Gates Endorses Blogging; Blogging Now Old-Hat Bill Gates' employees were way ahead of the boss when it came to blogging, but it's good to see Gates' endorsement (BBC) nonetheless. If he gets it -- and he obviously does -- then a lot of other folks are sure to follow. I wonder how soon blogging will become a natural, integral part of the operating system. RSS would be a good start. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 22, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

Time on His Hands What time is it? See this amazing page. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 22, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

Christian Reconstructionism - The Foundation of Modern Conservativism "He presses the crown rights of the Lord Jesus Christ in every sphere, expecting eventual triumph." Christian Reconstructionism is a little heard of religious philosophy that preaches that every aspect of society must come under biblical law. In their view, secular governments are in opposition to the word of God, and therefore they seek to eliminate all legal barriers between church and state. Founded in 1973 by R.J. Rushdoony, it has had wide influence in the modern Republican party. The overriding goal of Reconstructionism is the absolute control of the reigns of government so that the w From kuro5hin.org on May 22, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

The Economist says Fire Rummy There's no shortage of news articles about abuses of prisoners in Iraq. And now several publications, including the New York Times and The Economist are calling for the resignation of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The Economist's op-ed, Resign, Rumsfeld has a clear premise, "Responsibility for errors and indiscipline needs to be taken at the top." The scandal is widening, with more allegations coming to light. Moreover, the abuse of these prisoners is not the only damaging error that has been made and it forms part of a culture of extra-legal behaviour that has been set a From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Gardens cool and trendy now "The Blog Generation Takes Up Its Trowels" is a New York Times article on young urban gardners, many of whom are artists. The article describes, "a passion that is blossoming among a certain segment of culturally plugged-in urban 20-somethings and early-30-somethings. They may not own backyards, but they are determined to make things grow." Why that sounds just like me! Alas, I found the article annoying and hipstery, but I'm happy that more people are discoverying the joys of gardening. Also, what? "The Blog Generation"? Egad. From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Personal Democracy conference On Monday, May 24th in New York City there will be a Personal Democracy Forum to, "bring together political figures, grassroots leaders, journalists and technology professionals to discuss the questions that lie at the intersection of technology and politics -- to take a realistic look at where we are now and where we are headed." Alas, democracy as we know is not free. The one-day forum costs between $50 (student) - $195 (general admission) to attend. Ouch, that's a lot! I wish more things in the US were like the way they are in Europe, where unemployed people can get in for free, or at From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Bosox commentary as cartoon It was Lock who first pointed me towards Soxaholix, a daily comic strip about the Red Sox, complete with links. And I am very grateful, for this site makes me laugh even in the depths of my sorrow. Yesterday's frame following Boston's 10-6 loss to Cleveland begins with, "This team named after the indigenous peoples of the Americas is starting me on a trail of tears." If you love the Olde Towne Team, this is the site for you. From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Meanwhile... How broken is email? It's so broken. It's so so overwhelming destroyed by spam that I may give it up entirely. After less than 72 hours away from my computer, I have over 5,000 messages, and it took three hours to download them all. A week away from the computer could mean a full-day of downloading and digging out. And anything more time off than that could be an irrecoverable situation, where I could just never get through all the old crap and get back on track. Argh. (And yes, I'm using SpamAssasin and all kinds of complicated filtering, etc.) From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Better betting Back before I left Kinja, Gina and I made a bet about the ads on the Kinja site -- how long before non-text ads appear? Advertising has never been one of my favorite revenue models for a web site, and when we made the decision to go down that road at Kinja, it was with reservation that I agreed. Too often web sites allow the ads to run amok, ruining the experience of the site. But in discussing the ad approach, we agreed that we'd use text ads, and limit their placement. It sounded like a way that ads could work without ruining the experience of Kinja: reading. But all you have to do is From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Discussion about computer science careers For all you Bay Area readers who are interested in a Computer Science career, here's a lecture you may be interested in: It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google are pleased to co-sponsor an all-star female panel on education options for entering and re-entering Computer Science and IT on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:00pm at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Attendance is free but space is limited and you must pre-register. Look like it should be interesting. From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Thomas Keller and Per Se Big article in New York about my favorite chef Thomas Keller and his new restaurant in New York City, The Perfectionist Gets Burned: How Thomas Keller survived the fire that almost took down Per Se. "Just the other day, Thomas was so proud to show me how they use painter's tape in the kitchen," [The French Laundry Cookbook co-author Michael] Ruhlman says, visiting the Per Se kitchen one afternoon. Instead of tearing the tape from the roll to, say, label the plastic deli cups that hold the ingredients at each mise en place, every strip of tape at Per Se is cut with scissors, every edge pe From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Amazing dining at Eleven Madison Park I've had my share of tasting menus but last night's six-course tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park was one of the best. With wonderful big windows looking onto the lush Madison Square Park, and an interior filled with flowers of all kinds, Eleven Madison Park's atmosphere got the evening off to a great start. The champagne that followed continued the thrill. Usually the tasting menu is a series of small plates, demonstrating the breadth and depth of the kitchen. At Eleven Madison Park, the breadth is more visible because they don't serve everyone the same dish. So each cour From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

The wedding march 2004 I haven't had a chance to post how proud I am of Massachusetts right now as legal gay marriages get underway in my home state. It's an issue I haven't written about much but is very close to my heart and important to me. Sunday May 23 at 11 AM The Wedding March will cross the Brooklyn Bridge to demand the right for same-sex couples to marry everywhere else. Marriage is the bridge to 1,138 federal rights and more than 700 New York State rights, ranging from access to Social Security benefits and the ability to make health care decisions to inheritance, immigration, and protectio From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

I'm on sabbatical I've never been one to slow down, let alone stop. When I wrapped up my work on Kinja in late April, I assumed I'd take a week or two to think about stuff and then dive back into work: write some articles, hit a conference or two, and pick up some consulting projects. And of course, at the same time, I'd be planning what big thing to do next: start another company or maybe develop a non-profit aimed at getting blogging into public schools. And the I realized a few things. I was exhausted and still hadn't shaken a throat infection I've had since early March. I had no per From megnut on May 22, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Interview with Harold Varmus The May 24 issue of The Scientist contains an interview with Harold Varmus. Excerpt: Q: What was the genesis of the Public Library of Science? A: A conversation with Pat Brown in San Francisco in December 1998, a year before I left the NIH, about the open access preprint archive that physicists had set up at Los Alamos National Laboratory got me thinking for the first time about open access publishing in biology and medicine. The Public Library of Science began as an advocacy group for the NIH arch From FOS News on May 22, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

OA to scholarship on 19th century literature Seventeen literary scholars have launched Nines, a "publishing environment" and portal of peer-reviewed, open-access scholarship on 19th century British and American literature. From FOS News on May 22, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Subbiah Arunachalam on the OA Workshops in India Subbiah Arunachalam has written an account of the Open Access Workshops in Chennai, India (May 2-4 and 6-8, 2004). Excerpt: "While access to (and impact of) the peer-reviewed literature is a global issue, the impact of Indian research is of particular concern to Indian scientists and policy makers who feel that it receives less representation than it deserves in international journals. Besides, others in the rest of the world do not really notice much o From FOS News on May 22, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

A master model for mobile multimedia From CNET News.com on May 22, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Schweizerisches Arrestrecht Alles zum Schweizerischen Arrestrecht: Eine ebenso praktische wie hilfreiche Zusammenstellung von Literatur, Gesetzen und Urteilen zum Arrest. Außerdem nun erhältlich:... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 22, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Wahl-O-Mat Der Wahl-O-Mat bietet Ihnen anhand von einfachen Thesen einen Einblick in wichtige europapolitische Fragen und erspart das Lesen der jeweiligen... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 22, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

FindFormat FindFormat, die deutsche Suchmaschine, die mit Hilfe der Google API geschrieben wurde, liefert Suchergebnisse u.a. auch im RSS-Format. Nebenbei: Das... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 22, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

The 7th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries will be hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni ... The 7th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries will be hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Library in Shanghai, China, December 13-17, 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..

Growing old gracefully I've known Harvey Bingham since the mid-80s when he was an SGML standards guy at Interleaf, so I don't believe his claim that he's growing old. Nevertheless, he's just updated his guide to staying young. It mixes practical advice with quotable quotes, including this from Einstein: "If a cluttered desk is an indication of a cluttered mind, what is indicated by an empty desk?" (The Yuri the page refers to is Yuri Rubinsky who didn't get to grow old. All who knew him still miss him.)... From Joho the Blog on May 22, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..

WordPress 1.2 is out WordPress 1.2 is out. I was waiting anxiously the last 2 weeks for that. Now I'm thinking of extending it for a business application. It offers a lot from the beginning. It's def. a recommendation. WordPress 1.2 I am v... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on May 22, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

PubMed Central has published a new website design with added functionality ... PubMed Central has published a new website design with added functionality From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Presentations from Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge - May 20, 2004 - Washington, DC - are now ... Presentations from Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge - May 20, 2004 - Washington, DC - are now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

The third METS Opening Day event will take place at the British Library, London, UK on July 12, 2004 ... The third METS Opening Day event will take place at the British Library, London, UK on July 12, 2004. This event will provide an overview of the METS metadata schema, and discuss the basics of implementing digital library systems which use METS. Participants will be given an opportunity to see how to build METS documents from scratch, and learn about how other institutions are implementing METS From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

NINES is a group of distinguished scholars and humanities computing experts engaged in building a "n ... NINES is a group of distinguished scholars and humanities computing experts engaged in building a "networked interface for nineteenth-century electronic scholarship." This interface is to be an online research and publishing environment for integrated, peer-reviewed editorial and critical work in nineteenth-century studies, both British and American. NINES aims to address the crisis in humanities publishing and to move the rethinking of literary and cultural studies -- in method as well as theory -- by From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Nineteenth-Century American Children's Book Trade Directory - Based upon the unparalleled collection ... Nineteenth-Century American Children's Book Trade Directory - Based upon the unparalleled collection of Children's Literature held at the American Antiquarian Society, this comprehensive directory contains 2,600 entries documenting the activity of individuals and firms involved in the manufacture and distribution of children's books in the United States chiefly between 1821 and 1876 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Institute of Physics Publishing has announced its participation in CrossRef Search, a new initiative ... Institute of Physics Publishing has announced its participation in CrossRef Search, a new initiative enabling you to perform cross-publisher, full text searches of the latest scholarly research From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Colleges, Code, and Copyright - June 10-11, 2004 - Adelphi, Maryland - Joining the Keynote Speaker, ... Colleges, Code, and Copyright - June 10-11, 2004 - Adelphi, Maryland - Joining the Keynote Speaker, Dr. Clifford Lynch of the Coalition for Networked Information, will be an impressive line up of scholars, lobbyists, university counsel, and experts in digital rights management who will discuss the issues and find solutions concerning the distribution of digital works in academia From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

The fate of RageBoy What are we going to do about RageBoy? Chris is down to $1.20. Anyone need some gonzo writing done? Any foundations around willing to give Chris the freedom to write what he needs to write? Anyone with a spare room near Boulder?... From Joho the Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

New Bill Proposes Tech Training Tax Credit - Roy Mark, Internet News U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.) hopes to slow the technology offshoring trend with an initiative to provide up to an $8,000 tax credit for information and communications technology education and training expenses. The credit can be used by both employ From Techno-News Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Gates on the Future of Productivity - Susan Kuchinskas, Internet News Microsoft is ready and willing to help customers make a great leap forward in productivity and security, Bill Gates told top business leaders today. "We're redefining business productivity and rewiring the economy," Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) Chairman From Techno-News Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

A Scan of the Headline Scanners - Ryan Singel, Wired The Web is awash in little orange buttons. Those buttons take readers to pages filled with XML code for RSS or Atom syndication services. People who don't know about XML or RSS or Atom get a screen full of ugly computer code. But those clued into the From Techno-News Blog on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

National Center for Education Statistics: Explore Your Knowledge A fun site that allows you to test your math and science knowledge, the Explore Your Knowledge site from NCES is a lot of fun. The tests are divided between fourth and eighth grade and the user can choose from either math or science. Also, while there From Educational Technology on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Super Science Fair Projects: Complete Guide to Science Fair Projects "Today your teacher announced that your school is going to have a science fair and students are responsible for exhibiting their projects. What do you feel? Enthusiastic? Despondent? Dreadful? Fearful? Excited?" This statement opens the Super Science F From Educational Technology on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Sylvan Learning Systems Renamed - Bill Brubaker, Washington Post Sylvan Learning Systems Inc., a Baltimore-based firm best known for operating after-school tutoring centers across the United States and Canada, yesterday changed its name to Laureate Education onInc. The name better reflects the company's new focus o From Online Learning Update on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Participation in on-line courses - how essential is it? - Bill Williams, Education Technology and Society Groups of learners on online courses, in common with other online communities, are generally found to comprise both highly participative individuals and those who appear to contribute little to group discussions but who consider that they are actively From Online Learning Update on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Total Quality Management Strategic Plan for Distance Course Development - DEOS This issue of DEOSNEWS examines one university From Online Learning Update on May 22, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Los Alamos Lab Loses More Data The nation's most important nuclear weapons lab says it can't locate a hard disk drive that contains classified information. The lab has lost disks before, and critics are getting impatient with its carelessness. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on May 22, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Monsanto Prevails in Patent Fight The Canadian Supreme Court says Percy Schmeiser stole Monsanto's biotech canola seed, but waives $200,000 in profits and court costs the company asked for. The ramifications for farmers go far beyond this case. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on May 22, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Things That Go Bump in a Console Forget cheesy B-movie plots and zombie moans. This year's crop of horror adventure games will creep you out and keep you awake at night like a good ghost story should. By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on May 22, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Alaskans Sue to Stop CAPPS II Four Alaskans say they want the court to stop the federal government from imposing essentially secret laws on airline passengers, who wouldn't be able to challenge the rules in court. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on May 22, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Cornfed Midwesterner Ventures to the Golden State Nick Barnett of Bloomington/Normal, IL, says farewell to below zero windchills and 120 degree heat index days [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Premio Brings Hyper-Threading Power to Notebook Computers with New Kaypro A1200 Premio Computer, Inc. releases notebook the Kaypro A1200 notebook computer. Combining Hyper-Threading technology and 800FSB performance, the Kaypro A1200 notebook computer targets education, home, and business users who want an affordable, powerful and expandable desktop replacement. [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Constance Fontaine Named to Pike Chair in Insurance and Investments Constance J. Fontaine, J.D., LLM, CLU, ChFC, associate professor at The American College, has been named to the Larry R. Pike Chair in Insurance and Investments. The chair was established in 2002 by The Union Central Life Insurance Company to recognize Pike, its former chairman, president and CEO.The Pike Chair supports the advancement of learning and professionalism for individuals preparing for a career in insurance, investments and financial services. Union Central is creating a $1.5 million endowment to sponsor the chair through an annual corporate gift and the purchase of life insurance c From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Is a Small Business Web Site Really a Wise Investment? If you are a small business owner and you don't do your homework before you make an investment in the creation of a web site, you may join hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs who have fallen victim to Field of Dreams thinking, the simplistic notion that all one has to do is "build it (a web site) and they will come." [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Boson Software selected by Microsoft to become a Certified Partner for Learning Solutions and a Certified Gold Partner Boson Software selected by Microsoft to become a Certified Partner for Learning Solutions and a Certified Gold Partner [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Boson Software selected by Cisco Systems to become a Learning Partner Boson Software selected by Cisco Systems to become a Learning Partner [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Castus Low Carb Superstores Open in Stockton, California Castus Low Carb Superstores are booming with more than 100 stores opening this year, but say they are faced with the task of clearing up misconceptions many food giants are creating for the Low Carb Dieter...Do the major food manufacturers understand the science of low carb in the first place? [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Castus Low Carb Superstores Open in Louisville, Kentucky Low carb is hotter than ever, and consumers will now be able to shop at a low carb 'superstore' with thousands of low carb products and educational low carb workshops [PRWEB May 22, 2004] From PR Web on May 22, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Leaders Ask State to Give City's Schools More Money Democratic state lawmakers, members of the city's Republican administration and union leaders demanded that Gov. George Pataki spend more money on city schools. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Meningitis Is Diagnosed in 6 Manhattan Students City officials are investigating two clusters of viral meningitis at two Manhattan high schools. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Ex-School Chief Denies Allowing a Reduction in Stuyvesant Class Contradicting education officials, the former superintendent of Manhattan high schools said that he had never approved the reduction of the size of the incoming class. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

More Youths Opt for G.E.D., Skirting High-School Hurdle A testing system created for World War II veterans has now increasingly become a way for teenagers to bypass high school. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Mayor Takes Blame for Error With Citywide Reading Test Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the blame for a mistake on a citywide reading test that was administered to 2,400 students on Wednesday. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Senate Approves Special Education Measure The Senate approved major changes in special education intended to reduce paperwork for teachers and bolster enforcement by state and federal authorities. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

In the Bronx, a Graduation With Honor Waiting to receive a degree, Kathleen Mercante did not fidget or share whispers with the other graduates. From New York Times: Education on May 22, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

The need for CMS case studies Bill Trippe has posted a blog entry on the need for CMS case studies, and he discusses some of the reasons why this hasn't happened so far. To quote: Government efforts to implement content management technology should be spotlighted more.... From Column Two on May 22, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Living with Asperger's Syndrome Maybe you've heard of it: the Geek Syndrome. You might even know it's a mild form of autism. The truth is Asperger's presents unique struggles that you might not have even thought of before. From kuro5hin.org on May 22, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..

How to Explain Everything Part 1: Decisions, Decisions. Are you going to eat out tonight or cook at home? Will you watch a TV program or read a book? Will you study something tonight or will you go out with friend? Do you go out every night or do you save up for a car? Do you get into a relationship or keep things casual? All of these questions are the subject of economics. Do you just flip a coin every time you need to make a decision? Sometimes? Only when there's really no difference between the choices to you? How do you balance unlimited desires with limited resources? In the big picture, economics From kuro5hin.org on May 22, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..

Meeting David Carter-Tod So I finally got out to meet David Carter-Tod. Absolutely smashing time. Exceedingly excellent guy. Very excited to hook up with him again sometime soon. Here are some pictures from the VCCS outing to Maymont to substantiate my claim that we actually met: Me and DCT Bridge in Maymont’s Japanese Garden From autounfocus on May 22, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

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