. Pay for the device, not the wireless access. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30550) Documentation, Nintendo Going to work at Nintendo- yay! 95% of Programming Pain is Poor Documentation. Documentation that gets you running ASAP. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30549) Dou! Lion: Leave Sunir alone! You have neat-o wxGlade documents to look forward to! From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30548) Cheat Sheets wxPython XRC cheat sheets are OUT! I helped Jim move a family yesterday. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30547) It's Friday! Aggregators need categorizing, so I can stay up-to-the-minute on some things, and let others fall to Sunday morning, or whatever. Academic Currency. Blogs/Wikis provide trust for business. Students reject high priced textbooks, just want to use the web. Are schools next? Games have firmly established their toehold as a critical item in education and society; Mainstreaming is just a couple years away. A MATRIX-STYLE BUNRAKU PING PONG MATCH, which is MANDATORY VIEWING. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30546) Mission: DNS Finally setting up my DNS. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30545) Simple DNS I am a simple man, of moderate means... From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30544) Virtual Hosting & Assorted Projects DNS is up. Now virtual hosting remains. Updated Meatball, wxPython wikis. Setting up new blog, wikis. Learning from FloatCanvas to make wxPython graphical components system. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30543) Apache, Visualization. Metadata, AI, and Awareness I'll read Apache book tomorrow. Work on layered component visualization system. Ruminitions: Semantic Web Metadata may be the training data for future AIs. A possible simple domain-specific AI architecture. Awareness, dreaming across worlds. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30542) Blog Raising! Virtual hosting working! Picking a blog: NewsBruiser, GreyMatter, or MovableType? From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30541) Weekend Activites Wrap-Up Good weekend. Wrote wxPython visiaulization gode. Installed MoinMoin. Dinner at Veronica's. Saw Good Will Hunting. (Eh.) Didn't email you, sorry. Didn't get new new blog system online. And: I will never install Straw. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30540) Big Wikis Must Die Big wikis are the norm. Analysis of a way to divide the Apache wiki. Advantages of dividing wikis. The WikiNodes project. Pregnant wikis, Umbrella wikis. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30539) Big Wikis Must Die Khavi Collective's great Ambient Techno. From Lion'apos;s Den on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (30538) Open Access for Cable? This seems pretty huge if it sticks. For more, see this post of mine and The End of E2E. From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 6, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (30537) 9th Circuit Overturns FCC's Cable Modem Decision Decaffeinated Jedi writes "According to this Washington Post article, a federal appeals court in California has overturned a Federal Communications Commission ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (30536) Untitled Esther Dyson and Elizabeth Spiers on BloggerCon politics. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (30535) Technology! Can you code? No, not another contest -- see Can you remix? (results soon) and GET CREATIVE! (you still have time) -- but artists can't have all the fun. If you can code, we want you to check out our technology challenges section. GUI developer to Semantic Web pioneer, we have a task for you -- help build Creative Commons' vision of some rights reserved into today's software and the infrastructure of th From Creative Commons: weblog on October 6, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (30534) Microsoft drops LookSmart search tool The software giant is ending its deal to use LookSmart's listings on its MSN pages, as it gets ready to make a big Web search technology push of its own. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (30533) Fujitsu, Siemens team up for IT services The companies announce a pact in which Siemens Business Services will support Fujitsu customers in North America and Europe, while Fujitsu will help Siemens in the Asia Pacific region. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (30532) Nokia debuts cell phone gaming device The handheld game player is also a cell phone, but live, head-to-head action only takes place for now using a Bluetooth wireless connection, which has a range of just a few feet. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (30531) Day the music died at MP3.com The domain remains the same From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (30530) Viruses and Market Dominance - Myth or Fact? rocketjam writes "An article at The Register, authored by Scott Granneman of SecurityFocus, examines the conventional wisdom that if Linux or Mac OS X were as ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (30529) Software Fashion fedor writes "Software fashions come and go, but they always claim a few victims on the way. Where there's fashion, you'll find that rather weak willed person ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (30528) Untitled Hal Roberts on the BloggerCon webcast archive. He needs help with Day 1 morning, esp if you have audio. Thanks! From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (30527) Untitled BloggerCon essay: NY Times and Weblogs. Draft. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (30526) Comment Rating Changes It's been pretty clear for a while that the comment ratings system isn't entirely working the way we'd intended it to. I know some of you have the impression that I'm the type to say "It's perfect! There is nothing wrong! You are a scurrilous troll for suggesting there might be!" but that's actually not true. I just don't usually change things unless I think I've got something better to change it to, and for a long time, I didn't have much in the way of good ideas for what to do. I think I've finally come up with some changes that might do mor From kuro5hin.org on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (30525) Microsoft shakes up partner program The software maker is revamping the way it shares the wealth among its allies in a drive to reward expertise, not just volume, and so boost sales to small and midsized businesses. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (30524) Ex-Viewsonic employee pleads guilty to hack A former network administrator for computer-monitor maker pleads guilty to illegally accessing a company server and deleting critical data two weeks after the firm had fired him. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (30523) Court rejects FCC cable ruling A federal appeals court rejects the Federal Communications Commission's opinion that cable broadband services should not be regulated like phone companies. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (30522) Sharp tunes in its desktop displays The company announces a pair of flat-screen monitors with television capabilities and also unveils a new notebook computer. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (30521) PubMed Central PubMed Centralhttp://pubmedcentral.com/PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature. Access to PMC is free and unrestricted. Learn more about how publishers can participate in PMC. Also, read about how NLM is scanning the back issues of PMC journals and making these digitized copies available in PMC. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 6, 2003 at 7:52 p.m.. (30520) Back run project from PubMed Central In May 2003 PubMed Central launched a major initiative to scan and provide free online access to the back issues of 21 biomedical journals. NLM will pick up the tab, including the cost of OCR on the scanned images to support full-text searching. Note that I'm not calling this open access. Here's a statement from the project web site: "A participating journal gives NLM permanent rights to archive the scanned material and make it fr From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (30519) News and Notes on CLs 1. Ernest has an interesting post about what is essentially another CL gaming technique. Frankly, I'm not really convinced that this is a huge problem. A couple of points: First, I don't see why the bmp/wav wouldn't be compensable. If someone (1) downloads something that's been converted using baudio, (2) the resulting sound is copyrightable, and (3) the user actually listens to the crackly noise, then that seems compensable. I think it's jumping the gun From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 6, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. (30518) Untitled BloggerCon essay: Notes from the Host. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (30517) Many give the slip to VeriSign's 'SiteFinder' As legal and political challenges to the domain name redirector mount, Chinese and other overseas network operators take technical steps to bypass the controversial service. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (30516) Chipmakers chart changes A bid by Rambus to collect royalties clears a major roadblock thanks to a Supreme Court decision. Motorola, meanwhile, says its chip unit will fare better as an independent company. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (30515) Rambus to continue royalty quest after ruling The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Infineon Technologies' appeal against the memory chip maker, clearing the way for Rambus to prove that memory makers are violating its patents. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (30514) Charter files suit against RIAA The cable company files a lawsuit in an effort to bar the recording industry from obtaining the identities of its cable customers that have allegedly traded songs illegally online. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (30513) Netscreen locks up secure-network deal The security device maker announces an agreement to buy Neoteris, a leader in the fast-growing market for virtual private networks based on secure sockets layer technology. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (30512) Neues vom e-Learning-Markt Nachdem ich in den letzten Tagen ca. 730 km auf dem Rad zugebracht habe und die Muskeln erst langsam wieder entspannen, kurz einige erste e-Learning Fundstücke: Die Termine Wer einen kompetenten Ãœberblick über Veranstaltungen zum Thema sucht, ist beim aktuellen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 6, 2003 at 6:52 p.m.. (30511) The Tweezer's Edge has moved!! The Tweezer's Edge has outgrown its free space on Earthlink and has been migrated to a new domain hosted by LiveRack. Please update your bookmarks, links, RSS feeds, etc., to reflect the new location: http://tweezersedge.com/ [The Tweezer's Edge 2] Comment:... From Radio on October 6, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (30510) Blog of a Math Teacher Blog of a Math Teacher is a new blog by brand new math teacher at the high school level. He write, " My main purpose in writing this blog was to give me a forum to reflect on my teaching experiences. That said, I should get some reflecting in." Our... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 6, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (30509) I Am A Teacher Blog I Am A Teacher Blog is a blog by a math teacher named, Eric Gjovaag, who teaches at Marysville Junior High School, outside of Seattle. "This blog is his journal of his experiences in his new job, sharing his successes, discoveries, and other random thoughts. " His most recent posts... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 6, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (30508) iSight, iChat AV 'expand horizons for deaf' The San Francisco Chronicle has an excellent article on how Apple's iSight video camera and iChat AV software are helping... From Digital Hub on October 6, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (30507) Outliner 1.0 A Plugin for Movable Type Release 1.0 October 6, 2003 http://www.cxliv.org/jayseae/outliner/ Copyright (c) 2003, Chad Everett dbd@cxliv.org, http://www.cxliv.org/jayseae/ The program is licensed under the Open Software License version 2.0 This Movable Type plugin allows you to process an OPML file and pull in the information contained within by using MT template tags. Installation: To install, place the Outliner.pl file in... From Don't Back Down on October 6, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (30506) News and Notes on DRM 1.  I want to briefly comment on the EFF's Trusted Computing report. Really, I have very little to add aside from thanks. It's a well-written, balanced discussion with affirmative policy recommendations - can't ask for much more than that. Read the whole thing, but pay close attention to this part of the DRM analysis: "[R]emote attestation is the linchpin of DRM policy enforcement. If a remote system lacks reliable knowledge of your softwa From A Copyfighter'apos;s Musings on October 6, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (30505) Chalkboard Meets Trapper Keeper "As edublogging takes a seat in the classroom, will it become an indispensable school supply or a costly, invasive pastime for the privileged?" Well...let's see. I know it doesn't have to be costly, and the news will be getting better and better on that front, I think. A pastime for the priveleged? Well...that one is still up in the air I suppose. As I said previously, BloggerCon did nothing to dispel that feeling. Now, if I could just figure out what the title of the article means. From weblogged News on October 6, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (30504) Oh, and By the Way... Can you believe it? From weblogged News on October 6, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (30503) Untitled SD GPS card from Pharos. Another new GPS receiver that fits onto an SD expansion card, this one from Pharos. No word yet on when it might actually hit stores or whether it'll work with both Pocket PCs and Palms. Read [Via PocketPCThoughts]... [Gizmodo] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (30502) Iraq goes GSM Wins for Kuwaiti, Egyptian bids From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (30501) HP puts Madison-powered workstation into pond Ecosystem on edge From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (30500) IBM Introduces 'Air Bags' For Laptop Hard Drives Ruger writes "Reported in PCWorld this morning, IBM has introduced a technology for their new laptop hard discs which has a similar concept to airbags in cars. ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (30499) How Do You Manage Requests in Your Organization? StormShadw asks: "How do you manage IT requests in your organization? There seems to be a lack of software solutions specifically designed to track requests. ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (30498) Untitled It's weird being in an American League city. Tonight the Red Sox have the chance to advance to play the Yankees for the American League championship. Does this mean anything? Hard to say. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (30497) Affiliate Programs 101 You've seen those small flashing banners on everything from news sites to search engines to personal blogs. Everywhere you click, it seems someone else is out there trying to get a little piece of the e-commerce pie. Affiliate programs are the ideal way to help make your Web site more profitable and something merchants everywhere should consider tapping into. From E-Commerce Guide on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30496) What's new News briefs from the world of education. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30495) Child's play: the easiest way into a foreign language Jody Mace once measured her children's grasp of foreign cultures by their vocabulary. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30494) From coach to arts booster Bill Skilling applied his coaching skills to build an arts center. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30493) Surveillance cameras: A teacher's aid or Big Brother in the corner? Schools increase use of surveillance to combat violence. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30492) Speed-selecting a college Students may give college web sites only seconds to catch their interest. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30491) The great escape Teachers are fleeing their jobs faster than ever before. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30490) Boingo lands $10 million in funding From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30489) EDS wins $40 million health deal From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30488) Innovation and the Internet VeriSign's Mark McLaughlin says the companyÂ’s Site Finder service fell victim to critics who used the banner of technology purity to hold back the Internet. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30487) Yahoo earnings hinging on search, advertising As the Web portal prepares for its third-quarter earnings report, set for Wednesday, analysts are expecting the company to continue its streak of solid growth. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30486) VeriSign says .com redirect isn't dead The company fires back at critics of its controversial--and temporarily suspended--domain-name redirect service, saying Net regulators shouldn't have forced it to shut down. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (30485) eRONA Der WWWorker testet hier seit 30.09.2003 wikimäßig die Funktionsfähigkeit von eRONA (easy RSS Online News Aggregator). Das Wiki gibt's schon... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (30484) STM data in the public domain The proceedings of the Symposium on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain (Washington, D.C., September 5-6, 2002) have now been published as a book from the National Academies Press. Like all books from the NAP, there is both a priced, printed version and a full-text, open-access version. From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (30483) JISC strategy open for comment JISC has put the first draft of its strategy online for public comment. JISC officials will discuss the comments at a November meeting and hope to release a final version by January 2004. Part of the strategy is a list of 30 policy objectives, of which #9 is "[t]o provide access to online resources (content) as broadly and widely as possible for all learners and researchers." Several of the other objectives are OA-related as well. From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (30482) Linkblogging - the why, and the how I hereby officially announce that the linkblogs are taking off [list via Peter]. I believe this is actually a significant development; it says something about the growth in the amount quality content on the web that we've been experiencing lately. While I wouldn't have started a linkblog a year ago when I knew of only about a dozen weblogs that interested me, I'm now seriously considering starting one myself (as is --> From Seb's Open Research on October 6, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (30481) Newest Audio CD DRM Proves Ineffective The Importance of writes "As noted previously, a couple of weeks ago BMG released a new CD by Anthony Hamilton that included DRM. Slashdot readers speculated ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (30480) Untitled Another mistake -- the Day 2 lunch break was way too short. I went for food about a block away and had to rush to get back, and I was late. Most of the 1:30PM sessions were sparsely attended at first, and then the rooms filled up again. One hour for lunch isn't enough if you have to go off-site. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (30479) Untitled Another thing I learned is that experienced conference-goers have a hard time adjusting to sessions without a distinction between "audience" and "speakers." In Day 2 sessions there were no speakers, no panel, no moderator, just a discussion leader, and "participants." The leader was to act as a router, to move the subject around, to have a sense of what was to be accomplished at the session, but to keep it non-hierarchic, and keep it non-boring. One of the first sessions on Day 2 was totally Comdex-style, I tried to help steer it back on course, but certain people had the idea that they were s From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (30478) Untitled We were concerned Day 2 would be overfull, or empty. It was neither, most of the rooms were filled to capacity, and all sessions had enough people to have a good discussion. How does stuff like that happen? I wish I knew! We were also concerned that the wrong kind of people would show for Day 2, but again, we worried without any need to. The people who came were inteligent interested bloggers who took notes, were happy to be there, they contributed, they listened. I don't think there were any hecklers or trolls. Somehow they got the message to stay home? Praise Murphy! From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (30477) Addiction koan The purpose of the question is to get stuck in your throat like a red-hot iron ball that you can neither spit out nor swallow. What do you do? (168 words) From dive into mark on October 6, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (30476) The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, September 2003 The spam volume has risen, thanks to the proliferation of unwanted political messages that are being cast across the Internet. From CyberAtlas on October 6, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (30475) Spotting hot spots with a cell phone The Wi-Fi Alliance announces an application that lets people with cell phones or other devices that use the Wireless Application Protocol wirelessly search for nearby hot spots. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (30474) ThinkPads put brakes on crashes From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (30473) Sammelklage Den Rechtsstreit hätte ich auch gerne geführt :-(... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (30472) Russisches Inkasso Von einer ganz speziellen Geschäftspraktik, säumige Kleinschuldner zur Zahlung der Rechnung zu bewegen, weiß der SPIEGEL zu berichten ...... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (30471) Unterschiede ... Philip hat auf der BloggerCon (vgl. LAWgical) die schlichte Frage nach dem Unterschied zwischen einer herkömmlichen Website und einem Weblog... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 4:53 p.m.. (30470) Bricklin Pix Dan Bricklin has posted lots of photos from BloggerCon.... From Joho the Blog on October 6, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (30469) Burden of (Learning Object) Dreams I would be remiss if I didn’t give a shout-out to Alan Levine’s recent posting Repository of (Learning Object) Dreams, in which he describes the process by which Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) has grown out its collection. The tactics reviewed... From Object Learning on October 6, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (30468) UK teenager accused of 'electronic sabotage' against US port Houston, we have a problem From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (30467) Will Vanderpool Make Linux More Popular? Digitaldonkey writes "New Scientist is reporting that Intel's forthcoming multi-core processor architecture, codenamed "Vanderpool", could undermine ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (30466) Untitled Most of the sessions worked well, but to be fair, a couple didn't (and maybe others, I wasn't everywhere on Day 2, it was impossible.) Vernica Downey wrote about her experience at the One Big Bof, which clearly was nothing like the description. We probably should have cancelled the session when only one person responded to our call for BOFs. We didn't, and it turned into vendor demos. We specifically disallowed vendor demos everywhere but the Infrast From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (30465) Untitled Lieberman and Edwards campaign in NH. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (30464) Symantec wins $10 million in CD Micro case From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (30463) Microsoft fixes broken patch The software giant releases a new patch for a security hole that had already been a conduit for attack by the Trojan-horse program dubbed QHosts. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (30462) CollabNet to collaborate with Eclipse From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (30461) Motorola To Spin Off Chip Division dafz1 writes "According to an article at CNET News, Motorola has announced they will create a new company from their Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS), which ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (30460) Datenbanken für Gerichte durch XML Ernie schreibt heute: "Rory Perry is working on a resource page to encourage courts to use weblogs and syndication technology... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 3:41 p.m.. (30459) More on deep linking Robert Berkman and Christopher Shumway, Copyright Issues Present Ongoing Dilemma: To Link or Not To Link?, Online Journalism Review, October 1, 2003. An excerpt from the authors' ethics textbook for online media professionals. It's useful at least for the many links to relevant literature and court cases. The only problem is that it presupposes readers who take the arguments against deep linking seriously. (PS: I'm not one of them. Every attempt to make deep linking look like copyright infringement strikes me as a From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 3:38 p.m.. (30458) SGI Compares Linux & System V Source Code mrgoatCEO writes "It seems SGI has finished up their test comparing SCO's Unix System V code and that of the Linux Kernel, according to ITWorld. SGI found that ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 3:35 p.m.. (30457) HP releases new Itanium workstation From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 3:33 p.m.. (30456) Qualcomm takes cell phone software to work The company's data-downloading software gets a boost from a Japanese firm, which plans to use it to launch a corporate e-mail service. It'll be a first trip behind the corporate firewall for BREW. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 3:33 p.m.. (30455) A few of these blogging/education/privacy threads ... A few of these blogging/education/privacy threads seemed to get intertwined on the weekend. Butterfly Gemini talks about her personal nightmare when she discovered that a student had made threatening comments in her LiveJournal:"So on a whim one evening, I searched for the city in which those students resided. It was not that difficult to ascertain to whom a number of the journals belonged, despite their entire full name not appearing on their Info pages. Oftentimes, though, they woul From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 6, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (30454) I followed a link from Michelle Lamberson's site t ... I followed a link from Michelle Lamberson's site to an overview of an initiative to use more e-Portfolios at UBC. The document covers many of the benefits of using online portfolios, particularly focusing on the reflection involved in selecting and commenting on your own work."This reflective process gives people a chance to learn more about themselves and their abilities. As the students evaluate each artifact and decide whether it sho From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 6, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (30453) The always-insightful Robert Paterson left a good ... The always-insightful Robert Paterson left a good questioning response to my last post about privacy and responsibility: "Why would the teacher ask her students to get a blog - they are free at that level - now the school is not on the hook. The teacher then gives good blogging lessons?" This is probably the way to go, but I don't know if it's watertight. Let's say the English teacher gets everyone in the class to sign up for a From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 6, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (30452) Games are better educators than we thinkThis thoug ... Games are better educators than we thinkThis thoughtful article is full of good ideas and interesting connections, showing relationships between e-learning, games, literature and historical accuracy. It doesn't have all the answers, but asks good questions and points the way to the sweet spot between educational and entertaining. "The fact that they generally teach us about fictional worlds or nonacademic issues is secondary to the fact that history, literature, geography, art, and pretty much anything else can be taught e From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 6, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (30451) Anbieterkennung zulässig? Sind kostenpflichtige Mehrwertdienste-Rufnummern im Rahmen der Anbieterkennung gemäß § 6 TDG zulässig? Gravenreuth und Kleinjung widmen sich in einem Beitrag... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (30450) Libraries' Consortium Conundrum From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (30449) Information Industry--CSA Source: NFAIS Cambridg... From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (30448) We've moved Just an update to make sure any of you tuning in by RSS haven't missed the news - Many-to-Many has switched to Moveable Type and added several new features. To check them out and pick up our new RSS fees please visit: http://www.corante.com/many. Thanks! From Corante: Social Software on October 6, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (30447) VeriSign's Arrogant Excuses for Tinkering with the Net I'm on a conference call with VeriSign, which controls the .com and .net databases and was using its control to... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 6, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (30446) Some conclusions Quote: "As communities of practice provide a social mechanism to situate conversations, individual learning, and collective efforts, they also provide special challenges for software developers. Workshops play an important role in the life of communities and our attempt to develop a workshop that incorporates some of the powerful features of a community of practice suggests how to push the inherent limitations of a workshop in creative ways." Comment: Via this conversation at elearnspace. From Serious Instructional Technology on October 6, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (30445) SCO can ditch its Benelux distie 30 days notice for 30 years business From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (30444) Belgacom: minority shareholders eye windfall Float plans From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (30443) Managing Linux Systems With Webmin honestpuck writes "Webmin is a pretty neat tool for administering a server using a GUI, particularly remotely. Managing Linux Systems with Webmin, written by ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (30442) Untitled Betsy Devine: "You can fall off a bike by leaning too far to one side or the other, but to get somewhere you have to forget about falling and pedal like hell." From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (30441) Big Blue, EMC tighten storage ties The tech giants ramp up efforts to harmonize their rival data storage technologies, a move aimed at helping customers that use products from both companies. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (30440) JBoss expands open-source reach The open-source software company says it will provide consulting services for other Java-related open-source projects and hire their lead programmers. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (30439) Perseus Blog Survey Results Unsurprising http://www.perseus.com/blogsurvey/ This one is quickly making the rounds. It would be easy to criticize this survey (only focuses on hosted services, and even then excludes, for instance, the radio.weblogs.com sites) but I actually think their findings would be generally supported if you widened the set of sites and software you looked at. It is entirely unsurprising to me that there is a huge abadonment rate with new blogs - how many times have you downloaded a piece of software simply to check it out, especially ones that are free o From EdTechPost on October 6, 2003 at 1:54 p.m.. (30438) "Das Rechtstheater" "Ungenierte Anmerkungen eines Laien zum Berufsverständnis der Juristen" erwarten Sie im Beitrag von Ludwig Hasler ("Das Rechtstheater und seine Robenrollen",... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 1:53 p.m.. (30437) "Trace-e"-Vorgangsverfolgung Auf der eGovernment Kongressmesse eGo 2003 in Düsseldorf (07./08.10.2003) präsentiert das Fraunhofer-Institut FOKUS erstmals das System Trace-e, mit dem Bürger... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 1:53 p.m.. (30436) A Writing Teacher's Blog From John Lovas, a college composition professor at DeAnza, A Writing Teacher's Blog. John focuses on documenting his work as a teacher. John has been maintaining a blog since May 2003. His introduction also includes a great short piece he wrote in 1994 accounting his first experience in an electronic neighborhood. "Now, I have a new neighborh From Edublog News on October 6, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (30435) Proceedings from conference on open access The proceedings from the conference, Open Access to Scientific and Technical Information: State of the Art and Future Trends (Paris, January 23-24, 2003) have been published in a special double-issue of Information Services and Use (Vol. 23, Nos. 2-3, 2003). Unfortunately, the journal only offers free online access to the table of contents and abstracts. (Did somebody t From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (30434) BloggerCon Wrap Some observations from BloggerCon which turned out to be just a sensational couple of days: I think the most striking thing to me was the demographics of the people in that room. Out of 140 or so, there were three people who managed enough courage to raise their hands when Republicans were asked to show themselves. There was one African American (--> From weblogged News on October 6, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (30433) O2 launches mobile video service Rugby pitch From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (30432) NetScreen nets Neoteris for $265m SSL VPN power play From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (30431) US should follow EU lead on spam - MPs Let's co-operate From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (30430) Nobel Prize for Medicine For MRI andy1307 writes "American Paul C. Lauterbur and Briton Sir Peter Mansfield have won the Nobel prize for medicine for discoveries leading to MRI. Worldwide, ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (30429) MPAA Ruins Own Films As Anti-Piracy Measure WCityMike writes "Steve Kraus, a Chicago film projectionist, noted in this week's Movie Answer Man column that movie studios are quite purposefully putting ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (30428) Untitled An eWeek article about RSS-Data that contains more errors per sentence than usual. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (30427) Intel nips Pentium M prices The price drops, along with additional cuts expected later this month, could help offset cost increases on some components. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (30426) Multi-Image Comes To PowerPoint Manage Multiple Monitors And Multiple PowerPoint Presentations Simultaneously MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 Developed and programmed by Chirag Dalal, PowerShow and PowerKiosk are two powerful and highly useful PowerPoint add-ins that allow the delivery of simultaneous presentations on multiple monitors and more. PowerShow and PowerKiosk addins introduce powerful presentation features such as: 1) View the slide show on a monitor while you continue working on something else on another monitor. You can setup a slide show to show on a secondary monitor if you hav From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30425) How To Manage Your Organization PowerPoint Presentation Resources In A Distributed And Effective Way Presentation Librarian http://www.accent-technologies.com/ presentationlibrarian/ [***] = must have Online Service + Server-based system MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 TPresentation Librarian™ is a presentation management tool designed to automate the storage and retrieval of PowerPoint® slides. Presentation Librarian allows its users to access and retrieve slides and media elements 24-hours a day, seven days a week from anywhere in the world. Librarian is available in four editions, each focused on making existing presentation materials readily availabl From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30424) Present, Explain and Guide Through A Virtual, Talking Animated Character (V)Host SitePal http://www.sitepal.com/ [****] = breakthrough tool Online Service + Server Solution Free To Try MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 [V]Host™ SitePal creates animated characters that you can publish on any Web page and that will say exactly what you want them to. Created in Flash, SitePal characters can lip-synch your recordings, or recite any text that you write. There are no downloads or CDs. All the scenes are streamed from SitePal to your Web pages. In a matter of minutes (once you have gone through the tool at least once) is all that you... From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30423) Virtual Presenter (V)Host SitePal http://www.sitepal.com/ [****] = breakthrough tool Online Service + Server Solution Free To Try [V]Host From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30422) How To Switch From PowerPoint To The Windows Desktop At The Touch Of A Key MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 Fred asked the following question: QUESTION: I've seen this in other presentations, how do you switch from power point to the desktop? I've used Alt-Tab but if I have any other application running it will cycle through all of them. I just want the desktop to show, any answers.. Fred ANSWER: You can easily switch to your Windows desktop by utilizing a good keyboard shortcut creation utility. These programs allow you to assign a specific key combination to execute any kind of action you select. A keyboard shortcut can eas From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30421) PowerPoint Problems When Using A Link To A MS Word File MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 Michael Berry asked the following question: QUESTION: "I have been working with a PowerPoint presentation into which I have inserted a link to an MS Word file and then uploaded the presentation to a Web server." "Internet Explorer yields wonderful results," says the reader. "But Netscape is a whole different matter." Why? "Netscape's anti- Microsoft attitude opens the PowerPoint presentation in a separate window, using either the full application or the viewer to run the presentation." From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30419) Distribute PowerPoint Presentation On CD-ROMs with Integrated Autorun Distribute PowerPoint Presentation On CD-ROMs with Integrated Autorun PPCD http://www.bhwhost.com/tcb_software/pppcd.html [***] = must have PowerPoint utility Free and Commercial versions If you need to distribute a PowerPoint 97/2000-compatible on a CD-ROM this is the solution that can solve your problem. PPPCD is a FREE system that will let you turn any PowerPoint compatible presentation into an autorun compact disc. PPPCD is EXTREMELY easy to use. PPCD helps you create a distribution CD-ROM for your PowerPoint presentation that can be read by any user on a PC and that can be automatically s From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (30418) When The Projector Is Out, What Do You Do? head-to-head: NetOp School vs NetSupport School Networked Training Demonstrate, Monitor, Present and Interact To Your Networked Classroom From Your Trainer PC A comparative review of NetSupport School v.7 vs. NetOp School v.2.51 NetOp School Version 2.51 http://crossteccorp.com/netopschool/ http://www.danware.com/ [****] breakthrough tool Software Tool Free to try - Starts at USD $ 885 NSS - NetSupport School - Version 7 http://www.netsupportsoftware.com [****] breakthrough tool Software Tool Free to try - Starts at USD $ 452 Introduction Are you about to buy a new projector for your classroom? Don't. Two very effective training suppor From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30416) What To Keep In Mind When Designing Online Presentations For International Audiences Design Tip: Consider Your International Audience. This interesting article by Larisa Thomason, Senior Web Analyst, NetMechanic, Inc. states: "75% of all Internet users may be non-English speakers by the year 2005. Is your Web site ready to take advantage these new international markets? It will be - once you consider language differences, color expectations, basic cultural assumptions, and tweak your shopping cart to be sure it can handle international orders."... From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30415) Host And Deliver Live PowerPoint Presentations Online Many of you are very interested in the possibility of delivering live PowerPoint presentations from the comfort of your office or even directly from home, while a professional audience is attending to it in a live conference room, somewhere five floors down or several thousands kilometres away. While PowerPoint has provided some limited built-in capabilities to broadcast a live presentation from your PC, the reliability and ease of use of the facility leave quite a bit to be desired. But there are some possible solutions:... From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30414) What Is The Difference Between Graphic Design And Information Design? According to the official dictionary definition "Graphic Design" is "The practice or profession of designing print or electronic forms of visual information, as for an advertisement, publication, or website." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. "In a nutshell, graphic design is creating a pleasing layout from text and graphics." About.com - Graphic Design In our everyday life Graphic design has become synonym with a search for "beauty", "aesthetic pe From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30413) Deliver Live PowerPoint Presentations Online Many of you are very interested in the possibility of delivering live PowerPoint presentations from the comfort of your office or even directly from home, while a professional audience is attending to it in a live conference room, somewhere five floors down or several thousands kilometres away. While PowerPoint has provided some limited built-in capabilities to broadcast a live presentation from your PC, the reliability and ease of use of the facility leave quite a bit to be desired. On the other hand, a simple combination of two great inexpensive online services, provides would be live presen From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30412) TypePad + SOHO Co-Browsing Technology = Cost-Effective And Supereasy Delivery Of Live Voice-enabled PowerPoint Presentations Online One innovative idea that could help those of you looking for an EASY and AFFORDBALE way to deliver live PowerPoint presentation online with full voice capabilities, just stroke me in full splendor. Professionals and small companies that want to deliver online presentations have faced themselves with a mjor obstacle and dilemma often well hidden by Web conferencing vendors and marketing heads. With most of the SOHO Web conferencing tools, and specifically with those that do not utilize an application sharing facility, showing an online Powerpoint presentation has not been as easy as it was init From MasterViews on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30411) Allgemeinverbindlicherklärung von TV's Für eine erleichterte Allgemeinverbindlicherklärung von Tarifverträgen sprechen sich der Arbeitsrechtler Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zachert von der Hamburger Universität für Wirtschaft... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (30410) Demos is ten years old Demos claims that it has become the "first 'open access' think tank". On Open Access Publishing: "To mark our tenth anniversary in 2003, Demos has created an online archive of its publications which can be accessed free on our website". And: "From now on, all Demos new publications can be downloaded from our website. We hope that publishing online will mean that our ideas travel more quickly and more widely". From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (30409) The Milbank Quarterly The Milbank Quarterly, a journal of public health and health care policy, is published by the Milbank Memorial Fund and Blackwell Publishing. The full text of one featured article per issue is openly accessible. In the Archive of Featured Articles, the featured article for September 2003 is On Being a Good Listener: Setting Priorit From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (30408) Does Intel Help Libraries, Too? " A friend tells me that Intel is giving away stuff to schools and that they still have allocation left in their 'Model School' program. So, here's a good way to get your school some modern equipment." [The Scobleizer Weblog] *cough* libraries *cough* sigh One of the things I really appreciated about BloggerCon was From The Shifted Librarian on October 6, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (30407) IBM debuts hard drive 'airbag' crash protection Reg Kit Watch Park your heads before impact From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30406) IBM and EMC swallow each others' API pride Storage swap From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30405) Nokia to sell 'several million' N-Gages in 2004 Launches midnight tonight From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30404) Legality of online pharmacies questioned You want snake oil? We got snake oil! From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30403) O2 launches mobile video service Rugby World Cup highlights on your handset From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30402) Data Recovery - Put to the Test Kurtis Kronk @TheTechLounge writes "Today we get a close look at perhaps the leader of this industry, ACR Data Recovery. I worked closely with Doug Roberts of ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30401) Untitled BTW, it was great to talk with Doc about his mother and my uncle. It sucks that people we love have to die. It's great that people we love are still alive. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30400) Untitled Personal note. Today is one of the weirdest days of my life. I think we decided to do the conference in February, before I moved east. Now my stack is pretty well popped. Today I have nothing urgent to do. I have bills to pay, a book to read, a crossword to do, a walk to take, an interview to listen to, some food to eat, thoughts to share, maybe a bit of code to write. But I don't have any conferences to From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30399) Do Not Call Lists - threat to democracy? Fighting off a flu this week, fresh from Howard Bloom's first public talk in a couple of decades, and pondering just how Bush and the energy industy managed to save Enron money by recalling an elected official, I've been prone to darker speculation. So what I'm wondering is how the expansion of do-not-call registries may curtail the crosstalk required for democracy to take place. As I noted in a post last year, do not ca From rushkoff.blog on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (30398) PeopleSoft hoists earnings projections The enterprise software maker once again raises its estimates for third-quarter earnings and revenue, signaling the fading influence of Oracle's bid to buy the company. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (30397) Study: IBM, EDS tops in services Research firm Gartner says that Big Blue and Electronic Data Systems are among the top five brands in different segments of the Information technology market. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (30396) New Open Access Now The October 6 issue of Open Access Now is now online. This issue features an interview with Elizabeth Marincola on open access to society journals, summaries of open-access policy statements by the Russian Society of BioPsychiatry and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and a prof From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (30395) Motorola to IPO chip division PowerPC maker to become publicly traded spin-off From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (30394) ParkerVision touts multi-vendor Wi-Fi range boost tech Up to 1.6km From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (30393) 2,000 sign up for Reg Reader Studies Update Come along for the ride From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (30392) Femtosecond Lasers for Nanosurgery Roland Piquepaille writes "In "Lasers operate inside single cells," Nature writes that nanosurgery can be achieved by vaporizing some components of living ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (30391) Untitled 8/21/03: Pictures from Edwards & Dean in NH. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (30390) Another way to archive the net Timo Burkard, Herodotus: A Peer-to-Peer Web Archival System, a master's thesis submitted to MIT in 2002. (Thanks to LIS News.) Distributed users donate unused CPU cycles and disk space to crawl the net and store its contents. Like LOCKSS, it uses duplicate copies to assure persistence. If every node could contribute 100 GB of storage, then (as of May 2002) Burkard estimated that it would take 20,000 nodes to archive the whole net. ( From Joho the Blog on October 6, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (30388) The Price of AKMA's Soul Now we know: AKMA can be bought with a cheap t-shirt. Yo, dude, when I sold my soul to Beezelbub, I at least held out for a night of passion with RageBoy. And a 108-hour TiVo. Sweet! BTW, the t-shirt in question announces Blogware, TuCows entrance into the exciting blogging market. I wish that the site had an obvious link to information about the product. Maybe I'm just missing it. Damn! Did I just blow my chance for a free t-shirt?... From Joho the Blog on October 6, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (30387) Back from BloggerCon I'll post the last of my notes from BloggerCon later tonight. It was a great conference, and an especially great group of people. Dave and the Berkman crowd shoudl be proud. The first day panels were good, but I really hated the second day's format. Having to choose between AKMA against Jon Udell against Phil Wolff was horrible, but having to choose, I went to Jon's excellent session on Aggregators. I'm sorry it didn't go on longer - AggregatorCon 2004? I hate when a great trip ends badly, and I think Doc From The Shifted Librarian on October 6, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (30386) Office 2003 perspectives InfoWorld's special report on Office 2003 appears this week. I was interested to compare our take with that of the New York Times. David Pogue wrote: ... From Jon's Radio on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30385) Confusion surrounds suicide Webcast Jock claims to have footage From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30384) Fracturing P2P Networks A reader writes: "If you run Freenet and have noticed that you practically can't access anything on the network, you are not alone; a group of Freenet users ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30383) What's Wacky with Google? There are always going to be oddities with any big online service, but this one seems to be persisting. Join the discussion in trying to figure out a pattern. ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30382) Untitled Welcome to "a demo of Feedster's soon to be officially released Feed Compare feature. What this feature does is let you see the postings from Blog or Feed A in comparison with Blog or Feed B, C, D and E." From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30381) Untitled Doc Searls on Day 2 and dinner report, especially interesting because it includes a route-around prediction by Internet radio, which I fully agree with. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30380) Untitled Jay McCarthy points to huge volumes of BloggerCon bloggage. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30379) Untitled Several times, in different contexts at BC, I said that I don't care for the Dean weblog. I explained, when I go there I don't find anything that interests me. I see stuff that probably makes sense to people who support Dean but I'm not one of those people. I think the guy's an actor, and he tw From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (30378) "Das ist altes Denken" EU-Kommissarin Viviane Reding über einheitliche Bachelor- und Master-Abschlüsse in Europa und den Bildungswettbewerb mit den USA im SPIEGEL.... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (30377) Academic Conferences Worldwide Academic Conferences Worldwide http://www.conferencealerts.com/Academic Conferences Worldwide lists upcoming academic conferences by topic and by country. Search for conferences by date, city, country, and/or keyword. You may "subscribe to receive free e-mailed updates of conferences matching your interests, available dates and preferred destinations. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 6, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (30376) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Trademark Trial and Appeal Board http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/ttab/The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board hears and decides adversary proceedings involving:* oppositions to the registration of trademarks* petitions to cancel trademark registrations* proceedings involving applications for concurrent use registrations of trademarks.The Board also decides appeals taken from the trademark examining attorneys' refusals to allow registration of trademarks. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 6, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (30375) Web Search--Google DMCA Source: Chilling Effects... From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (30374) Professional Reading Shelf Criminal Investigation... From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (30373) Frequent Search Engine Users, Google Is Watching and Counting From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (30372) Information Industry--Gale Source: InfoToday News... From ResourceShelf on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (30371) More on PLoS Biology launch David Adam, Scientists take on the publishers in an experiment to make research free to all, The Guardian, October 6, 2003. On the upcoming launch of PLoS Biology. Excerpt: "In the highly lucrative world of cutting-edge scientific research, it is nothing short of a revolution. A group of leading scientists are to mount an unprecedented challenge to the publishers that lock away the valuable findings of research in expensive, subscription-only electronic databases by l From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (30370) Two new handy scripts for Frontier I added two handy scripts for Frontier in the »Other Scripts« section on my development page: the first script globally changes an e-mail address in all Manila sites of a GDB. The second script exports Manila news items as MySQL dump. From owrede_log on October 6, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (30369) If it's Tuesday, it must be 10AM A long-ago friend who was the alpha math/science geek in our junior high school used to set his watch by the stars. If programmers had their way, we'd all use astronomically-pure sidereal time. Or at least we'd abandon the absurd notion of time zones. Daylight Saving Time? Don't even go there. I have seen world-renowned software architects go ballistic when that hated subject comes up. Look at the ill-disguised contempt in the IETF's RFC 3339, Date and Time on the Internet: All times expressed hav From Jon's Radio on October 6, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (30368) David Bedford gets the hump over 118 118 ads Take a running jump From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30367) HP Europe resellers desperately 'seeking new vendors' Driven hard From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30366) US cableco seeks to quash RIAA subpoenas Customer care From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30365) SendMail CTO Sounds Off On Spam and FTC CowboyRobot writes "Eric Allman takes his well-deserved turn in commenting on the state of spam, the dark future, and the need for intervention. He calls spam ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30364) Untitled The cynicism of the US political system was at BC. At one point, a campaign technologist who I won't name looked at me with irony when I talked about blogs helping democracy. "Democracy in Washington?" he asked, as if there were no such thing. I didn't say anything for a bit. I said I am an idealist. I believe in democracy. I think most of the people in the room did, and I also think perhaps four years ago they didn't. There really were bright eyes, not all of them, for sure. But most of them. And get this, I think we're going to win. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30363) Untitled Jeremy Allaire has more RSS-Data news on Saturday and Sunday. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30362) Untitled A video from Holland thanks to Adam. Very funny. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30361) Untitled Adam Curry is doing a feed he calls SyncPod to help developers adapt aggregators to work with enclosures. Scott Johnson says Feedster will have a special report listing all feeds that support enclosures. Now that I have more free time, I'm going to tweak up enclosure support in Radio. There are some serious problems that are relatively easy to fix. Jake, please note. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30360) Untitled Heath Row's incredible BloggerCon notes. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (30359) Motorola to spin off chip unit To help sharpen its focus on communications and electronics systems, Motorola intends to create a separate company out of its semiconductor unit, which builds chips such as the PowerPC. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (30358) Schleichende Vorverurteilung Wolfgang Arenhövel, Vorsitzender des Deutschen Richterbundes, verteidigt die Unabhängigkeit der Staatsanwälte und verbittet sich im SPIEGEL jegliche Einmischungen der Politik... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (30357) Herodotus Herodotus: A Peer-to-Peer Web Archival System by Timo Burkardhttp://www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/papers/chord:tburkard-meng.pdfIn this thesis, he presents the design and implementation of Herodotus, a peer-to-peer web archival system. Like the Wayback Machine, a website that currently offers a web archive, Herodotus periodically crawls the world wide web and stores copies of all downloaded web content. Un From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 6, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (30356) Online Journal Database Online Journal Databasehttp://ojdb.library.caltech.edu/ojdb/onlinejrnl.htmAn excellent list of journal titles for which there is online access: some are available in fulltext, others are limited to tables of contents with or without abstracts. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 6, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (30355) 118 services fail to refund Tsk, tsk From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (30354) Creative SoundBlaster MP3+ Reg Review Enhanced audio for your notebook? From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (30353) Packet Juggling - Floating Data Storage Filthmaster writes "I just saw an interesting paper that has been posted to bugtraq, full-disclosure and vulnwatch. It deals with the principles of stealthily ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (30352) Untitled Scoble: "Blame me for all of Microsoft's excesses." OK. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (30351) Untitled Ed Cone's BloggerCon trip report. These writeups are most interesting to me. Everyone had a unique experience. I esp like the part about the people from the Edwards campaign. There were Kerry people there too, but I don't think many people knew it. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (30350) Business software companies mull IPOs In a sign that companies delivering business software over the Web are on the comeback trail, two leading names in the fledgling market are considering making IPOs next year. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (30349) An argument for outsourcing E5 Systems CEO Gordon Brooks says that while limits on outsourcing may protect some jobs in the short term, bans would end up doing more harm than good. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (30348) Neues UrhR, hier: aktueller Stand Nach einer Mitteilung des LAWgical ist beim BMJ eine Ãœbersicht zu finden zum neuer UrhRG, u.a. erläuternde Pressemitteilungen sowie die... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 7:51 a.m.. (30347) Bitpipe Bitpipehttp://www.bitpipe.com/Bitpipe, Inc. is the leading syndicator of in-depth information technology (IT) content including white papers, webcasts, case studies and product literature. Bitpipe distributes content from over 3,500 leading IT vendors and over 60 top analyst firms including IDC, Aberdeen Group, Meta Group, and Yankee Group via the Bitpipe Network. The Bitpipe Network reaches a qualified audience of technology buyers through agreements with InformationWeek, eWeek, CIO Insight, Network Computing, PC Magazin From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 6, 2003 at 7:51 a.m.. (30346) Advertising Run Amok You've probably noticed an influx of Javascript-based ads on web sites. You know, these are the windows that display over the page, but aren't really windows of their own, so they can't really be blocked by typical popup-stoppers (not yet, anyway). Sure, you could turn off Javascript, but that's a real inconvenience as it can make things less functional. I... From Don't Back Down on October 6, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (30345) Deflating the Blog Bubble Oliver Willis, in Deflating The Blog Bubble, writes:During one of the Saturday sessions [at BloggerCon] a member of the audience referred to the assembled crowd as "utopia". Now, yes, I loved the blog camaraderie but quite frankly I don't want... From Ten Reasons Why on October 6, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (30344) Intel cuts Centrino prices Up to 34% off Pentium M line From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30343) Intel ships fastest two-way Xeon Clock upped to 3.2GHz From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30342) Linux vs. Windows Viruses Opinion Let's go to work From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30341) Google Tracking Frequent Users BrianGa writes "According to this article, Google has started placing a counter on its home page for a small number of its most frequent users. Most Google ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30340) Regional Differences Among Users - Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas Online surfing habits could be dictated by geography - or vice-versa - according to research that analyzes usage by region. Advertising.com measured online ad reactions, while Pew Internet & American Life Project focused on overall Internet usage, of v From Techno-News Blog on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30339) Wi-Fi Winds Its Way Into Phones - SUE MAREK, Wireless Week page 19 (Editor note: you will note an interesting online format for the magazine containing this article) Wireless local area network technology, once thought to be a competitive threat, is now being embraced by U.S. wireless carriers, with many of the top From Techno-News Blog on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30338) Biz Leaders Prefer Web - Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas The Web is proving to be an indispensable tool for global executives, as a pair of joint studies conducted by Survey.com for Forbes.com and GartnerG2 indicate. The September 2003 study points to the Web as the preferred medium, with 51 percent of exec From Techno-News Blog on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30337) Program helps teachers track reading - Scott Jenkins, Salisbury Post Former governor and education booster Jim Hunt gave high marks Thursday to new teaching technology Kannapolis City Schools helped pioneer and Raleigh may take statewide. Hunt and Bill Frazier, an analyst working for the N.C. Department of Public Instru From Educational Technology on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30336) Learning Village open - Pamela Cowan, Leader-Post Parents won't have to rummage in backpacks for notes from the teacher if their child attends a school where a new computer program is being piloted. The new Learning Village software pilot project was announced Wednesday at St. Francis Community School From Educational Technology on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30335) Formal Course Design and the Student Learning Experience- Gary Brown,Carrie B. Myers, Sharon Roy, JALN ABSTRACT: What impact does collaboration between faculty and professional course designers have on the student learning experience? As the use of technologies increases, educational institutions have to find ways of identifying and addressing expectati From Online Learning Update on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30334) Integrating eLearning and Strategic Knowledge - Management - Tobias Ley, Armin Ulbrich, EURODL Abstract: In our experience, corporate eLearning initiatives are often being implemented with too little consideration of organizational issues, such as corporate strategy. As a result, potential benefits of eLearning as a tool for creating organizatio From Online Learning Update on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30333) WebCT, online classrooms grow in popularity on Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus - KEITH STEVENS, the Penn As software continues to evolve, IUP faculty members are ready to use new technologies to enhance their classes. One of the most popular of these new technologies is WebCT, a program that allows teachers to put content on a Web site accessible only to From Online Learning Update on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30332) Untitled Every time I use the word "BigCo" some guy who works at a BigCo flames me on one of the mail lists. Last night at dinner, Joey DeVilla used the word, and he kind of winked at me. I asked him if he liked it. He said he did. I told him I regularly got flamed for using it. He was I surprised. I asked if he minded if I continued to use it. He said Please do. That's that. I've been given my instructions. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30331) Untitled Three years ago: "If you write for the Web, as I do, you'll get challenges to your ethics or integrity every day. How do you deal with those? Can you ignore them?" From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30330) Untitled Chris Lydon interviews Len Apcar, editor in chief of the NYTimes.Com. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (30329) Österreichische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit... Dem letzten EZA Rundbrief des BMaA entnehme ich folgende Meldungen: 1. Good Practice - Beispiele gelungener entwicklungspolitischer Arbeit in Österreich Beginnend mit Oktober 2003 werden auf der KommEnt Homepage besonders gelungene Projekte der entwicklungspolitischen Arbeit in Österreich vorgestellt. "Good Practice" wird nach und nach zu einer umfassenden Sammlung aus den Bereichen Erwachsenenbildung, Kulturarbeit, Bildungsprogramme, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit & Kampagnen, Publikationen & Int From BildungsBlog on October 6, 2003 at 6:52 a.m.. (30328) Bologna Prozess: Ergebnisse... Etwas verspätet, aber doch der Hinweis auf die Konferenz in Berlin. Inzwischen ist auch schon das Schlusscommunique online. From BildungsBlog on October 6, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (30327) On California's Ballot Proponents of a measure to limit the collection of racial data say the information is divisive and useless; opponents say the law would have adverse effects on college access and research. From Chronicle: free on October 6, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (30326) The Collected Works Many college libraries are joining consortia as an economical way to expand their offerings, but the groups face new competitive pressures. From Chronicle: free on October 6, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (30325) Singapore Chip Gets a Jump on Flu The Genome Institute of Singapore hopes to release a chip this winter that can detect almost instantly whether a patient has flu, dengue fever, SARS or another respiratory illness. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30324) IBM: Keep Death Records Out In a California trial to determine the validity of worker cancer claims, IBM wants a judge to exclude company records called the Corporate Mortality File from evidence, saying the documents might confuse a jury. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30323) Hollywood Riffs on Recall Scripts An action movie hero who becomes governor of California? The Total Recall scenario is ripe for B-movie plots and silver-screen writers can't resist imagining how the films would play out. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30322) Faster Entry Sought for Generics Despite efforts to speed up approval of generic drugs, Americans still spend billions extra for prescriptions because of delays engineered by brand-name pharmaceutical companies. Pending legislation could help. By Janis Mara. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30321) Sports Fans Turn to Cell Phones Die-hard college sports fans who live outside their team's broadcast area can now get live games on their cell phones. But the service, launched this fall by a Georgia startup, doesn't come free. By Mark McClusky. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30320) Will You Buy a Car From This Man? Described as 'Friendster meets Craigslist,' Tribe.net attempts to make online classifieds more useful -- and safer to use -- by creating networks of trusted individuals that do business together. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30319) Students Toil as Spyware Hunters A pair of high school seniors team up to track down the creators behind Xupiter, a particularly agressive spyware invading thousands of computers. They are donating many hours of their time to help bring them to court. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30318) Invisible Networks goes titsup No money, no buyer From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30317) AMD to ship Athlon 64s as mobile XPs? 'Dublin' up processor roles From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (30316) ERP users in Europe want Oracle to back off Peoplesoft merger 95% against merger From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (30315) IT spending shifts to business continuity, services European survey From The Register on October 6, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (30314) Online Learning Needs in Technology Education From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (30313) Jon Udell: Beyond linking: the challenge and opportunity of citation Jon Udell has an interesting piece on the importance of developing appropriate technologies to enable citation among web based content. His article doesn't say it, but open access to all scholarly content would make the task of developing citation technologies much easier. From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (30312) Disposable People for the Work Force U.S. Department of Labor reports approximately 4.9 million workers were injured on the job. [PRWEB Oct 6, 2003] From PR Web on October 6, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (30311) Genossenschaft als Rechtsform "Die hier vorliegende Publikation gibt in überarbeiteter Form die vom Fachbereich für Genossenschaftswesen des Institutes für Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Universität Wien... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 6, 2003 at 3:51 a.m.. (30310) Workrave From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30309) 2 men, a dog, and the 1st car road trip From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30308) Schools grapple with rules on classroom gadgets From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30307) WKCR Return to the Airwaves throughout the Tri-State Area From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30306) Long distance learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30305) Online Learning Strategy for Schools is Envy of Europe From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30304) In high school, virtually From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30303) Capella University Named One of America's 500 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies by Inc. Magazine for the 5th Year in a Row From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30302) Mixed media format in online classes increases enrollment From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 6, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (30301) Update on opening up the BBC archive The UK Guardian newspaper has anupdate on opening up the BBC archive "It is the biggest library of its kind in the world and it was built with your hard-earned money. But for years all you could access was what the chief librarian and a few of his cohorts decided to make available on the day. "The report goes on to describe a pilot ernabling technology developed by the BBC and some of the battles that need to be won if the archive is ever to be made available. From FOS News on October 6, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (30300) Eddie Izzard As ... Doctor Who? cmdr_forge writes "The BBC is reporting that Former Doctor Who Tom Baker says that Eddie Izzard is to be the next doctor for the TV show that starts 2005. How ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (30299) New release from Scott Andrew Scott Andrew LePera, previously interviewed for our Featured Commoner piece on unsigned musicians, has released a new CD. The songs on the new disc are all Creative Commons licensed and he's done something interesting with the pricing. You can pay as little as $5 for the new release, but anything beyond the minimum during the month of October will be donated to downhill battle, the P2P legal defense fu From EdBlogger Praxis on October 6, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (30297) Veritas upgrades storage management for Windows Adding to Microsoft's momentum in the data storage world, Veritas Software plans to expand the support of a storage resource application for Windows operating systems. From CNET News.com on October 6, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (30296) Cubtoberfest Cubs Win... There is joy in Mudville... wow...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 6, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (30295) What is Time Warner Thinking... After the Cubs won tonight, I checked Sports Illustrated's site for the results of the Woman's World Cup game between USA and Germany. I found the link just fine. What bothered me was that the ads displayed along with... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 6, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (30294) Web Design Color Schemes with Natural Roots A nicely done article on looking at your web pages with a different mind-set. Check out Boxes and Arrows: Natural Selections: Colors Found in Nature and Interface Design. Typicallly B&A has some high brow articles, e.g. "Semiotics: A Primer for Designers", stuff for people labled "information architects", but now and then you f From cogdogblog on October 6, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (30293) The Smart Sensor Web Roland Piquepaille writes "As writes Vincent Tao for GEO World, integrating the billions of sensors already present in our environment with the power of the ... From Slashdot on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (30292) Untitled I told Doc tonight at dinner that I think we're at the cusp of a communication revolution with shifts in power as great as those at the end of the 1980s. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (30291) Untitled There's a lot more work to do. Tomorrow we begin with coffee notes, and any luck a new Chris Lydon interview. From Scripting News on October 6, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (30290) Untitled The conference was a huge success thanks in no small part to John Palfrey's hard work, creativity and devoted support for the team. From Scripting News on October 5, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (30289) Untitled Oliver Willis: Deflating the Blog Bubble. From Scripting News on October 5, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (30288) Sportsalicious Well, for a weekend so full of losing potential, things didn't turn out all that badly for me and mine: Sunday's ended with a solid 6 for 7 performance by my teams. Alas, the US Women aren't going to repeat their World Cup title, which bums me out, but Nebraska won, the Pats won, the Bills won, and another team -- whose name I cannot mention lest I jinx -- won two important games. I suffered many near heart attacks (Jason: "I think your life-expectancy decreased by about ten years watching these games") but am ready for one more big game tomorrow night. (Of course, I don't From megnut on October 5, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (30287) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]