The Bots Are All Right Some Creative Commons-licensed, political-mash music from "the Internet's first virtual band." From Creative Commons: weblog on April 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Making the News: Draft of Chapter 8 This is a draft of Chapter 8 of my upcoming book, "Making the News." From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 11, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Tax Man Cometh: RDF Killer App The IRS and state revenue agencies are increasingly linking every database they can get to their tax records to find clues about your finances. Comment: Browsed to this while waiting for my tax forms to print - no refund this year, so why pay for eFile? Can I deduct ink cartridges next year? No refund, you say? You thought you heard there was a Great Middle Class Tax Break? No... just more obfuscation from Junior. From carvingCode on April 11, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

The Great International White Van Speaker Scam An interesting scam has resurfaced in the last few years, taking the world by storm. It is at least a decade old scam, remarkably well organized, bordering on mafia-like proportions. There are many slight variations, but the scam is mostly the same- two guys, in a white truck(hence the name) approach you in a mall or store parking lot. Perhaps at a stop light, or they wave at you frantically as you drive down the highway. "Hey buddy, wanna buy a set of speakers?" Sounds absurd, but all manner of people fall for it all across the world. From kuro5hin.org on April 11, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

wider than the sky In late March, I commented on a review of Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman's new book, wider than the sky, the phenomenal gift of consciousness. The review got me fired up. "The brain is not a logically structured organ; these processes of connection resemble the... From Internet Time Blog on April 11, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

Blog Essence Today I bought a copy of Copernic Summarizer for $60. I expect it to pay for itself in half an hour.Copernic's description:This easy-to-use summarizing software dramatically increases your productivity and efficiency by creating concise summaries of any document or Web page so you spend... From Internet Time Blog on April 11, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

Another summary One more time.I wanted to try the summarizer software out on something I was totally unfamiliar with, figuring that would be a better way to assess how much meaning I could grasp from a brief summary. Here's something I have never read: the speeches... From Internet Time Blog on April 11, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

Galileo Teachers in China homoLudens: Pat Delaney is posting to his weblog as he visits Shanghai. Tomorrow he and teachers from Galileo High School visit three schools.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on April 11, 2004 at 4:51 p.m..

American Airlines' Bad Faith on Privacy American Airlines getting some justified heat from the privacy community for its admission that, contrary to its earlier assurances, it had turned passenger data -- including names, addresses and credit-card numbers -- over to third parties doing "research" on anti-terrorism data mining. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 11, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

Two questions about what we knew when Over at Loose Democracy, I've blogged about two questions I hope the Commission gets around to: Why did we help 140 Saudis leave the US in the first couple of days after 9/11? And why was Ashcroft warned not to fly commercial airlines 6 weeks before 9/11? I'm trying not to be paranoid...... From Joho the Blog on April 11, 2004 at 3:48 p.m..

In times of war find the common foe I wonder how that fits to extranet environments, there is always a war so the best might be to find a foe that is external to the whole set of extranet participants. No future? An article published by Harry Scarbrough... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 11, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Conversation is the base I especially like the Seely-Brown chart. And as you can see (or read) I start working on a new project: an extranet based on weblogs. If you are interested to contribute anyway you can imagine let me know it by email. I wi... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 11, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Terror in Open Societies The August 6, 2001 memo to President Bush offers tantalyzing suggestions of what happened the next month, but it's not evidence of sheer nonfeasance that the critics are suggesting, either. It still seems unlikely that, short of extraordinary luck, we could have prevented the attacks -- or something equally fierce at some later date. We have to get used to the fact that there will be more terrorism on our soil, probably sooner than later, and that From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 11, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Housing Bubble, Continued

Oh, what a tangled web we erect... ...when conservative columnists practice to deflect. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 11, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

Week ahead: Easter parade of profits? A number of tech heavyweights, including IBM and Siebel, announce their earnings this coming week--and many of them expect to see black ink. From CNET News.com on April 11, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Why your mass e-mail requests get ignored Harvard researchers have discovered that a long-used practice in e-mail communications actually discourages responses. From CNET News.com on April 11, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Lawfully Surfing the Net: Disabling Public Library Internet Filters to Avoid More Lawsuits in the United States - Mary Minow, First Monday As the 1 July 2004 E"rate deadline approaches, many U.S. public libraries are scrambling to understand the requirements of the Children From Techno-News Blog on April 11, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..

Microsoft reins in Longhorn for 2006 launch - Ina Fried, CNET News.com Microsoft said on Friday that it is aiming to release Longhorn in the first half of 2006--a move that will require the company to scale back some of its more ambitious plans for the next version of Windows. The company said Longhorn will still include From Techno-News Blog on April 11, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..

Why RSS Is Everywhere - Xeni Jardin, Wired All the info goodness of the blogosphere in a convenient snack size. So many blogs, so little time. If you want to stay at the top of the information food chain, you gotta read 'em - lots of 'em. And you have to do it every day. But as that list of mu From Techno-News Blog on April 11, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..

Record sales down 4 years straight "Fourth consecutive annual drop blamed squarely on illegal file sharing" says vnunet. "The 2003 decline reflects consumers' continuing practice to download songs illegally from the Internet" says the Miami Herald. "Global music sales had another difficult year in 2003 under the combined effects of digital and physical piracy and competition from other entertainment products," the Hollywood Reporter parrots. "Global sales of recorded music slid again in 2003 as piracy and illegal downloading continued to inflict damage," Newsday harps. "Industry executives blame European consumers for bur From Educational Technology on April 11, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Choice is undermining regular schools and communities - Bill Mcauliffe, Star Tribune For Susanne Dehnhard Carpenter of Minneapolis, the choice between middle school in the city and one in neighboring St. Anthony for her seventh-grader was a close call. Carpenter chose St. Anthony, and a bit of remorse. "I think Minneapolis has some From Educational Technology on April 11, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

NetSupport School Computer Lab Software Honored by Media & Methods Magazine NetSupport is pleased to announce that Media & Methods Magazine has chosen NetSupport School as one of the best educational resources of 2004. Awarded by Media & Methods magazine, the AWARDS PORTFOLIO recognizes outstanding educational materials, products, systems and services. A jury of educators evaluates products based on: comprehensiveness, versatility for different learning abilities, ease of use, innovativeness, level of motivation, interest, strengths and weaknesses. [PRWEB Apr 11, 2004] From PR Web on April 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Dartmouth College Students Found "BuzzFlood" A group of Dartmouth College students have formed BuzzFlood (www.buzzflood.org). It serves as a wire of positive news stories, the independent student group has introduced Dartmouth greeting cards to its core offering. Over a thousand Dartmouth College students subscribe to BuzzFlood news updates (out of a total 4,000). [PRWEB Apr 11, 2004] From PR Web on April 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New Portal for Children's Educational Use Michelle Johnston, Ebusiness expert, and Firebird Services, announce the release of their latest portal product - Cornella's Educational Portal [PRWEB Apr 11, 2004] From PR Web on April 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Four Marketing Pioneers Unleash New Training and Tele-Seminar Opportunity, Destined to Potentially Create 6 Figure Money Earners Who are in the MLM or Network Marketing Fields We have found that 98% of all home based business owners fail to ever make a paycheck. We want to teach home based business owners how to become part of the 2% who actually do generate checks. [PRWEB Apr 11, 2004] From PR Web on April 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Schooling Dispute Clouds Future of Home for Children The State Education Department has ruled that the 22 children of St. Basil Academy in Garrison, N.Y., a home for troubled children, will no longer be eligible for a free education in local public schools. From New York Times: Education on April 11, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..

Diversity's False Solace No matter what the color of their skin, it's still the children of the well-off who get in to top colleges. From New York Times: Education on April 10, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

Straight A's Can Hurt a College Education The "slow down" movement on campuses reveals the many mixed messages sent out to overachieving students. From New York Times: Education on April 10, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

Secrecy at Catholic Schools Frustrates Parents and Teachers Teachers and parents at several Catholic schools say they have been frustrated by the reticence of pastors and others to discuss important decisions regarding their schools. From New York Times: Education on April 10, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

The 'Rents Who Came in From the Cold Teeth chattering, Brooklyn parents arrived in the dead of night, in pursuit of a slip of paper to ensure their toddlers' futures. From New York Times: Education on April 10, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

Taking the Liberalism Out of Liberal Arts The author David Horowitz has mounted a campaign for an "academic bill of rights" promoting conservative viewpoints on the college campus. From New York Times: Education on April 10, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

Taking Science Lab on the Road A mobile educator sends lab equipment to 250 high schools, and captivates students with science. From New York Times: Education on April 10, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

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