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Storytelling: From telling to living
I am making an attempt here to decribe why my mother's recent health problems have relevance to learning. The fundamental question I am pursuing in EDN is, "How do people learn the things they value most?" Since I am now... From
Experience Designer Network on August 27, 2004 at 9:42 p.m..
DPubS - Mellon Funded Open Source Project
Lista Mellon Funded Open Source Projects and Technologies este completata de un nou proiect, numit DPubS - Digital Publishing System, la Cornell University Library - via Couros Blog. Proie... ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on August 27, 2004 at 9:42 p.m..
Conferinta NEWTECH Timisoara - prima zi
La Timisoara se desfasoara timp de 3 zile Conferinta NEWTECH, organizata de Institutul Intercultural Timisoara, in cadrul proiectu... Comenius "NEWTECH - Noile tehnologii ale informatiei ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on August 27, 2004 at 9:42 p.m..
New Article on Informational Cascades
My
new article just came out in eLearn. It started out wanting to be about “emergent learning” but, once I realized that I still have no idea what emergent learning actually is, I removed all references to it in the article. At any rate, I feel pretty good about the… From
e-Literate on August 27, 2004 at 9:42 p.m..
Independant vs collaborative learning
When do we need independant rather than collaborative learning? by Evan Straub ...this topic of successful collaborations being a hinderance is interesting to me. It led me to wonder whether all the corporate rhetoric of people who want "team players" and people able to collaborate really want collaborators, or people who know how to divvy up tasks and go work in isolated corners until they come together (which I don't see as collaboration). The latter From
soulsoup on August 27, 2004 at 9:41 p.m..
More Blog Tips
How to Start a Blog - By Phil Windley Some very practical guidelines - To quote
I recommend that you not tie your blog too closely to the corporate infrastructure of where you're presently employed since you may go somewhere else and your blog ought to go with you I recommend that you register your own domain and point it at your blog. That way if you ever decide you want to use different blog software or move to another service, you at l From soulsoup on August 27, 2004 at 9:41 p.m..
Blog Addiction
You Know You Blog wayyyyy too much when... from Weblog Tools Collection … you post the wrong article on the wrong blog. … your family prefers to interact with you through your blogs. … you met your girlfriend/boyfriend through a blog. … your "blog community" is much, much larger than the number of people you know in real life. … you consider yourself an "alternative journalist". … you st From
soulsoup on August 27, 2004 at 9:41 p.m..
Unfortunately, I am aware that my free, non-thread ...
Unfortunately, I am aware that my free, non-threading, 100-character limit commenting system is not designed for a discussion (I'm not pleased with what blogger is providing right now), so I'm pulling out comments from the previous post.
Stephen writes (emphasis is mine):"This is the difference between being told to work in groups (and given a group to work in) and being able to work as an autonomous agent seeking and using collaboration on an as needed basis.In the former, collaboration is determ From
blog.IT on August 27, 2004 at 9:41 p.m..
INDUCE bill draws support and criticism
The INDUCE Act, introduced earlier this summer, continues to gain support in Congress, including the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders. INDUCE would enable lawsuits against software manufacturers for vending applications designed to facilitate copyright infringement. However, the recent Ninth Circuit... From
MANE IT Network on August 27, 2004 at 9:41 p.m..
Discussion boards vs blogs: CommonCraft
CommonCraft carries a comparison between blogs and discussion boards. While the generalizations about both forms beg further articulation, the overall distinctions are useful. Comparison areas include locus of control, authorship, tools, moderation, responses, temporal structure, and content forms. (via eLearningPost)... From
MANE IT Network on August 27, 2004 at 9:41 p.m..
Preview of Federal Educational Technology Plan
Preview of Federal Educational Technology Plan: eSchool News runs an interview with Susan Patrick, director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology. As expected, the focus on technology in education is shifting from just getting machines into the classroom and connected to the web to an emphasis on the steps that need to be taken to impact student learning using technology tools. The new ed-tech plan focuses on student data management, online assessment,... From
Brain Frieze on August 27, 2004 at 9:39 p.m..
Kino - Linux Digital Video
A non-linear digital video editor for GNU/Linux.
Kino is a non-linear DV editor for GNU/Linux. It features excellent integration with IEEE-1394 for capture, VTR control, and recording back to the camera. It captures video to disk in RawDV and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate audio stream) encodings. You can load multipl From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Distort your media
Aristarkh Chernyshev s project Shining TV proposes to manipulate the TV-signal, transforming the signal into a range of new TV types. One of the physical interfaces is the the real-virtuality-helmet (a joint project with Alexei Shulgin), that allows the spectator to see the world in ASCII mode. Another interesting one is the attachment Shine Box which allows the user to watch regular TV programmes in a range of distorted modes From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Homebrew GameDev on SourceForge
Working to finish an article today, I made the mistake of clicking through to SourceForce's
list of Turn-Based Strategy projects. Homebrew, freeware cross-platform game projects in progress. Fabulous! Fascinating. Fun! I tried
Tyrant which added some pretty little graphics on top of NetHack-type play. I looked at
MegaMek, an old-school BattleTech hex-gaming clone. But it wasn't From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Kevin Smith Casts Web For Next Great Shorts
"With the challenge "We've shown you ours. Now show us yours," filmmaker Kevin Smith is launching an online community, showcase and DVD series for aspiring filmmakers. The Web site is scheduled to be unveiled Sept. 10. Submissions must be 30 minutes or less, and an internal review panel will select five for streaming on the site each month. Visitors will vote on the five to select the monthly best, and the winning 12 will be compiled into a commercially released MoviesAskew DVD. The 12 monthly winners also will be screened at the First Annual MoviesAskew F From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Talking Head Videoblogs are here
Someone just sent me a message about a new service called
USERPLANE. It lets you record video messages and atttach them to your blog. they're in beta version now and they want people to test it. i love this kind of openness. Steve Garfield, our videoblog scientist tests it out for us
HERE or
HERE. Its a small video..plays From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Digital Ethics
Ben Casnocha wrote a post on the ethics and transparency of linking to people/posts that link back to you favorably. In other words, what appears to be reciprocal appreciation. He mentions the example of Jeff Jarvis' referral to Doc Searls' article on the fate of radio, where Jeff enthusiastically point to Doc. Ben then quotes Doc's comment on his blog about how we figure out the ethics of linking, and pointing others to pieces we are positively mention in, and how others will see this, in a transparent online world where links can be looked up and people note the From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Olympics 2004 on Usenet
A couple weeks back I predicted that Bittorrent would be a big way to share coverage of the Olympic games when fans felt their local TV coverage fell short, and I admit I don't see much in the way of bittorrent sites listing olympics videos at this time. But I did notice some action on Usenet, especially the newly formed alt.binaries.olympics. Just a couple days i From
unmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
videoblog pinging
In blog land a ping is the signal that one blog sends to another blog, or to another server, to indicate that a post has been made. A blog may ping a central service to indicate that an update has been posted, or it may ping an individual blog to indicate that one blog post has made a comment about another blog post. So pings have proved extremely useful to help build connections between blogs. Well,
Andreas Haugstrup and
Jay Dedman via
http://www.videounmediated on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
km + crm...
On TMC Net today--
InStranet Wins Best of Show Award at 2004 ICCM Conference. CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 19, 2004 --Contact Centers In-Line(TM) Named Best Call Center-Knowledge Management System InStranet, Inc., the leader in knowledge-based applications for the enterprise contact center, today announced that it received the 2004 Best of Show Award at the 16th Annual International Call Center Management (ICCM) Conference and Expositio From
judith meskill's knowledge notes... on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
visa hurdles hurt knowledge economy...
Eric Berger, for the Houston Chronicle, reports--
Science seen as slipping in U.S.. Eric writes about the impact of increasingly difficult visa hurdles on the development of innovation in science in the USA: ..."The Chinese government has a slogan, 'Develop science to save the country,' " said Paul Chu, a physics professor at the University of Houston who also is president of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. "For a long From
judith meskill's knowledge notes... on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Feedless Hall of Shame: Most of the Fortune 100
Here's an update for my
Feedless Hall of Shame – this blog's personal pit of ignominy for those organizations or online venues which really, really should offer at least some kind of minimal webfeed-based information services. In fact, they have no good excuse not to be doing so already! I figured that the best business rationale for offering webfeeds – at the very least for press releases and investor information – would be major companies. I mean, these organizations live and From
Contentious Weblog on August 27, 2004 at 9:38 p.m..
Four Practices for Great Performance.
Expecting the best from employees doesn't always deliver results. Instead, managers must involve workers in setting goals that are achievable, measurable, and tap into motivation. HBS Working Knowledge: Organizations: Four Practices for Great Performance... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 27, 2004 at 9:37 p.m..
The real Habits of Successful People
Susan RoAne nails it on the head: "People who are open and that openness is the lynchpin of their so-called luck." Trait One: They talk to strangers. Trait Two: They make small talk. Trait Three: They “drop” names. Trait Four: They eavesdrop and listen. Trait Five: They ask for/offer help. Trait Six: They stray from their chosen paths. Trait Seven: They exit graciously without burning bridges Trait Eight: They say YES when they want to say NO. [from E M E R G I C . o r g] From
silentblue | Quantified on August 27, 2004 at 9:37 p.m..
Mail and lickr
I got a GMail invite. Personally I'm a bit ambivalent about it all. I'm interested in the concept of using GMail is a cyber life recorder, but the practical me just sighs and says, "Ho hum, another email account to manage. And a web-based one too." To be frank, I'd rather have a 1GB of webspace than a fatty mailbox. Then again, someone suggested that I could keep photos in there and manage them via Organizr, so the GMail account may come in handy after all. All in all, both apps seem fairly nice to work with. Some have suggested they have transcended to a level of usability that From
silentblue | Quantified on August 27, 2004 at 9:37 p.m..
Judging by the Graphics
There are so many sports in the Olympic Games with so many different rules that unless you know how they work it is difficult to catch on. Interactive graphics are a very useful way to understand what is being judged. Prior to the competition, they help you learn the rules and the complexity of some of them. One of the best examples of this is Prisacom
graphics (a common effort of ElPais.es, As.com, and Cadenaser.com). The graphics explaining the technique that is required in main sports are very clean and self-exp From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 27, 2004 at 9:37 p.m..
Good Registration News
One smidge of good news for people who don't like registering for news websites: Knight Ridder has consolidated registration into a single database. No longer will users have to sign up separately for sites from the Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer / Philladelphia Daily News, and more. Sign up once, and you're covered. Registered users have been receiving e-mails saying, "We have recently upgraded our service to make it easier than ever to use: Now you can access all of our associated online publications with just one e-mail address and pass From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 27, 2004 at 9:37 p.m..
Kolabora News Reports
Ever wondered how to really get a grip on the trends and important new technologies coming to the online conferencing market? Tired of looking at lists of press-releases that provide no access to tools, real facts or even to actually... From
Kolabora.com on August 27, 2004 at 9:36 p.m..
Share The Wealth?
Throughout the blogosphere we're regularly admonished to Share The Wealth and reminded that Information Wants To Fe Free. Fine, but I've also heard that People Want To Eat. Allow me to introduce a new concept to certain members of the... From
Kolabora.com on August 27, 2004 at 9:36 p.m..
Wednesday: Collaborative E-learning For Results
One of the better articles on collaboration in elearning, a topic I feel myself feeling is the correct approach to be taking. How can we design e-learning programs to overcome the connectivity/isolation paradox? A program that The Otter Group adapted for CDM from a lunch seminar and then reengineered for synchronous online delivery, demonstrates strategies for building connection, interactivity, and relationships via online learning The following design elements were incorporated into the program: Numerous case examples from participants and their co-workers A team project that asked participa From
Shootmouth on August 27, 2004 at 9:36 p.m..
COOL School
COOL (Consortium of Online Learning) School is a service created by a group of British Columbia school districts. These districts use Cool School to assist students who are otherwise unable to access their courses of choice. From
eLearnopedia on August 27, 2004 at 9:35 p.m..
CyberSchoolbus: United Nations
The United Nations Cyberschoolbus was created in 1996 as the online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission is to promote education about international issues and the United Nations. The Global Teaching and Learning Project produces high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use (at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels) and for training teachers. The vision of this Project is to provide exceptional educational resources (both online and in print) to students growing up in a world undergoing increased globalization From
eLearnopedia on August 27, 2004 at 9:34 p.m..
Interaction and Immediacy in Online Learning
This article presents the concepts of interaction and immediacy and discusses their theoretical frameworks, implications, and relationship with one another. The authors propose the development of a new conceptual model and recommend additional antecedent research. From
eLearnopedia on August 27, 2004 at 9:34 p.m..
Studies in the Context of the E-learning Initiative: Virtual Models of European Universities
This summary presents the findings of a strategic study on virtual models of universities carried out by the Danish consultancy PLS RAMBOLL Management for the European Commission. The aim of the study was to provide the Commission with a detailed report on the current and potential future use of information and communication technology by European universities for educational and organizational purposes. From
eLearnopedia on August 27, 2004 at 9:34 p.m..
KnowledgeNet to become part of NETg
THOMSON TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGENET Acquisition Will Enhance Thomson NETg Enterprise Learning Offerings STAMFORD, Conn., " August 27, 2004 " The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and KnowledgeNet, Inc., a privately held company recognized as a leader in live e-learning, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Thomson will acquire Kn From
Internet Time Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:34 p.m..
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
Este fin de semana comienza en España el Campeonato Nacional de Liga Profesional, "la liga" o simplemente "el fútbol". Enlaces de interés: Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional Real Federación Española de Fútbol y las ediciones electrónicas de... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on August 27, 2004 at 9:33 p.m..
Fremde Federn Finden
Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt! Debora Weber-Wulff, Professorin für Medieninformatik an FTHW Berlin, hat ein gut strukturiertes und informatives Lernprogramm zum Thema "Plagiate" entwickelt. Es geht um die Geschichte von Plagiaten, die Frage, wie man Plagiate erkennt und welche Software dabei... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 27, 2004 at 9:32 p.m..
Training Outsourcing: The Real Economics
Interwise hat jetzt den Webcast freigeschaltet, den ich letzten Freitag besucht hatte. Und mit mir immerhin 100 andere Teilnehmer, vorwiegend aus dem englischsprachigen Raum. (Irgendwo in der rechten Spalte steht auch mein Name.) Das Ganze ist eine nette Abwechselung,... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 27, 2004 at 9:32 p.m..
An OA milestone for BMC
BioMed Central has received its
10,000th submission. Quoting its lead author, Jan Gläscher: "I strongly support the idea of open access and the unrestricted spread of knowledge within the scientific community. I think that authors should support BMC journals strongly by submitting high quality manuscripts to them." Quoting BMC: "In the years since BioMed Central launched in 2000, we have seen our submission rate grow rapidly as more and more researchers choose Open Access journals as From
Open Access News on August 27, 2004 at 9:31 p.m..
More on access to drug trial data
Jamie Talan,
Glaxo to reveal drug trial results, Newsday, August 27, 2004. Excerpt: "GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to disclose previously unpublished studies about its drugs, a move that settles a lawsuit in which New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused the company of hiding negative findings about the antidepressant Paxil....As part of the agreement, the company is establishing a registry that will contain the study protocols for all medicines the company makes and sum From
Open Access News on August 27, 2004 at 9:31 p.m..
Another TA journal converts to OA
The
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology (JBB) is converting to open access, effective immediately. Quoting from yesterday's
press release: "JBB will adopt a mandatory open access model whereby authors will be required to pay an article processing charge of $495 for any article published in JBB. The journal will continue to have both an online (which is now freely available with no subscription or registration barriers) and print editions." JBB is published by
Open Access News on August 27, 2004 at 9:31 p.m..
Good intro to OA journals
Dan Engber, Andy Gass, and Gavin Yamey,
Who should own medical knowledge, Student BMJ, September 2004. Excerpt: "It is a depressingly familiar story. A group of medics in Indonesia search medical literature in preparation for a study. They want to arm themselves with as much knowledge as possible, so that their own research will build on previous work. But when they go online to access the crucial articles, they are out of luck: reading the papers requires exorbitant pay per view or journal subscription fees which they c From
Open Access News on August 27, 2004 at 9:31 p.m..
New OA journal
Doping Journal is a new peer-reviewed OA journal, making its debut during the Athens Olympic games. The inaugural issue contains two IOC documents, two news stories, and one peer-reviewed article (in press) on doping in the Olympics. From
Open Access News on August 27, 2004 at 9:31 p.m..
Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes - Katie Dean, Wired
In response to a request from a Senate committee, consumer electronics companies and public-interest groups on Tuesday submitted changes to a controversial copyright bill that would hold technology companies liable for encouraging people to infringe co From
Techno-News Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
The ABCs of Back-to-School Technology
As the summer winds down and the air turns crisp, parents and children begin to prepare for the annual fall ritual: back-to-school shopping. Yet 21st century students need more than crayons and glue to stay at the head of the class. Today, back-to-scho From
Educational Technology on August 27, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
Open spectrum in Germany request
I got an email from Hilmar Schmundt at Der Spiegel about the status of Open Spectrum: Who or what institutions are active in that field in Germany? Is there any country where open spectrum policies have already been instituted (except for the W-Lan spectrum)? If you know anything about this, you can write to Hilmar by interposing an a_t sign between hilmar_schmundt and spiegel.de... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
It all depends on which end of the hatchet you're facing
MediaPost's MediaDailyNews runs a story by Ross Fadner with this headline: eBay's Craiglist Deal Classified As A Horror Story This is based on an article in Classified Intellligence Report about eBay buying 25% of Craigslist: Like a certain hockey-masked stalker from Camp Crystal Lake, Craigslist threatens to slice into newspapers' employment and real estate advertising strongholds. Add the huge promotional power of Meg Whitman and her team and this is one horror flick you don't want to see. The editor of the report, Peter Zollman, seems to me to get it right: "Craigslist i From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Tom on FEMA
Tom's such a damn fine, and funny, writer. It's enjoyable watching him ride his rant about FEMA like a buckin' bronco, even while knowing how Charley has disrupted his life.... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Swiftboat Veterans for BlogSpam
Meta-Roj got comment-spammed by the Swiftboat Veterans for Big Lies and is pissed. He retaliates by posting bunches of links, info about their domain, and a link to their Form 8872 finance report that lists the group's email address as "no@email." (Note: Meta-Roj lists my blog, Loose Democracy, as one that escaped the blog spam. No such luck. And, I could have done without M-R's Vietnamese comments, apparently based on the fact that the IP address for the boasting is the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre .)... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Those pesky 527's
W is now denouncing 527 groups (some background here, here, here, and here) so that he'll get headlines that sound as if he's denounced the Swiftboat Veterans for Big Lies. And, of course, it's working. But I find myself really confused about what to do about those 527s. On the one hand, they are the way big money is getting around campaign finance limitations. They give too much power to people and companies with money. On the other, how do you stop them from advertising (a proposal the Reform Party backs) without infringing on free speech? If I want to... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Four by Schneier
Bruce Schneier has had four security-related op-eds published. Yikes! Here they are: In the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, I write about the stupidity of our terrorist threat warnings. This is my favorite of the four, even though they didn't use my suggested title: "A Clear and Non-Specific Danger." http://www.schneier.com/essay-055.html In Newsday, I write about the government's "no fly" list. The lead: "Imagine a list of suspected terrorists so dangerous that we can't ever let them fly, yet so innocent that we can't arrest them." http://www.schneier.com/essay-052.html In the B From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Sell-side advertising
John Battelle has an idea for "sell side advertising," which is very interesting even though I never get "sell side" and "buy side" right. (Thanks to Ross Mayfield for the link.)... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Is this a trend?
Two stories on page 3 of the NY Times today are headlined with a question: "Did Kissinger Tolerate Rights Abuses in Argentina?" and "Is North Korean Leader's Mistress Dead?" Neither is marked as news analysis. Are questions the beginning of humility?... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
Man grows new jaw on his back
A man who had his jaw removed because of mouth cancer has had a new jaw implanted. He grew it on his back by using stem cells, growth hormones and wire mesh. How long before we start getting spam offering this as a sure-fire way to please our lady, if you know what I mean?... From
Joho the Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
ecto-ing from a PC
I am just testing the Windows version of
ecto, the MovableType desktop editor. I am offering it to our newbie bloggers in the interest of making it easier for them to edit their
Ocotillo Action Group blogs.. It is about the same as the Mac version, different panes, buttons in different places, and the buttons for the HTML seem a little more simple to use (though I am in passionate love with the Mc version... I would blog 40% less if I had to use the web interface). The preview alone From
cogdogblog on August 27, 2004 at 9:28 p.m..
With DRM and the DMCA, Nothing "Plays For Sure"
PaidContent
points to
reports that the new Microsoft Music Store will debut September 2. It seems like we've been hearing rumors of this forever (or, at least as far back as February). Apparently, the Store will integrate with Microsoft search and IM and will debut with over 600k songs at 99 cents each. Given the coming of Janus, a subscription service is no doubt on the way as well. Microsoft is also about From
A Copyfighter's Musings on August 27, 2004 at 9:27 p.m..
Bush on Kerry: He's Not Lying
NY Times: Bush Dismisses Idea That Kerry Lied on Vietnam. President Bush said on Thursday that he did not believe Senator John Kerry lied about his war record, but he declined to condemn the television commercial paid for by a veterans group alleging that Mr. Kerry came by his war medals dishonestly. At last the president does the right thing, at least part of it. But if he really believes Kerry is telling the truth, it's strange that he doesn't say what inexorably foll From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on August 27, 2004 at 9:26 p.m..
'Secure Flight' Replaces CAPPS II
The Transportation Security Administration shifts responsibility for screening travelers from the airlines to the government. The new system, dubbed Secure Flight, seeks to target fewer people and to do so more accurately. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Feds Wrap Up Online-Crime Dragnet
The Department of Justice says dozens of people have been arrested or convicted for online crimes this summer, as part of its effort to show that the internet is not 'off-base for law enforcement,' according to Attorney General John Ashcroft. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
The Dean Machine Marches On
The doctor is out, but his tactics drive campaigns from Florida to Alaska. By Samantha M. Shapiro from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Bureaucracy Pins Rocket to Earth
The da Vinci Project, a Toronto group planning to launch a homemade, manned spacecraft in October, is having trouble getting its paperwork off the ground. Canadian regulators are leery of approving the launch. And then there's the matter of finding insurance. By Dan Brekke. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Loser Delivers Laughs
Don't be fooled by the title. Dear Valued Customer, You Are a Loser is not just hilarious. The book also brings up an interesting question about the relationship between humans and technology. A review by Amit Asaravala. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Exhibit Features Viruses as Art
Computer viruses aren't just for wreaking havoc on global networks. They're also an art form. That's the take of an upcoming exhibit that focuses on malicious scripts, hacker films and the aesthetic charms of programming code. By Michelle Delio. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Tech and Art Mix at RNC Protest
Artist Natalie Jeremijenko is unleashing a series of unique works at the Republican National Convention that combine art, engineering and old-fashioned protesting. Noah Shachtman reports from New York. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
New Nukes at U.S. Border
U.S. agents next week will start scanning trucks crossing the Mexico border with a device that shoots neutrons to detect what exactly is hidden in the cargo. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
All That Secrecy Is Expensive
Not only is the U.S. government keeping too many secrets, it's spending too much money to do it. That's the conclusion of a government watchdog group, which estimates more than $6.5 billion was spent last year keeping data under wraps. By Noah Shachtman. From
Wired News on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Nonprofits defy struggling economy with more job growth
Opportunities to do something better with your career abound with nonprofits where new jobs are being created at a 38% faster clip than in the business world, producing 2.5 million new jobs in the next six years. Making the switch isn't easy, but Richard King, a top recruiter for nonprofits and author of "From Making a Profit to Making a Difference" shows how to successfully make the transition. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004] From
PR Web on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
Something Old, Something New: Post-Victorian Children's Textbooks Republished in Digital Color
45th Parallel Concepts Limited announces the release of an educational publication for children in Pre-K to Grade 4, The American Schoolhouse Reader. Derived from reading textbooks used in American schoolhouses during the Post-Victorian era, the black and white illustrations from the original texts have been beautifully painted in digital color. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004] From
PR Web on August 27, 2004 at 9:25 p.m..
In the Wake of Grokster...
...the Justice Department is conducting criminal investigations of file-sharing networks. This development illustrates a point I made in a previous posting (a Lessig point) about the relationship of substitution between law and technology. The Grokster decision last week, if it holds up, will facilitate circumvention of copyright law by file... From
Lessig Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:24 p.m..
Global Warming (II)
Good comments, and mostly supportive though some skeptical along the lines of climate models are complex, climate science is uncertain, the experts may be wrong. All true; but reading the skeptical literature, I am reminded of the debates in the 1960s over the effects of cigarette smoking on human health.... From
Lessig Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:24 p.m..
Bioterrorism
In an article in WIRED called Insanely Destructive Devices, Larry Lessig discusses one of the greatest of possible techno-disasters, a terrorist-engendered smallpox epidemic. What gives it a technological dimension is that experiments have shown that genetic alteration of the smallpox virus, utilizing biotechnological techniques and equipment that are inexpensive and... From
Lessig Blog on August 27, 2004 at 9:24 p.m..
Our house, in the middle of the park
First Excursion: The Humber Bay Pedestrian Bridge. I actually knew the engineer who built it. There are three types of animals hidden on the bridge structure. We took a stroll down the Western Beaches, and it amazes me how beautiful our neighbourhood is. Virtually all the lakeside all the way to Ontario Place is striped with trails amid parkland and beaches. And ice cream stands, which Silverlotus approves of. Finished off the invigorating walk with a dinner at Yumi on Bloor West. It's sugarpops to have a good Japanese restaurant close by, even if it's a bit on the pricey side. Secon From
silentblue | Quantified on August 26, 2004 at 10:57 p.m..
Review of Project Euclid
Gerry McKiernan,
Project Euclid: Mathematics and Statistics Journals, The Charleston Advisor, July 2004. Excerpt: "By providing access to more than 30 significant mathematical and statistics journals within a common framework, Project Euclid has clearly realized its primary goal of addressing 'the unique needs of independent and society journals through a collaborative partnership with scholarly publishers, professional societies, and academic libraries'. Through its range of access and distribution plans (i.e From
Open Access News on August 26, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
The problem with collaborative learning
I like
what Evan has to say about collaborative learning; that in many 'real world' contexts collaboration is not encouraged and a reliance on collaboration can be a hindrance. It's a fair comment, and an experience I think most of us will have had. It's also a bit sad. But isn't this where education has a real opportunity to impact on real life... or are we blindly, collaboratively, heading down the wrong path? From
James Farmer's Radio Weblog on August 26, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..
Quicksub
You've gotta love this,
quicksub [via
Anol via
Alan] is a most excellent bit of script that allows you to pop a whole host of auto subscription functions onto your orange button... I do wonder to what extent these 'quick subscribe' buttons are actually used (and if someones rolling over my xml button aren't they already going to subscribe?) but its a definite maybe for the redesign. From
James Farmer's Radio Weblog on August 26, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..
Be Funny Or You're Fired
I was traveling on Southwest Airlines a couple of days ago. It was kind of weird. Seemingly, they have implemented a new corporate policy. From
kuro5hin.org on August 26, 2004 at 10:46 p.m..
2004 Minister's Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Literacy and Numeracy
Five exceptional individuals were honoured this morning at the prestigious 2004 Minister's Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy and/or Numeracy. Each of these 'literacy and numeracy champions' has demonstrated a passionate commitment and a major contribution to the development of literacy and or numeracy in their community and will receive $10,000 to further enhance the important work they are undertaking.DEST Media release, 25 August 2004 From
EdNA Online on August 26, 2004 at 10:46 p.m..
$3 Million for New Reading Strategy to Help Indigenous Australians
The Australian Government will provide $3 million towards an innovative pilot project to reduce the literacy and numeracy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The Yachad Accelerated Learning Project is modelled on Israeli pioneer programmes that combat patterns of educational disadvantage through accelerated learning, teacher training and community involvement, rather than conventional remedial approaches.DEST Media release, 26 August 2004 From
EdNA Online on August 26, 2004 at 10:46 p.m..
