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Intel: Faster, Cooler, Cheaper
Unveiling its new Core 2 Duo processors and slashing prices on Pentiums, the king chipmaker steps up its battle with AMD. Plus: Intel Dual-Core FAQ. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Flash in the Panic
"Modern Living/Neurotica Series" is a collection of odd, claustrophobic little Flash toys. In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Monitor Me
Readers debate the government's right to conduct surveillance and call for more positive movie reviews. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Author - HRD Rubbishes MIT's Laptop Scheme for Kids - Times of India
This is interesting because the MIT lapstops were the subject of discussion here in Bogita. India's objections to the "hardsell" are interesting: "'India must not allow itself to be used for experimentation with children in this area,' the ministry has said." It's hard not to wonder about MIT's marketing strategy. Why would it be necessary to buy a million laptops? Why can't they buy one, and see whether it works? Thanks to Norm for the link. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Tom Scocca - The YouTube Devolution - New York Observer
A fascinating look at how YouTube is changing culture. For me, YouTube has changed how I view video - now I get news of, say, the way from many sources, some right on the spot, instead of the evening news. It's also how I saw the coverage of Zidane's headbutt over and over again (yeah, I confess, I'm a Zidane headbutt junkie). This author draws out another aspect: "Suddenly, via YouTube links, those lost moments click back into view, as if a telegram from your great-grandfather were showing up in your e-mail." YouTube has disintermediated the streaming of culture, and created a From OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Joachim Niemeier - Search 2.0 vs Traditional Search - 7 Days and More
Search 2.0? Well, why not? I like the idea of "new and improved relevancy models; they bring into the equation user preferences, collaboration, collective intelligence" and the like. But - ith all this, why would you need to search ny more? Why wouldn't the needed resources present hemselves to you, just in time, as needed? [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Anon comes Good. Yeah Right! - Artichoke
If I seem to be overly eager to link to posts commenting on the evaluation of generalizations, it's that the misuse of generalization is so prevalent in academic writing. [Link] [Tags: Academics and Academia] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Boris Mann - OpenID Bounties and Identity Convergence - B. Mann Consulting
"Scott Kveton announced the OpenID Code Bounty at OSCON today: Integrate OpenID into your open source project and we'll give $5,000 to your project." That would be various education projects' entire budgets! Boris Mann still supports SxIP - but my experience with SxIP was that it involved a lot of overhead and a centralized registry. Which was in my mind what slowed adoption so much). [Link] [Tags: Project Based Learning, OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Helen Barrett - WikiSpaces for ePortfolios - E-Portfolios for Learning
Collaborative creation of e-portfolios? I will have to think about that a bit. In any case, Helen Barrett introduces WikiSpaces for e-Portfolios in this article. I got as far as the registration screen and, not feeling like yet another online account, bailed there. But the concept is certainly worth passing along. [Link] [Tags: E-Portfolios] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Mark Wagner - Links from Blogging Institute Day 1 - Educational Technology and Life
A bunch of examples and links about the use of blogs in education. Day Two is also online. This responds to a question posed at my talk today. [Link] [Tags: Web Logs] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Learning Objects: Their Use, Their Potential, and Why They Are Not Dead Yet - Stephen's Web
No conference summaries today, because I delivered a tlk first thing this morning. What I did was to outline the traditional concept of learning objects, point to the major objections, and outline how Web 2.0 reshapes our understanding of learning objects. Slides and MP3 Audio are available online; not sure how it sounds because I haven't listened to it yet and had to use a hacked together upload (FTP is blocked here). [OLDaily on July 27, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Shuffle Off the iPod Clone
A tiny new Japanese MP3 player recalls the look of Apple's abandoned Shuffle. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

China Texts Typhoon Warning
So many residents have cell phones, Chinese authorities issue typhoon landfall warnings by SMS. In Furthermore. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

Home Is Where the EKG Is
If money were no object, advanced medical tools could make interesting furnishings -- from dental chairs to eraser beams -- but don't try this at home. By Steve Knopper from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

We All Lose in Kazaa's Settlement
By agreeing to settle with RIAA, Kazaa contributes to a legal trend that's a poor substitute for a digital music market. In Listening Post. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..

Hybrids Will Not Die Out
Detractors like GM's Bob Lutz say the hybrid platform will always be a money loser -- hey Bob, way to encourage the engineers working on next-gen vehicles. But the evolution continues despite the naysayers. In Autopia. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..

Tiny Tremors May Flag Big Quakes
Japanese researchers say a key to predicting earthquakes may be almost imperceptible tremors deep in the earth. Mapping these miniscule pre-quakes may lead to a system that signals the big ones. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Kazaa Makers Settle Piracy Suits
Agreeing to pay more than $115 million to the entertainment industry to settle global piracy lawsuits, the company that produced Kazaa software promises to discourage illegal downloads. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Keyed Up: RFID in the Gym
The Wellness Key, an electronic personal-fitness assistant from Technogym, promises to push your workout in all the right directions. But what if all of the nagging and drubbing just makes you want to hit the showers? By Nicole Martinelli. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Parsing the Puffin's Patois
Human-beast causerie may still be a long way off, but a team of researchers is using speech technology to help people better understand what animal sounds might mean. By Rachel Metz. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Eco-Heating System for the Lazy
The guy who invented the Sleep Number bed creates a system that makes heating your home with biomass almost as easy for the consumer as pushing a button. By Gretchen Cuda. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

How Bot Those Nets?
Tie thousands of computers together in a single hive-mind and you can solve colossal math problems and search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Sadly, criminals and fraudsters use "botnets" for less lofty purposes. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

The Laptop Crusade
The mission: Create a $100 computer for millions of poor kids around the world. Now designer Yves BĂŠhar just has to figure out the details. By Douglas McGray from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 27, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Guggenheim Study Suggests Arts Education Benefits Literacy Skills
The study found that students in an arts program performed better in six categories of literacy and critical thinking skills. From New York Times: Education on July 27, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..