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There Are No Stupid Questions Congruntulations, Part 1 "The most telling moment of the whole conference came during the question-and-answer portion of this session. After all of the discussion by both Steven and Gary about RSS, an audience member stands up and asks "What is RSS?" And I'll be darned if half the audience didn't applaud at someone asking a question that they all had harboring the whole time. Wow. It's easy to forget that not everyone librarian lives and dies by the same s From The Shifted Librarian on March 14, 2004 at 9:51 p.m..
mobile learning Judy Brown, director of the ADL academic Co-Lab brought together some people doing and thinking about mobile learning to man a booth with lots of examples at Training 2004 last week. She's also put together a page (under elearnopedia, an interesting portal) on mlearning with the two presentations that were given, photos, links to other sites, and more. There're some good thoughts in the presentations from people like David Metcalfe and Harvey Singh, and some... From Learning Circuits Blog on March 14, 2004 at 9:48 p.m..
Amazon Products Feed This script was created to utilize Amazon.com's Web Services to provide a real-time listing of... From cms2u on March 14, 2004 at 9:03 p.m..
Must have If you're shopping early this year for my Christmas present, be sure to check out this little number... http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/36148.html... From Rick's Café Canadien on March 14, 2004 at 8:58 p.m..
Fix those windows Lee LeFever:Visiting a social web site with broken links, misleading navigation, missing images, etc. is like visiting a neighborhood with broken windows- you get the feeling that no one cares. Broken windows do not promote return visits. Which makes me think I may have some broken windows of my own on this site. If so, please tell me! From Seb's Open Research on March 14, 2004 at 8:49 p.m..
Bloglines: it's that good Mark Fletcher wrote, a year and a half before launching the blazing fast Bloglines web-based aggregator: "just like fast cars will get you all the chicks, fast Internet services will get you all the users." Well, I don't know about the first statement, but I've followed in --> From Seb's Open Research on March 14, 2004 at 8:49 p.m..
Local Heroes If you're at South by Southwest in Austin, come by our panels at 10am (music and copyright) and 11:30am (film and copyright) Monday morning. Special guests include two Austinites: tech-media renaissance man Wiley Wiggins and GET CREATIVE! contest winner Justin Cone, whose 2-minute short "Building on the Past" perfectly exemplifies the CC mission. (How many films do you know of that involved From ErikLog on March 14, 2004 at 8:21 p.m..
bees From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on March 14, 2004 at 8:13 p.m..
JISC/OSI report on author attitudes toward OA Last week when I blogged JISC's new funding program for OA publishers, I forgot to blog the results of the JISC/OAI survey on author attitudes toward OA. The funding program and survey results were announced in the same press release. Excerpt from the survey report: "Awareness of the concept of open access amongst those who had not taken this pu From Joho the Blog on March 14, 2004 at 8:06 p.m..
Tragedy of the Commons You may have noticed weird comments about the usual vices appearing here on the Learning Circuits Blog. V.i.a.g.r.a and online gambling!!! and ungrammatical observations like "I wolud like to know as any one went in time yet because if so is it still poseable to go in tmie forward and backwards." This is the work of puerile cyber-vandals. Their bots post Spam comments on discussion blogs. Usually they post to four or five topics simultaneously... From Learning Circuits Blog on March 14, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
[sxsw] MoveOn.org Eli Pariser and Zach Exley, names probably familiar from your inbox — Eli has a disconcertingly consistent pattern of vowels and consonants — are talking to a packed crowd of about 400, explaining how MoveOn.org got started and how the Internet is enabling us to rebuild some of the community that's been lost over the decades. They humbly stress how they stumbled into success, and make the good point that, when something succeeds, inevitably people look for geniuses which is "terribly disempowering" to everyone else. They stress that we're just at the beginning of the Net- From Joho the Blog on March 14, 2004 at 6:08 p.m..
Black Arts of the Science Mags For those that still aren't convinced of the importance of the Open Access movement, read Simon Caulkin's article in today's Guardian Observer (link courtesy of Open Access News). Caulkin's article succinctly pulls the major points of the open access debate together. For example, as he points out quite clearly, How's this for a winning publishing formula? A university f From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on March 14, 2004 at 5:46 p.m..
Web citation index This announcement was long overdue... Edupage mentions that "Thomson ISI, which collects data on the use of academic work, said it will begin compiling data for online scholarship in addition to that in print. The new Web Citation Index will... From ErikLog on March 14, 2004 at 5:27 p.m..
Agility and Adaptiveness Another theme that kept emerging throughout this week's press/analyst meetings is the need for organizational agility and adaptiveness. I couldn't help but think back to an article Ray wrote back in 2000 for a Fawcette publication. As usual, Ray was a little ahead of the meme.... Ra... From Kolabora.com on March 14, 2004 at 5:23 p.m..
The Future of Work Tom Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also is the founder and director of the MIT Center for Coordination Science, and one of the two founding co-directors of the MIT Initiative on "Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Centur... From Kolabora.com on March 14, 2004 at 5:23 p.m..
A Tool For Our Times Stowe Boyd got an early look at Groove v3.0 last week. We're obviously excited about his initial impressions. From Kolabora.com on March 14, 2004 at 5:23 p.m..
New ePortfolio system avaliable for demo The "FDTL4 ePortfolio project" have recently enabled a facility for users to set up a demo account and try out their ePortfolio system. It is looking good. ePortfolios - Demo... From ERADC Blog on March 14, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
6. Archivtag am Archivum Unitatis... Ganz im Zeichen Abraham Dürningers stand der am Sonnabend stattgefundene 6. Archivtag am „Archivum Unitatis Fratrum“, dem zentralen Archiv der evangelischen Brüderunität in Herrnhut. Wie ein roter Faden zog sich das Wirken dieses für die Stadt und weit über deren Grenzen bedeutenden Geschäftsmannes durch den Verlauf der Tagung. Zahlreiche bedeutende Zugänge konnte das Archiv im Verlauf des letzten Jahres erwerben“, berichtete dessen neuer Leiter, Dr. Rüdiger Kröger, darunter als Dauerleihgabe die interessante Bibliothek und d From PEDABLOGUE on March 14, 2004 at 3:35 p.m..
Erfindungen von Straftaten Hätte man hier keinen kürzeren Titel finden können: "Dokumentation von Fälschungen, Erfindungen, Hetze durch Presse, Politik, Polizei und Justiz in... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 3:28 p.m..
Families who blog together My beloved spouse just walked into the room and said, "I can't believe it. Half of our household is blogging at this very instant." It was true. Yesterday I taught me daughter how to use the IMG SRC code on a Blogger site, and now she finds blogging much more interesting than before. In case you're wondering, she's working on an informational site rather than a personal journal, and I suspect that other 9 year olds with the right hobby will enjoy looking in. It may be good... From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 14, 2004 at 3:21 p.m..
Weblog course Substantial parts of Christopher Allbritton's digital journalism course are visible on his course weblog and the weblogs of his students, listed in the blogroll. Reading over some of Allbritton's entries, you can see him taking care to help students approach weblogs as a a genre, grapple with substantial posts and essays by others about the nature of digital journalism, and take on serious beats in their own weblogs. This gives every sign of being an excellent example to watch closely.... From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 14, 2004 at 3:21 p.m..
SXSW: You CAN Take Pictures and Use the Power Outlets The Internet works. Responding to an annoyed posting by Cory Doctorow about a policy that forbade taking pictures and/or shooting videos of sessions at South by Southwest, and an even more bizarre "don't plug your laptop into the power outlet" order from the convention center honchos, a show organizer tells me that both policies have been rescinded. Nice work, Cory. The only restriction on pictures/videos/recording is that they must be for personal From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 14, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..
Insolvenzen in Europa 2003 meldeten 157.138 Unternehmen in Westeuropa Insolvenz an, berichtet Creditreform. Das sind knapp 6.000 Firmen oder 3,9 Prozent mehr als... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 2:06 p.m..
LexisNexis erweitert LexisNexis, einer der führenden Anbieter von Presse-, Wirtschafts- und Rechtsinformationen mit Zugriffsmöglichkeit auf 4,6 Mrd. Dokumente aus über 32.000 Datenquellen,... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 2:06 p.m..
Newspaper weblog Tom Regan at the Christian Science Monitor has a column-like weblog, My American Experience, posted on the paper's site. The first piece I found there was about his college writing teacher's care with language: Prof. Monk used to tell us that there was one very important reason to take her course. As long as you know how to use language, she would say to us again and again, no one will ever be able to use it against you. Or not as easily, let's say. From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 14, 2004 at 2:02 p.m..
Aufstieg der "Kreativen Klasse" Es gab vor einigen Wochen einen Artikel in Wired, der sich mit dem Thema "Offshoring" auseinandersetzte und dem, was den westlichen Industrienationen noch bleibt, wenn die Informationstechnologie, das Herzstück der Knowledge Economy, nach Indien und Osteuropa abwandert. Die Autoren des... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 14, 2004 at 1:08 p.m..
IPR-Helpdesk Auf der Seite des IPR-Helpdesk steht seit dem 12.03.2004 u.a. ein "Führer zur Durchsetzung von Rechten des geistigen Eigentums der... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 1:06 p.m..
De la virtualidad a la realidad hay sólo un paso Unos 34 alumnos españoles de bachillerato han protagonizado un intercambio con dos clases del Instituto Neufeld de Berna. Se conocieron en una clase virtual. Tras un primer encuentro real en Berna, lo... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on March 14, 2004 at 1:05 p.m..
Fact-checking The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center offers a website called FactCheck.org, where the staff tries to sort out the facts and distortions in leading political advertisements, speeches, and press releases. I don't see an RSS feed, but they will email you their reports, if you wish. A typical posting on the site includes a summary of an advertisement and two or three perspectives on its facts and interpretation of facts. Via Tim Dunlop. From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 14, 2004 at 1:02 p.m..
A different take HYPHEN striving for utopia! Much of the more passionate debate on this blog recently has had to do with recognizing the failure of all the usual methods -- both traditional and technological -- to achieve knowledge transfer, with the unique exception of individual mentoring. In the background is the hope that somehow, thanks to technological innovation, we can devise the tools that will be an effective and efficient substitute for mentoring. The best candidate seems to be the "cognitive... From Learning Circuits Blog on March 14, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..
The Learned Man! "A blo ... The Learned Man! "A blog and online resource that seeks to highlight the latest and greatest in the eLearning and training industry, as well as a unique look into this growing industry through the eyes, and experiences of one of its salesmen!" Added: 14 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: A new (e-)learning blog LIBRARY: e-Lea From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 14, 2004 at 12:11 p.m..
AutoMySQLBackup started.. A script to take daily, weekly and monthly backups of your MySQL databases using mysqldump. Fe... From cms2u on March 14, 2004 at 12:10 p.m..
Planning the implementation of e-learning Das Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) hat eine Reihe praktischer Handreichungen zu verschiedenen HR-Themen herausgebracht. Das Practical Tool zum Thema e-Learning versucht, bei der Beantwortung der Frage zu helfen: "How can I make sure the different stakeholders in... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 14, 2004 at 12:06 p.m..
Kapitalgesellschaft in Finnland Kollege Bergmann erläutert in diesem Beitrag für LEGAmedia verständlich den Aufbau der finnischen Aktiengesellschaft (die als private Kapitalgesellschaft in seiner... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 12:04 p.m..
Aprendizaje virtual, Beneficios de la tecnologÃa en el campo educativo La tecnologÃa diariamente es sinónimo de innovación, de avance de cosas nueva para continuar facilitando las actividades humanas. Uno de los aspectos en los que se utiliza para la difusión del conocim... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on March 14, 2004 at 12:02 p.m..
Participation in Adult Education Approximately one-third of adults participate in some sort of education, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education.... From Adult/Continuing Education on March 14, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..
SXSW's Electricity/Photography Police Cory Doctorow is miffed at the no-power, no-pictures policy at SXSW Interactive. No power means you can't plug your laptop into the many wall sockets around the convention center, and no pictures means what it sounds like: you can't take pictures or videos during the sessions. Both policies are bad ideas, Cory says, and I couldn't agree more. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 14, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..
Fingerprint Payment Scheme a Privacy Killer Mercury News:Finger scans let shoppers get done quickly. Shoppers at a chain of Southern grocery stores can pay for purchases simply by pressing their thumb to a special screen, thanks to technology developed by San Francisco company Pay By Touch. The Bay Area company says its method, which uses finger scans linked to customer's financial accounts, will speed patrons through cashier lines, reduce merchants' costs and cut fraud.And one more thing: wipe out privacy. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 14, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..
Know-Nothings Respond to Column Well, it didn't take long for the anti-immigrant crowd to take potshots at today's column, in which I wonder if the U.S. can truly compete in a global economy. Here are the full texts of two e-mails that just arrived:"You liberals want open border policy-You got it. People from other countries waltz into the U.S. and among other things, steal our trade secrets. And in classical fashion, you liberals are crying in your milk for the conservatives to bail you out From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 14, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..
Article of the Week Macrobiotic Diet : Balancing the yin and yang. The American-Japanese writer George Othsawa, developed a dietary system and called it macrobiotics - from the Greek words for 'large' and 'life'. Macrobiotics is largely based on the Chinese philosophy of two opposing yet complementary forces of nature, present within all people - 'yin' and 'yang'. The inner regions of the body, including the bones, blood, and internal organs, are more yang or contracted, while the peripheral regions, including the skin and hair, are more yin or expanded. On the whole, the r From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 140 on March 14, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
Healthy Recipe APPLE GINGER UPSIDE DOWN CAKE, Serves: 6, Ingredients: 2 Tablespoon Butter, 1/4 cup Sugar Brown, 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon, 1-1/3 cups Apple, sliced w/o skin, 1/3 cup Raisins, 1/3 cup Pecans, 1/4 cup Butter, 1/3 cup Sugar, 3 large Egg, 1/3 cup Molasses light, 1-1/2 cups All purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1-1/3 teaspoons Baking Powder, 1/3 teaspoon Salt, 2/3 teaspoon Ginger, ground, 2/3 teaspoon Cinnamon, 2/3 cup Buttermilk, Directions: Combine 3 tablespoons melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon; spread over bottom of buttered 8-inch square pan. Cover with apple slices. Sprinkle with ra From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 140 on March 14, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
Suceess Quote "Pay as little attention to discouragement as possible. Plough ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth - rain or shine. To carry your cargo and make your port is the point. "--Maltbie Davenport Babcock From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 140 on March 14, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
Words of Inspiration Don't Quit. Fritz Kreisler, the great violinist, was once asked, " how do you play so well? Are you lucky? " He replied," It's practice." If I don't practice for a month, the audience can tell the difference. If I don't practice for a week, my wife can tell the difference. If I don't practice for a day, I can tell the difference." Always remember that journey to being your best is not easy. It is full of setbacks. The key to success can be summed up in four words: "and then some more". Things might seem to go wrong sometimes. Rest if you must, but don't quit. Find From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 140 on March 14, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
Hot Fitness Tip of the Week Chronic fatigue is one of the most debilitating symptoms of MS. A nutritious, low-fat breakfast and plenty of complex carbohydrates such as jacket potatoes and brown rice at other meals will help energy levels throughout the day. This can also help to keep weight under control as part of a calorie-controlled diet. From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 140 on March 14, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
New Happenings this Week The macrobiotic diet being low in calories and saturated fats, and high in fiber, can help to reduce the risk of obesity, raised cholesterol, high blood pressure and constipation. Learn more about the diet in our weakly article on The Macrobiotic Diet: Balancing the yin and yang. This month's focus is on Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, a progressive disease of nerves in the brain and spinal cord causing weakness and problems with sensation and vision. Do take out time to visit Herb and Spice Store. In fitness, Namita Nayyar, AFI From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 140 on March 14, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
Manufatory render Finally, its complete! Ive made some good progress recently on the Satellite Strike development front which I plan on sharing with you all in a few days. In the mean time, click the link to see the final manufactory model. From Spectre Software on March 14, 2004 at 11:04 a.m..
Dr. Jiang's remarks and names are totally blocked ... Dr. Jiang's remarks and names are totally blocked by China's InternetYou can't search out any result from China's internet search engines on Dr.Jiang Yanyong, such as Baidu, or Sina Search. It's obvious that all page indexes in these search engines are delelted or disabled. The worst case is to google search, if you search the name of Dr.Jiang, it will reponse "This page can't be displayed" immediately and then refuse to work for any further search request. When you want to access any web pages with the Chinese name of Dr From Meta on March 14, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..
Search Feeds Compared A couple of weeks ago I set up four RSS feeds for the search term "journalism weblogs" using Feedster, Blogdigger, Bloglines, Google Alerts and Google News. The idea was to find out which of these sources would produce not only the most results but also the most quality and relevant results to my aggregator. Again, I know this isn't an earth-shattering idea, but I'm thinking that at some poin From weblogged News on March 14, 2004 at 10:51 a.m..
Can Silicon Valley, U.S. Lead in New Global Economy? Can Silicon Valley compete in a true global economy? Once, this would have seemed like a foolish question. No more. The valley, and America as a whole, had enormous competitive advantages for decades. But conditions have changed in dramatic ways -- such as the composition of the global workforce and emerging entrepreneurialism in other places. With few exceptions, our leaders are not facing up to some of the most serious issues. But if we don't start planning -- and investing -- right now for the challenge, we could face troubles that would make even the worst recessions of the past hal From CNET News.com on March 14, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
Privacy in the age of transparency Strategy + Business explains the delicate balancing act companies face in keeping the data they've collected about customers confidential. From CNET News.com on March 14, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
The eXtended Account Managing Software XAMS - eXtended Account Managing Software - allows Administration of Unix-, Web-, FTP-, DNS an... From cms2u on March 14, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..
Suchmaschinenvergleich Einen Suchmaschinenvergleich habe ich zufällig im Netz gefunden. Hier die Auswertung für "Handakte" und "JuraWiki". Übrigens: Die Abhandlung an gleicher... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
MIT Professor Sees Far-Flung Future Workplace The decentralizing trend is gaining momentum, as technologies introduce efficiencies that disrupt existing business operations. From Kolabora.com on March 14, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Google News RSS Feed Generator Another spot to create search feeds from Google News has been put up by XMLMania. This one seems a bit more developed than the one I had been using before, and in fact at first blush, it looks like the results are a lot more relevant (though I'm not really sure why...) At any rate, this is just a great way of keeping up with what's going on in a particular topic, especially with the ability Manila and some others have of pu From weblogged News on March 14, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..
Accessible web page design curriculum It is estimated that one in five people have a disabling condition at some time in their lives. As the population ages, the need for accessible information technology will increase along with these numbers. Knowbility has designed this curriculum so that you can broaden your web site design skills to include this growing population. More here. From carvingCode on March 14, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..
Chameleon Card Changes Stripes - Mark Baard, Wired Your next wallet may be 8 mm thick and contain the only card you'll ever need. Chameleon Network, in Concord, Massachusetts, plans to replace the stacks of credit, bank and customer-loyalty cards burdening modern consumers with a single, rewritable Ch From Techno-News Blog on March 14, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Search upstarts storm Google's gates - Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com As speculation of a Google public offering hits a fever pitch, would-be rivals are combing over the company's business and technology for signs of weakness that could cut short its reign as the king of Web search. Analysts have already From Techno-News Blog on March 14, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Justice Dept., FBI seek rules for Internet taps - TED BRIDIS, AP Technology companies should be required to ensure that law enforcement agencies can install wiretaps on Internet traffic and new generations of digital communications, the Justice Department says. The push would effectively expand the scope of the Comm From Techno-News Blog on March 14, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
The Library of Congress Online for Educators - Leni Donlan, techLearning The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. Established in 1800 as a legislative library, it grew into a national institution during the nineteenth century and, since World War II, has become an international resource. From Educational Technology on March 14, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
New trend in membership web sites could help schools - Robert Morrow, eSchool News As they search for new revenue sources for cash-strapped schools, education technology leaders might want to investigate a growing trend from the consumer web arena--membership web sites. A recent conference in Orlando, Fla., sponsored by the Subscript From Educational Technology on March 14, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Online learning expands opportunities - Cheryl Weiss -- The Lompoc Record Going to class isn't what it used to be. The fastest growing group of classes at Allan Hancock College are online and an increasing number of students are attending Allan Hancock College when (and where) it fits their schedule. With advances in technol From Online Learning Update on March 14, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Caution advisable in gauging online classes - BRIAN BANDELL, Miami Herald .... Many online programs have reported tremendous growth. The student body at University of Phoenix, the nation's largest private university and the largest online university, leaped from 14,000 students in 2000 to 90,974 in fall 2003.... Kaplan Coll From Online Learning Update on March 14, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ONLINE LEARNING, Fathi Elloumi, Theory and Practice of Online Learning Introduction: Distance education uses mediated information and instruction,encompassing all available technologies and a variety of other forms of instruction at a distance, to deliver knowledge and skills to the learner. Online education is an extens From Online Learning Update on March 14, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Das "neue" JuSchG "Alles in allem lässt das "neue" Jugendschutzgesetz (110 S. PDF; Anm.: Gilt seit 01.04.2003) viele Fragen offen, heißt es beim... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 8:54 a.m..
Mobile Social Presence: Who Knows Who's Where Now? When social networking, mobile telephony and locative media collide on the small screen, something altogether surprising will emerge, the way virtual communities, online markets and self-organized dating services emerged from wired cyberspace. From Kolabora.com on March 14, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..
Studiengebühren rechts und links des Rheins Der hessische SPD-Landtagsabgeordnete Michael Siebel sieht gewichtige Unterschiede zwischen den Gebührenmodellen links und rechts des Rheins. Schafft ein rheinland-pfälzischer Student sein Examen vor Ablauf der Regelstudienzeit, behält er ein Guthaben an Uni-Stunden, das er später zur Fortbildung nutzen kann - für Siebel ein "motivierender Effekt", den die hessische "Studierendensteuer" nicht entfalte. Zweitens lässt Rheinland-Pfalz die Gebühreneinnahmen den... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on March 14, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..
Simon Caulkin's perspective Here's an excerpt from Simon Caulkin's excellent article in this morning's Observer (just posted by Ben Toth). "How's this for a winning publishing formula? A university funds scientific research; the research is turned into a paper by an author, who pays a colour illustration and reprint charge - say, £1,000 - and surrenders the copyright for the privilege of publishing his findings in a specialised journal. Peers review the work for free, then the publisher prints the article - and se From FOS News on March 14, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
Train4Business "Bletchley ... Train4Business "Bletchley (UK) based company producing custom training & promotional multimedia. Site contains a range of information useful to those considering adoption of E-learning or purchasing a custom product." Added: 14 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: UK-based company PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Custom From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 14, 2004 at 7:07 a.m..
Virtual Planisphere "Wi ... Virtual Planisphere "With spectacular photographs by leading astrophotographers, the Virtual Planisphere allows you to view the constellations at any time of the year" Digital Microscope &quo From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 14, 2004 at 7:06 a.m..
MadridRSS Immer auf dem Laufenden über die Tragödie von 11-M ist man mit diesem Newsfeed; bei BBC gibt es eine spezielle... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 7:02 a.m..
Customisation Is The Future Of News News publishers have failed to exploit new technology to tackle the decline in newspaper readership, according to online news guru Vin Crosbie. In a lengthy essay published on the Online Journalism Review on 4 March, Mr Crosbie says that news sites are 'dangerously dependent' on their print counterparts. These are the solutions he proposes: * News publishers must learn to employ new technologies to satisfy each reader's individual interests. * They must recognise that convergence - content sharing between different platforms - will happen within the next decade. * They must focu From Robin Good's Latest News on March 14, 2004 at 7:00 a.m..
Observer: The web is ending scientific publishing's stranglehold In the wake of the UK House of Commons enquiry, the influential UK newspaper The Observer publishes a article on Open Access in its business section, entitled The web is ending scientific publishing's stranglehold. From FOS News on March 14, 2004 at 6:55 a.m..
Opening locked doors I'm in the Boston Admirals Club lounge, waiting for my flight to Dallas, connecting to Austin, where sxsw is being held. The Admirals Club is American Airline's lounge, about which I have two questions: 1. To enter an Admirals Club, you have to press a buzzer. Someone then presses a switch that unlocks the door for you. So here's my question: What's the difference between a locked door that is unlocked for anyone who presses a buzzer and an unlocked door? 2. Why did an airline name its lounges after admirals?... From Joho the Blog on March 14, 2004 at 6:55 a.m..
Most common words of BlogWalk participants Anjo comes up with a study of BlogWalk participants A little "fun post". I ran tOKo (my text analysis tool; more in later posts) on the blogs of the participants in BlogWalk. According to tOKo these are the 25 most important terms for BlogWalkers: blog, blogging, channel weblog research, informal learning, knowledge, knowledge intensive environment, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, knowledge work From Mathemagenic on March 14, 2004 at 6:04 a.m..
Learner Variability In the middle of reading Rod Ellis Ch 4There is a discussion of learner variability and sociolinguistic models of this including The Labovian paradigm, the dynamic paradigm, and Giles Speech Accomodation Theory (pg 121-130). The first two paradigms are interesting... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on March 14, 2004 at 6:03 a.m..
Neues Vergaberecht II Was selbst nach 80 Jahren nicht funktioniert, hat den Praxistest nicht bestanden, meint die WELT zu Recht. Das Problem ist... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 6:01 a.m..
GoogleBar Die Google-Leiste kann eine Menge, doch sie kann noch mehr. So lässt sich ein markierter Suchbegriff auch mit der Maus... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 14, 2004 at 6:01 a.m..
Elecciones Generales: resultados provisionales A partir de las 20 hs. (GMT+1), una vez finalizado el comicio, los medios de comunicación darán a conocer los resultados de las encuestas realizadas a los votantes con las primeras proyeccciones sobre resultados. Los principales sondeos previstos son: Antena... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 14, 2004 at 6:01 a.m..
Faster And Better Results Than Google Or Yahoo? Try GuideBeam The GuideBeam is a new meta-search engine designed specifically to help the user formulate a precise description of their information need. It is particularly suited for: a) non-technical users (who typically issue imprecise queries), b) searching of the type "I don't know what I want, but I'll know when I find it". GuiDeam reduces information overload as it happens in traditional major search engines by presenting a structured summary of the search result (a "hyperindex"), through which the user can browse in ord From Robin Good's Latest News on March 14, 2004 at 5:59 a.m..
RSS Job One: Managing The Real-Time Information Flow RSS and its tremendous potential are exponentially opening new visions and opportunities for how to manage, organize and access the vast ocean of information that is submerging us. As I have mentioned in previous articles and as I will not get tired of repeating, the synchronous emergence of a new powerful breed of search/aggreagation/filtering/syndication tools and the birth of a new socio-professional figure called the NewsMaster, usher in tangible form the rapid transformation from a mass media society to a truly multifaceted world culture in which vested media interests and conglomerates a From Robin Good's Latest News on March 14, 2004 at 5:58 a.m..
Disaster First Aid - What To Do When 911 Can't Come. SUMMARY: A New Disaster Preparedness Book and Course for average citizens, Simple enough for anyone to learn, but thorough enough to make a difference. This is NOT "standard" first aid. This is the only course that teaches what to do when normal Emergency Services are overwhelmed by massive numbers of injured and cannot immediately help everyone who needs immediate help.Created by a Firefighter, Training officer, and hospital E.R. caregiver with 15 years experience, this is the only first aid course that parallels and interfaces directly with the Disaster Plans & protocols used by Public Safet From PR Web on March 14, 2004 at 4:47 a.m..
Moses Hogan's Birthday Radio Celebration 2004 A Radio Celebration of Moses Hogan's Birthday [PRWEB Mar 14, 2004] From PR Web on March 14, 2004 at 4:47 a.m..
NEW! Signatures Books releases "Witness To A Revolution" - Eyewitness accounts of the Revolutionary War written by soldiers and sailors detailing their experiences from 1775 to 1783. These are their stories, their words, their heartaches, and triumphs. Signatures Books, a new publishing company in the Pacific Northwest, releases "Witness To A Revolution" by Suzanne Alexander. This book is a collection of eyewitness accounts of the war, with additional anecdotes and poetry. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2004] From PR Web on March 14, 2004 at 4:47 a.m..
Dr. Ervin Laszlo, Club of Budapest Founder to Speak in the Nation's Capital on His New Handbook for Living on Planet Earth Dr. Ervin Laszlo, founder of The Club of Budapest will present to the World Future Society National Capital Chapter his latest book, You Can Change the World: The Global Citizen's Handbook for Living on Planet Earth, March 18, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Embassy Suites Hotel, Chevy Chase Pavilion, Friendship Heights, Washington, D.C. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2004] From PR Web on March 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Same Sects Marriages Come Under Fire MONTGOMERY, Alabama - "She is free to marry, only in the Lord" says the Bible in a letter to the first-century Corinthians. For centuries, Christians and others have largely married members of their own faith. But if the Alabama group Citizens Against Neutral Theological Marriage In Same Sects (CANT-MISS) gets their way, that will be a thing of the past. "It's time this country took a stand and demanded from its citizens the diversity that it claims to represent," said the group's organizer, Eldon Mirewood. From The Bentinel on March 14, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
SXSW Photography and Power Issues... There is a "no photography or videotaping" policy for the sessions. If I had known, I wouldn't have lugged my Canon Digital Rebel with me... There is also a $90 fine for using any of the power outlets in the halls or in the session rooms. What do they think we're going to do, plug Marshall amps into the power outlets and start playing in the halls? Pretty blogger unfriendly... [Joi Ito's Web] Several folks are talking about the use of the power outlets. I must say I didn't hear anything about it until tonight and only after reading... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on March 14, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..
Blackboard files for IPO Here are the official documents. They appear legit. My earlier misgivings about this kind of venture are only increasing.... From technica on March 14, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..
We should all have these Lisa Williams has posted a set of weblogging principles. If we all had these, I think that blogs could be the very model of civility. If I ever have time, I'll work on my own. (I think "kindness" will definitely... From technica on March 14, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..
Dunbar Number, and a David Wiley comment David Wiley refers to an analysis of group sizes and the Dunbar Number (great analysis - worth the read), finishing with an interesting thought that the Dunbar Number may not be a limit in online groups because of the role... From technica on March 14, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..
IQ Tests I just saw a post on an IQ test. It points to a website that tests IQ. It's a quick test with about 40 silly questions. I received an IQ score of 140 and a rating of Visionary Philosopher. A... From .NET Undocumented on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Idiot Savants After a two week respite from posting, it usually takes reading a post or two to inspire me to write again. To keep my momentum, I usually follow up the first article, in this case "IQ Tests," with a second... From .NET Undocumented on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Decimal Performance I did a quick test to compare the performance of basic mathematical operations on the different numeric types provided by the runtime. My machine uses an Intel Pentium 4. The numbers below are expressed in terms of the amount of... From .NET Undocumented on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Math Functions Performance In a recent C# blog entry, it was pointed out that Pow uses a complex trig function and is thus a performance gotcha. So, I decided to do some additional tests with standard mathematical functions. In each case, the argument... From .NET Undocumented on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Personal injury danger signs: autobiography by icon Personal Injury Warning System, danger icons from a life. These are funny (like the great ones), well designed, and a bit melancholy. 1992.09 New Haven, Connecticut. Sophomore year in college, missing my girlfriend. Permanent damage. (thanks to Diana Sinton)... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Monsters and blogs Thomas Burg has a thought-provoking work on monstrosity and blogs. The monster is provided its characteristics due to the fact that our collective cultural categories that allow for an understanding of the world in the first place, do not permit... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Ghosts for website guides The DELCA project (Disembodied Location-Specific Conversational Agents) from Denmark's IT University features a series of ghost who guide you through their new site. Still in process, but includes some sounds and papers. Slashdot has some fun hack suggestions, of course.... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Jeter, Noir and wiki I'm reading K.W. Jeter's Noir right now, a bit slowly, given its textual detail and my schedule. It's very interesting (and typically bleak), something like a mix of Chip Delany and Jack Womack, with Jeter's classic darkness and brooding.... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Project Syzygy opens up The game we noted a few days ago, Project Syzygy, is opening up for play. There is an Unfiction discussion already begun. Unfiction has a DIY Caesar cipher tool, btw, so you can view the source for the Project S... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Syzygy notes today Today's note on Project Syzygy: one Perplex City site has a clear link to the PS game. On the page is this coded line: h zptwsl pklh aoha dpss johunl aol dvysk With a handy caesar cipher, ROT reveals:... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Bunnies redo The Exorcist The Exorcist, reenacted in 30 seconds by bunnies.... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Volvo: marketing by mystery A brilliant new Volvo commercial is designed as a sinister mock documentary, a sort of version of Crash meeting the Blair Witch Project in a lost, low-key X-Files episode set in rural Sweden. Watch for the brooding tracking shots, the... From Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education on March 14, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..
Bureaucracy - Dangerous and cruel I have been reading a book of writings by Hannh Arendt as I commute between my sister and York this week. As I wait anxious and concerned for the future of Best Start, I found this comment in her essay... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on March 14, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..
I'm Back! Two weeks of commuting hell but very interesting work at York University. I have forgotten how awful it feels to be a drone and get up with the clock and spend 2 hours a day using public transport. I would... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on March 14, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..
Scott Young : "I have been asked... Scott Young: "I have been asked some questions lately having to do with the direction of UserLand and its release plans. Though I have spoken to many of you personally, I thought it would be good to provide an ongoing... From Radio on March 14, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..
Radio Userland comment spam begins? Is this: GOOD website for ours!Thank you very much! human growth hormone • 3/6/04; 7:31:54 PM the start of automated spamming of Radio Userland comments? This morning I notice two of them on very old posts of mine from nearly... From Radio on March 14, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..
Andrew : "I've finished an initial version... Andrew: "I've finished an initial version of a RSS+BitTorrent integration tool for Radio Userland's news aggregator. This is beta software." [Scripting News]... From Radio on March 14, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..
Off to SXSW And in case you're wondering, it's pronounced "South by Southwest."... From Joho the Blog on March 14, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..
A good glossary Motive, a New Zealand company specializing in media design, offers a free glossary of clearly defined terms of use on the web. It is hard to imagine, for example, writing a more concise discussion of the practice called deep linking -- the custom of linking to the relevant portion of a web site rather than its front page. Or saying more quickly and clearly what these two kinds of weblogs are: Filter blogs. A filter blog is constructed around commentary of selected hyperlinks. On... From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 13, 2004 at 11:51 p.m..
CC Hits SXSW A large part of the Creative Commons team is excited to be in Austin at South By Southwest. On Monday, we'll be speaking on panels discussing Creative Commons for music and film. We'll also be announcing a few related project at the conference. See you there! From Creative Commons: weblog on March 13, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
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