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Build Your Own IPod Hi-Fi
Turn classic Mac cases into stylish speakers with these detailed instructions. In Cult of Mac. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

MySpace Kills Internet Tube Song
A homemade ditty based on Sen. Ted Stevens' description of the internet as a "series of tubes" is scrubbed from the Rupert Murdoch-owned social networking site. Or maybe it's just stuck in a clog somewhere. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

Rachel Metz - Google Has No Adsense.com - Wired News
AdSense Consulting, which has owned adsense.com since 1996, has finally given up telling people we are not Google and is selling the domain name - Google, which has meanwhile stomped all over the small company's name, has no comment. The least they could have done is let the company run Adsense Ads. But no, not even that. Meanwhile, in another story, the National Post decided it liked a blog post and simply ran the post in the newspaper without permission or payment. Stories like this just feed my scepticism about t From OLDaily on July 13, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Christopher D. Sessums - Teacher Professional Development and the Learning Organization - Christopher D. Sessums : Weblog
This paper asks, "How can the notion of communities of practice support an inquiry stance by teachers?" By an "inquiry stance," he means "examination and reflection on their teaching practices with an eye towards improving or changing them." Communities of practice provide connections to other practitioners, argues the author, and they "provide the cognitive tools - ideas, feedback, models, and concepts - that educators can adopt." Maybe so, but it should be clear there's a lot more to it than this. Does it make sense, for example, to create a community of practice within a school, From OLDaily on July 13, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Alfred Thompson - More on Educational Robotics - Computer Science Teacher
According to Alfred Thompson, "Microsoft announced that they are partnering with Georgia Tech and Bryn Mawr to create a new Institute for Personal Robots in Education. This program is going to deliver robotics technology and curriculum materials for the computer science curriculum." Neat. Though it looks to me like Microsoft is taking on Lego. [Link] [Tags: Microsoft] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 13, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Mark Oehlert - The Politics of RSS - E-Clippings
I don't want to minimize the problems in RSS outlined here by Mark Oehlert (though I will point out that that the problems he describes, framing and spamming, are as old as the internet) but from where I sit they stem more from a misunderstanding of RSS than of any fundamental issue that needs to be fixed. They do not effect me at all, because I have never thought of the feed as some sort of 'broadcast' intended to capture 'market share' which would eventually be 'monetized'. The only thing reading these machine-generated feeds is other machines, and if the o From OLDaily on July 13, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Tristan McCowan - Approaching the Political in Citizenship Education - Educate
This paper appealed to me, offering as it does a lucid and worthwhile comparison between the educational philosophies of Paulo Friere and Bernard Crick as it asks whether political education should be a separate subject, asks about its role in promoting conformity, and considers the dangers of indoctrination and the means of promoting political agency. I liked the statement of Friere's position: "Contemporary society is seen to be characterized by oppression, whereby the oppressed are prevented from being subjects of history, and become mere objects, determined by other people&a From OLDaily on July 13, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Various authors - TED Talks
I spent the afternoon listening to these talks (instead of preparing slide decks (bad Stephen, no cookie!)). Al Gore's talk was great ("Put yourself in my position..." he says, to general laughter). Majora Carter's talk was passionate and motivational. And Tony Robbins was a lot more lucid - and correct - than I had anticipated would be the case. Via elearningpost. [Link] [Tags: Online Learning From OLDaily on July 13, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Sdot Yam Kibbutz
This is a proud kibbutz, begun at the urging of David Ben Gurion in 1940, ostensibly for fishing but pragmatically for smuggling in then-illegal immigrant Jews. All membersTM salaries go directly to the kibbutz which redistributes the income equally to all. The kibbutz provides housing; at Sdot Yam, triplex bungalows with tiny kitchens [...] From Internet Time Blog on July 13, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Does history repeat itself?
Are the Syrians and Iranians going to move into Caesarea next? Does history repeat itself? This evening, Hizbollah insurgents crossed the border from Lebanon, killed Israeli soldiers, kidnapped two others, blew up an Israeli tank, and demanded a oenegotiation for release of the kidnapped soldiers Technorati Tags: From Internet Time Blog on July 13, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Verizon Cripples New Razrs
Two brothers, two iBooks, two slim cell phones, with a key difference: One bought his phone from Verizon, which has unabashedly disabled the Razr's built-in MP3 ringtone feature. In Listening Post. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

S.F. Evaluating Its Ties to AT&T
The city of San Francisco will conduct a fact-finding study to reassess its relationship with AT&T, following allegations that the telecommunications company has been secretly making its customer records available to the National Security Agency. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Jerusalem
This is not the sort of town you can take lightly. I'm not religious but I found it moving to rest my forehead on the Weeping Wall, the Jewish holiest of holies, the remaining fragment of King Herod's massive Second Temple. Jerusalem is as much an idea as a place. Wave after wave of aggressors conquered [...] From Internet Time Blog on July 13, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Hilary Rosen: Singing a New Song?
The ex-RIAA head who helped the recording industry defeat Napster now battles on behalf of XM Satellite Radio against the organization she led. Eliot Van Buskirk talks with Hilary Rosen about her new role. This column is also available as a From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:46 a.m..

Site-Lookup Service Foils Fraud
A new company hopes to sell netizens on a smarter domain-name-resolution service that fixes typos, blocks fraud sites and serves lightning-fast results. But will its ad-supported model ruffle feathers? By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Are Apple's Customers Rebelling?
Sweatshops, swelling batteries and StainBooks: Apple's been getting a lot of bad press lately. But is a bona fide backlash brewing? Commentary by Leander Kahney. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

The Sultans of Splat
On batwings and a prayer, generations of daredevils have tried to fly. Technology is improving the odds for "birdmen," according to a new book, but fatal landings still loom large. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Crazy-Long Hacker Sentence Upheld
An appeals court upholds a nine-year prison term for a Michigan man who hacked the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores through their unsecured Wi-Fi network. By Kevin Poulsen. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

What Kind of Genius Are You?
A new theory suggests that creativity comes in two distinct types -- quick and dramatic, or careful and quiet. By Daniel H. Pink of Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

The Cult of Leia's Metal Bikini
It's among the most memorable movie getups in sci-fi history. Twenty-three years later, Carrie Fisher's slave costume still inspires fan-made knockoffs and devotees who see female empowerment in the gold swimsuit. By Philip Chien. Plus: DIY Leia fan photo gallery. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Net Kids Gone Wild
Should you monitor your children's web exploits? Mr. Know-It-All dishes out some timely and sensible advice. By Clive Thompson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Aliens Took My Money
When gambling, skip the poker table and head for the geek-themed video slots. They're fun and so distracting you'll forget you're surrounded by enough neon to choke Cyndi Lauper. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. This column is also available as a From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Hacker Spawns a French Watergate
New evidence in the so-called Clearstream affair suggests a computer intruder cracked a Luxembourg bank to frame French politicians for bribery -- adding a high-tech twist to a scandal that's become a national obsession. Bruce Gain reports from Paris. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Gallery: Toy Ray Guns
Friends and family might not understand, but for a dedicated few, the fascination with these cosmic collectibles is very real. A fanatic shares photos of his collection. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Monk E-Business
Wisconsin's LaserMonks make millions selling office supplies online. By Joshua Davis from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Condé Nast Buys Wired News
A $25 million deal puts the Wired website and Wired magazine under the same owner after an eight-year separation. By Wired News staff. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

This Is a Computer on Your Brain
Scientists are developing a brain-computer interface for Darpa that could help security officers sift through surveillance video or images 10 times faster than an unaided human. By Lakshmi Sandhana. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Toss the Key
Readers support the sentence for the Lowe's hacker, reveal a downside to episodic game production and call for a more female-friendly publication. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Suffrage Succotash
A guy asks female students to sign a petition eliminating women's right to vote, with either unexpected or predictable results, depending on how cynical you are. Plus: Headbutt mania in Zidane vs. Materazzi. In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Brain-Computer Tech Progresses
Scientists developing technology that plugs directly into gray matter to help paralyzed people regain autonomy publish their promising results in Nature. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Genetics Key to Ethanol's Future
Someday your car might run on fuel derived from organisms specifically engineered to produce cellulosic ethanol. In Autopia. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

The Art of News Feeds
Newsreaders and RSS aggregators aren't known for being particularly flashy. But some mashups transform headlines, photos and other ephemeral nuggets into expressive exhibitions. The result? Bohemian RSS! By Eli Milchman. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Google Has No Adsense.com
After years of torment by callers and e-mailers trying to get in touch with the biggest name in search advertising, the owners of adsense.com give up and get themselves a new domain name. By Rachel Metz. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

The Hidden Secrets of Archimedes
Inside the technology that could recover lost science from a medieval prayer book. By Dylan Tweney from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Google's Click-Fraud Crackdown
The search giant is confronting a seemingly intractable problem: how to tell if a real person, and not a robot, is sitting at a keyboard and clicking on all those ads. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

A Real World of Faux Superheroes
Marvel mastermind Stan Lee picks contestants for a new "reality" show that will document the everyday drama of a loft full of wannabe crime fighters. By Erin Biba from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

'Imitation IPod' Invades Radio
It's like listening to a middle-aged drunkard's iPod set to shuffle, but the Jack FM radio format is spreading across the dial. By Dave Demerjian. From Wired News on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Documentaries Turned On and Off
I happened upon a Sundance Channel documentary called The Drug Years the other night. They got onto rave culture, and were trying to describe what mattered about this particular scene, and I felt myself answering the question. Then, out of nowhere, it was my own voice saying precisely the thing I was thinking. That's a weird feeling. Anyway, what I've seen of this four-part series is pretty good. It goes on a bit long through the cocaine and crack era, but most of the coverage of America's multifaceted From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

A print review for Get Back in the Box
Well I'll be. After six months of really nice web coverage, my most recent book, Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out, is finally getting some print reviews. Like they say, it's not worth saying if you're not killing a tree or two to say it on. Figures that this review is by a poet, not a business analyst. Because the book itself is really more o From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

ScreenAgers released
I've been so busy that this actually passed me by. The new, updated "academic" version of my book Playing the Future has been released by Hampton Press as ScreenAgers: Lessons in Chaos from Digital Kids.I really do like this version, which looks at From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Discover
So I just picked up a new gig as a columnist for Discover Magazine. Yeah, that's the one - science, culture, the future...I actually met Bob Guccione, Jr., the new owner/editor of the magazine, at Timothy Leary's house about eleven years ago. Maybe more. And we've been trying to fin From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Team Blog?
My senses may be colored by the fact that I'm a bit more busy than I should be - but I can't help feeling that blogging is an inefficient medium for an individual. And it may be even less efficient for someone who writes fulltime to maintain a blog, as well. At least as an individual.The blog wants content. It's hungry. If I don't post one per day, I'm really in violation of the bias of the medium. I know there's no obligation for someone to do a blog in a particular way, and that it's perfectly fine to post once or twice a week, the w From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Rushkoff on Today Show
I'm going to be on the Today Show this Thursday morning, July 6. I don't know when, but I do know it's part of a segment about advertising, that closely follows the argument we made at the beginning of the documentary The Persuaders. As you'll see on the show, I need a haircut. But that's because we just moved to a new apartment, my wife and baby were both sick, and I haven't had time for personal grooming. Also, I'm anxious to see how well I&apo From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Loss of Belief
No, this isn't about religion or God. I'm losing belief in the most basic stuff: the stuff we hear on the news every day. I can't bring myself to believe Ken Lay is really dead. It's too convenient for himself, his family, and the administration (Lay was in on those early and likely treasonous energy/Iraq/oil-price meetings with Cheney). He strikes me as too rich, powerful, and pathological not to get out of it. Find a body, pay off a coroner, and go to the beach. It's not a terribly elaborate conspiracy. That same July 4th, when news of North K From rushkoff.blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

The New Gender Divide: Small Colleges, Short of Men, Embrace Football
Colleges eager to attract men to increasingly female campuses have found that football teams can be a lure. From New York Times: Education on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

U.S. Says Language Exam Does Not Comply With Law
New York States methods for testing disabled students and students with limited English proficiency do not comply with the No Child Left Behind law, federal officials said. From New York Times: Education on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Senator Subpoenas College Board President Over SAT Errors
The subpoena was an attempt to force the president of the College Board to disclose a report on scoring errors involving more than 5,000 SAT exams last October. From New York Times: Education on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

A More Nuanced Look at Men, Women and College
A study found that in the highest income groups, young men of all races were slightly more likely than women to be in college. From New York Times: Education on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

On Education: Teachers, and a Law That Distrusts Them
This is my last education column after four years. What I will miss most is the free ticket it gave me into classrooms all over the country, where I watched and learned from teachers. From New York Times: Education on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Schoolbooks Are Given Fs in Originality
Virtually identical passages in two history textbooks have highlighted publishers frequent use of uncredited writers. From New York Times: Education on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Holon
I led a fullday workshop on informal learning at the Holon Institute of Technology just outside of Tel Aviv. My sponsor, Gideon Zailer, runs a 25-person eLearning company. His PhD project is data-mining a detailed database of 13,000 test-takers to extract their learning styles. I remember the 70s and 80s, when the Israels [...] From Internet Time Blog on July 13, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..