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Rants 'n' Raves: I Do Know Jack
Readers assert that Jack FM isn't just for middle-aged drunkards, doubt that Google's cost-per-action ads will end click fraud, and report on problem-free Mac sales. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

Bionic Eye Doesn't Pass Muster
A tiny telescope designed to be implanted in the eyes of some elderly patients should not receive FDA approval due to safety concerns, warns an advisory panel. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

Wendy Zellner - The Gates Effect - Fast Company
I will grant that the Gates Foundation contributions to education in the U.S. are staggering. And I will grant that rigor, relevance and relationships will, in the main, have a beneficial effect on students. Spend enough money and you can make this happen. But the problem - the real problem - faced by the educational system is how to provide this to everyone equitably, and especially how to do this in an environment where people want to spend less, not more, on social services. I'd like to see the Gates Foundation succeed, and not just in the United States. And I applaud the effort. And I From OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Various authors - MetaxuCafe
Some fallout from the Aggregate This post Inside Higher Ed the other day. MetaxuCafe is "a network of literary blogs with over 300 members." A similar initiative, Postgenomic, aggregates "posts from life science blogs." This is the trend we are seeing now - small, subject-specific networks of a few hundred blogs. A lot like Edu_RSS. But - these days - a lot better designed than Edu_RSS. From OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Donna Cameron and Terry Anderson - Collaborative Learning Activities Using Social Software Tools - Athabasca University
As the page states, "The following activities were designed for use by self-paced (continuous enrolment) students working at a distance to add a social component to their learning. The activities are customized for the Me2U system (an instance of elgg.net) at Athabasca University, but should be applicable to a variety of social software tool sets and most specifically any ELGG powered system." About two dozen activities are listed. Via Mark Ber From OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Various authors - The Best of the Web: Intute Launched Today - Jisc
Intute - the new face of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN) - is a website that allows users to search from a very large collection of academic resources selected by experts from various British universities. It also offers RSS feeds of those resource listings. In addition, it offers searchers access to listings of resources aggregated by its harvester and from some special collections. There's no sign-ups, no federation to join, none of that overhead. I will say at this juncture that this is what we could have, and should have, built with the edu From OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Grant Robertson - Minor Alternatives to Major Labels; a Crash Course in Free Music Online - thedigitalmusicweblog
When the music publishers come at you again with this argument that says they believe artists should be paid for their work, why not ask them why the artists on these independent sites get much more per song than the artists on iTunes or Napster, and why not ask why these independent artists aren't even given the chance to sell their music via iTunes or Napster. And when you're looking for new music, why not try some intependent tunes instead of numbly marching to the tune of the publishing machine. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Barbara Fister - Rice UP Back in Business - But With a Difference - ACRLog
The Wall Street Journal, The Book Standard and Inside Higher Ed are covering a story out of Rice University to the effect that Rice's University Press will bgin publishing free online books with revenues drawn from a print-on-demand (POD) publishing service. The initiative is tie From OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Konrad Glogowski - Unending Conversation - Blog of Proximal Development
How has blogging changed teaching? Konrad Glogowski outlines six things that have changed. "My classroom is now a community of inquiry where knowledge emerges from conversation - an act of engagement with ideas based on reflection, knowledge building, and collaboration." [Link] [Tags: Web Logs] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 14, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Verizon One Cleans Up Your Act
The All-In-One Office Communicator replaces your Verizon DSL modem and tidies up your cluttered desk to boot. But the cordless phone's multitasking competence varies wildly, and by broadband router standards, it's a mixed bag. By Robert Strohmeyer. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Ecko on Graffiti Culture
Street culture mogul Mark Ecko makes no apologies for capitalizing on an anti-establishment movement. By Sonia Zjawinski from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Smart Girls Need Smart Porn
Violet Blue's new book inspires our columnist to search for the porn that best suits her tastes. The industry doesn't make it easy for an intelligent, female porn lover. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Cold Pigs Could Save Human Lives
A procedure tested on these poor pink porkers may allow surgical patients to flatline for over an hour. By Bijal P. Trivedi from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Don't Flush It -- Breathe It
Astronauts use up lots of oxygen, but they also produce plenty of raw material for making more of it. The unlikely source: pee. Add filters and electrolysis, and urine could open up new vistas for interplanetary travel. By Philip Chien. From Wired News on July 14, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Top Grades and No Class Time for Auburn Players
In 2004, many Auburn athletes received high grades from one professor for courses that required little work. From New York Times: Education on July 14, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, June 2006
The industry breakdown of ad placements and unit types and top 25 companies placing sponsored links. From ClickZ Stats on July 14, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

School Cellphone Ban Violates Rights of Parents, Lawsuit Says
Parents in New York City, saying cellphones are helpful, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the cityÂ’s rule banning students from carrying cellphones in schools. From New York Times: Education on July 14, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

For Freshmen Headed Out of State, New York Is Top Choice
Buoyed by declining crime and images of a dazzling lifestyle, New York State has emerged as the top destination for freshmen leaving their home states to attend college. From New York Times: Education on July 14, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

College Costs and Sallie Mae, Rising Hand in Hand
While costs of higher education continue to escalate for young people, top lender Sallie Mae has been widening its reach and depth. From New York Times: Education on July 14, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..