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XFree86 License Change ()
The XFree86 project is changing its license, slightly, for the upcoming 4.4.0 release. The purpose of these changes is to strengthen the "except claim you wrote it" clause of the Project's licensing philosophy regarding binary distributions of XFree86. While the... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
UN Report Says FOSS is Better ()
Groklaw takes a look at the U.N.'s E-Commerce and Development Report 2003: UN Report Says FOSS is Better. Pretty much hits the points that I've been hitting here and elsewhere for years now: There are a lot of upsides to... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
KDE 3.2 released ()
The long and eagerly-awaited (at least by some) KDE 3.2 has been released. I previewed the 3.2 release for LWN (subscription required until Thursday), and I'm really impressed with the improvements in 3.2. For those who are interested in trying... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
What a brilliant strategy... ()
I hope that Microsoft customers take note of the gyrations Microsoft is going through to maintain their price structure. The message is clear, "we could sell the software more cheaply, but we'd rather prop up the price by shaving features." The only "innovation" here seems to be coming from Microsoft's bean-counters, rather than from Microsoft's software developers. From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Sodipodi 0.34 released ()
Just grabbed the latest release of Sodipodi, an open source vector-based drawing application similar to Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. Despite the low version number, Sodipodi seems very usable and is pretty full-featured. Check out the gallery for examples of... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Groklaw's Jones Looks Beyond SCO ()
Wired has an interview with Pamela Jones, the creator of Groklaw. Groklaw is a great resource for anyone interested in following the SCO shenanigans — and has done a fine job debunking SCO's public comments about their alleged ownership of... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
NASA's Open Source License ()
The more the merrier, I suppose... NASA is apparently getting ready to release some software under their own open source license. It would seem that NASA couldn't use any of the existing licenses because they didn't meet NASA's requirements. For... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Microsoft's code leakage ()
The news that some of Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 2000 codebase has been "leaked" onto the 'Net is getting widespread coverage. Now some pundits are asking whether the leak is going to compromise the already questionable security of those... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Six percent by 2007 ()
According to this article from BusinessWeek, IDC is predicting that Linux will have 6 percent of the desktop market by 2007. Right now, IDC pegs Linux desktop usage at 3.2 percent in 2003. That puts Linux ahead of Apple desktops... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Making the wrong connection ()
Caught a link to this misguided piece in The Globe and Mail titled, "Why some people want MyDoom and your doom." Author Ken Wiwa tries to draw a connection between Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the authors of the... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
You get what you pay for? ()
I couldn't resist posting a link to this piece about Microsoft's "Software Assurance" program. Organizations that bought into Microsoft's new licensing scheme, are finding that they're getting very little for their money: Scott Matthews, CTO for Digitech Systems in Greenwood... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Copyfight re-launches ()
When you have a few spare cycles, be sure to click over to the newly "remixed" Copyfight, which is now a group blog. Plenty of good stuff over there.... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Be sure to wipe ()
This isn't open source specific, but it certainly is of interest to anyone who may sell their old computer or hard drive. Simson Garfinkel writes that most people don't do a very good job of erasing data off of hard... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Nailed it ()
Just reading an entry over at Groklaw on Senator Patty Murry asking Bush to "engage" the EU, and found a little nugget that pretty well sums up my objections to proprietary software — and why I prefer open source: In... From
Corante: Open Source on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
List of social software labs (Clay Shirky)
Danyel Fisher has posted his list of businesses with social software labs. (He doesn’t say so in the post, but if there are places he’s missed, I’m guessing you could add them in the comments to get the list updated.)... From
Corante: Social Software on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Reputation and Society (Clay Shirky)
A good First Monday piece by Hassan Masum and Yi–Cheng Zhang called Manifesto for the Reputation Society , which avoids most of the “I know! Let’s call reputation a number, then work with the numbers!” problems common to such work.... From
Corante: Social Software on July 19, 2004 at 4:40 p.m..
Privacy And Accountability In The Blog Universe
Fernanda Viégas, a PhD candidate working in the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab, has run an interesting survey to determine the expectations of privacy and accountability that authors have when they blog. Though this research approach still... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
How To Read RSS Feeds
"No doubt you have seen those small orange 'XML' or 'RSS' buttons beginning to spread across some of your favourite web sites. Perhaps you have clicked on one out of curiosity, only to be faced with a barrage of angle... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Google GMail And What It Could Do For You
If you have not have had the opportunity to be invited to try out GMail, the new email service from Google, now in beta testing, this good article outlines the clear benefits and advantages of this promising service. GMail turns... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Hosting Your Site Outside Of The Western Bloc
I have recently embarked on a quiet search to identify trusted, reliable and performing hosting providers outside of the US and of the main Western European countries. The idea is: if for some unexpected reason, like a terrorist attack or... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Jock's jock photos
Jock Gill, who you probably know as a technoid politico (and Clinton's first tech advisor) has posted some photos. I particularly like this one.... From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
New camera?
Yesterday, Dan Bricklin took me camera-shopping at his favorite camera store, Newtonville Camera (in, guess where, Newtonville, MA). My current camera, a Sony DSC-S50 is about 4 years old. It's 2.1 megapixels and only ASA 100. Worse, I've never been impressed by the vividness of the images it takes. So, I'm looking for a camera that I'll use primarily for family photos, almost always for viewing on screen. The immediate spur for the purchase, however, is that I want to be able to take pictures at the Democratic Convention without having to use a flash. So, here are some of. From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Religious coverage
Jay Rosen: Puzzling through the convention story, because I'm heading right for it, made me to realize that journalism's contempt for ritual—and if "contempt" is too strong, then the difficulty the press has in understanding the conventions as ritual—was deeply involved here. Ritual is newsless; therefore it must be meaningless. But is that really true? And that's what leads me to the forum now happening at The Revealer ... If a religion writer covered the presidential campaign, would campaign coverage be any different? My reasons for asking this months ago, when we From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Kerry the Flippidiflopper debater
Terrific article by James Fallows in this month's Atlantic Monthly (not available online) about how W and Kerry will do in their debates. He's looked at many hours of their previous debates and discovers that W was quite skilled and articulate (well, on message anyway) in the gubernatorial debates, much more so than in the presidential debates. He expects Kerry to surprise people, and not just because he was captain of the debate team at Yale...not necessarily a plus, when you come right down to it. He says that not only is Kerry intellectually nimble, but he comes across as... From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Doc: "Take down your costwalls!"
In a rare Reaganesque moment, Doc demands of the NY Times, LA Times and other newspapers that remove their content from public Web access after a week or so: "Take down your costwalls!" He's responding to a piece by JD, who cites Adam Penenberg of Wired who asks: "How can the mighty New York Times, which considers itself America's paper of record, be the paper of record in cyberspace when its articles barely show up on Google?"... From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Halley's looking good
Wow! What a great redesign (by Steve Himmer who shows a graphic talent equal to his literary gifts) over at Halley's Comment! As always, there's a provocative miscellany of ideas and links on her site. I'm sorry I'm going to miss her, and a whole passel of people I'd like to hang out with, at the BlogOn conference, which is shaping up to be pretty damn good.... From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
An irony to start the week
Eric Eldred of NH parked his Internet Bookmobile in the parking lot at Walden Pond (an irony in itself when you think about it) and started giving out free copies of Thoreau's Walden. He was told to leave or face arrest. Jonathan Zittrain of Da Berkman is supplying legal advise. And, yes, this is the same Eldred who asked the Supreme Court to get Sonny Bono spinning in his grave. Damn troublemaker! (I noticed the article first because of the picture of Eldred wearing his Creative Commons t-shirt, the very one I happen to have on today. Too cosmic! Oh,... From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
The pleasures of browsing
I don't know Debbie Davidson, but I went to her LiveJournal blog because she dropped me a line about something I'd written. Thumbing through the entries, you not only get dropped into the stream of her life, but you find stories like this one about how 9/11 intersected the lives of several of her friends. We just haven't had anything quite like this before.... From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
Online writing with my sister-in-law
My sister-in-law the novelist (and general prose-ist) is offering an online writing class. Here's the pitch: New Online Writing Class With Meredith Sue Willis The Back-to-School Special Are you or someone you know looking for a short online prose writing class? The Back-to-School Special, a private online writing class taught by Meredith Sue Willis, author of more than twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, is a four-session online writing class starting in September for people who would like some feedback from an experienced teacher on a prose projectHYPHENfiction, memoir, or personal n From
Joho the Blog on July 19, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
MLX: Critical Mass or Wide Load?
It's been our belief that it would take time for our
Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) to reach that magical tipping point, critical mass- when it contained enough content, resources, objects, ideas that our users could easily find something useful for themselves that they would be self-compelled to add their own stuff. I had
MERLOT-ian aspirations. Are we there? How would you know? As our fall semester approaches, we are nearing the 1000 package milestone. Some of the late increases are a From
cogdogblog on July 19, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
Playing with Search Feeds
I've been doing a little more experimentation with bringing search feeds into my Bloglines account, and frankly I'm getting a bit frustrated. I have
Feedster feeds for the following: "classroom weblogs," "education weblogs," "journalism weblogs" and "internet literacy." Lately, these feeds have been returning tons of hits...problem is, most of them are repeated over and over, and, worse, they keep showing up day after day. I'll get 30-40 links a day in each one of them, but maybe only one or two will be new. I finally just started looking at From
weblogged News on July 19, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Why Bloggers Read Blogs
(via a whole bunch of sources) I would agree with most of those, but I would also add something along the lines of "Easy to collect info from a variety of sources." (Not great, I know, but it's early...) There's no doubt that RSS has changed the way I consume information...I'm sure I'd be more inclined to just go to the
usual sources without it. From
weblogged News on July 19, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Life Interrupts Blogging
Brent's play on the traveling all-stars baseball team is really kicking our butts. They play 5-7 games each week this month, which leaves little time for reading my news and blogging, let alone implementing a new blogging solution to replace Radio (since it doesn't publish when I do blog). The tournament play plus an upcoming vacation means there probably won't be anything new here until mid-August, which is disappointing because there's some interesting stuff happening. Check the
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Communities of Practice: going one step too far?
Chris Kimble and Paul Hildreth have written a paper reviewing some of the claims made for communities of practice. To quote: In the late 1990s, Knowledge Management (KM) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) seemed inseparable. CoPs appeared to offer the... From
Column Two on July 19, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Getting senior management engaged in the web
Gerry McGovern has written about getting senior management support for the web. To quote: The extent of senior management involvement in the Web is a clear indication of the value of the Web to your organization. If your senior management... From
Column Two on July 19, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Card sorting: How many users to test
Jakob Nielsen has written an article on how many users to card sort with. To quote: Testing ever-more users in card sorting has diminishing returns, but you should still use three times more participants than you would in traditional usability... From
Column Two on July 19, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Arranging ideas: KM in human terms
A wonderful explanation of KM by Amy Garhan. She likens KM to
arranging ideas, which consists of 3 core tasks: 1) recording your thoughts, 2) organizing and storing your thoughts and 3) sharing your ideas and observations. The arranging ideas concept not only represents a refreshing way to look at KM but also provides a different framework for analyzing existing KM efforts. I would like to add that arranging ideas can be considered to be a core activity of 'idea practitioners'. The idea practi From
elearningpost on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Online Learning and Fun
Nice article from eLearn Magazine that explores what it takes to mix
fun and learning. "Passivity was cited as a common reason for an experience that was not fun: when a learner has no control of his or her learning and is just reading--or skimming--page after page of materials. Presentation has a huge impact; an example was given of presenting children with cooked vegetables at dinner or letting them find and pick vegetables themselves. And, of course, what makes co From
elearningpost on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Usability News
The
current edition of Usability News newsletter has some interesting articles. There was a study on the affect of
different layouts on online reading. It was found that "the use of margins affected both reading speed and comprehension in that participants read the Margin text slower, but comprehended more than the No Margin text. Participants were also generally more satisfied with the text with margins. Leading was not shownelearningpost on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Standards Vs. Sensible Design
Once in a while you want such articles to put some reality back into design issues. This one's on
being too sticky about web standards. "Using Web standards is the right thing to do, but, as with any recommendation, there's no point following them off a cliff... Let's all get a bit less anal about the technicalities of the Web, and look at how to improve the usability and logic of the product before we start to develop it. Once this step is taken, the question of standards compliance will no long From
elearningpost on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Sakai Project
"The
Sakai Project is a $6.8M community source software development project founded by The University of Michigan, Indiana University, MIT, Stanford, the uPortal Consortium, and the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation." "Sakai software provides tools to support faculty research and service work in addition to course management. Faculty can use Sakai's collaboration tools to support cross-institution research projects, work with graduate students, and even committee work alongsi From
elearningpost on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Strong Angel Tests Limits of Communications, Collaboration
This is the site of one of the most intriguing experiments I've seen in the technology arena. A team of talented people from government, NGOs and the private sector has assembled on a lava bed on Hawaii's Big Island for an exercise designed to push the limits of communications and collaboration in a harsh environment, such as the aftermath of a disaster (whether human-made, i.e. war, or natural). The project is called
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That Was Weird...
I just posted a new item, and suddenly there were 22 comments under it -- all from another posting from more than a week ago. I deleted them, but this is just bizarre. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Making Politics Work Better Via Traditional+New Media
Susan Mernit has some
good ideas on how it might work. Example: Combine the NY Times or Washington Post with Technorati and Feedster. She asks:"Why don't we see a major media outlet that will file lots of stories during the election find a way to work with Technorati or Feedster so they can have almost real-time links reflecting people's comments on--and links to--the stories--right on their web site?" From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Difference of Opinion
Last Sunday's column, about the entertainment industry's latest effort to restrict our ability to make use of the copyrighted material we've purchased, took the technology industry to task for a belated response. Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the
Consumer Electronics Association, challenged me on that, saying the response was as quick and effective as he's seen from the industry to any challenge. Shapiro was, indeed, quick to jump into the fra From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Google and Trust
As
Google nears the day when it sells stock to the public, a fundamental question arises: How can the company possibly justify the rich price it hopes to get in the marketplace? However brilliant Google's technology may be -- and it's both innovative and path-breaking in many ways -- the online search and advertising company doesn't have a monopoly. And it faces plenty of competition from small and large businesses that have their own share of smart people. There's only one way the fast-growing search and media powerhouse can pull From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 19, 2004 at 4:35 p.m..
Breaking Down Language Barriers
One of the big problems in the American presence in Iraq has been a wall of misunderstanding and ignorance brought about by lack of language skills and a lack of information. Machine translation is getting better all the time, and we're seeing some of the results of that improvement here. The gear in the picture is a piece in the puzzle. From a satellite dish outside this tent at the
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Edwin Khodabakchian interview
BPEL (business process execution language) is the XML-based language of Web services "orchestration" -- that is, a means to connect multiple Web services to create end-to-end business processes. Recently, InfoWorld Test Center Lead Analyst Jon Udell interviewed BPEL expert Edwin Khodabakchian about the future of this language. Khodabakchian is CEO of Collaxa, a pure-play BPM startup whose BPM orchestration product has supported BPEL for more than a year. Collaxa was acquired by Oracle earlier this month, and its BPEL Server product is now marketed as Oracle BPEL Process Manager. F From
Jon's Radio on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
If it's not one thing...
I apologize to the point of mortification for the quiet in this space. My latest excuse is the troubling meltdown of my laptop — right the now the sucker is comatose. I thought I had backed up my email, but the recovered files are incomplete… my iCal files are inaccessible — hope I haven’t stood anybody up for a meeting... From
Object Learning on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
Marines Kill Knockout Gas Info
A watchdog group pulls documents detailing military research into knockout gases from its website. The Marines, who 'inadvertantly' sent the papers to the group under the Freedom of Information Act, requested the deletion. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
France Outsources, Senegal Calls
A call-center in Dakar, Senegal, conducts business for French companies. Copying India & rsquo;s success in the British and American markets, a Senegalese company takes advantage of local accents and a fiber-optic corridor. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
Bracing for the Microsoft Update
Though the new Windows overhaul from Microsoft is welcome, its release is expected to generate a flood of help-desk calls for some companies whose software will need upgrades to work with Service Pack 2. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
Crime DB Sparks Privacy Fears
The Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange, a database known as Matrix, combines state vehicle and crime records with commercial files owned by a private company. Privacy advocates cry foul as feds gain access to masses of info on individuals. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
Green Goo: The New Nano-Threat
Just as the threat of 'gray goo' recedes, a new biological nano-threat emerges: green goo. But even without doomsday scenarios, one insurance company says that current nanomaterials pose unknown risks -- and that's unacceptable. By Daithà Ó hAnluain. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
Circling the Perimeter of Cool
Most futuristic combat simulators make mountains out of molehills. Only one -- Codemasters' Perimeter -- demands you rule over and reshape both. By Scott Steinberg. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
The Man Who Helped Kill CAPPS II
Bill Scannell raised a lot of hell when the government announced plans to investigate Americans before they board an airplane. It looks like it paid off. Some are crediting the former Army spy for the death of CAPPS II. By Noah Shachtman. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
New Foreskin Is Really a Stretch
Some guys say having a foreskin leads to better sex for both partners. And don't worry if yours was removed at birth, they'll show you how to build a new one. By Kristen Philipkoski. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..
Downloading for Democracy
Peer-to-peer networks aren't just for trading music and movies. A law student, frustrated by government secrecy and possible conflicts of interest, launches a website that uses P2P networks to distribute telling government documents. By Kim Zetter. From
Wired News on July 19, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..
Arguments against Capital Punishment
While reading the news recently, I have found two things that depress me more than any others. They make me doubt my faith in human nature. They are (1) the crimes people commit; and (2) the desire for vengeance of the victims. That (2) depresses me as much as (1) has led to several heated arguments with friends and family. Therefore I should like to set down the major reasons why I believe capital punishment to be a fundamentally Bad Idea. There are the usual arguments. "Capital punishment is the mark of barbarism", "Deterrence doesn't work", "We routinely convict innocent peop From
ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2004 at 4:32 p.m..
Americans Find Graphic Images Online
Cultural, gender, and economic divisions are evident among those that approve of the availability of graphic images and those that don't, as millions of Internet users actively search for the disturbing photos and videos. From
ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2004 at 4:32 p.m..
DSL Has Record Growth Spurt
After three consecutive quarters of high subscription increases, the global DSL population reaches more than 73 million. From
ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2004 at 4:32 p.m..
Verizon's fiber race is on
Fios, a broadband-over-fiber service the company plans to launch this summer, is meant to battle cable's own "triple play." From
CNET News.com on July 19, 2004 at 4:32 p.m..
Two New Interviews
Two great new interviews with me have gone up in the last week. I think they both cover some new ground.
Madghoul.com "...I do believe that those who can see - those who are willing to see what's going on in this world, and feel obligated to do something about it - they are outcasts. I'm not sure whether they're outcasts because of how they feel, or whether their status as outcasts makes them uniquely capable of seeing how things are."
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Storming Robots Learning Center, Helping to Build a Generation with Robotics Science as Part of Its Culture
Storming Robots Robotics Learning Center is the first learning center in New Jersey offering multi-disciplinary Robotics programs for youth, as well as the LEGO MINDSTORMS Center provides hands-on LEGO robots workshops. Its programs aim to inspire children's interests in robotics and science technologies by developing their intellect in fundamental engineering concepts, mathematics, strategic thinking, and problem solving. [PRWEB Jul 17, 2004] From
PR Web on July 19, 2004 at 11:23 a.m..
Teacher Wins Trip to Hawaii in Sakura of America's 2004 Cray-Pas® Wonderful, Colorful, World Contest HYPHEN Sakura Accepting Submissions for Next Year's Contest
This is an announcement about annual teacher-student art contest, including sponsors, prizes, submission dates, deadlines, etc. Along with our contest announcement, the random winner of the trip to Hawaii we give to one teacher every year is announced. [PRWEB Jul 18, 2004] From
PR Web on July 19, 2004 at 11:23 a.m..
Young man from the UK to study martial arts with Zen Buddhists in China
Liam Beale an 18 year old who has just finished his education at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes will be leaving the Uk in the next two weeks to spend a gap year in a Shaolin Kung fu academy in Ye The ancient castle, Siping city, in the Jilin province of China. [PRWEB Jul 19, 2004] From
PR Web on July 19, 2004 at 11:23 a.m..
where I came from
This story made me homesick.
Lewisburg is about 30 miles from where I grew up --
Williamsport. The owner of a theatre there has invited card-carrying Republicans to see Fahrenheit 9/11 for free -- not because he thinks it a great movie ("both a fantastic film and a fantastically flawed film"), but because From
Lessig Blog on July 19, 2004 at 11:23 a.m..
ideas
Some
ideas about how the news might improve politics. From
Lessig Blog on July 19, 2004 at 11:23 a.m..
meanwhile, back in the real world
My wife is a housing attorney at
Bay Area Legal Aid. Her work keeps mine in perspective. Yesterday, she sent friends the following appeal. Please excuse the interruption of this "free culture" channel for an issue that will determine whether hundreds of thousands of mostly working families will have a roof over their head next month. On Jul 18, 2004, at 10:53 PM, Bettina Neuefeind wrote: Click
here to read. From
Lessig Blog on July 19, 2004 at 11:22 a.m..
A Theory of Global Capitalism - Production, Class and State in a Transnational World
Globalization is a topic surrounded by controversy and contention, as evidenced by the numerous studies of it and the many political movements both for and against it. Whilst there is little agreement on the nature of globalization, it is generally accepted that the world is going through a period of increasing change and growing interconnection. Do these changes have historical precedent or do they represent a qualitatively new process? Are these changes benefical to society or detrimental? Which groups benefit from these changes and which groups are threatened? Are these changes inevitable From
kuro5hin.org on July 19, 2004 at 11:22 a.m..
Bank on Americans
This story is real. It is a story about a banking issue that really turned into a eye-opening experience about big business in America. So, you have seen the commercials for Altovis(tm)? It's supposedly to help with fatigue during your busy work week. Well, I'm a U.S. Marine, and my job wears me out on a daily basis, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try it. They give you a free trial; you just pay S&H and it all seems easy enough. Well, I fell for the trap. I paid the $5, and was sent a small packet which I tried out. It didn't really do anything for me, so I trashed From
kuro5hin.org on July 19, 2004 at 11:22 a.m..
The Billboard Clear Channel Didn't Want You to See.
A few months ago, a non-profit group called Project Billboard made up of concerned citizens from the Bay Area, who also happen to be women, purchased some prime billboard space in Times Square on the Marriott Marquis just in time for the Republican National Convention and the elections in November. They signed a contract, and wrote a $368,000 check which was accepted, for the two month lease. From
kuro5hin.org on July 19, 2004 at 11:22 a.m..
Banning racists from the political process.
The BNP (British National Party) is the main racist political group in the UK. Whilst the party tries to present itself as a moderate voice for white Britons, its leader has convictions for inciting race hatred, and the party has numerous links to various White Supremacist groups in Europe and America. Its main political programme is the "resettlement of non-whites to their lands of ethnic origin", and members must be "of British or closely kindred native European stock". From
kuro5hin.org on July 19, 2004 at 11:22 a.m..
Rise of the Clueless
In Wired's July issue, Contributing writer Cory Doctorow writes about the movie I, Robot, in a slam at the late Dr. Isaac Asimov titled Rise of the Machines. I would rather Wired had found someone who had actually read more than two or three Asimov short stories. There is a lot in this article that is debatable but presented as concrete fact, and other "facts" which are downright false. From
kuro5hin.org on July 19, 2004 at 11:22 a.m..
Deconstructing the spyware face-off
CNET News.com's Washington watcher, Declan McCullagh, finds out why Congress is giving Silicon Valley the cold shoulder when it comes to the controversy over the Spy Act. From
CNET News.com on July 19, 2004 at 11:21 a.m..