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Andy Carvin - Open Content vs. Closed Doors (Or Closed Minds?) - Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth
Audio and slides from Andy Carvin's recent talk on a subject close to me. Haven't had a chance to listen to it (I may save it for the flight home) but certainly want to pass it along. More coverage, from the same conference, of talks by Nancy Davenport and Anne Margulies. [Link] [Tags: PodcastingOLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

John Lorinc - The Bottom Line on Open Access - University Affairs
Longish article on open access with a specific focus on Canadian issues, which I enjoyed. Good coverage, including reporting on lobbying against open access in the U.S., coverage of SSHRC deliberations on the issue, and accounts of some specific cases, such as IRRODL's attempt to get funding while functioning as an open access journal. The trend toward open access is well represented, and according to the author, the major barrier lies in academic itself - Canadian academics do not yet understand open access and are more focused on publication rather than distribution. [OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Dave Warlick - Richard Florida Presentation - 2 cents Worth
Coverage of a recent talk by Richard Florida, the author who argues that creative people need specific types of environments in order to flourish. "Creativity knows no boundaries. Sex, color, nationality. It's universal. This is why, the places that are seeing their economies growing are places that are open and tolerant." This is something I believe, but mostly, I think, because this is what I, as a creative person, am seeking. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Boris Mann - Identity 2.0: We Must Federate and Cooperate - B.Mann Consulting
A general observation I have. People who have sites or destinations - things they want people to come to - want to federate. People who are more interested in what other people have to offer, and not focused on their own site or service, want something much more open, not just a federation but a democracy, where anyone can proclaim their identity. We hear a lot from the service providers. Who speaks for the people? [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Christopher D. Sessums - Competing Paradigms and Educational Reform - Christopher D. Sessums : Weblog
I believe in human freedom and human dignity, and that pretty much puts me into the 'alternate paradigm' described in this article. [Link] [Tags: Paradigm Shift] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein - In Defense of Walled Gardens - E-Literate
After an Orwellian opening, Michael Feldstein gets down to it in defense of walls. First, "Sometimes privacy is appropriate... If you want your students to take risks, you have to create an environment that is safe for them to do so." Fair enough, but I would observe, there is a big difference between the case where you build your own walls and lock your own doors, and where the government does it for you, whether you want it or not. And second, "faculty should have the ability to use copyrighted material legally with their classes at their discretion." Maybe, but this special case should not From OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

David Wiley - On Distributed Tools and Mashups - Iterating Toward Openness
David Wiley writes: "if we fully distribute data and go searching around for it whenever we need it, it doesn't take that many users before the query traffic eats up all available bandwidth." We should not have to go aound searching. Nor should we need a centralized repository. It is clear to me that I really need to draw out and articulate the idea of the self-organizing network. [Link] [Tags: Learning Object Repositories, OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Graham Attwell - JISC publishes Guidelines on Open Source - The Wales-Wide Web
Greetings from Anchorage, Alaska, where the sun is shining and the air is crisp. Today finds me pensive, reflective and hopeful, thinking about the Spirit Sands in Manitoba, about birch trees and the beaches of Fremantle, about community and culture, about reaching out and living within. And about how, maybe, things are getting better. "JISC sees open source software as an important component in developing a sustainable ICT infrastructure for UK higher and further education. This briefing paper sets out JISC's position clearly, providing institutions with the information they ne From OLDaily on February 24, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Ten Best Flickr Mashups
Photo-sharing site Flickr has a huge user base and a flexible API that make it infinitely mashable. Mike Calore rounds up his ten favorite mashups in Webmonkey. From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 7:46 p.m..

Faster Chips, Kill, Kill, Kill
The chip industry is supposed to be running out of steam as it shrinks CPUs about as small as they can go. Tell that to the engineers at a chip conference this week in Silicon Valley. By Bruce Gain. From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Mac Attack
Contrary to popular belief, the cell phone didn't appear out of thin air.... BS detectors can't always save your hard drive.... The kitten controversy continues.... all in today's Rants 'n' Raves. From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

U.S. Internet Adoption to Slow
The U.S. population that's not online will likely stay that way, slowing further Web adoption. From ClickZ Stats on February 24, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Half Tank of Fun With Full Auto
Racing fast cars and blowing stuff up -- that's about it for Xbox 360's Full Auto game. How much fun is chaotic automotive combat? By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Cybersex Talk: Walk the Walk
"Honey, how would you feel if I went into a webcam chat room and played teledildonics with other people?" Commentary by Regina Lynn. This column is also available as a . From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Trouble in Toontown
Director Richard Linklater has a mind-blowing vision for his new Keanu Reeves movie, A Scanner Darkly. Making it a reality -- that's another story. By Robert La Franco from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Animation Conquers Tinseltown
It brought Kong to life, put Sin City on the map and is making next-gen X-Men fly. Digital animation is coming of age in Hollywood, one blockbuster at a time. By Matt Brady from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 24, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

School Union Will Let Locals Join Federation
The decision will buoy the A.F.L.-C.I.O., which has been reeling because unions that represented nearly one-third of its members have seceded in the last year. From New York Times: Education on February 24, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..