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“Blog” Bags Big One
Can you imagine, all over the blogosphere, thousands of bloggers blogging on the fact that the online Merriam-Webster dictionary calls "blog" the most looked-up word for 2004? That's a meta-moment to savor. Or not. Here's the news story at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Technology Review blog also covers the story, ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:01 p.m..
Ed-Heads Virtual Knee Surgery
Technology Review's bloggers are working overtime. Now Simson Garfinkel has blogged on a site called "Ed-Heads" that features three virtual activities for all you guys and gals out there: Simple Machines, Weather, and Knee Surgery. Yes, knee surgery. There's a virtual reception area, a virtual surgery, and a lovely set ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:01 p.m..
John Milton’s Birthday
I remember another John today: John Milton. He was born on this day in 1608, thousands of miles away from where I'm writing these words, and in a culture I can imagine, but only just. The birth of this child led to the creation of the greatest poem in English, ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:01 p.m..
UThink–U Minn. Library does Blogs
I just stumbled on a fascinating site at the University of Minnesota. Welcome to UThink: Blogs at the University Libraries UThink is available to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and is intended to support teaching and learning, scholarly communication, and individual expression for the U ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
Nibbled to Death by Small Geese
Way leads on to way.... Scrolling down the UThink home page (and who minds a little scrolling when the content is great?) I found an entry celebrating UThink's rapid success. As part of the celebration, Shane Nackerud compiled a list thanking "the early adopters, those people who created blogs ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
Neutrality in article on alleged matricide on Wikinews
Fair warning and full disclosure: the work-in-progress nature of this blog is even more, well, "in progress" in what follows. I just couldn't help it, and isn't that what blogs are for? I continue to find some of the meta-content on Wikipedia of intense interest. Wikipedia is a collaborative public ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
The World Question Center
Remember when you used to be able to get to the end of the Internet? Good pull quote from the "What questions are no longer asked, and why?" question: What if we don't know how to think about the tools we are so skilled at creating? What if we could learn? Perhaps ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
Podcasting in the Headlines
As an old DJ from way back (thirteen years on the air, last broadcast in Feb. 1989, and yes I still miss it), I'm fascinated by the podcasting phenomenon. It's sometimes called "Tivo for radio," but that only captures the selective-recording and multiple-channels aspects. I'm more interested in ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
Deutsche Welle Sponsors Best of the Blogs Awards
A colleague at my university alerts me to the "BOB" awards just announced by Deutsche Welle, an organization he describes as roughly similar to the BBC World Service. Here are the categories (quoted from the site, with descriptions where needed). The site notes that prizes were awarded "by an ... From
Gardner Writes on December 21, 2004 at 9:00 p.m..
Hemispheric Google
Google's logo today features playful polar bears. I assume that if you come to Google from the southern hemisphere, it doesn't have a winter theme, but I don't know how to check...... From
Joho the Blog on December 21, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..
Do not callto://me
Disregard
my recent suggestion for making Skype links written has callto:/myskypename-- My new Finnish colleague Teemu
just noted that it conflicts with the ugh-ly Netmeeting. There is supposed to be a way from the Skype Site to create a "Shype Me Button" ( could not find it there and had to Google to get close): You can even add a Skype-Me Button to your website or e-mail signature From
cogdogblog on December 21, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..
The Accidental Guru
Malcolm Gladwell is on the cover of the latest Fast Company. He
talks to FC about his new book, Blink. "We talk endlessly about what it means to think about a problem, deliberative thinking and rational thinking, but we spend very little time talking about this other kind of thinking, which is happening in a split second and which is having a huge impact on real-world situations." From
elearningpost on December 21, 2004 at 8:46 p.m..
Lifeblog is yet another app that gratuitously uses the Atom API
<rant>After skimming the PDF, I see no reason why Lifeblog didn't use the MetaWeblog API over SSL rather than the Atom API. After all, everything on a phone is either text, SMS (which is text), photos, audio or video all of which can be handled by the Meta Weblog API's newMediaObject call. And passages like this would worry me if I was implementing this: "Since the Atom API (as it stands in version 0.9 draft) does not support posting of non-post resources (such as non-post images) and certain item types (such as SMS), the Lifeblog posting uses some non-standard features. C From
Roland Tanglao's Weblog on December 21, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..
SkypeCasting - recording podcasts from Skype
Introducing instructions for SkypeCasting. The front-end solution for
podcasters to create great sounding audio recordings from interviews and conference calls using Skype. For the last few days I've been recording podcasts using Skype. As the call ends with a couple of clicks it is converted to mp3 and uploaded to a blog. This is a real bloggers solution providing podcasting in almost real-time without resorting to studios, or fancy gear. Let the New Year ring in with new voices, and new conversations. Audio and podcasting will From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
TVTorrents Lives
With this past weekend's demise of SuprNova.org and Torrentbits.org, the MPAA's recent assault on Bit Torrent trading has had a significant impact on Torrent related webmasters. Many users of popular television show torrent site TVTorrents assumed that site had made a similar decision, but
Slyck reports they simply ran into some domain issues, and have
re-emerged, sporting a new .tv domain name. From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
mfeeds: RSS enclosures and podcasting made easy.
This lets you receive a podcast from any page that has MP3s on it (or .movs, .torrents, etc). For example, you can "subscribe" to a band's MP3 page or to a radio station's archive. When they post new stuff you'll get it automatically.
mfeeds works by scanning the link, description, and content:encoded portions of the RSS searching for links to media files. Any links found are then added as enclosures for that item. Currently, mfeeds supports RSS versions 0.91, 0.92, 2.0, and 1.0. The Atom format is not supported becaus From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
Test Anxiety and the A Student
The topic of exam stress comes up at the end of every semester, but a recent post on Dan Mitchell's "Teachnology" blog points to a new twist on this old topic: how test anxiety impacts good students. An interesting article in the "health" section of today's NY Times -- "Why... From
PEDABLOGUE on December 21, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..
Test Anxiety and the A Student
The topic of exam stress comes up at the end of every semester, but a recent post on Dan Mitchell's "Teachnology" blog points to a new twist on this old topic: how test anxiety impacts good students. An interesting article in the "health" section of today's NY Times -- "Why... From
PEDABLOGUE on December 21, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..
Listen: Women, Podcasting, E-Leaning, and Spotty Skype
Today, as promised, Kris Smith posted the second half of our wide-ranging talk from last Friday. See his podcast "Croncast: Amy and her friend Kris Ep. 2." Today's show starts with a discussion of women in podcasting -- or rather the current lack thereof, definitely on the creator side and probably on the audience side. I was fairly pointed in my observations on this topic, so I wouldn't be surprised if some people take issue with what I said. Well, as always, if you question or object to anything I have to say, e-mail me (editor@contentious.com) or comment to this post (or on "Cronc From
Contentious Weblog on December 21, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
A bit of reflection on personal information management
It's a bit crazy over here. Finishing work and packing everything at work as our office moves to another building over Christmas... Was going through old paper archives, throwing away lots of paper and thinking about strange ways I do personal information management. I'm not tree-friendly at all: I've got lots of printouts. Many of them are from stuff I have digitally as well. Sometimes I find multiple copies of the same document (= I wasn't able to find it and printed again). I'm not good at throwing away papers when they feel r From
Mathemagenic on December 21, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..
President's Blog
So you toil and toil at your college, promoting the idea of blogging, but you don't really get any take-up. But still you toil away, and then one day, your college gets a new president, and the new president launches a blog. All of a sudden, it's like you're in the Promised Land. That, anyway, is what happened to George Siemens, and this is his college president's blog. By Jeff Zabudsky, Red River College, December, 2004 [
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OLDaily on December 21, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Copyright Clearance Center Releases New Report on Copyright in the Digital Workspace
Interesting report surveying internet use in the corporate space. According to the results, the internet is widely use for research (and is often the sole source of research). More surprisingly, file sharing is widespread in the corproate environment. "Employees seek out information that is relevant to business objectives. Once they find it, they frequently share it with others for a wide range of purposes often without realizing that their actions may violate copyright law." It's a habit as old as work - once you find something interesting, you share it with your friends and colleagues. From
OLDaily on December 21, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Skype Me (Too)
So ironically, just as I saw that
Alan was looking for some
Skype experience, I had just downloaded the app myself thinking it might be time to give it another try. It was great fun to hook up with Alan this morning for a short little chat about the wonders of technology and my stress of the holidays with two little kids. Anyway, it worked pretty well, a little echo, but what the heck. It was a free call to Phoenix, and a fun chance to push into another new place on the 'Net. And it seems that Ala From
weblogged News on December 21, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..
The long tail's long lead
Chris Anderson has signed with Random House to do a book about The Long Tail, and has started a blog devoted to it. (The long tail is the social effect of the Web apart from the hit-heavy, glamorous side of it.)... From
Joho the Blog on December 21, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..
Learning Overload: How Do You Cope?
Learning overload has become a perpetual undercurrent of my psyche. I continually feel overwhelmed by how much I need to learn in order to do things I want to do or just keep up with life... From
Contentious Weblog on December 21, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..
Citation finder
Copyscape finds pages that repeat phrases you used on your page. It bills itself first as a way of tracking down the nogoodniks who are plagiarising your valuable content, but the page also mentions its non-violent egosurfing capabilities. [Thanks to Dave Rogers for pointing this out. He found it in Ian Poynter's newsletter.]... From
Joho the Blog on December 21, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
Delicious comment threads
This makes my head hurt - indirection makes me sweat - but I think that Michael Lenczner is proposing a way to use del.icio.us not only to track the comments we leave on people's blogs, but to bundle together different people's comments into one RSS feed so that you can see, for example, where all of the contributors to Many2Many are commenting. But, I got this wrong in several rounds of correspondence, so I'm pretty sure I've gotten it wrong again; I am user but not a power user of del.icio.us. Read Michael's blog entry to get the straight scoop... From
Joho the Blog on December 21, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
I Skyped, We Skyped ... and then Shazam! from Finland
My
call for some skypers paid off this time, the phone has been ringing off the hook... Just as I was checking email this monrning, I got the notice of
Will's comment that he had just downloaded Skype, and just as I was adding him to my Skype contact list, he called! The audio quality was great, from Arizona to New Jersey, and it was looking like a good thing. It looks like some browsers will support the URL From
cogdogblog on December 21, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
[ December ]
I have been inexcusably absent from the FS scene over the past few weeks, as real-life work and other concerns have taken over every spare moment that I usually used to post here. In addition to the holiday hullabaloo and... From
futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on December 21, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..
The Ebbs and Flows of Teaching
I know this applies to online teachers as well... But on a much larger level, teaching is a profession that really requires learning how to ride out emotional waves. It's easy to think of this profession as a constant sprint,... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on December 21, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
Students Kicking the Blogging Tires!
Will's post about Thinking Like a Blogger on Ed-Tech Insider is excellent and he encourages you to "kick the blogging tires and see what benefits you might take away." You need to take a look at my elementary students' blogging... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on December 21, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
Learning and Parenting
As a parent, I'm often insecure about decisions I make on behalf of my children. This article is a marginally depressing read about the dangers of over parenting and its future impact on learning and development: "Messing up, however, even... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on December 21, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
Top 10 Weblog Tools in 2004
A top-10 list of weblog tools, interpreted loosely to include moblog applications, an aggregator, and a browser. (Keep in mind that the author says she has only tried three or four weblog clients.) I was pleasantly surprised to see a... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on December 21, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
Student anger at courses threat
Students of a prestigious UK university have complained of feeling "cheated" by threatened course closures. Three distance-learning courses at Exeter University are under threat - and students say closing theirs down would be a breach of "trust". BBC NEWS |... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on December 21, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
The Risk of Being Blogged
Sixty percent of bloggers feel they are at risk of a libel lawsuit for something they have written to their blogs according to this New York Times magazine article yesterday. Now people are afraid to rant in social situations for... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on December 21, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
Refactoring in the backstage
Last Friday I was feeling a bit quilty when I
blogged instead of finishing the report I was supposed to finish (one of the things I like about blogging that it helps me to make space for important even if urgent is pressing not to ;). Now, getting online after an offline weekend and discovering
thoughtful comments from close colleagues and distan From
Mathemagenic on December 21, 2004 at 12:50 p.m..
a little late to the last.fm party (Liz Lawley)
I’ve been reading about last.fm and Audioscrobbler for a few months now, and was intrigued by what I’d heard. But I didn’t totally understand it, and I didn’t have time to explore it—the last thing I needed during these last... From
Corante: Social Software on December 21, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..
Michael Terner and Richard Treadway: KnowNow
In today's podcast I interview Michael Terner and Richard Treadway, who are respectively the CEO and the VP of marketing and strategy for
KnowNow. The company's tag line is a bit of a mouthful -- "Simple Integration Connecting Data, Applications, and People: Business-to-Business, Event-Driven, Loosely-Coupled" -- but it captures a bunch of central themes. ... From
Jon's Radio on December 21, 2004 at 11:46 a.m..
As of 20 December 2004, EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS) offers the following content: ...
As of 20 December 2004,
EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS) offers the following content:Journals Viewable on EJS = 8,386Journals Accessible through EJS = 11,250Issues Viewable on EJS = 363,040Articles Viewable on EJS = 5,669,851Journals with Articles Available via Pay-Per-View = 3,401Articles Available via Pay-Per-View = 1,356,146 From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 21, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
What a Maroon
Oi, have the spammers gone wacko. Bonkers. What are they smokin'? Got a notice yesterday one tried to insert a bunch of typical "win poker cialis v*iagra celebrity beastiality pix enlarge your _____ shrink your ______ bad credit erased" URLs into one of our sites that allows honest people to design a customized style sheet. As my
childhood hero would chuckle,
cogdogblog on December 21, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
The End of Usability Culture
Dirk Kneymeyer
published an article about the "fruits" of a usability discourse ending up in uninspired designs: The yang to our present yin is a dearth of mainstream creativity, visual differentiation, and sense of active design. For example, the financial services industry spends a tremendous amount of money on Web sites, having moved a large percentage of their overall transactions online for both business and consumer activities. Compared to a few years ago, their Web products are very usable and o From
owrede_log on December 21, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Situated cognition and weblogs
Through Feedster I learned about this interesting post about "situated cognition" and weblogs. I can't comment to that blog post, because I'd need a Bloggger account for that, so I am commenting here: The link at the end of that post points to the slides of my presentation. I think
the actual paper is much more valuable to readers that are interested in the topic. From
owrede_log on December 21, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Blog Art
Have I mentioned lately that
Anne Davis is an amazingly inspiring teacher when it comes to blogs, both to her students and to me. It's rare to find someone who can make it all seem as fun as she does, and you just know her students are going to fall in love with writing because of it. Her kids have published a
whole page of Blog Art to inspire me and, hopefully, some others as wel From
weblogged News on December 21, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..
Extremely annoying
My provider was unable to charge my credit card properly - but even after admitting it his own fault last week my server was locked down yesterday. So I had a downtime of one day. Sorry. From
owrede_log on December 21, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..
Nach Hochschulranking: jetzt Minister-Ranking
Deutscher Hochschulverband startet "Ministerranking“ Bewertung der Leistung der Wissenschaftsminister bis 15. Februar 2005 m&ouml;glich Der Deutsche Hochschulverband (DHV), die Berufsvertretung der Professoren und des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses, hat bundesweit zu einer Evaluation der Wissenschaftsminister aufgerufen. Alle an Wissenschaftspolitik Interessierten, insbesondere Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, haben ab heute die M&ouml;glichkeit, auf den Internetseiten des DHV die politischen Leistungen der Bundesministerin f&uuml;r Bildu From
PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on December 21, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..
manybooks.net contains more than 10,000 free eBooks formatted for reading on your Palm, PocketPC, Za ...
manybooks.net contains more than 10,000 free eBooks formatted for reading on your Palm, PocketPC, Zaurus, Rocketbook, eBookWise-1150, or Symbian cellphone From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 21, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..
The Loneliest Mystery of the Deep
For the last 12 years, a single solitary whale whose vocalizations match no known living species has been tracked across the Northeast Pacific. Its wanderings match no known migratory patterns of any living whale species. Its vocalizations have also subtly deepened over the years, indicating that the whale is maturing and ageing. And, during the entire 12 year span that it has been tracked, it has been calling out for contact from others of its own kind. It has received no answer. Nor will it ever. From
kuro5hin.org on December 21, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Lab Tests Show Mobile-Phone Risk
A new EU study shows that cell-phone radio waves damage DNA. Researchers say the results do not prove a risk to health, but advise mobile-phone users to take precautions. From
Wired News on December 21, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
File-Swap Site Folds for Good
The operators of Suprnova.org apologize to the service's users and quietly pull the plug. The shutdown follows hot on the heels of Hollywood's legal moves against BitTorrent tracker servers. From
Wired News on December 21, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Packing a Punch in Hollywood
More comic-book heroes are showing up on the big screen, and the trend isn't going to wane anytime soon. By Jason Silverman. From
Wired News on December 21, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Middle-earth a Middle-Tier Game
Granted, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth presents gorgeous graphics and interesting matchups between Tolkien's characters. But there isn't much strategy involved in this strategy game. Game review by Lore Sjöberg. From
Wired News on December 21, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
The Easy Way to the ILife
There are many manuals for using the Mac, but few that come with two hours of video tutorials. Jim Heid's Macintosh iLife is like watching a presentation at the local Apple Store, without having to lift your posterior off the sofa. By Leander Kahney. From
Wired News on December 21, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Female Viagra? Don't Count on It
Despite recent hoopla over a testosterone patch, female sexuality is so complex that a single drug may not help most women on the dysfunction front. By Randy Dotinga. From
Wired News on December 21, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
It is an exciting day here at RHPT.com-land, as Counselor – on his way to the mother ship in South Carolina – makes an official state visit. From
RHPT.com on December 21, 2004 at 2:57 a.m..
Early Adopter Elitism
There's an interesting thread over in the podcasting group about "Butt-kissing in Podcastland" where some folks feel alienated about the notion of 'Podsquads', a sort of in-crowd or posse for a podcaster. I only bring it up here as more of n FYI, since many of us have been around for quite awhile, and well, alienation (accidental or otherwise) can be counter-productive. Cheers! Eric PS. I don't think anyone is doing it here, but just being aware that the conversations are happening might be useful. That's all. :-) From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
'Content value is exploding in electronic form'
: An interesting read from
John Blossom at Shore Communications on the meaning of copyright when archives go digital -- and global. His kickoff point is Google's project to digitize some university and public library archives. (I have to agree with Blossom when he says this one was overblown by the media.) -- "In the long run ... it's a huge warning sign to publishers and aggregators that have relied on the time-tested tool of copyright law as the basis for their profitability - not so much because of any direct threat to From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 1:47 a.m..
When Is a "Network" Not a Network?
Last week, in
response to the MPAA lawsuits against BitTorrent trackers, I wrote that it's impossible to sue BitTorrent itself, because it is nothing but a communications protocol. Michael Madison was
skeptical, which was a fair response given what little I had written on the subject. Let me say a bit more, to clarify. Opponents of P2P technologies often make the rhetorical move of calling the thing they oppose a From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 1:47 a.m..
Audio interview of Feedster CEO Scott Rafer
Today s guest on
Inside Digital Media is Scott Rafer, CEO of Feedster, which is a leader in RSS (Really Simple Syndication) search capabilities. Today host Phil Leigh has put together a PowerPoint slide show presentation with synchronized voice-over of the 47-minute interview. Just go to the main page and click on the Dec. 20 Feedster interview. From
unmediated on December 21, 2004 at 1:47 a.m..
Top Innovative IT Companies of India
Whizlabs Software, one of the global leaders in IT Skill Assessment & Enhancement solution providers, has been chosen among the most innovative IT companies in India by NASSCOM. [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Diversity Training Isn't Dead. It is Undergoing Head Surgery
The main point of the article is that diversity training has not been used to develop the competency needed to live better and work more productively with people from different cultures. It is primarily used instead for social engineering and to protect organizations against lawsuits due to incompetent behaviors. But it is rarely used in a serious effort to increase cultural competence. Developing competent diversity professionals is the key to changes this state of affairs. [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Bioterrorism Training Program Receives Five Star Rating.
Bioterrorism training for healthcare providers and the public helps make a safer country. This series of multimedia courses on the seven major diseases of bioterrorism is a clear and deep explanation of what everyone needs to know about these diseases. [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Virtual Clinic Will Offer Solution to $25 Billion Autism Crisis
As the incidence of autism grows to epidemic proportions, a Canadian woman has enlisted technology and people to wage war on autism with an innovative approach. Her solution will bring training and intervention guidance directly into the homes of those in desperate need of a new solution. [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
South Plains Youth Attend National 4-H Congress
Seven South Plains youth attended the 83rd National 4-H Congress held November 26-30 in Atlanta, Georgia.Approximately 1,300 4-H and Youth Development Program members from the United States and Puerto Rico gathered to learn new leadership, community service and multi-cultural integration skills. [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
An Affordable Holiday Stocking Gift for People Who Use CD's
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for friends, family and employees who use CD's? The new device to help protect and store discs that are in frequent use is DISC-IT!. Under $7, this unique gadget makes an ideal stocking stuffer! [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Christmas, a Time for Giving
Children are the focus of the community and often this unifying focus could be used more positively. We could serve children and ourselves growth and prosperity if we accelerate investing in our age 3-6 most disadvantaged children. Look to the following Blogspot http://usavalues.blogspot.com/ for a more complete presentation of what it will take to move society to the next level; by just doing right the first time, that which is not even controversial. We have a Free "business plan of sorts", available after December 31, 2004, revealing a new set of assumptions and innovations critical to t From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Distance Learning and Online Education Opportunities Create New Online Resources
Everyday people are turning to New Internet Resources to research Distance Learning and online educational opportunities. Whether it is for Doctorates in Psychology, MBA's in Accounting or even Bachelors Degrees in Electrical engineering or Nursing; people are finding the information they need to get an education online. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
CornerPost Releases Chaperon Internet Filtering for Microsoft ISA Server 2004
CornerPost Software, a leader in Internet filtering and content management since 1996, today introduced Chaperon Internet filtering for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, to provide schools, governments, and businesses with Internet safety and insight into their network activity through their patented Internet filtering technology. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Plainview Pre-School Launches First Wireless Laptop Computer Technology Program for Preschoolers
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that hard to please 3 or 4 year old? Wireless laptops are at the top of the list for some 100 children at Louisville's Plainview Pre-school. This fall, students began using wireless laptops in one of the country's first wireless computer labs just for preschoolers! It is all part of the ground breaking educational approaches at Plainview Pre-School designed to boost preschooler's brainpower and future college readiness at a cost that won't turn parents into scrooges. Students receive weekly instruction in the school's new w From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Loan Officer Training Sessions and Materials Offered by Guidebook Author
Fredrick Williams, author of "The Loan Officer Guide", has developed a training course, interactive CD-ROM, and PowerPoint presentation for educating loan professionals. Local loan officer training sessions are currently available for scheduling and all materials mentioned are available for purchase at www.loguide.com. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004] From
PR Web on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
just in time for Christmas
So in the spirit of the times (sussing great gift ideas), I've convinced an old friend, and my former Dean, to spend a couple days in this space talking about his new book,
In Perilous Times. Starting Wednesday,
Geof Stone will be blogging here From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
Gillmor guts
Dan Gillmor is leaving the SJ Merc to launch a project that continues the best of blogs. Few have the courage to risk so much for this. He has earned praise for the work he has done, and respect for this next step that he is taking. From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:19 a.m..
And speaking of gifts
So the most significant change in my technology-related life in the last year is the elimination of spam without a white-list technology. I used to use Mailblocks for my main account, but Marc Perkel convinced me to try his own Bayesian spam filter. I'm on record saying such systems could never work. I was wrong. Marc's system is amazing. I get endless email. His system filters the mail into three boxes -- my inbox, a low probability box, and a high probability box. I have never found a mistake in the high probability box, so I no longer look at it. I very rarely find a mistake in From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
Welcome to Perilous Times
How many of you think we live in perilous times? I agree (with those of you who think we do). For the rest of you, think again. We live with the ever-present threat of another terrorist attack. On 9/11, you were shocked. If another such event were to occur five minutes from now, you would be horrified, but not shocked. The expectation now rests just under your level of consciousness. Moreover, we are engaged in an ever-more disturbing war in Iraq. Last night, I watched the movie Fog of War (the Robert McNamara documentary). The similarities in the depth of American foreign policy misundersta From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Lots of interesting comments and questions. Let me go back to the beginning, to a time less than a decade after the United States adopted our Constitution. In 1798, there was a bitter political division in the young nation between the Federalists (led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton) and the Republican (led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison). In the elections of 1796, the Federalists had retained control of both houses of Congress and Adams had defeated Jefferson by a scant three electoral votes. It's important to understand that at this time in history Americans were deeply unce From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
Why Suppress Dissent
Before moving on to the Civil War, it may be useful to say a few words about the special problems posed by dissent in wartime. Criticism of the effectiveness of the military, the preparedness of our troops, the morality of the war, the brutality of casulaties inflicted on noncombatants, the number of American casualties, the wisdom of our generals, and so on can easily be seen as the highest form of patriotism. Indeed, the basic premise of democracy is that criticism of the government improves the quality of decisionmaking. On the other hand, such criticism can readily be cast as disloyal. C From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
The Civil War
The most profound civil liberties issue during the Civil War involved Lincoln's suspensions of the writ of habeas corpus. What is the writ? Suppose you are arrested by police or military officers while you're walking down the street. You or your representative has the right to go to a court... From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
World War I
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Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
The "Good War"
In the years after World War I, the United States fell into the Red Scare of 1919-1920. Following upon the Russian Revolution, a series of terrorist bombings in the United States set off a national panic against "radical" elements who were seen as threatening to overthrow the government. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer established the General Intelligence within the Bureau of Investigation and appointed a young J. Edgar Hoover to lead the charge. Hoover unleashed a horde of undercover informants and he and Palmer then launched a series of raids in which thousands of aliens were indiscrimin From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
The O'Reilly Factor
I'll get back to the history tomorrow (Saturday). For now, though, I want to tell you about my experience tonight as a guest on the Bill O'Reilly show. I received a call this afternoon (Friday) from the producer inviting me to debate O'Reilly on the question: "Is dissent disloyal?" After the producer and I discussed this issue, O'Reilly (according to the producer) decided to redefine the question: "Can an American want the United States to lose the war in Iraq and still be patriotic?" Of course, this is a loaded question. It not-so-subtly implies that those who oppose the From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
O'Reilly and the Cold War
Thanks for the amazingly thoughtful and interesting comments on the O'Reilly show. I want to answer one questions about that because several people raised it: Why would any sensible person agree to be a guest on that show? Truth be told, I've always in the past declined to be on the Factor and other shows like it. I agreed this time because the issue "Is dissent disloyal?" is important, I've thought a lot about it, and I thought I might be able to contribute something useful. And I would have, had he not changed the issue! But, since the main thrust of my guest stint on this blo From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:18 a.m..
Vietnam and Farewell
Thanks, again, for all the terrific comments on the O'Reilly show. I've learned a lot from them. I may write an op-ed about the experience. But for now, a few words about Vietnam. By the time we got to 1968, it was no longer possible to imagine a criminal prosecution of Gene McCarthy for opposing the war. Constitutional law and American culture had progressed to the point that it would have been unthinkable for the Johnson or Nixon administration to have treated antiwar leaders the way we once treated people like Matthew Lyon, Clement Vallandigham and Eugene Debs. But this doesn&apo From
Lessig Blog on December 21, 2004 at 12:17 a.m..
Higher Education Innovation Program Projects Announced
The Australian Government will provide $2.84 million to fund 24 projects in the competitive funding round for the Higher Education Innovation Programme (HEIP).The projects, often involving collaboration between universities and other education partners, will promote innovation in the higher education sector and improve the quality of the student learning experience. From
EdNA Online on December 21, 2004 at 12:17 a.m..
OZeCulture Conference - Call for Papers
The fourth OZeCulture Conference of culture, digital content and ebusiness – OZeCulture 2005: Magic, Money and Myth – is confirmed for 7-8 April 2005 at the Byron Community and Cultural Centre, 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay, New South Wales. The Call for Papers and Presentations is now open. Full details are on the official conference website. From
EdNA Online on December 21, 2004 at 12:17 a.m..
Pachyderm & APOLLO at Museums and the Web 2005
I received notification today that our Big Session of Pachyderm Fun is a go for Museums and the Web 2005 (Vancouver, April 13-16, 2005). Josh, Michelle, Tom and myself will be presenting a session called Architecting the Elephant: Software Architecture and User Interface Design for Pachyderm 2.0. This will be the ... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on December 21, 2004 at 12:17 a.m..
Northern Voice Speakers Announced
The Speakers and Schedule for Northern Voice were just announced. That looks like a pretty full docket - and one heck of a fine bunch of speakers. The problem is going to be choosing which sessions to attend ;-) My day will look like this: Tim Bray's keynote Robert Scoble's session Tod Maffin on ... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on December 21, 2004 at 12:17 a.m..
Blended Learning Strategic Advisory Council?
We were talking today about how to be more strategic with our various inter-related projects (and specifically with the communication of status and plans), and the idea of some form of blended learning strategic advisory council was raised. The theory would be to have representatives from various organizations (University of ... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on December 21, 2004 at 12:17 a.m..