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Andy Kessler: If we make an order of magnitute more money per widget, then trade deficits don't matter
Note to self: Andy Kessler like Steve Jobs is crazy but what he writes below makes sense in a wacky sort of way. Need to read Running Money for more of his wacky theories! I'd rather live in Andy's 'Apple gets $65' from each iPod world rather than the other world of $4 from each iPod. From Andy Kessler: WSJ: We Think, They Sweat.: QUOTEOver the last year, From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on December 23, 2004 at 8:49 p.m..

Links to gender discussions
Culture Cat has a list of blog entries that talk about gender issues in the blogosphere.... From Joho the Blog on December 23, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..

Educause 2004 Conference rsources
Whether or not you are able to attend EDUCAUSE 2004, you may be interested in resources from the conference. These include presentation materials (PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, and others) from the conference sessions, audio tapes of the sessions, all four... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 23, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DROPOUTS
Although there are many reasons why students dropout of college courses, those reasons may be unique for students who are enrolled in an online program. Issues of isolation, disconnectedness, and technological problems may be factors that influence a student to... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 23, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..

IT Issues & Strategic Viewpoints in Higher Education
The study was conducted among selected IT executives and professionals of director level and above from 52 colleges and universities across the country: doctorate-granting institutions, master's colleges and universities, baccalaureate colleges, and associate's colleges. Recorded telephone interviews were conducted during... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 23, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..

Moving MoveOn On
Chris Nolan publishes the second half of his critique of MoveOn.org at Personal Democracy. Lots of great information and an animosity I don't share. MoveOn isn't perfect, and if it were it still wouldn't revolutionize politics or create a new movement, but I count it as an important ally in our joint struggle. Anyway, the two-part series is well worth reading. (Part 1 is here.)... From Joho the Blog on December 23, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

My Custom Photo
flickr foto Photo Radaravailable on my flickr I got a not so notice photo mailed to me form the city of Scottsdale. They took an unflatt From cogdogblog on December 23, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

[Locative Media] Fake your position!
I was amazingly interested by the report about GeoNotes usage: P.Persson and P.Fagerberg (2002). Geonotes: a real-use study of a public location-aware community system (.pdf). Technical Report SICS-T2002/27-SE, SICS, University of Goteborg, Sweden. This is going to be the next issue with locative media: how people will cheat and how designers will take this into account! Although not confirmed, 2 labels appeared to be faked ("England” and “centralen” [normally designating a metro station far from From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Avid High-Definition Market Brief [pdf]
Avid is offering an "HD Handbook" for free download as a pdf file. Only a small amount of it is specific to their products. They include a long glossary with diagrams and easy to understand definitions. From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Live Cut - Multi camera editor for Final Cut Pro
Live Cut is a tool for editing multi camera shots (up to 4 cameras). Editing can be done in realtime, by simply switching between four synchronized sources. Live Cut is used as a preprocessor for Apple's Final Cut Pro. From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

E-Learning Rocks at NewsU
E-Learning Rocks at NewsU The crew at News University has some unique ways at looking at e-learning for journalists. We want to share those thoughts with potential course authors and other folks. And we have a great Flash movie to help you understand our mission and goals. From eLearnopedia on December 23, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..

Ditto that MacHead
From cogdogblog: "In the last 2 hours I experienced a computer religious experience. I opened the box for my new G4 laptop, connected a firewire cable from it to my old laptop, and then watched in awe as the entire content, applications, and set up were transferred over." I had the same mac-raculous experience last Friday as I abandoned a G4 with a cracked monitor rim for a new iBook. What do p From homoLudens III on December 23, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Blair appreciated
Realpolitik gets Tony places. "... by focusing exclusively on Palestinian reform, Britain was playing into ... Mr Sharons goal of consolidating Israels hold in the West Bank and foreclosing the emergence of a viable Palestinian state. " [via AntiWar Blog, from The Scotsman] From homoLudens III on December 23, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Holy Sweet Updates! Mac OXxxxxxx
In the last 2 hours I experienced a computer religious experience. I opened the box for my new G4 laptop, connected a firewire cable from it to my old laptop, and then watched in awe as the entire content, applications, and set up were transferred over. It was 100% smooth (so far). Details on how to do this I found at Mac OS X 10.3: Transferring data with Setup Assistant frequently asked questions (FAQ). I have From cogdogblog on December 23, 2004 at 3:48 p.m..

Last Day at Work-- a Present!
flickr foto A Presentavailable on my flickr My last day this year in the office, and there is a new present I ought to be playing with... From cogdogblog on December 23, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Have a Happy!
My sincerest best wishes for a great holiday for everyone in this most interesting and inspiring community. I hope the holiday brings you peace and joy, and thanks to each of you for your continued readership and support. All the best! From weblogged News on December 23, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Textbooks or iPods
Corrected link from yesterday. By Derek Morrison, Auricle, December 22, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

EDINA Newsline
Peter Scott reports: "The December 2004 edition of EDINA Newsline is now available." I had a look at the newsletter; it is chock-full of fascinating resources. "EDINA offers the UK tertiary education and research community net-worked access to a library of data, information and research resources. All EDINA services are free of charge at the point of use." Somebody send them a note - they need an RSS feed. By Various Authors, December 23, 2004 [OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

IT Issues & Strategic Viewpoints in Higher Education
The sample sizes in this survey are unfortunately small and there's no indication that the selection was not biased. That said, this survey - and take it for what it's worth - offers some good quotes. Like this: "CMS products from the vendors Angel, Desire2Learn and eCollege were uniformly praised by their users. In contrast, WebCT and Blackboard were routinely criticized for skyrocketing prices, bugs, and ease-of-use problems." And this, "About half the colleges say textbook publishers are trying to sell them digital content, but few faculty are buying. Even when faculty do buy comm From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

SCO Shares Plunge
Stories like this just warm my heart. "SCO, embroiled in multibillion-dollar federal litigation against IBM and others over its purported rights to the Unix and Linux operating systems, more than quadrupled its fourth-quarter losses." Via Slashdot. By Bob Mims, Salt Lake Tribune, December 21, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

DRM at its Worst? Here's a Prime Example
If you wonder why I rail against digital rights management (DRM), this article provides a good example. The author orders a DVD of Terminator 2 (T2). Despite being advertised as playable on Windows Media, an additional DRM client is required. Then it only plays in Canada or the U.S. (as determined by a buggy IP analyser). Then the DVD (which is bought and paid for, remember) will play for only five days, after which the license must be renewed. Now imagine this scenario played out for educational materials. It's a recipe for disaster. By Sander Sassen, Hardware Analysis, December 14, 200 From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Wikipedia Epistemology
Interesting bit of synchronicity here: just a few days after my Wikipedia/Wikinews blog, there's a story in Technology Review about Larry Sanger, one of the founders of the Wikipedia. Turns out Sanger is an epistemologist. A-ha!, as Spenser would say. It's an interesting article. The discussion of "nonbias" and the ... From Gardner Writes on December 23, 2004 at 2:01 p.m..

Walter Ong
In the wake of Martha Burtis' haunting blog on, among other things, the promise of online communication, I've followed some of the links in the trAce article Martha cites. I too am interested in Walter Ong's work in orality, so you'll understand that I was delighted to find a ... From Gardner Writes on December 23, 2004 at 2:01 p.m..

Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?
Disclaimer: These are my thoughts, not spec text. This question comes up from time to time, and I've resisted answering it directly, thinking that anyone who really read the spec would come to the conclusion that RSS allows zero or one enclosures per item, and no more. The same is true for all other sub-elements of item, except category, where multiple elements are explicitly allowed. The spec r From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

The Media Drop - Q1 2005 Blog Event: NJ
For the last few weeks, I've been pondering putting together a blog "un" conference in New Jersey or New York - most likely the former, due to cost concerns, though. Obviously BloggerCon has been the "big" event for the last couple times around the block, and this isn't meant to be of that scale - though I wouldn't mind a few hundred people, of course. At this point, I'm looking at late January/early-mid February, based on availability of locations, mostly. So far, I have received costs for holding such an ev From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

Powell Interview
Reason magazine interviews FCC chief Michael Powell, who defends his positions on indecency, media consolidation, and telco deregulation. In it, Powell calls the Brand X decision (which could open cable networks to competitors) "the scariest and worst decision that exists on the books today for the future of the Internet." Powell also repeats his opinion that media indecency complaints have "skyrocketed" despite recent revelations that 99.8% of complaints come from unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

Movable Type 3.14 released
Thanks in large part to the help and feedback from Professional Network members, we've just released Movable Type 3.14. This release addresses the performance issues detailed last week, and we'll be providing additional guidance and information to ProNet members later this week once this release is deployed. Thank you to all who contributed and tested this version over the weekend. From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

Future Talk
John Yunker's Unwired Blog has a very interesting interview with Dave Mock, a wireless consultant and analyst with currentofferings.com and author of the forthcoming book The Qualcomm Equation. He asks some good questions and gets thoughful answers. unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

Python for Series 60 Phones
This is big. Python for Series 60 allows developers to execute Python commands and run Python scripts and applications in devices based on Series 60 Platform. In addition, developers can execute Python commands and scripts in the emulators of Series 60 Developer Platform SDK's. Development starts with an interactive console in a Series 60 compatible device where Python commands can be executed. Alternatively, a developer can write Python scripts, install them to a device executing scripts and applications from From unmediated on December 23, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

TV Commercials Still Pack a Punch
Much has been written about the death of advertising and the decline of television in the interactive age. But a great TV commercial still can be enormously effective. And I don't watch enough TV to see all the good ones. So thanks to the Wall Street Journal and Advertising Age (U.S. ads and international ads) for publishing galleries of the best TV commercials of the year. The international ads, in pa From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 23, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..

Contemplating Webfeeds
The people who read this Weblog have been talking about RSS (or webfeeds) for several years now. But it's always been a challenge to explain the significance of webfeeds to someone who isn't fascinated by technology or digital publishing. Recent posts by Simon Waldman and John Udell are clarifying -- and offer a framework to explain From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 23, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..

NBC News Has New Internet Focus
Tea-leaf readers are puzzling over NBC's hiring of ABC veteran Jeff Gralnick, as reported by Brian Stelter's TVNewser blog. It's bound to raise eyebrows, given Microsoft's recent moves to step back from acting like a media company, as exemplified by its sale of Slate. Is NBC re-reconsidering the MSNBC situation? Maybe not; Gralnick tells TVNewser it's all about From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 23, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..

Internet Innovation vs. Power
The Nielsen//Netratings organization says broadband is now ahead of dialup access in U.S. homes, and that opens the door to all sorts of innovation. Howard Owens of VenturaCountyStar.com wrote about one big leap, TVIP, on his personal weblog the other day and made a dismissive reference to broadband providers restricting that functionality. "I just can't see that happ From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 23, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..

What is content worth on different platforms? Soccer in the Netherlands
The Dutch medialandscape is up for some big changes, now that media entreneur John de Mol has gotten hold of the TV rights of the Dutch soccer competition. De Mol sold his TV company Endemol (Big Brother, Fear Factor) for some 5 billion USD a few years ago, and has the deep pockets it takes to launch new TV channels. What are soccer rights worth on different platforms? The Dutch football competition yesterday sold the media rights for over 94 million USD per season for the next three seasons. Through his company Talpa John de Mol pays 47 million USD per season (...)Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 23, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..

Proceedings from the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)
This page gives access to 18 award winning articles on learning objects, elearning, learning communities, games and and learning, and many other subjects. From eLearnopedia on December 23, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Educause 2004: Conference Presentations and Resources
Whether or not you are able to attend EDUCAUSE 2004, you may be interested in resources from the conference. These include presentation materials (PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, and others) from the conference sessions, audio tapes of the sessions, all four issues of the daily newspaper, and a photo gallery. More resources will be added as we receive them, so if you don't find what you're looking for, check back. From eLearnopedia on December 23, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

CUMREC 2004 Spicing up Technology: Conference Sessions
The following sessions were held at CUMREC 2004. Those with hyperlinks have post-conference information associated with them. The information may include written papers, audio/video, or PowerPoint presentations. From eLearnopedia on December 23, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Syllabus: Past Featured Sessions
If you attended these selected sessions, revisit important talking points here; if you missed them, grab some great ideas. From eLearnopedia on December 23, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

The Tenth Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: Proceedings
Papers and proceedings from an exciting conference on the powers and potentials of online learning. From eLearnopedia on December 23, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Southampton ePrints--Faculty Research Papers Online
This news item points to the information richness that is emerging as universities around the world begin to make research papers by their faculties directly available to anyone with an Internet connection. "An e-Print archive is an internet based repository of such digital scholarly publications which can provide immediate and free worldwide access benefiting both author and reader. The service provides a simple mechanism for enabling researchers to deposit the full text of their work (self-archiving) or to give it to the central service to deposit for them (assisted archiving) From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on December 23, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..

Podskyping Solution!
Ok...so I think I have an answer to my recording question, but I need a volunteer to try it out. Unfortunately, this isn't a solution for everyone since it revolves around the program Camtasia which goes for $299. (There is a free 14-day trial, however.) But it's E-Z. Here are the steps for those of you who might have the software or something comparable. 1. I started Skype and called the test number just so I could get some voice data coming into my computer, and I used Camtasia Recorder to capture both video and From weblogged News on December 23, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..

Not The Holiday Snaps Again
News on the launching of *NLP personal development seminars throughout 2004-2005 with a collection of activities to include Jungle trekking, water rafting, elephant riding in Chiang Mai Asia [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004] From PR Web on December 23, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..

New Light on Century Old Success Secret - Thought Factor eBook Reveals
A century old classic best selling motivational/inspirational book, "As A Man Thinketh," has been updated and modernised to celebrate the books 100th birthday. [PRWEB Dec 22, 2004] From PR Web on December 23, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..

IM lets soldiers connect to home for holidays
An Air Force instant messaging service launched this week shows the Internet's central role in keeping soldiers in touch with home. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation
The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..

Get a gift--and a tech support headache
Expect to be put on hold for longer than usual this holiday season. Support desks get more calls than ever this time of year. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..

Year in review: Ellison gets his way
It took 18 months and $5 billion more than he thought, but Oracle CEO Larry Ellison finally bagged PeopleSoft. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..

It's a Girl
Mamie Hannah Rushkoff Born December 22, 2004, 6:02pm 7 pounds 3.5 ounces. All are well. From rushkoff.blog on December 23, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

PalmBeachLearns.org Launched
I took part in a news conference yesterday with the Mayor of West Palm Beach, our District superintendent, and a bunch of other luminaries from the Urban League and the city. The big news? Two items actually. First, our district announced a new partnership with the communities in our county to make web access for students and parents who don't own their own computers more easily available. In community centers, churches, and even county shelters for abused children we'll be working hard to... From Brain Frieze on December 23, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

The December 2004 edition of EDINA Newsline is now available. EDINA offers the UK tertiary education ...
The December 2004 edition of EDINA Newsline is now available. EDINA offers the UK tertiary education and research community net-worked access to a library of data, information and research resources. All EDINA services are free of charge at the point of use From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 23, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Library and Information Statistics Tables 2004 for The United Kingdom. The main purpose of these sta ...
Library and Information Statistics Tables 2004 for The United Kingdom. The main purpose of these statistics is to give a broad overall perspective of the library and information scene in the UK. The base year is 2002-03, except where stated otherwise From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 23, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Endeavor Information Systems has released details of collaboration with Scopus, the world's largest ...
Endeavor Information Systems has released details of collaboration with Scopus, the world's largest abstracting and indexing database, to provide OpenURL-enabled linking capabilities. In 2004, Endeavor has been supporting nearly 50 worldwide libraries trialing a version of Scopus enhanced with LinkFinderPlus linking capabilities From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 23, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

The Guardian: 100 most useful websites
En Cream of the crop el diario británico The Guardian selecciona los 100 most useful websites del 2004. Entresaco algunas categorías y los recursos seleccionados: Blogs TypePad StatCounter Technorati Blogdex iPodder Community Slashdot Orkut Craiglist del.icio.us Flickr News BBC News... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 23, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Google recovers after virus hits - BBC
Net giant Google has recovered after a sneaky virus severely affected its search engine. Net security firms reported that the havoc had been caused by a new variant of the MyDoom virus. Google confirmed it had been hit by fallout from the virus, slo From Techno-News Blog on December 23, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

Intel claims notebook batteries will last a day - Fuad Abazovic, the Inquirer
Chip firm Intel is claiming that by 2010 your notebook battery will last a whole day. And it is also claiming that that's good for the environment, according to documents seen by the INQUIRER. It doesn't say exactly how it plans to do this, and nor do From Techno-News Blog on December 23, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

Holiday Worm Putting Grinch in Season - Tim Gray, Internet News
Santy.A might sound like some kind of holiday cheer but as thousands of Web site operators are quickly finding out, the nasty little worm is only spreading fear. Helsinki, Finland-based F-secure discovered the worm early Tuesday afternoon. Santy.A ha From Techno-News Blog on December 23, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

Digital Learning Cultures in the Information Landscape - Clifford Lynch, Syllabus Keynote
As executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information, Clifford Lynch has an exceptional view of the changing landscape of information in the digital realm. In these excerpts from his July 19 keynote at Syllabus2004, Lynch takes a look at t From Online Learning Update on December 23, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

IT Issues & Strategic Viewpoints in Higher Education - Paul M. Hartrey and Mary A.C. Fallon, Syllabus
The study was conducted among selected IT executives and professionals of director level and above from 52 colleges and universities across the country: doctorate-granting institutions, master From Online Learning Update on December 23, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE STUDENTS
Although there are many reasons why students dropout of college courses, those reasons may be unique for students who are enrolled in an online program. Issues of isolation, disconnectedness, and technological problems may be factors that influence a From Online Learning Update on December 23, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

Maniacs Make a Modern Mansion
Fans of classic computer games won't give up their habit without a fight. Some even faithfully remake their favorite games. The legality of the new versions remains murky, but some game creators are awed by the players' dedication. By Jacob Ogles. From Wired News on December 23, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Time to Kill the Embargo
Press embargoes may have served a useful purpose at some point, but now they are mostly PR tools. So let the information flow. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. From Wired News on December 23, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

E-Tailers to Post Strong Season
Online merchants are poised to record a much bigger rise in holiday sales than their offline counterparts. Broadband expansion, more luxury gift sales and a rise in late shoppers help the bottom line. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on December 23, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Dollar Signs on the Airwaves
The Bush administration is expected to press for speedier licensing of public airwaves for auction to private companies. But telecom regulators say wireless apps need unlicensed spectrum too. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on December 23, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

New Online Shopping Directory From LoveToKnow Makes Searching for the Best Shopping Websites Quick, Easy and Safe
With online shopping up over 25% from last year and projected to top 20 billion this season, a need exists for an easy- to-use online shopping directory. The LoveToKnow Top 10 shopping directory provides internet users the ability to quickly learn about and shop for merchandise in over 150 categories and 3000 unique listings, without being bogged down with irrelevant search results. [PRWEB Dec 22, 2004] From PR Web on December 23, 2004 at 6:16 a.m..

Hayley Mills, the Academy Award Winning Actress will Address Sudents at Penn Wood West Junior High School in Darby, PA
On Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 1:30 PM, a star of classic Hollywood will shine on Penn Wood West Junior High School at 121 Summit Street, Darby, PA. Hayley Mills, the Oscar and Golden Globe winning actress, will hold a discussion with students, parents and faculty, from the stage of the school's newly renovated auditorium [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004] From PR Web on December 23, 2004 at 6:16 a.m..

Prevent Dog Bites While Visiting Family and Friends Over the Holidays
Holidays are celebrated with family and friends gathering in our homes. Excited children, crowded rooms and change in routines can often lead to an increase in dog bites during the Holidays. Jennifer Shryock of Family Paws & Doggone Safe offers tips to help you and your family be Doggone Smart over the Holidays. [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004] From PR Web on December 23, 2004 at 6:16 a.m..

Don't think Microsoft is down for the count
Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra] From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 6:15 a.m..

Red Hat pulls out a profit
The Linux seller sees a huge jump in income, but a lighter-than-expected revenue tally. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 6:15 a.m..

Microsoft readies scaled-back Windows
With Media Player unplugged in Europe, Microsoft christens Windows XP Reduced Media Edition. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 6:15 a.m..

Wal-Mart tagging fuels RFID market
Mega-chain's demand that suppliers use radio tags will help double sales, analyst report predicts. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 6:15 a.m..

Topless teen sues over 'The Guy Game'
Judge temporarily stops sales of racy low-budget trivia game featuring minor's image. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 6:15 a.m..

Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook?
Open-source group starts effort to integrate its Sunbird calendar into Thunderbird e-mail program. From CNET News.com on December 23, 2004 at 6:15 a.m..

Students Sue School System, Claiming Denial of Education
The suit argues that systemic flaws in the system have resulted in juvenile offenders being turned away when they try to return to school. From New York Times: Education on December 23, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

U.S. Slips in Attracting the World's Best Students
American universities find themselves facing intense competition as other countries aggressively recruit foreign students. From New York Times: Education on December 23, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Why Students Struggle When Pressure Is On
Psychologists are reporting that intense exam pressure is actually more likely to impair the performance of very good students than mediocre ones. From New York Times: Education on December 23, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Smoking and Drug Use by Teenagers Drop Again
Smoking and drug abuse among teenagers declined again this year, according to a federal study that also found the same trend over the last decade. From New York Times: Education on December 23, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

2 School Aides Accused of Having Sex With Students
Two aides at a Bronx high school had sex with students and made inappropriate sexual comments to another, investigators said. From New York Times: Education on December 23, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Students to Bear More of the Cost of College
At least 1.3 million students will receive smaller Pell Grants, the nation's primary scholarship for those of low income. From New York Times: Education on December 23, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Thursday, December 23, 2004
RHPT.com wishes our good friend Dana a happy belated birthday, which took place yesterday. From RHPT.com on December 23, 2004 at 2:51 a.m..

How to Stop HTML Thieves
If you do not want someone out there to "steal" your web images-- keep them off the internet. All of the techniques out there, JavaScript disabling of right mouse clicks is baby stuff to circumvent. cogdogblog: How to Stop HTML... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 23, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Heavy Web Pages and Content Density
I have barked some about "information density" something lifted from the Tomes of Tufte -- in my web travels I come across some sites that just have way too much in the gutters, banners, et al, and not much meet. Since Clara Peller is not around much, I have to ask, "Where's the Beef?" So take for example a recent article from Lockgergnome. Now I am not picking on them, though it sure looks that way, and I do get a lot of good RSS le From cogdogblog on December 23, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

How to Stop HTML Thieves
A frequent question we get from our Writing HTML tutorial is: "what code can I use to prevent people from viewing/stealing the source code of my web pages?" and the answer is very similar to what i say to people when they want to protect their images on web pages from being stolen- if you do not want someone out there to "steal" your web images-- keep them off the internet. All of the techniques out there, JavaScript disabling of right mouse clicks is baby stuff to circumvent. But rather than respond with my own tirade, I typically gently suggest t From cogdogblog on December 23, 2004 at 12:48 a.m..

Some notes on Wikipedia
It's not just Wikipedia any more. Great set of links on Wikipedia related projects. By Simon Willison, Simon Willison's Weblog, December 23, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

Persistent Education
What I didn't get to say in my discussion of the personal learning environment (PLE) the other day is that every student should get his or her own web server. Why? Well, moving off the institutional web server only does half the job - people's computers break down, they buy new computers, they want to access from a Cybercafe in Harare... you can't depend on a client side aplication. Anyhow, this article mentions this idea, among others, in a nice rant. By N. Lowell, Cognitive Dissonance, December 22, 2004 [OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

The State of Standards at Online Educa 2004
Good summary of the discussions on learning technology standards at Online Educa Berlin. On the one hand, you have people like Wayne Hodgins saying "they're done, you just need to implement them" and on the other people are saying "but we need standards for collaboration". I still think that a lot of the standards discussion is putting the cart before the horse, as Hodgins says, "perfecting the irrelevant". The more I work in this field the more I think that we need some proper practice before we think about setting things in stone; dumping out content online was, as was commnted, a neces From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

Texbooks or iPods?
I looked longingly at a Creative Zen today (what you should buy instead of an iPod if you're thinking of buying an iPod). Sound appeals to me - I've had a different sort of vibe from readers since posting my audio online (hard to quantify or even describe - let's just say there's a noticable difference in the feel of the responses). And though I have always thought I write as I speak, looking at some transcripts tells me this isn't so - when I speak there's a mult From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

OLDaily Audio
My OLDaily Audio page - MP#s of my talks in proper podcasting form (the RSS is here). I have a few items to add - I set this up a couple months ago in respoinse to a request and forgot about it. Worth a mention in light of the next item. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, October sometime [Refer][Research][OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

More December Oddness, and a Mystery Link ;)
So anyhow, I'm in Ottawa. Another odd day - I'm supposed to go to Montreal tomorrow but it's looking ugly and I'll probably cancel. My message light flashed, but my voice mail was empty - if you called me you were deleted. My cell phone is in my office in Moncton. NRC's normally unreliable email isn't working again (which is why I'm including some personal notes in the newsletter - I'm incommunicado otherwise). And my laptop, which has never worked properly since Windows XP was installed, is operating in fits and starts (mostly fits). Other than that I&a From OLDaily on December 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..