Edu_RSS ~ February 11, 2004

Most recent update: February 11, 2004 at 9:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: danah boyd: notes on Revenge of the User talk danah boyd: detailed notes on Revenge of the User talk. The technology will not solve the social, but each design decision made in the technology affects the social. There is no formula though, no clear algorithm. No social scientist can predict what social behavior will emerge from each technology you build. But we can make sense out of what From Mathemagenic on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48872) 5.3 quake shakes Israel From Haaretz: News on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48871) Focus / The IDF flexes its muscles From Haaretz: News on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48870) 15 Palestinians die in Gaza gunbattles From Haaretz: News on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48869) Analysis / The politics of cuts is in the timing From Haaretz: News on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48868) Netanyahu cuts VAT, sales taxes From Haaretz: News on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48867) Rove's worst nightmare: Unmuzzled 9/11 widows The widows and widowers of 9/11/01 remain the greatest potential threat to the U.S. government's official narrative of the attacks that day. From The Columbia-Union on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48866) [etech] Mobile Life (keynote) Pertti Korhonen from Nokia is talking about the effect of mobile computing. What do we need to unleash the potential? We need to simplify the user experience of rich environments, for example by bringing touch into the picture: Point and touch your mobile device. He touches his mobile device to a book. It makes a connection to an RFID tag. Now it can open a web site, push an app to his device, or it can push info to his peers. Two ways of getting to super mobile devices: Try to shrink a PC or try to grow the... From Joho the Blog on February 11, 2004 at 8:48 p.m.. (48864) Ellison v. AOL: New Clarity in the Blaming Game? What does an Internet Service Provider (ISP) have to do in order to avoid paying the piper for enabling copyright infringement? Does the "notice-and-takedown" procedure under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provide a square deal for everyone involved--the ISP, the copyright holder, and the user accused of copyright infringement? Derek Slater, Ernest Miller and Jason Schultz grapple with these questions and others in their responses to the ruling yesterday in Ellison v. Robertson et al.; if you, like me, haven't From Creative Commons: weblog on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48862) four before bed Tim Pritlove: Removing Smiley Icons from iChat From the interior to the exterior, you've got to get your posterior in one of these big ass planes. We've got you covered like a jimmy hat. Decompression Bomb Viruses. That's, ah, nasty.... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48861) Sun CEO: Open source is our friend Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48860) Google spurns RSS for rising blog format The company chooses an alternative syndication technology for its Blogger service, leading RSS partisans to urge Google members to quit. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48859) Intel wins Intergraph appeal The chip giant wins an appeal in a longstanding suit with Intergraph, calling into question whether it can recover some of the $150 million it has already paid the rival chipmaker to settle the dispute. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48858) Cautious Welcome for FTA Deal Australia has a new copyright regime, courtesy of a new free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. Commentators, such as this cited here, are calling it similar to the American's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which has of course been pilloried in these pages. Other critics are warning that the agreement will mean "huge increases in copyright licence fees paid by Australians" for content. "This is literally a Mickey Mouse cultural shift," (ANU law professor Matyhew) Rimmer said. " From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48853) California regulators advance VoIP plans The state's Public Utilities Commission decides to move forward with plans to regulate the Internet telephone industry, as the FCC prepares to weigh in on the issue. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48852) Adware ploy dupes IMers with bin Laden 'news' A Trojan horse uses bogus news of the al-Qaida leader's capture to get AIM users to open a program that installs adware called BuddyLinks on the victim's PC. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48851) Notebooks make a play as gamer machines A number of brand-name PC manufacturers, including Dell and Hewlett-Packard, are planning to offer notebooks with Intel's gaming-oriented Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor over the next two weeks. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48850) Lycos restructures, cuts U.S. staff The Web portal lays off about 90 employees and says it's streamlining its business to focus on subscription services such as Matchmaker. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48849) End-of-Life Choices New Web Site Unveiled Today End-of-Life Choices, the oldest and largest choice-in-dyingorganization in North America, has launched a comprehensive new web site at www.endoflifechoices.org . The redesigned site is more user-friendly, with increased functionality and improved navigation. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 11, 2004 at 6:53 p.m.. (48848) New clipping service I'm looking for ways students can quickly start to contribute to a weblog about the election, and I realize that at the very least they can each sign up for an issue beat and begin to contribute to a news clipping service. This should help them orient themselves to the issue or topic and prepare for writing more analytical pieces a few weeks down the road. I expect to try this exercise in a course about elections this fall, for the sake of the students and as a way of quickly making the... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 11, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (48847) Midrash I had the pleasure of seeing a lively and interesting lecture and reading this evening by Jeff Friedman and Howard Schwartz. They presented a series of poems, translated into English, from originals written by contemporary Israeli poets, all on themes and stories from the Book of Genesis. Weblogs never came up, of course, but I couldn't help but think about the rich sense of give and take, or cultural process, or a very human need to interpret founding texts and traditional values freshly... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 11, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (48846) Budget cuts at University of Hawaii Danielle Douglass, Hamilton Library Suffers Devastating Budget Cuts, Ka Leo O Hawaii, February 09, 2004. The University of Hawaii at Manoa's newspaper reports that the university library was forced to cut its serials budget by half a million dollars. Several librarians comment on the loss, noting the impact on research at Hawaii. The relatively high price of science journals is noted. Then article quotes one librarian as saying: "Science publishers feel that they can charge a lot ...There's a big move From FOS News on February 11, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (48844) Old Fashioned Junk Mail I hardly blink while deleting all of the unsolicited crap that hits the e-mail inbox. But just as a throwback, I got a flier in my postal mail at work for "everything you need to know in an intensive 2-day seminar!": Centrifugal Pumps: Troubleshoot and Maintain Centrifugal Pumps- Learn How to Reduce the Amount of Electricity it Takes to Run Your Pumps! Learn the inside information on why and how pumps are designed. Examin From cogdogblog on February 11, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (48843) Firefox! Firefox 0.8 (alias Firebird) is the best Mozilla browser I've used so far. The new MacOS X skin is very Safari like and lean. The application loads and renders the pages very quick. It also uses a little bit less RAM than Safari something that pulled me away from Mozilla before. From owrede_log on February 11, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (48842) After Federal VoIP tapping, then what? From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48841) Yahoo, AOL push IM on cell phones The Internet companies team up with cell phone service providers to offer their instant messaging services on mobile handsets. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48840) New fight in battle over Net-access tax Four U.S. senators are trying to derail a permanent ban on Internet-access taxes by breathing new life into a recently expired moratorium. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48839) IT workers resist overseas outsourcing A study sponsored by a union group finds that U.S. information technology workers are becoming a political force motivated by the flight of jobs overseas. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (48838) 3D versus 2D Animation I was just reading this article about the competition between tradition 2D animated films such as "Brother Bear" and new 3D computer-generated films like "Finding Nemo for best animated feature in the Academy Awards. Audiences seemed to have abandoned 2D... From .NET Undocumented on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 p.m.. (48837) More on the database bill Lee Strickland, Breaking News on the Database Front, Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, December/January, 2004. A very good background piece in case you came to this issue late. Excerpt: "What is certain is that this legislation may serve to undercut our basic national information policy. Facts are public domain, while the particular expression of ideas based on those facts may be protected for a limited time. This policy has been the historic foundation of our economy and system of gove From FOS News on February 11, 2004 at 5:48 p.m.. (48835) New JASIST The March issue of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology is now online. Here are the OA-related articles. Marcia Lei Zeng and Lois Mai Chan, Trends and issues in establishing interoperability among knowledge organization systems Padmini Srinivasan, Text mining: Generating hypotheses from MEDLINE Mas From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on February 11, 2004 at 5:48 p.m.. (48833) Content-Fixierung Ich hatte heute ein interessantes Gespräch zum Thema Personal Publishing, Weblogs, Permalinks, Versioning und Informationsmanagementsysteme. Worum ging es? -Das Problem, die Herausforderung knüpft an die Tatsache des Perma... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 11, 2004 at 5:47 p.m.. (48832) Home Grown Initially launched as a home-based business, GiftTree.com is enjoying a very healthy growth rate, thanks in part to its hard core focus on providing excellent customer service. From E-Commerce Guide on February 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48831) Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland Average Web Usage, December 2003, Home Nielsen//NetRatings examined the surfing habits of users during December 2003. From CyberAtlas on February 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48830) Orkut for bitches Many people email me inquiring after the hounds. How are they? What are they up to? Do they rule? The answer, quite obviously, is that they're busy doing Social Software. Networking, as it were, via the might that is Dogster.... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48829) Return of the prodigal Sun After a nine-year absence, co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim returns to Sun Microsystems, the server maker he co-founded in 1982. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48828) Battle of sexes (and toy penguins) in Linux move A civil servant in the German city of Schwabisch Hall uses gender competitiveness and stuffed penguins to persuade government workers to accept the switch to desktop Linux from Windows. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48827) Oracle-PeopleSoft opponents, careful what you wish for From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48826) Mars Institute Statement in Response to President George W. Bush's Announcement on "New Vision for the Space Exploration Program" From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 4:55 p.m.. (48825) Mars Institute Statement in Response to President George W. Bush's Announcement on "New Vision for the Space Exploration Program" From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 4:55 p.m.. (48824) Plesk 7 für Unix/Linux veröffentlicht Die Software für Serveradministration Plesk ist in der Version 7 für Unix/Linux erschienen und bietet eine... From WebhostingTech on February 11, 2004 at 4:55 p.m.. (48823) Plagiarism is Good I read an interesting essay (found and responded to at Jerz' Literacy Weblog) by Russell Hunt that articulates why the problems that plagiarism poses for writing teachers are all good for teaching. I agreed with much of what Hunt says, but I also felt it was too counter-intuitive to buy.... From PEDABLOGUE on February 11, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (48822) Reputation Nelson Mandela was released from prison today 14 years ago and marked the occasion by handing over house keys to people returning to District Six - a Cape Town suburb from which they had been evicted by the apartheid government in the 1960s. When I looked, Google news had nothing about this on its main news page - despite the fact that Mandela is, according to research done in 2002, the second best recognized 'brand' worldwide (after Coca-Cola). Coca-cola also did not feature on Google, despite the fact that seve From Collaborative Learning on February 11, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (48821) Flickr launched Flickr launched yesterday. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek. Check it out! My userid is roland. Stop by and say hi! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 11, 2004 at 4:50 p.m.. (48820) Canadian black book online If you're looking to buy or sell a used car in Canada, you might like to know about the resources mentioned in this article on finding the value of a used car in Canada. Especially handy is this link into the Canadian black book database. From Seb's Open Research on February 11, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (48818) Web Services Architecture Working Group Notes Published 2004-02-11: The Web Services Architecture Working Group has released Working Group Notes representing the culmination of their work: Web Services Architecture, Usage Scenarios, the Glossary, and Requirements. The reference architecture identifies Web services components, defines their relationships and establishes constraints. Visit the Web Services home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 11, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (48817) Mobility Plus I'm playing with Sony-Ericsson's latest do-everything phone, the incredibly versatile (and expensive) P900. Look for some notes on this soon, but my initial impression is likely to stand up: This is one of the two or three best multipurpose handhelds I've ever seen. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 11, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (48816) Educating the Homelander - Towards a Secure Future In his recent State of the Union speech, one of the (two) new proposals mentioned by GWB was something he called Jobs for the 21st Century. This program will give seed money to fund job training partnerships between community colleges and local high-growth industries. And while many industries and professions are in decline these days, at least one is growing, and even thriving - the industry being built around Homeland Security. Homeland Security is indeed one of todays rare star achievers among growth industries, and with the news we're seeing of late, the outl From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48814) HP: First-quarter earnings on track In an earnings preannouncement, the tech giant says first-quarter sales will come in at the high end of estimates and that earnings will be in line with Wall Street targets. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48813) Novell raps SCO claims The software maker offers new evidence regarding the SCO Group's Unix rights and demands that the company drop its suit against IBM. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48812) Pornoseite Whitehouse.com zu verkaufen Nein, die Regierung der USA versucht nicht die Defizide im Staatshaushalt durch Pornographie auszugleichen. Die Website Whitehouse.com ist nämlich nicht die Adresse von Bush, welche Whitehouse.gov lautet, sondern handelt es sich um eine der bekanntesten Websites für pornographische Inhalte. From WebhostingTech on February 11, 2004 at 3:54 p.m.. (48811) DoomJuice.B - Reaktion auf die Filterung durch Microsoft Erneut soll Microsoft.com durch eine neue Variante von MyDoom außer Gefecht gesetzt werden. Nachdem Microsoft eine Filterung der Zugriffe durchgeführt hatte, hatte die letzte DDoS Attacke nur einen geringen Erfolg. Morgen soll laut --> From WebhostingTech on February 11, 2004 at 3:54 p.m.. (48810) Newsfeeds des BVerfG Ab sofort bietet das Bundesverfassungsgericht aktuelle Entscheidungen und Pressemitteilungen auch als RSS-Newsfeed an. Die Entscheidungen und Pressemitteilungen sind zeitgleich mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48809) Gesellschaft(en) in Delaware Der amerikanische "State of Delaware" hat sein Serviceangebot u.a. um die Möglichkeit der Online-Namensreservierung für Gesellschaften erweitert. Gegen Aufpreis kann... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48808) Studie zur Internet-Telefonie Die EU-Kommission wird am 15.03.2004 in Brüssel ein Arbeitstreffen veranstalten, bei dem eine von Analysys erstellte Studie zur Internet-Telefonie (186... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (48807) Congreso Internacional de Capacitación Ejecutiva y Educación a Distancia en Argentina La Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES), será sede del XXI Congreso Internacional de Capacitación Ejecutiva y Educación Distancia, que se lleva... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on February 11, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (48806) Intro to MT Blogging at SLS Good news for SLS libraries! In addition to offering free Movable Type blogs for our members, we are now offering a hands-on training class for MT. Actually, all librarians are welcome to take the class, so non-SLS librarians can email itdept@sls.lib.il.us to register. Introduction to Blogging: Making Your Web Duties EasierInstructor: Aaron Schmidt< From The Shifted Librarian on February 11, 2004 at 3:48 p.m.. (48804) Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 Working Draft Published 2004-02-11: The P3P Specification Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1). P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. Read about privacy and P3P. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 11, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (48803) Commentary: Disney deal to reshape on-demand media Without favoring Disney content, Comcast could use its proposed takeover of the entertainment company to jump-start video on demand and to shape of the future of on-demand media. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48802) Comcast's big bid for Disney The cable TV company's $66 billion offer for the entertainment icon would create a media mammoth. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48801) Via keeps 1GHz fanless chips cool Via Technologies hopes to carve out a niche in appliances and embedded devices with its latest Eden chips, which don't require a sophisticated cooling system. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48800) Antispyware vendors come under fire A public interest group has complained to FTC about "deceptive" marketing practices on the part of some software sellers and their affiliates. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48799) Comcast: Growing a family empire The Roberts family has built Comcast from a tiny Mississippi network into one of the world's most ambitious media and technology companies. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48798) Berkeley Scientist to Explain Mysteries of Outer Solar System From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (48797) Black Hole Mayhem: New Results from Chandra and XMM-Newton From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (48796) Cities Built on Fertile Lands Affect Climate From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (48795) PHP5 - Nur noch eine kurze Zeit bis RC1 Laut einem Newsletter von Zend dauert es nicht mehr lange bis zum ersten Release Candidat von PHP5, auch wenn im Moment noch kein Datum feststeht. Es seien jedoch nur noch wenige Punkte auf dem Weg zu RC1 zu... From WebhostingTech on February 11, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (48794) Jahresbericht RegTP 2003 Die Regulierungsbehörde für Post und Telekommunikation (RegTP) hat heute den Jahresbericht 2003 (138 S. PDF) sowie weitere Materialien der Präsentation... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 2:52 p.m.. (48793) What's up with world of ends? Hits on World of Ends, a page Doc and I posted months and months ago, today are going through the roof - 70,000 today so far, and 10,000 in the past 45 minutes. I doubt this is a coincidence. Anyone know who linked to us? Must be a hell of an A-Lister!... From Joho the Blog on February 11, 2004 at 2:49 p.m.. (48791) [etech] Marc Smith keynote [etech] Marc Smith Marc Smith is a Microsoft researcher who last year gave a winning talk about NetScan, software that aggregates tons of interesting data about usenet discussions. Now he's talking about well, not sure yet. But he's funny and interesting, in a Jeff Goldblum-y way. Not all groups are groups. Groups should be people who know one another and are treated roughly as equals. Much of what's on line is more like civic associations like the Shriners. Like such groups, most members in online groups don't do anything beyond showing up once or twice. They are "places," From Joho the Blog on February 11, 2004 at 2:49 p.m.. (48790) Feds step up push to wiretap VoIP calls The Bush administration plans to ask the FCC to order Net telephony providers to comply with a law that would permit police to wiretap conversations carried over the Internet. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (48789) Comcast's letter to Disney The text of the letter outlining Comcast's proposal to merge with Walt Disney, sent by company CEO Brian Roberts to Disney counterpart Michael Eisner. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (48788) Intel chip aims to cut optical costs A prototype processor produced by the company could take a lot of the manual labor out of manufacturing optical equipment toward the end of the decade. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (48787) Information retrieval's headache As the pioneers of information science developed information retrieval (IR) systems and processes in the 1950's, they defined as the main objective retrieval of relevant information. The processes in IR were geared toward relevance as their raison d'être because of... From Monkeymagic on February 11, 2004 at 1:55 p.m.. (48786) So Far... What do I value most in life? One person, above all else. It is one thing to be born, and another to start living. And its that time of the year again, and if Carthik changes around this time, why cant Carthik's Blog? I took the Rubric Style from alexking.org's wordpress styles competition, ... From C A R T H I K . N E T on February 11, 2004 at 1:55 p.m.. (48785) Apache Webserver - Sicherheitsstudie Auch wenn die Studio des Bundesamts für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik aus dem November 2002 stammt, so wird auf 167 Seiten ausführlich auf die Installation des Apache Webservers und die Konfiguration eingangen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt jedoch im Bereich Sicherheit und ist daher für jeden Besitzer eines Rootservers interessant. Der --> From WebhostingTech on February 11, 2004 at 1:55 p.m.. (48784) Nice Chat in Chicago I met here in Chicago for an informal chat over a beverage with Autodesk customer Art N&aacute;var of Belli & Belli Architects. Belli & Belli is located here in Chicago. I enjoyed the discussion and look forward to many more.... From Between the Lines on February 11, 2004 at 1:55 p.m.. (48783) Tapped in 2 Home K-12 teachers, librarians, administrators, and professional development staff, as well as university faculty, students, and researchers gather here to learn, collaborate, share, and support one another. From Elearnopedia on February 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48782) Toy Symphony Toy Symphony is an international music performance and education project that empowers children and adults alike, giving realization to modes of musical creativity and expression through the use of new concepts and technologies From Elearnopedia on February 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48781) Intellexis: e-Learning Demos Founded in 1988, Intellexis is a premier provider of financial and business skills learning solutions. This page allows users to get a feel for its elearning activities. From Elearnopedia on February 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48780) Sify eLearning: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion This demo, provided by a private elearning company, primarily involves the explanation of ocean thermal energy conversion theories as well as an overview of the technology used in the conversion process. From Elearnopedia on February 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48779) Kickstart für den Cokeshop Wenn das so weiter geht, wird man die Top 10 künftig anders erfassen müssen: Im ersten Monat seines Bestehens verkaufte... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48778) Zwei-Klassen-Recht Die geplante Anhebung der Rechtsanwaltsgebühren fällt unangemessen hoch aus. Die Verbraucher müssen mit erheblichen Mehrbelastungen rechnen. Diese Auffassung vertrat der... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48777) Archivgut vom Sperrmüll? Darf ein Archiv sich vom Sperrmüll bedienen? Ein Urteil des LG Ravensburg verneinte eine Eigentumsaufgabe (Dereliktion) bei persönlichen Gegenständen. Die Problematik wird kurz erörtert in URECHT. From Archivalia on February 11, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (48776) TechKnowledge '04, Day Two Welcome, Dan, Fred, Beatrice, Amanda, and Elizabeth, who attended this evening's sessions on Blogs & Learning at TechKnowledge. My second morning of TechKnowledge began with a panel of vendors of LMS and eLearning platforms addressing "Where are they going?" Panelists were Jason Averbook (PeopleSoft), Ed... From Internet Time Blog on February 11, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (48775) Colleges Using RSS (via Dan Mitchell) From an article that I can't get to in the Chronicle of Higher Learning comes this quote: Jeremy Trumble, Web-services manager at RIT, says that students there are getting the benefits of RSS without even knowing they're using it. Every student has the opportunity to create a Web portal that presents a personalized version of the university's Web site, similar to a My Yahoo page. During the customization, students decide which information they would like to have regularly updated. That tells an RSS read From weblogged News on February 11, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (48773) Google, Please Don't Rend RSS Community Google, please do the right thing. Support Atom if you want, but not at the expense of other formats. Don't be evil. From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on February 11, 2004 at 1:47 p.m.. (48772) WiFi's Major Limitations I'm in a hotel ballroom listening to a fascinating speech by Microsoft's Marc Smith. A majority of the crowd (about 400 people, I'd guess) are using laptop computers to take notes and/or work online. But the WiFi network is extremely slow, when it works at all. The people running this conference are professionals, and totally competent at putting the technology together. The continuing problems they're having with the WiFi network tell me that this is one technology th From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 11, 2004 at 1:47 p.m.. (48771) WiFi's Major Limitations I'm in a hotel ballroom listening to a fascinating speech by Microsoft's Marc Smith. A majority of the crowd (about 400 people, I'd guess) are using laptop computers to take notes and/or work online. But the WiFi network is extremely slow, when it works at all. The people running this conference are professionals, and totally competent at putting the technology together. The continuing problems they're having with the WiFi network tell me that this is one technology th From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 11, 2004 at 1:47 p.m.. (48770) Kill Bill, Vol. 3 Word on the street was correct: Brandy Karl, who has previously written @ FindLaw about our export of American-style copyright restrictions abroad via free trade agreements, now has a new piece up explaining why it's necessary to kill in its infancy the proposed Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act (DCIMA): -- From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48769) Spam seen as security risk As unwanted e-mail continues to pour into in-boxes, more corporate customers are viewing it as a security risk, especially when e-mail based worms like MyDoom come onto the scene. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48768) Several RSS feeds into one? Is there a tool that can be used to make one RSS feeds from several feeds I select? If I have it I can use Feedroll to display "15 latest posts from KnowledgeBoard bloggers" or "10 latest posts by my colleagues"... It's should be so easy to make one, but I wasn't able to find any :( From Mathemagenic on February 11, 2004 at 12:53 p.m.. (48767) Best Practices in e-Learning, Online Conference: August 23-27, 2004 The University of Calgary is pleased to host the Best Practices in e-Learning Online Conference. This conference will take place August 23 through 27, 2004 totally online so you can participate without the cost and inconvenience of traveling. The pre-conference workshops will take place the week before the main conference. From Elearnopedia on February 11, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (48766) PBS Teachersource PBS Online features companion Web sites for more than 1,000 PBS programs and specials with rich, stand-alone resource content for educators and learners from names you trust, like NOVA, Reading Rainbow, and more. From Elearnopedia on February 11, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (48765) Gemeinschaftsblogs "Where are there opportunities? Employees can publish without help, customers can participate in your company, managers can track public opinions."... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (48764) E-Mail und Spam Zum Schutz vor Spam-Robots wird heute vermehrt darauf verzichtet, E-Mail-Adressen im Klartext zu publizieren. Was rein visuell brauchbar zu lösen... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (48763) Chemists not drawn to preprint servers or OA journals? Lorrin R. Garson, Communicating Original Research in Chemistry and Related Sciences, Accounts of Chemical Research, ASAP Article, February 10, 2004. (Access restricted to subscribers.) Garson delivers a lengthy review of the history of publishing in chemistry, noting successful journals and indexing services such as Chemical Abstracts. He surveys the current journal publishing landscape, giving a passing mention of Elsevier and contrasting them with players in the open access landscape (PLoS, BioMedCentral, ot From FOS News on February 11, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (48762) IBM SnoBase (Ontology Management System) From Semantic World on February 11, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (48761) Poor Semantics puts Metadata at Risk From Semantic World on February 11, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (48760) Harvard Student's Love Story Endures Beyond Grave (and Archives) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10 - Instead of the usual Harvard student's account of the period, with an uninspiring recitation of classes, chapel and walks about Cambridge, the diary contained a lock of chestnut brown hair, a cluster of pressed flowers and a handwritten poem of worshipful love and inconsolable loss. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 12:46 p.m.. (48759) Comcast offers $66 billion for Disney The cable TV giant launches a surprise bid to merge with Walt Disney, a deal that would create one of the largest media and distribution companies in the world. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (48758) Lindows wins one against Microsoft A U.S. court rules that the software giant's trademark of "windows" is too generic, allowing the Linux reseller to retain its name--for now. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (48757) Next Generation Rover: The Mars Science Laboratory From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m.. (48756) NASA's Revamped Mission Management Team Prepares for the Future From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m.. (48755) Reality Check: Spheres on Mars Not Fossils From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m.. (48754) British, European Space Agencies Open Inquiry into Beagle 2 Loss From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m.. (48753) Excuse me, Admiral New research has shown that multi-tasking is counterproductive ... thankfully someone in the United States Navy is taking interruptions seriously. From Monkeymagic on February 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m.. (48752) Antidepressants - Drugging kids in school Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, is a custom-made "disease" to start selling drugs quite legally to school kids. Have the doctor prescribe them. Your kid will be that much better off - or not? It appears that the real dough about the adverse effects of antidepressant drugs has been kept secret so as not to ruin sales. Violence and suicide are common side effects of those drugs, and there are some who say that just about every major school... From Health Supreme on February 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m.. (48751) MasterMind Explorer - Issue 41 - RSSTop55, Kolabora Live, Open Source Content Management Systems, P2P File Sharing And More MasterMind Explorer - Issue 41 - RSSTop55, Kolabora Live, Open Source Content Management Systems, P2P File Sharing And More From MasterMind Explorer on February 11, 2004 at 11:54 a.m.. (48750) Ellison Appeal and the 512 Standards The Ellison v. Robertson  appeals decision came yesterday.  The district court noted that AOL had no obligation to monitor the actions of users for infringements, terminate repeat infringers, or investigate such users; in fact, 17 USC 512(i) "only requires AOL to put its users on notice that they f From A Copyfighter's Musings on February 11, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (48749) The Gadget Factor Check out the new Audio Berkman about the iPod.  Nice mix of views from: Fred von Lohmann, Mike McGuire, Cary Sherman, Scott Kirsner, and Urs Gasser. From A Copyfighter&apos;s Musings on February 11, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (48748) Programs that write programs Following pointers from Ned Batchelder's recent excursion into code generation led me to another nice example of the power of dynamic languages. In order to streamline his use of C++, Ned wrote a little tool called cog which enables him to embed, in C++ programs, Python fragments that generate verbose and/or repetitive C++ constructs. He adds: For more about code generation in general, try: --> From Jon's Radio on February 11, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (48747) SanDisk pictures memory cards for less The company hopes its less expensive option for digital cameras will encourage more people to take more photos. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (48746) XML Three new links: "XForms Institute: Interactive XForms School", "XForms: XML Powered Web Forms: Chapter 1" and "XForms Basics, Part 3 in XML". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48745) Usability Three new links: "Andrew's Usability in the Real World: Looks, or Brains?", "Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)", and "What makes a great website?". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48744) Typography One new link: "Accessible Web Typography - an introduction for web designers". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48743) Tools One new link: "Color Schemes". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48742) Standards, Guidelines and Patterns One new link: "Interface Design Issues #02: Consistency and standards". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48741) PHP Three new links: "Develop rock-solid code in PHP: Part three", ""Cookies in PHP, and "The PHP Anthology Volume 2, Chapter 1 - Access Control". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48740) Miscellaneous Four new links: "Jeffrey Zeldman Is Not Obsolete", "All About Accessibility with Sharron Rush", "Don't design on spec", and "How to manage smart people". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48739) JavaScript One new link: "Simple Tricks for More Usable Forms". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48738) Events One new link: "Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conference". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48737) Evaluation and Testing One new link: "Keep Online Surveys Short". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48736) Dreamweaver One new link: "Hand-Coding PHP with Dreamweaver". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48735) Cascading Style Sheets Six new links: "CSS Design: Custom Underlines", "Focus and not", "First-line and first-letter", "The IE Factor", "Definition lists - misused or misunderstood?", and "CSS from the Ground Up". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48734) Accessibility Three new links: "Accessibility humanized", "The Business Case for Web Accessibility", and "Adding Tags to PDF improves accessible". From Web Design References: Site Update on February 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48733) Neues Gentechnikgesetz Das verträgliche Nebeneinander von herkömmlicher und Gentechnik verwendender Landwirtschaft sowie die Sicherheit der Verbraucher sind zentrale Ziele des neuen Gentechnikgesetzes... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (48732) Wie die zweite Säule wächst Seit dem 01.01.2002 hat jeder Arbeitnehmer einen Rechtsanspruch auf ein Angebot zur betrieblichen Altersvorsorge. Das Gesetz formuliert einen Tarifvorbehalt -... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (48731) Antitrust Biting Oracle; Hypocrisy Ascendant? In announcing and defending the Microsoft sellout, Ashcroft, who is carrying out President Bush's policy, has used high-sounding policy principles as his motive even though there plainly were political reasons as well. For them to now discover the virtues of antitrust would look like a totally political move with overtones of retribution -- hardly the first time from this crowd, of course. But no one should believe they've suddenly discovered that it's a good idea to have a serious competition policy for the technology industry. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 11, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (48730) Media Consolidation, Continuing Comcast wants to buy Disney (Washington Post). I look forward to Michael Powell's dismissal of media-consolidation worries on this one. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 11, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (48729) BBCi Connector The new BBCi Connector service enables a web page to be used as a meeting point. Connector provides an example of how discussion can be set in the context of a specific web page. It's a totally web-based service so no downloads are necessary. At the time I tried it the BBC was having some 'temporary' service difficulties but, nevertheless, the bits I did see looked interesting. You need to register with BBCi... From Auricle on February 11, 2004 at 9:53 a.m.. (48728) Das Duell Die beiden hessischen Landtagsabgeordneten Wagner und Beuth haben in dieser Woche eine ungewöhnliche Aktion gestartet. Sie treten zum Duell an... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 9:52 a.m.. (48727) Qué es Internet y cómo dejar de confundirla con otra cosa Está disponible online la versión española de World of Ends (What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else) de Doc Searls y David Weinberger. Se trata de un texto lúcido y sugerente, útil no sólo... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 11, 2004 at 9:51 a.m.. (48726) Beware of Blogs in Plaid Jackets While opportunistic greed vultures are circling over RSS, the used blog sales men have set up their hawkster wares down on the corner. Witness BlogToRiche$.com: Imagine earning an additional income, or more, by doing what you are already doing...BLOGGING! That's right, I've outlined the basic techniques of how to use your Blog to make money! And guess what? It's simple and profitable. I've done it From cogdogblog on February 11, 2004 at 9:48 a.m.. (48725) Flickr Flickr launched into Public Beta yesterday. It's a social softwarey photosharingly chatroomishly deeply nifty thing. The little touches are beautiful - the buddy icon maker, for example, is lovely to behold. It will, obviously, descend into a cross between the... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 11, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48724) CeBIT 2004: MySQL hoch im Kurs MySQL AB, Hersteller der weltweit beliebtesten Open-Source-Datenbank MySQL®, wartet auf der diesjährigen CeBIT in Hannover mit dem neuen Release 5.0 seiner populären Open-Source-Software auf. From WebhostingTech on February 11, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48723) VLEs - the fast-food route to e-learning? Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) vendors invariably emphasize how easy their product 'xyz' makes the creation of online 'courses' by an individual member of faculty or related staff. Indeed 'ease of use' is often cited as one of the essential criteria for selecting and implementing a new e-learning environment. For busy administrative and academic staff, such environments can appear to offer the necessary 'fast-food' that enables them to claim engagement in e-learning with minimum outlay... From Auricle on February 11, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48722) Careers in Adult Education Considering adult education as a career or freelance work opportunity? This article provides an introduction to adult education opportunities and earnings.... From Adult/Continuing Education on February 11, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (48721) Microsoft warns of widespread Windows flaw - Robert Lemos , CNET News.com Microsoft has a message for Windows users: Patch your computers quickly. On Tuesday, the software giant released a fix for a networking flaw that affects every computer running Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. If left unpat From Techno-News Blog on February 11, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48720) 'Virtual Climate Time Machine' in the Cards for IBM - Clint Boulton, Internet News IBM has been asked to build a system capable of predicting climate changes 300 years into the future. A team of 12 engineers at the University of California at Irvine (UCI) has asked IBM for a supercomputer that will help researchers to gage changes t From Techno-News Blog on February 11, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48719) W3C Wraps Up Semantic Web Standards - Clint Boulton, Internet News The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tuesday passed two key standards for helping computers get more information out of the applications they are processing and match content more appropriately for end-users. The standards body unveiled the Resource De From Techno-News Blog on February 11, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48718) Robotic dogs sniff out toxins near schools - eSchool News staff and wire service reports They sniff, wag their tails, fetch, and run in packs. Inside their plastic and metallic skins, robotic dogs programmed by engineering students at Yale University even have a social conscience. The mechanical canines, equipped with just about everythin From Educational Technology on February 11, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48717) Study Says U.S. Should Replace States' High School Standards - KAREN W. ARENSON, New York Times A patchwork of state standards is failing to produce high school graduates who are prepared either for college or for work, three education policy organizations say in a new report. The solution, they say, is to adopt rigorous national standards that w From Educational Technology on February 11, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48716) The Law Catches Up With Distance Education - Karen Hughes Miller, THE Journal Legal issues in postsecondary Education is a popular course in the Department of Leadership, Foundations and Human Resource Education at the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development in Kentucky. The course is required for mos From Online Learning Update on February 11, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48715) Reborn Model N finds life in biotech The software maker, founded by an industry veteran during the heat of the business-to-business boom, redefines itself to tackle the biotech market. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48714) Pulver predicts Capitol Hill VoIP calls Jeff Pulver put pressure on the FCC to make a decision that will likely shape the future of voice over Internet Protocol. Now, he's about to get his answer. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48713) Why airwaves should be deregulated Economists Thomas Hazlett and Gregory Rosston warn that a Washington, D.C., bureaucratic fiasco in the works will have dire consequences for telecommunications customers. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48712) South Korea to send astronaut to ISS on Soyuz South Korea will purchase a seat on a future Soyuz ISS mission for its first... From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 7:53 a.m.. (48711) German Online Research Am 30./31.03.2004 findet die 6. Internationale Konferenz "German Online Research" (GOR 04) an der Universität Duisburg-Essen statt. Gegenstand der internationalen... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48710) Meredith Wins So I had them tell me why they wanted to work with a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist this quarter, and while many of them did a good job, this response is why I love the profession. From weblogged News on February 11, 2004 at 7:47 a.m.. (48709) Kaplan Transforms CPA Preparation With Web-Based Programs for New Exam With the CPA Exam about to undergo its most significant change since 1994, Kaplan, Inc., one of the world's leading providers of computerized test prep and online learning, today launched a major new CPA test prep initiative, based on its years of expe From Online Learning Update on February 11, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (48708) eCollege makes Forbes' fastest growing list - Denver Business Journal ECollege provides online learning opportunities to the post-secondary education market. Since the Top 25 list was compiled, eCollege has more than doubled in size through the acquisition of Datamark, a previously privately held company in Salt Lake C From Online Learning Update on February 11, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (48707) Eheverträge grds. rechtswirksam Viele gutverdienende Ehemänner werden aufatmen: Der BGH - eine offizielle PM steht noch aus - gesteht ihnen weiterhin zu, vor... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (48706) Schweigen ist (zunächst) die beste Lösung Wenn Ärzte unter dem Verdacht des Abrechnungsbetrugs stehen, sollten sie sich hüten, Erklärungen abzugeben. Das ist die Empfehlung des Strafverteidigers... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (48705) Litigants Take Bite Out of Apple Five class-action suits are filed against the maker of the popular iPod digital music player. The iPod's battery life isn't what Apple said it was, the litigants charge. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48704) Microsoft: Oops! We Did It Again Six months after researchers warned Microsoft about critical security flaws in Windows, the software company alerts users to the problem and offers a patch on its website. One researcher calls the delay 'just totally unacceptable.' From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48703) Please Don't Squeeze the Sharman The Australian maker of Kazaa is being dragged into court by the country's music industry on copyright infringement charges. But Sharman is fighting what it says are bullying -- and illegal -- tactics. Patrick Gray reports from Sydney. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48702) The CEO's Call: Mine, Mine, Mine Altnet claims eight P2P companies are illegally using its technology, but critics deride its tech as ancient and generic. Wired magazine asked Altnet's CEO about the company's materialistic ways. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48701) Munich Open Source Plows Ahead A German city's plan to switch to open-source applications has encountered some bumps in the road, but supporters say it will all work out. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48700) Hubble Space Telescope: 1990-2007 NASA officials adamantly defend the decision not to perform any more service missions to Hubble -- which means one of the greatest scientific instruments in history will die as early as 2007. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48699) Marin Won't Take No for an Answer The breast cancer rate in California's Marin County is abnormaly high. Experts say they know the culprit is not the environment, but residents don't necessarily agree. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48698) Privacy Is in the House The House is considering a bill that would require government agencies to explain how citizens' privacy might be affected by new regulations. After years of erosion, privacy may again be in fashion in D.C. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48697) H-1B Training Program to Be Axed The White House wants to kill a training program for American workers that was funded by visas for foreign workers. Program supporters urge patience. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48696) EBay Scam Uses IPods as Bait If you find an offer on eBay for an iPod that's too good to be true, it probably is. EBay is swamped with supposed buyers clubs that promise cheap iPods. Beware: It's a classic pyramid scheme. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on February 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48695) NASA defends decision to cancel HST servicing mission NASA officials on Monday defended the agency's decision last month to cancel the final... From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48694) NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 7 Feb 2004 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48693) NASA Spirit Rover Status for sol 36, Feb. 9 posted Feb. 9, 3 pm PST From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48692) NASA Opportunity Rover Status for sol 16, Feb. 9 posted Feb. 9, 5:30 pm PST From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48691) NASA Spirit Rover Status for sol 37 posted Feb. 10, 8:30 am PST From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48690) NASA Mars Spirit Rover 3D Image: Ripples in The Soil From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48689) SPACEWARN Bulletin 603 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48688) AIP FYI #17: FY 2005 Budget Request: Science Education Programs From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48687) Orbital to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2003 Financial Results on February 12 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48686) NOAA SEC Space Weather Advisory Outlook #04-6 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48685) NASA-Ames 2004 Space Settlement Design Contest In Progress From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48684) How 3-D Works: Mars Revealed by Human-Like Eyes From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48683) Critics of Hubble Decision Don't Have the Big Picture, NASA Says From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48682) Bush's Space Panel Seeks Public Input From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48681) Robert Walker: Space Industry Must Get Public, Congress 'Buy-In' of New Space Vision From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 11, 2004 at 5:53 a.m.. (48680) Virtual Learning Environments Studierende und Berufstätige weltweit, die am Lernen und Lehren in Virtuellen Lernumgebungen interessiert sind, können sich vom 01.03.2004 - 28.05.2004... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 5:51 a.m.. (48679) Ningún lugar es demasiado lejano Es el lema del Tercer Congreso Virtual de Arquitectura que se celebrará durante el mes de mayo de 2004. El ConVirArq _2004 es un evento sólo online, gratuito y orientado a estudiantes y profesionales de la arquitectura latinoamericanos, aunque abierto... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 11, 2004 at 5:51 a.m.. (48678) And that's Final! From Semantic World on February 11, 2004 at 5:48 a.m.. (48677) Students Offered Guaranteed A and B Grade Unpublished Essays, Papers, and Theses. Studying just got a whole lot easier. Never before have students been able to purchase guaranteed A and B custom answers to their degree questions. Now, 24 Hours a day, Research America promises them not only this, but that if they find a service that can guarantee them more they get their work for free. [PRWEB Feb 11, 2004] From PR Web on February 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (48676) Future Record Producers Study Sound Engineering At Audiocourses.com Getting to grips with audio concepts is never exactly easy, but often with the right people around you, you can find a way to learn quickly. Getting yourself motivated to learn and stay focussed is half the battle. One of the methods Audiocourses.com uses to make learning fun is through LIVE interaction. [PRWEB Feb 11, 2004] From PR Web on February 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (48675) Pocket Snails "Pocket Snails From PR Web on February 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (48674) New God in our future? 'Tomorrow's God: Our Greatest Spiritual Challenge,' by Neale Donald Walsch, claims it's inevitable The world is going to get a new God, according to "Tomorrow's God," a new book by New York Times best-selling author Neale Donald Walsch. It's not question of whether this astounding prediction will come true, the book asserts; it's a matter of when. And the "when," Walsch says, is soon, within the lifetime of most of us. [PRWEB Feb 11, 2004] From PR Web on February 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (48673) Vulgar English HYPHEN Teaching Students of English How to Talk Dirty. Author, Jonathan Chamberlain, has written a book on the grammar of coarse and obscene English as a teaching aid for adult language learners and as an interesting deconstruction of vulgarity for native speakers interested in their own language. [PRWEB Feb 11, 2004] From PR Web on February 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (48672) Students Offered Guaranteed A and B Grade Custom Written and Unpublished Essays, Papers, and Theses. Wilmington, Delaware, 02 10, 2004: Studying just got a whole lot easier. Never before have students been able to purchase guarnateed A and B custom answers to their degree questions. Now 24 Hours a day Research America promises them not only this, but that if they find a service that can guarantee more they get their work for free. [PRWEB Feb 11, 2004] From PR Web on February 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (48671) CC at SXSW Keep an eye out for Creative Commons at the South By Southwest Music and Media Conference this March in Austin, Texas. We'll be hosting two panels, announcing two projects that encourage collaboration and distribution of music and film. Details coming soon. From Creative Commons: weblog on February 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48670) Search Tuna und Soople Auszug aus dem Online-Seminar für Anwälte über erlesene Recherchen: Search Tuna setzt eine einmalige kostenlose Registrierung voraus, dafür aber kann... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 a.m.. (48669) Abmahnungen wegen 0700-Rufnummern Telepolis, Abmahnwelle und Intern berichten übereinstimmend, dass es eine neue Abmahnwelle gibt. Diesmal geht es um die sog. "Vanity"-Rufnummern, hier:... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 a.m.. (48668) Nachträgliche Sicherungsverwahrung Das BVerfG hat im Nachgang zu seiner Entscheidung vom 05.02.2004 nunmehr (auch) ausdrücklich entschieden (PM | Urteil), dass eine nachträgliche... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 a.m.. (48667) Nachtgedanken Re parvum, tempore magnum. From Mein Schuster on February 11, 2004 at 3:52 a.m.. (48666) Georgia to build state VPN From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (48665) Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (48664) Professor Harnessing Advanced Technology to Address Environmental Issues From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (48663) Naval Medicine's Lab in Peru Participates in Distance-Learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (48662) A Closer Look at Scientifically Based Research - What the Words Mean From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (48661) Utah House Rebukes Bush With Its Vote on School Law The Utah House voted to prohibit the state's education authorities from using any local money to comply with the president's signature No Child Left Behind law. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48660) After a Year, Students Take a Second Look at the Iraq Invasion The lessons on Iraq continue in schools, and many students - once vehemently for or against the war - now offer more nuanced or changed opinions. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48659) Erasing a Skeletal Reminder of 9/11 The Borough of Manhattan Community College will demolish its classroom building that was destroyed by the Sept. 11 attacks. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48658) Test Policy for 3rd Graders Is Met by More Resistance A groundswell of opposition is forming against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's new policy to hold back third graders who fail citywide tests. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48657) Fulbright Board in Compromise Over Late Berkeley Applications A compromise will allow 30 college students at Berkeley to compete for Fulbright scholarships even though their applications were late because of a missed Federal Express pickup. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48656) Debate Begins in France on Religion in the Schools France's prime minister urged passage of a bill to ban most religious symbols from public schools, saying Muslim head scarves undermine the the country's secular ideals. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48655) Building Plan Adds Schools and Reduces Their Size The Bloomberg administration revised its $13.1 billion school construction proposal so that it calls for building 90 schools with a capacity of 66,000 students. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48654) Across Europe, an Outcry Over Paying for College Students have held demonstrations across Europe in recent months as governments discuss raising tuition to meet operating costs at their universities. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48653) Metal Detectors and Pep Rallies: Spirit Helps Tame a Bronx School In the past, John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx had more horrifying tales than success stories, but now Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proclaiming it a tamed school. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48652) For Lesser Talents, It's the Hard Way Every Time While some of his teammates have been enjoying the blue-chip college tour, Brian Johnson belongs to a second wave of football players gearing up for their own search. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48651) Domestic Spending: Gains for Education but Not Much Else The budget for 2005 proposes its biggest increase for domestic spending not related to national security at the Education Department. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48650) So This Is a Cooking Class? The freshest and most instructive cooking classes are private ones offered by young chefs who have opted out of the restaurant industry to teach in students' home kitchens. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48649) Forward Steps for Spelling Bee Students at an elementary School in Washington, D.C., where many days police helicopters search the projects nearby, prepare for the city spelling bee. From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48648) Film Makes SAT Villain, and Students Can Relate The president of the Educational Testing Service, the organization that produces the SAT, is looking into security with the release of "The Perfect Score." From New York Times: Education on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48647) The Importance of...Reading Ernest Former LawMeme Editor-in-Chief and current Yale Fellow Ernest Miller has a brand new home for his weblog--right here @ Corante. Welcome, Ernie. It's a good day for the blogosphere. Also setting up shop: EFF's Brad Templeton, spreading some very Brad ideas. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48646) Groking Grokster The most detailed and accurate press coverage on yesterday's Grokster hearing so far is available here [San Jose Mercury News]. More, soon. *** Later: A few tasty excerpts from a first-person account of the hearing by a Pho list member: Russ Frackman, a really great guy and lawyer, argued for the RIAA companies and Carey Ramos for the music publishers...The panel turned on Russ pretty badly. Judge Noonan was almost libertarian and in addition to ac From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m.. (48645) Listening to Grokster Still wondering what happened during yesterday's oral argument in MGM v. Grokster? Bypass the spin, listen to the hearing [MP3 file, public domain], and decide for yourself. My favorite bit: when Judge Noonan calls Mr. Ramos on his use of overhe From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48643) Speaking of Copyright, and Facts... Farhad Manjoo @ Salon thankfully ventures beyond mere regurgitation of the facts in his report on yesterday's hearing in OPG v. Diebold: "What happened at Diebold was, they said, 'Hey, there's this embarrassing stuff online,'" [Cindy] Cohn said in an interview. "So their lawyers said, 'Here's this easy way From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48642) Kill Bill, Vol. 2 It wasn't long ago that I wrote to warn you of the Coming of the Anti-Feist--a.k.a. The Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, a bill that would extend copyright-like protection to collections of facts. This is a Very Bad Thing, yet it has already been approved 16-7 in the House Judiciary committee. Now the good people at --> From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48641) LawMeme on Betamax/Grokster: Back to the Future My EFF colleague Ren Bucholz, over @ LawMeme: In last week's Ninth Circuit oral argument in the MGM v. Grokster case, Judge Noonan opened the proceedings by asking Russ Frackman, lawyer for the recording industry: "Everything you said could have been applied to Sony, so what's the difference?" From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48640) Hail Mary I've been meaning to say this for a while now but literally haven't had the chance: check out Mary Bridges' work @ the Berkman Center.  She's the brain behind the Berkman weblog, Berkman Briefings, the Digital Media Project weblog and evidently, much, much more. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48639) Hail Mary II bIPlog's Mary Hodder attended a Yale ISP/Harvard Berkman scholar's meeting at which John Palfrey, David Johnson and Susan Crawford prese From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48638) Copy Left Movement Isn't Communism Kevin Werbach, on a post by Brad Delong @ the Progress & Freedom Foundation weblog arguing that the so-called Copy Left, or Free Culture movement contains more than a few trace elements of communism: The property rights maximalists are the true radicals here.  They have defined any challenges to the status quo as a frontal attack From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48637) Sun to discuss next-generation 'Rock' chip Sun Microsystems is expected discuss a future high-end processor Wednesday, a chip code-named Rock that will combine features of own designs with technology it acquired from Afara Websystems, From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (48636) IETF to take on Atom The good news from Sam Ruby is that the IETF will take on the Atom standard. Great idea! Long overdue! From Roland Tanglao&apos;s Weblog on February 11, 2004 at 2:49 a.m.. (48635) Compressing the Release Windows Blockbuster is a new ally against region coding, sorta.  This article seems to say they have two beefs.  First, people are importing DVDs and using chipped players, so local Blockbuster's are getting left out of the distribution loop.  Second, by the time we reach the international DVD release window, the piracy floodgates have already been wide-open from the domestic release window.  So, though not against region coding in principle, they're against it i From A Copyfighter'apos;s Musings on February 11, 2004 at 2:47 a.m.. (48634) Add Your Library to MyYahoo! Keep RSS Free for All "Cast your vote for free choice, and away from restricted, proprietary services, by using open RSS news readers and all feeds. Walling RSS up inside a proprietary garden is wrong. And expensive too!" [eWeek] This one went through the blogosphere over the weekend, dusting up some controversy about NewsGator. However, what really caught my eye is this little image almo From The Shifted Librarian on February 11, 2004 at 2:47 a.m.. (48633) Justice Department staff opposes Oracle bid Antitrust division lawyers at the department recommend filing suit to block Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft, indicating that Oracle may face a serious setback in its embattled bid for its rival. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 2:45 a.m.. (48632) Centra Announces Partnership with SAP From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (48631) Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Docent Sign National Agreement for Learning Software Solutions; Docent Enterprise Also To Be Deployed By Association for Internal Use From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (48630) eCollege(SM) Named to Forbes' List of the Top 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (48629) Humana Signs Agreement with SkillSoft for Multi-Modal Learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (48628) Virtual Keyboard Really Exists! Somebody hide my wallet! MobilePlanet has ultra-cool, George-Jetson-ish Virtual Keyboard for sale for $99.95! The specs say it works with most Palms and uses a USB/Serial Connector. I'm going to guess that means it doesn't work with the Treo 600, but how do I tell??????  [via Daily Palm] From The Shifted Librarian on February 11, 2004 at 1:47 a.m.. (48627) W3C Talks in February 2004-02-10: Browse upcoming W3C appearances and events, also available as an RSS channel. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 11, 2004 at 1:47 a.m.. (48626) Web Accessibility Initiative: Best Practices Training in Madrid, Spain 2004-02-11: The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) held a two day Best Practices Exchange Training on 9-10 February in Madrid, Spain as part of the WAI-TIES Project. The training covered resources for managers, developers, policy makers and others; panels and presentations; directions for developing accessible tables, forms, images, applications and scripts; and a showcase of accessible Web pages. Fundosa Teleservicios hosted the event. Read the press release and more about the Web Accessibility Initiative. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 11, 2004 at 1:47 a.m.. (48625) An anonymous post found on the the UBC wiki I stumbled on this meditation on wikis and instruction with the random page link: To me the Wiki makes teaching and learning collaborative not only as a process but as the product as well. It makes teachers out of the students and conversely students out of the teachers. It creates a shift toward project based learning and process oriented pedagogies. It allows for the teaching of writing rules, style and voice through the production of the project and not in some isolated unrelated way. Finally it promotes distributed intelligence such that each author/contributor to the wiki adds or creates From Object Learning on February 11, 2004 at 1:46 a.m.. (48624) Google takes ad service to China Seeking to tap a thriving Internet business in China, the search company will offer its advertising-bidding system in the country's native language. From CNET News.com on February 11, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48623) Getting involved in European partnership projects From ScotFEICT on February 11, 2004 at 12:51 a.m.. (48622) Skills2Learn helps Swaziland join the digital revolution From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 11, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (48621) Me, a host! Before I know it, I am a webhost. hpnadig was looking for a host after his previous host's server crashed, and I know him through livejournal, so one day while chatting, I gave him 50 megs of space on my host's server. Then came my old friend, the one who had ... From C A R T H I K . N E T on February 10, 2004 at 10:54 p.m.. (48620) VeriSign works to ID kid surfers The company teams up with a nonprofit group on a digital ID program for children, which provides schoolkids with hardware that helps protect them while Web surfing. From CNET News.com on February 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (48619) First Discussion Board Plan Hey hey, first discussion board plan, 'Facilitate Yourself' is up and ready to roll :O) It's not exactly revolutionary stuff but if you're teaching online (and you're freaking out at the amount of time you spend in discussion boards!) you might find it useful. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 10, 2004 at 9:49 p.m.. (48618) TiVo wins Pause Technology patent suit From CNET News.com on February 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48617) Guilty plea for eBay pirate From CNET News.com on February 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48616) IBM sells climate research supercomputer The University of California, Irvine has bought eight IBM computers to run an interconnected collection of global climate simulations. From CNET News.com on February 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48615) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]