Edu_RSS ~ July 9, 2003

Most recent update: July 9, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Those Amazing Antigravity Machines? surfimp writes "Wired is running an interesting article about 'lifters', hovering UFO-looking vehicles that have no moving parts, no onboard power supply, and ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. Untitled Chris Lydon's interview with me is ready for your listening pleasure. His comments are here. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. Ellison: We're going to do this deal The Oracle CEO tells analysts that his company intends to see its pursuit of PeopleSoft through to a successful completion--even if it takes another year. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. IBM boosts Linux software for Power4 Big Blue is set to release a new edition of its WebSphere business software for versions of Linux that run on its iSeries and pSeries servers, systems that use its Power4. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. Bloglines (RSS) Bloglines is a web-based RSS aggregator that comes pretty close to doing what I've been asking for for a while now. It imports and exports OPML files (cool), renaming and sorting feeds is relatively easy, it shows graphics and links, and it's got a cool little bookmark feature that you can use to mark posts for further reading or thinking. It even allows for comment back to the author's Web log from within the aggregated post, something SharpReader can't do. I am forced to c From Seblogging News on July 9, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. The Fuss wiki is Open Okay folks. We have polushed off most of the rough edges of the wiki part of our presentation on What's the Fuss abour RSS? and are here tossing it out for your viewing.... From cogdogblog on July 9, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. Ubiquity: Why New Ideas are Both Disruptive and Necessary Ubiquity: Why New Ideas are Both Disruptive and Necessary " Most people in organizations -- including the executive -- just want to maintain an equilibrium. They'd like to just keep going along doing tomorrow what they did yesterday. But then these Idea Practitioners come in and they disturb the equilibrium. I mean, if someone's telling you about a new idea... From elearningpost on July 9, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Slashdot: Videogames, Learning, And Literacy Slashdot: Videogames, Learning, And Literacy "This is really just the very beginning for games as learning tools. Years ago, in cognitive science seminars, it became clear that the best 'artificial' way we had to instill learning skills was through simulation. This is still true, and remain so for some time. Really, games are immersive, simulative, experiences. They will become more... From elearningpost on July 9, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Switch On For Powered Data Networks ReLik writes "The BBC has an article regarding power supply via networks. 'Instead of needing adapters, computer networks could soon be supplying the devices ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Untitled 5:10PM Pacific: Portland, OR. Safe and warm. 90 degrees, no humidity. Ahhhhh. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Untitled Joshua Allen: "We in the software industry are waaay too guilty of this self-indulgence where we think that the world cares about our politics, platforms, and gratuitous layers of abstraction." Right on. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Untitled On the other hand, the rest of us are really at the mercy of the BigCo's. While I agree totally that we programmers are here to serve the users (I preach that every day, telling the users to expect more of techies, esp to expect the complete truth) one little change from one of the platform vendors can and often does put lots of LittleCo's into the dumper. Try to understand, we're not wrong, maybe your intentions are good, then you can do much better at staying out of the way. In the meantime it's getting worse not better. Also, one more thing, I don't do vertic From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Untitled Yesterday I asked for a feature in Manila, and today it's being tested with the most technical Manila users (also known as developers). If all goes well, Jake will release it later today. I wanted to get a feature in asap, this is a good one because it removes the incentive for referer-spam, the nasty links that show up on our referer pages because people want a free ride on our waves of page rank. It's a feature we think the Google folk should appreciate. As From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Untitled Three years ago today: "I just got an email from a friend who suffered a massive heart attack, and survived." Update: He's still kickin. I've been emailing with him the last few days. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Hi, You Might Remember Me From Such Dates As, Last Night Single mum's website attracts 5,000 requests for a date:A Norwegian single mum who set up her own website in an online search for a date has been overwhelmed with 5,000 offers. Vikki, 22, from Bergen, introduces herself with pictures and... From Tim Swanson on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Physicist Creates Cold Fusion By Combining Pasta and Anti-Pasta Los Alamos, NM - Dr. Sidney P. Dinsmore, a senior researcher with the US Department of Energy, has achieved a scientific breakthrough by creating the first sustainable cold fusion reaction in a laboratory by combining enriched pasta with anti-pasta, something... From Tim Swanson on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. SPARC Europe, Liber, SCONUL, and CURL have sent a ... SPARC Europe, Liber, SCONUL, and CURL have sent a letter to the European Commission objecting to the imminent merger of BertelsmannSpringer and Kluwer Academic Publishers. David Prosser sent a copy to all members of SPARC Europe with his own letter urging members to write to the EC themselves. From FOS News on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. In May, the Information Access Alliance publicized ... In May, the Information Access Alliance publicized its complaint to the Justice Department about the merger of BertelsmannSpringer and Kluwer Academic Publishers. But at the time, IAA didn't have its own web site. Now it does. The site is still minimalist, and you'll have to read one of its press releases to learn that IAA is a coalition From FOS News on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Bowman reshapes Path Next time some ill informed person declares that clean, structural XHTML markup and CSS layout are of no use to a "real" designer, show that fool Doug Bowman’s sensitive, nuanced, and altogether pleasing redesign of the Adaptive Path website, which launched last night. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Government Information Awareness The MIT media lab recently released the Open Government Information Awareness system. A website allowing citizens to keep track of what the government and related corporations are doing, it hopes to close the gap between the government's knowledge of citizens... From Education and Technology on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Echo Project For those who haven't followed the many threads relating to it, I recommend taking a look at the Echo Project, which is trying to write a vendor nuetral format for syndication, publishing, etc. Some interesting opinions have come about and... From Education and Technology on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Sun replaces Ethernet card with donkey V210 and V240 on hold From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Serverworks spots flaw in Grand Champion LE chipset The North Bridge doth blow From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. DARPA puts millions in U.S. vendors' pockets Need for speed From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. VIA Introduces A New Laptop Motherboard arrasmith writes "It looks like there is going to be an upgrade to that non-expensive $800 Linux laptop. VIA just came out with a new laptop motherboard based ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. The rise of Stupid Everything The rise of open-source technology and the associated competition between software projects for developers, combined with the constant search for 'killer app' functionality is leading inexorably towards the rise of 'stupid software' - software that doesn't try to be everything to everyone, but does a simple job well and, vitally, allows extensions to be written trivially. From kuro5hin.org on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Glitch hits ServerWorks chipsets Broadcom slows shipments of a ServerWorks chipset containing an error that could cause systems to stall. It's already sent out a diagnostic test for computer makers. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Gateway joins up with Army, Air Force From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Lawmaker slams bulk e-mail ruling A key California congressman wants to overturn a recent court decision that granted an ex-Intel employee the right to send thousands of unwanted e-mails to his former co-workers. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Information Politics: The Story Of an Emerging Metadata Standard Good discussion of the politics and in-fighting that goes on behind the scenes in the adoption of a metadata standard, in this case, XBRL, a business reporting standard. What bothers me is that the author presents this as a good way to do it: "those who would promote a new metadata standard might certainly learn a strategy or two from these skillful operatives. Attention to tactical alliances, courtship of powerful players, and even the invitation to software vendor participation, are ideas worth consideration. The XBRL International Web site is a veritable roadmap for the advancement of a com From OLDaily on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. A Copyright Cold War? The Polarized Rhetoric of the Peer-to-Peer Debates This is a nice article that looks at the rhetoric behind the debate over file sharing and compares it - successfully - to cold war rhetoric. That said, I'm not completely satisfied with the result. Comparing the deliberately crafted rhetoric of record company industry representatives to occasional outbursts of hackers and posters on Slashdot seems a little unfair. And in the author's attempt to find common ground at the end of the article, he makes several points that file sharers would oppose. Indeed, he argues that file sharers should not be called file sharers because file sharers From OLDaily on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Goodbye Bar Codes: Packages With transmitters on the Way The press is abuzz with news about RFIDs - Readio Frequency Indetifiers - that will start appearing in products in stores this fall. The article predicts that RFIDs will replace bar codes with two decades; I predict it will be a lot sooner. RFIDs allow stores and other people to track merchandise both before and after the sale. This has led to some privacy concerns: "Simply stated, I don't think most people want their clothes spying on them." Maybe. But how long before having your own RFID personal identifier becomes the essence of cool? Not long. By AP, USA Today, July 8, 2003 [ From OLDaily on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Elusive Vision:Challenges Impeding the Learning Object Economy Via CogDogBlog comes this link from Macromedia to a White Paper summarizing discussion about learning objects from 18 luminaries in the field. After the usual introduction to learning objects, the discussion turns to the learning object economy, which is depicted by Masie as being "about content, content, content." The paper predicts five separate marketplaces, the first sign of awareness I've seen that there is this segmentation occuring. But they should not take this so calmly: this segmentation is not inevitable. Much of the work I've done is directly counter, in an effort to crea From OLDaily on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Simulation Software Beats Traditional Approach in Online Course It's just one study, so let's not be making any hasty generalizations. But "students in an online class who learned networking through a commercially available simulation scored higher and retained more course information than students taught with a traditional network-diagramming software package, says a Penn State researcher." By Unknown, Penn State Live, July 7, 2003 [Refer][Research< From OLDaily on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Resource of the WeekHea From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. Digital karma As mentioned yesterday, David Carter-Tod helped me out with running an interactive Manila weblog page within an interactive Blackboard.com course site, the Manila news page showing up as the content of what Blackboard calls its "Announcements" page. It involved a simple Javascript that&nbsp;David wrote. But hold! - a problem. The Manila page showed up fine on the Announcements page, but it "ate" all the Blackboard command buttons in the private, editorial part of the site. I.e., the Announcement page could&nbsp;not be ed From homoLudens III on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. RIAA faces antitrust suit Man bites pig From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Revolution needed for rural broadband success You have nothing to lose but your dial-up From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Webcaster Alliance Threatens To Sue RIAA detroitindustrial writes "The Washington Post reports that the Webcaster Alliance is threatening to sue the RIAA under the Sherman Antitrust Act. In their ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Final version of weblog definition Right, this is my final draft of my entry on weblogs for the Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory. I think I've got the most important things in, though I'm aching to write much more about lots of it - the social aspects and the network in particular - but I think this is probably what I want in a 500 word for people interested in narrative theory. I've added more ab From Seblogging News on July 9, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. Web Linking Need Not Cause Copyright Liability From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. Few Companies Change Linux Plans Despite SCO Suit gaurab writes "A survey on Internetweek says 'SCO's Linux lawsuit and threats seem to be having little affect on IT managers except to make them angry. Fully ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. .Mac Bookmarks I've been keeping a copy of my default browser's "bookmarks.html" (or favorites.html, or whatever the current default browser calls it) on a publically accessible space so I can get to my bookmarks from anywhere. It works, but is clunky and slow (loading a 200KB file to get a single link isn't the most efficient way to do the task). Enter .Mac... Apple just released a new tool that works with iSync, so I can sync up my Safari bookmarks from any Mac I use to my .Mac account. I can now also browse and use these bookmarks from any browser,... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on July 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Yahoo meets expectations The portal giant posts a profit of $50.8 million for its second quarter and raises its financial estimates for 2003. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Prescott, Dothan details leak out of Intel The chipmaker is gearing up for a busy second half of the year with a slew of new desktop and notebook chips and a host of accompanying price cuts. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Google cache raises copyright concerns Google's caching feature allows for quick snapshots of others' web pages. But does it infringe on copyrights and trademarks? From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Questioning the Funnel Sebastien Fiedler draws some comparisons worth noting in comparing the Illich 'funnel' to the Downes 'learning network' and asking some... From Almanack on July 9, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. YASNS: Ringo.com Yet another social networking service, Ringo, yet another bizarre misreading of social networks:Asking your friends to join is as simple as sending an email. As your circle of friends grows to include your friend's friends, and their friends too, you will quickly find that your new, expanded circle of friends includes hundreds of people. Many circles never stop growing. Now you are ready to find a match within your list. Are you looking for an activity partner? Somebody to go to the movies with? A friend, a lover, a soul-mate? Or perh From Corante: Social Software on July 9, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. [SN] Panel: FCC Because Bob Pepper is sick, KEvin is asking the FCC people in the audience to form a panel. They gamely do. Amy Wohl asks what they think about Reed Hundt's idea of moving money from over-the-air digital tuners to a project that provides broadband to everyone. The panelists are being evasive or negative. "I don't know how much bandwidth really need today." I ask how much bandwidth people need. He points to a report that said we need to look at how much we need for today's apps and for tomorrow's. We have enough for today's, he says. Cory asks... From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. [SN] Panel: The Next Communications Industry Paddy Holahan of NewBay thinks that camera phones will change everything. As the data from voice declines, the telcos are looking for data apps to fill the pipes and the coffers. Raju Gulabani of Telesym focuses on delivering voice over wifi. Louis Holder of Vonage says that they offer phone service over a broadband connection. [Unfortunately, it's not available in Boston, unless you're willing to get a new phone number. I checked a couple of months ago.] They have about 33,000 customers. You get unlimited calling for $40/month, including long distance. Now they're adding servic From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. A Conference Limerick Joi Ito's IRC channel is encouraging the writing of limericks. Here's another: There once was a conference with voice where the dominant speakers were the boice. They nattered and boasted and insulted and roasted and turned sociability into noice. This does not refer to the conference I'm at.... From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. Wal-Mart Cancels RFID Trial EABird writes "CNet is reporting that Wal-mart has announced that they have canceled the RFID trial they were planning. Unfortunately, it looks like they are ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. Survey: Outsourcing may hit IT careers More than 90 percent of Australian technology managers polled in a survey say they won't recommend IT as a career path if outsourcing continues to shrink the local job market. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. Overseas outsourcing to rise in 2003 Research firm Gartner predicts the amount companies spend to farm out business tasks to foreign lands will jump 38 percent this year, with India heading up the market. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. Scholarly Publishing Practice From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. Looksmart Content Coming to Lycos From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. BELTS - Basic E-Learning Tool Set " The Le@rning Federation has undertaken the Basic E-Learning Tool Set (BELTS) project to develop and deliver a delivery system and framework for a learning object discovery and presentation system. " Version 1 software available for download from sourceforge, released under a license that permits re-distribution and modification as long as attribution is kept attached to source code. - SWL From EdTechPost on July 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. Robert Scheer "This is not some minor dispute over a footnote to history but rather raises the possibility of one of the most egregious misrepresentations by a U.S. administration. What could be more cynical and impeachable than fabricating a threat of rogue nations or terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons and using that to sell a war? " From homoLudens III on July 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. Verizon launches MMS But carrier shall not picture message unto carrier From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. P2P fans unite, the RIAA fight is on Grassroots action From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. FreeBSD 5.1 Review and BSD Roundup securitas writes "Both eWEEK's review of FreeBSD 5.1 and ExtremeTech's BSD overview and roundup (single page) will be of interest to BSDers and anyone else who ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. California in the Economist There's an interesting article about California's current political and fiscal crisis in this week's Economist, California in Crisis: Is the Golden State governable? Both the recall and the budget can be partly explained away as special problems. The budget crisis is a delayed reaction to the dotcom bust (and the collapse in tax revenues)...and the recall is essentially a political ruse by the Republicans to take advantage of that...[y]e From megnut on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Safe at Home A firewall should be your first line of defense to protect your small business computing resources. From E-Commerce Guide on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. FTC Calls Web Deal an Illegal Pyramid Agency takes Internet 'shopping mall' operators to court to halt alleged scam. From E-Commerce Guide on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. AT&T locks down hot spots In a bid to win more business customers, the company will extend the same network security measures it makes available for broadband and dial-up connections to 2,000 hot spots. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Intel teams with wireless gear maker The chipmaker joins forces with Alvarion, a manufacturer of broadband wireless equipment, to develop products based the emerging WiMax standard. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Dell soups up security service Dell Computer wants to help customers switch on better Windows 2000 security, with a new service that activates 50 default settings in the OS. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. AOL adds new phone features The online giant, hoping to entice dial-up subscribers to buy more services, beefs up its Call Alert and Voicemail features. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. "Critical" flaw found in Windows Microsoft patches three new security holes in its operating system, warning that one "critical" buffer overrun flaw could let a hacker run code on victims' PCs. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. The Web as a new lever within. A true story Archimedes said, "Give me (lever and) a place to stand, and I will move the world." It seems that today's equivalent dictum could very well be 'give me an Internet connection and the world will move me.' As much as I would like to concentrate here on the power of love, which is the first cause underlying the following true story, I will focus more closely on computers and education. Real life has provided a lucid example that illustrates how a computer with an internet connection has become not only a powerful and fundamental learning tool but has partaken in a little From Xplana on July 9, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. a teaser for "Fuss about RSS" This is just a pre-notice teaser for our upcoming LOVCOP teleconference on July 11, 2003: What's the Fuss about RSS?. To get the access details (it is a toll free call), you should rush click over to the LOVCOP site... From cogdogblog on July 9, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. Deakin University CMS Evaluation site Note sure why I haven't posted this before, but the Brandeis site below reminded me of it. I have now seen the Deakin site held up as an exemplar of CMS evaluation process in a number of different RFP/selection processes, and I think for good reason. They provide extensive documentation of the selection process and intemediary steps. And as an aside, they ended up selecting Vista for their institutional CMS. - SWL From EdTechPost on July 9, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. Project CMS@WBW.edu As a follow up to the earlier posting about the recent EDUCAR research report on an evaluation framework for CMSes, this link points to the actual project site from Brandeis University from which the research report sprang. The report itself deserves a more studied response, but worthy of highlight on this site are both the instructor and student surveys, which exemplify the approach being promoted. I think there is lots to admire in this approach, not least of which is the seemingly obvious (yet often not followed) advice From EdTechPost on July 9, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. Japan To Do Payroll On Linux strannik writes "Yahoo/Reuters is reporting that the The Japanese Government will use Linux for it's payroll system. Fujitsu LTD, IBM Japan LTD and OKI ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. Survey says IT pay up, stock options down Information-technology companies are abandoning long-term incentives such as stock options, a survey finds. They now spur workers with bonuses and other short-term rewards. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Hackers attack pro-China site From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Networker Grand Central taps new CEO Grand Central Communications appoints founder and chairman Halsey Minor as chief executive as it embarks on a "business Internet" push. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Adam Curry bribes the blogosphere to ignore Echo In an odd testament to the importance of the social fabric of the weblog world, Adam Curry is bribing people not to use Echo, on the grounds that he's invested in RSS. From Corante: Social Software on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Poetical Dubya Michael O'Connor Clarke has had a poem burst fully formed from his forehead. Make sure you get to the punchline.... From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. The Internet Belongs to AOL Subscribers, Too Shelley Powers comments on AOL's plan to launch a weblogging tool:I remember AOL and Usenet and all those naive users dumped on to the Usenet groups, coming close to all but destroying some of them. Now we have potentially the... From Ten Reasons Why on July 9, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. Speaking of early adopters This is engagement. Michelle MacAfee writes: Is there any way of moving links down when editing the navigation bar without tediously moving each link down one at a time to maintain a space between the categories?&nbsp; It results in building on what has gone before: A brief explanation of the new WYSIWYG editor for the navig From homoLudens III on July 9, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. MP sets up spam busting site Use it, don't abuse it From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. Firewalls and Internet Security, Second Edition dbc15 writes "A timely and much needed update to the first edition, Fwais 2.0 is an excellent overview of the current landscape and psychology involving ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. Video: Interview With FAST Search and Transfer CEO John Lervik From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. What will AOL do to the Blogosphere? Shelley "burningbird" Powers has a post on AOL's upcoming weblog product, deepening the comparison to their decision to offer usenet access Back In The Day:Want to know what it will be like having AOL members online? The rules will change, starting with the fact that the AOLers won't know who Jeff Jarvis, Meg Hourihan, Nick Denton, Anil Dash, and Clay Shirky are -- and this isn't necessarily a bad thing. This is the million-dollar question: will AOL webloggers join the environment we currently From Corante: Social Software on July 9, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. Stock icons for developers, designers Iconfactory has designed the interface widgets for Windows XP, Netscape 6, Extensis Suitcase, Panic's Transmit, Microsoft Messenger, and many other products. Now you can afford to add their potent blend of information design and illustration to your own software projects and websites. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. Independent days The ever eloquent John Gruber discusses the nature and advantages of independent websites in a longish column that's worth savoring and bookmarking. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. Seems like old times Weirdsmobile, a broad and deep independent site, isn't trying to build a brand, deliver a service, or test a business model. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. [SN] List of bloggers There's a list of people blogging the SuperNova conference here.... From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. [SN] Simon Phipps Simon is Chief Technology Evangelist at Sun. He's talking about why social software is taking off now since it consists mainly of technology. Answer: the audience has changed, not the technology. It's taken ten years for "The network is the computer"&reg; to become the pervasive reality. It's not enough to be massively connected. It's also go to be based on shared, open, royalty-free and loosely standards. We shouldn't worry about the network's center or edges. Instead, worry about whether there will be a digital ID scheme that anyone will use. [This is addres From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. BloggerCon - Call for Nominations Know someone who should be at BloggerCon? How about yourself? We are currently accepting suggestions for individuals to invite to BloggerCon 2003 (the event is Saturday, October 4th). Please send your ideas, including full name and URL of the person's blog, to the BloggerCon team. Serious inquiries only! Please email rather than leaving comments on this blog. Thank you! We look forward to your input. From Weblogs At Harvard on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. Bloglines (RSS) Bloglines is a web-based RSS aggregator that comes pretty close to doing what I've been asking for for a while now. It imports and exports OPML files (cool), renaming and sorting feeds is relatively easy, it shows graphics and links, and it's got a cool little bookmark feature that you can use to mark posts for further reading or thinking. It even allows for comment back to the author's Web log from within the aggregated post, something SharpReader can't do. I am forced to click through the individual site folders, however, since unlik From weblogged News on July 9, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. Versioning Machine Also from the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, the Versioning Machine is a software tool designed&nbsp; for displaying and comparing multiple versions of texts. It is not clear to me what license the software is released under, but it is freely available for download on the site. (If it's not clear why this is interesting to me, in addition to being a former humanities major and having had to do lots of manual side-by-side comparisons of text, we are kind of fond of comparative analysis over at --> From EdTechPost on July 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. The Virtual Lightbox An interesting Java applet/application developed by the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, The Virtual Lightbox is a software tool for comparing images online. There are two versions - one functions in a peer-to-peer fashion allowing users participating in a common session to view interactions with the images in real-time, and thus can also function as a shared whiteboard. The other version provides an individual user the ability to compare images from an image collection side-by-side. Lightbox is free software, distributed under the ter From EdTechPost on July 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. T-TIC BAWP's 'Teaching and Technology Inquiry Committee." Carol T. and I finally got some time to work through our plans for tech and the Writing Project yesterday.&nbsp;A&nbsp;one year&nbsp;sketch resulted: An intensive blogging etc. training for our few early adopters in August. Idea is to get the 5 or 6 of them familiar at an intermediate level with whatever tools (Manila, Blackboard,&nbsp;Powerpoint, etc.) they might put to use with students during the school year. They get stipends and high priority onl From homoLudens III on July 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. Host and post ... Fast and slow,&nbsp;Gonna make this&nbsp;network growGonna&nbsp;serve&nbsp;it cheap and lowGonna make it&nbsp;easy found.Check out the url. Ever so slowly, we're getting there. From homoLudens III on July 9, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. TVBrick to pump Japanese TV across Net Massive copyright infringement? From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. Guido van Rossum Leaves Zope.com VladDrac writes "Guido van Rossum, the author of the Python programming language, announced at OSCON last night that he's leaving zope.com, to work for a new ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. Bandwidth-saving tip of the day Bandwidth a problem? Try gzip compression. (102 words) From dive into mark on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. Cross-platform development for WebObjects There were announcements from the WOProject and WOLips projects, both of which can be used to develop WebObjects applications (and build them using Ant) on multiple platforms. WOProject is located here. It's a set of tools to build WO apps independent of IDE. WOLips is located here. It's a plugin for Eclipse that supports the development of WO apps and frameworks.... From D&apos;Arcy Norman&apos;s Learning Commons Weblog on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. IBM expands Linux support From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. The promises, perils for nanotech CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos holds up a mirror to Nantero, a start-up that he asserts demonstrates the potential--and the lurking pitfalls--of nanotechnology. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. Conceptual blind spot No, I am not only reading Ivan Illich these days. I just find it useful to look at his writings from the early 1970's to gain some perspective on what is (still) going on today. Essentially a lot of Illich's critique is still very valid, isn't it? And a lot of what is done with technology in education has not gone beyond the "funnel" framework that is described in the following paragraph: What counts is that education is assumed t From Seblogging News on July 9, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. Web Search--MicrosoftSo From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. [SN] Me I just gave a talk on why digital ID makes me nervous. It wasn't an argument against it, just an attempt to figure out why my stomach gets upset every time someone talks about it.... From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. An Evaluation Framework for Course Management Technology "This research bulletin describes an evaluation framework for analyzing the teaching and learning processes that course management technologies support. Because the project has pedagogical goals at its foundation, the framework assesses the gain (or loss) of learning effectiveness and of teaching efficiency and the total cost of ownership. " Boy this sure looks interesting. Wish I was an EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research subscriber, but I left the $2000 subscription price in my other pants pocket... - SWL&nbsp; From EdTechPost on July 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. KCollector - W4 - Aggregating and organzing weblog data Quote: "W4 is a server based RSS news aggregator that collects posts from subscribed feeds and automatically organises them. Posts are organised by classification (Who/What/Where/When) and then by topic. This allows us to create all different kinds of views of the posts. At the moment the default home page shows the classifications along with topics in each classification that have new posts." From Serious Instructional Technology on July 9, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. 3Com welcome to join Cisco-Huawei dispute Three's a crowd? From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Dell to tighten systems security Pre-configure Windows settings for users From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Feeds are very international Tony Laszlo's got an amazing assortment of feeds. His ISSHO series cover a pretty wide sweep of languages. What's notable... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on July 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Review Of Yopy 3700 Linux PDA SecondToughest writes "Gizmodo has a recent post referring to a review of the new Yopy 3700 Linux-based PDA. The reviewer seems to like it: 'Overall, this is ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Microsoft brains take on Google brawn The software titan hires top scientists and mathematicians in its quest for search algorithms that will allow Microsoft to compete directly with Google. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. [SN] Panel: Security and Identity Two companies in the identity space and two on security. Kevin Werbach Himself is moderating. Jim Kollegger, CEO of BBX Technologies. Security is getting dicier. BBX locks down servers, rolls back to the previous version, and puts the invading executable up against a wall with a blindfold around its eyes and its pants down at its knees. [This is my way of putting it.] Marc Hedlund of Sana Security. There are security companies that are doing exceptionally well because the threats are so real. His company uses biological models to improve security. [My personal favorite: Playing dead. But that& From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. [SN] Dennis McGinn Dennis McGinn is a retired vice admiral in the US Navy. He says we built a Coalition Wide Area Network in the PAcific Rim. It was built with commercial, off the shelf software. Best of all, the Navy moved to rapid prototyping, supplying 60-70% of needs fast, enabling "self-organizing information exchangers" to coordinate themselves. "It broke the old mold of centralized planning and centralized execution." There was little training provided. "Pretty messy." But it worked. It was flexible and agile in a world that is chaotic. "If the war's gonna start in a chatroom, please make sure I&apos From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 9, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. Karma in the Online Classroom via KairosNews Quote: "I've used variations on a karma system in a number of classes over the last few years, but none as large as the 100-person "Media in the Information Age" last semester. It was something of a trial run, and there were imperfections. I guess it ranked the equivalent of a "revise and resubmit." Two clear failures:"Comment: Interesting lessons, especially in the light of David Wiley's evolving "Pitch" which may involve similar systems. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. 3Dlabs brings Wildcat III, 4 cards to Linux Reg Kit Watch Plus: Toshiba rolls out Centrino-based Portege sub-notebooks From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. Chip industry turnaround coming in Q4 IC sales rising despite gloom From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. Kickbacks as a way to stifle innovation? There's a bit of buzz going around regarding Curry's secret paid-for placement in Winer's product. Tomas sums it up pretty... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on July 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. Dijkstra's Manuscripts Available Online Bodrius writes "Salon has a short but interesting article called GOTO considered joyful, about E. W. Dijkstra's manuscripts, as published by the University of ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. Get your ROBOT groove on! Looking for something fun to do in NYC this weekend? Eyebeam (a not-for-profit media arts organization) is hosting a four-day festival beginning Saturday July 12 called ROBOT. The four-day event will examine current applications of robotic technologies on creative practices, activism, consumerism and physical intimacy. Eyebeam will conclude the event July 15 with a party from 6-10pm featuring music by DJ-I ROBOT, the first random-access, fully analog robotic DJ. All events are open to the public free of charge wit From megnut on July 9, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. Girl Gamers Go Online Boy gamers are more likely to play video games than computer games, and the majority of college students admit to being regular players. From CyberAtlas on July 9, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. MIT alt-i-lab Day One Here&#8217;s a day one summary from Alt-i-lab. Also check Raymond&#8217;s blog.... From autounfocus on July 9, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. RB on Blogging RageBoy compares and contrasts New Age narcissism and blogging.... From Joho the Blog on July 9, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. Web Log Portfolios The Health/PE supervisor at my school e-mailed me yesterday: "I would also like to meet with you and one or two other members of my department to discuss the applications of web logs to our use of the wellness software we have. One of our goals is to provide four years of information for students in a portfolio context. That, coupled with Mario Asselin's really interesting application of MT as student portfolio has m From weblogged News on July 9, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. Microsoft's Useful Options Move Won't Kill Silicon Valley Microsoft's move to end stock options in favor of direct stock grants is a good one. Contrary to the hysteria... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on July 9, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. Fiber-Optic Map: A Classified Dissertation? An anonymous reader writes "So you spent all that time researching, compiling and formatting your dissertation ... now what if it became classified ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. Microsoft spec invites controversy The introduction of the WS-Federation security specification could complicate the movement to build Web services standards and create a rival to the Liberty Alliance Project. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. AOL updates terms of service The Web portal releases a revision of its terms of service agreement that expands its definition of spam to include messaging and chat postings. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. Part Two of a ResourceShelf Interview With Daypop's Founder and Proprietor From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. Libraries for the Future, a national nonprofit tha ... Libraries for the Future, a national nonprofit that champions the role of libraries in American life, has been awarded a three-year, $1.05 million challenge grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a network of EqualAccess Libraries in 10 states by 2005. EqualAccess Libraries is a new initiative designed to transform libraries into information and education centers, based on the needs of their communities From Peter Scott&apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. Fundraising for library and information services - ... Fundraising for library and information services - 24 September 2003, London - A day aimed at library and information staff working in the voluntary and academic sectors who need to gain a basic understanding of fundraising in order to identify sources of funds and make successful applications to Trusts and other public bodies From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. Send to Mobile = brass in pocket Content owners find another way of charging From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. USL vs BSDI Documents Dibyendu Majumdar writes "Dennis Ritchie has posted some court papers from the lawsuit by USL against BSDI about UNIX intellectual property. Some of the SCO ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. McDonalds Serves Up Wi-Fi in SF - Michael Singer, Silicon Valley Fast food giant McDonalds Tuesday continued its quest for providing wireless Internet access and took the wrapping off of its latest batch of hotspots during a launch party here. The company, which successfully opened 10 kiosks in downtown New York bac From Techno-News Blog on July 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. Seeking to fulfill the promise of telecommunications - Thomas J. Bliley, the Hill Seven years ago, as chair of the House Commerce Committee, I helped usher into law the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996, a sweeping overhaul of the nation From Techno-News Blog on July 9, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. Students turn to Web for free expression - NictĂ© Hayes Student journalists facing harsh restrictions on expression are turning to new media alternatives to publish stories that administrators might find controversial or disruptive to school activities. Some students are even turning to independently produ From Educational Technology on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Key tech programs at risk as HEA debates begin - Corey Murray, eSchool News As Congress begins debate this summer over a series of bills to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA), lawmakers will be asked to decide how much leadership the federal government should provide in making technology an important part of the teacher From Educational Technology on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Ambitious Vision, Limited Resources: A Flexible Approach to Distributed Learning - Gabriele Ferrazzi, the Technology Source In August 2000, the newly established Department of Rural Development (DRD) at Brandon University began testing the waters of distributed learning (DL). The fast-changing, increasingly competitive educational environment in Canada impelled it to explor From Online Learning Update on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. E-learning strategy to 'revolutionize' UK education - Wendy Brewer, MacWorld UK Education and skills secretary Charles Clarke yesterday stressed the importance of technology for revolutionizing learning in schools, colleges and universities, marking the launch of the government's consultation document into its e-learning strategy. From Online Learning Update on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. If you've got the motivation, do the course - the Telegraph Committing to a rigorous study programme for two or three years, while holding down a full-time job, takes determination and motivation as well as financial resources. Nevertheless, thousands of people each year believe it is worthwhile because so many From Online Learning Update on July 9, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. The 3rd Scottish annual e-books seminar will be he ... The 3rd Scottish annual e-books seminar will be held in Edinburgh on 24 September 2003. The seminar will bring together speakers from the major e-book players, including librarians, researchers, user groups and publishers. Speakers will be exploring the challenges of e-book integration, issues of access, content availability and promotion From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. INFOTECH 2003 - Lima, Peru - August 21, 2003 ... INFOTECH 2003 - Lima, Peru - August 21, 2003 From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. Between July 2001 and June 2002, OCLC WorldCat gre ... Between July 2001 and June 2002, OCLC WorldCat grew by 2.7 million records. Libraries used it to catalog and set holdings for 49.4 million items and arrange 8.9 million interlibrary loans. Library staff and users conducted 35.6 million searches of WorldCat via FirstSearch for research and reference, and to locate materials. You can see the latest WorldCat record as it is added From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. 2004 subscription rates for Arnold Journals are no ... 2004 subscription rates for Arnold Journals are now available From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. ICDL 2004 - International Conference on Digital Li ... ICDL 2004 - International Conference on Digital Libraries - February 24-27, 2004 - New Delhi, India From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 9, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. We've found the perfect solution to spam Extraordinary solution From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Britain is a nation of Net tourists We, the semi-connected From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Lifts Off Joost Schuur writes "At 11:18 PM EDT on Monday, Opportunity, the second of 2 NASA Mars Exploration Rovers took off aboard a Boeing Delta 2 Heavy rocket after ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Fastest computer in academe in Canada - Larry Johnsrude, The Edmonton Journal No university in Canada can boast anything as fast as the University of Alberta's new $3-million super-computer that promises to help it become a world leader in nanotechnology and cellular studies. The computer, about 4,000 times quicker than the avera From Techno-News Blog on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Untitled Three years ago today: "I just got an email from a friend who suffered a massive heart attack, and survived." Update: He's still kickin. I've been emailing with him the last few days. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Wal-Mart cancels 'smart-shelf' trial The retail giant cancels testing for an experimental wireless inventory control system, ending one of the most closely watched efforts to bring RFID technology to store shelves. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Games Invade Hollywood's Turf Three-dimensional games are usually associated with first-person shooters like Quake, but the underlying technology lends itself to storytelling -- and a new genre of animated movies, called machinima, has sprung up to exploit it. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Euro Scheme Makes Money Talk A deal reportedly underway will embed euro notes with RFID chips by 2005. The technology is intended to thwart counterfeiting, but privacy groups see the end of anonymous transactions. By Janis Mara. From Wired News on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Riding High on Antigravity Craft The fantastic floating device called a lifter has no moving parts, no onboard fuel and no shortage of wide-eyed admirers. Even inside NASA. By Clive Thompson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. New Memory That Doesn't Forget The next generation of RAM, due next year, will be magnetoresistive, which in plain terms means data will stay put even with the power off. For users, that means slow starts could be history. By Elliot Borin. From Wired News on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Now You See Me, Now You Don't Next-generation optical camouflage is busting out of defense labs and onto the street. This is technology you have to see to believe. By Wil McCarthy from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Skullcandy Link Reg Review Connect your phone to your music to your head From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Intel to boost Xeon cache, cut prices Monday 1MB L3 for $690 From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Untitled Joshua Allen: "We in the software industry are waaay too guilty of this self-indulgence where we think that the world cares about our politics, platforms, and gratuitous layers of abstraction." Right on. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Untitled On the other hand Josh, the rest of us are really at the mercy of the BigCo's. While I agree totally that we programmers are here to serve the users (I preach that every day, telling the users to expect more of techies, esp to expect the complete truth) one little change from one of the platform vendors can and often does put lots of LittleCo's into the dumper. Try to understand, we're not wrong, maybe your intentions are good, then you can do much better at staying out of the way. In the meantime it's getting worse not better. Also, one more thing, I don't do v From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Untitled Yesterday I asked for a feature in Manila, and today it's being tested with the most technical Manila users (also known as developers). If all goes well, Jake will release it later today. I wanted to get a feature in asap, this is a good one because it removes the incentive for referer-spam, the nasty links that show up on our referer pages because people want a free ride on our waves of page rank. It's a feature we think the Google folk should appreciate. As From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Once an hour, please Mark Pilgrim has written an application that reads my site every minute or so by a robot. Mark, please limit your reads to once an hour. We have a huge bandwidth bill, it's one of UserLand's biggest expenses, and the more we pay for bandwidth the less we have available to pay for programming and support. Thanks for working with us on this. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. How to help People ask how they can help UserLand. Here's one way. When someone asks an intelligent question on one of the user mail lists, be sure they get an intelligent answer. Lawrence is totally overloaded and it's a well-known fact that he can't get in every loop, although he surely tries. Especially while we try to put it back together, we need extra support and understanding for the users. It would be great if the support improved at this time. Think about what a powerful message that would send. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. The friendly skies I'm flying to Portland, OR today via Seattle, WA. Limited updates. See you from the West Coast. From Scripting News on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. Curry's Ten Large Well, this is mighty interesting. Adam Curry, the ex-MTV VJ, and well known blogger, is really upset with the quest to revise RSS. Why? Well... I asked Userland if I could purchase a pre-installed feed on their aggregator, which supports... From Ben Hammersley.com on July 9, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. WiMAX, Undressed and Exposed Skinimax Style Ms. Caroline Gabriel penned an informative article regarding 802.16 (WiMAX) at The Inquirer today. If you've read my fully-clothed explanation regarding this beefy wireless standard, you would probably enjoy hers too (she has many of the same conclusions and observations... From Tim Swanson on July 9, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. Adobe Still Ignores Elcomsoft-Discovered Holes evenprime writes "In 2001, Dmitry Skylarov described vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader while giving a talk at Defcon 9. As has been ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. F/Echo: Weblog from Wiki Weblogs are not like wikis. Wikis are not like weblogs. Earlier this year, I thought we were seeing a fusion of the two patterns, but to my surprise, they resist any sort of trivial merging, probably because they don't just do different things, they do different things well. Instead, we are getting a flowering of complexity as various forms of wiki+weblog combinations arise. A new one is a weblog view of work on the "The Protocol Formerly Known As Echo". The content of the weblog is derived in large part by publishing clueful summaries of From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. Microsoft profiting from antitrust punishment License fees From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. This is the future of online newspapers Guardian creates defining moment in the paid-for Web From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. Thailand imposes curfew on online gaming Fears of addiction From The Register on July 9, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. Hydra and Social Invention One of the moments I love best is when a group, given a piece of software, uses it in a way that is simultaneously so novel and so good that the pattern becomes worth codifying. This is now happening with Hydra, the "7 brains are smarter than one" text editor that has been likened to an IM Wiki. (Mac only, alas.) At OSCON in Portland (at which I am not, alas), the soi-disant Semi-Unofficial OSCON Wiki is hosting a Hydra template for group note-taking From Corante: Social Software on July 9, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. Another Water-Cooling System For Laptops big writes "NEC has developed the world's first slim sized water-cooling module for notebooks. It uses a piezoelectric pump driving method. This water ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. Mold Dog Does Free Mold Inspection At Stockton Borough School STOCKTON, NJ HYPHEN The Borough School was inspected recently by Oreo, the Northeast's first certified Mold Dog®, after Lab Results LLC offered the service free of charge to elementary schools in the tri-state area. [PRWEB Jul 9, 2003] From PR Web on July 9, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. Talking computers nearing reality The technical kinks, high costs and application misfires that have held back the acceptance of speech recognition and activation--one of computing's Holy Grails--are being ironed out. From CNET News.com on July 9, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. e-learning vision promises broad scope From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Simulation Software Beats Traditional Approach In Online Course From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Outlook: Learning business English online From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Key tech programs at risk as HEA debates begin From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Finance A Nontraditional Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Centra Customer Named a 2003 Technology ROI Award Winner by Baseline Magazine and Nucleus Research From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Rio Salado College E-Learning Instructor Receives Educational Leadership Award From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Course Management Systems and Learning Principles: Getting to Know Each Other … From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Resources, Reports, Tool From ResourceShelf on July 9, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. Do Not Spend Another Night Manless Again I was over at DiVERSiONZ and noticed this item that every single woman needs: And ladies, if you're going to a slumber party, be sure to bring your half-shirted companion with you. Say goodbye to one-night stands, say hello to... From Tim Swanson on July 9, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. Counseling at Phillips, and Its Consequences The family of a student at Phillips Academy, one of America's most prestigious boarding schools, fought to keep her in the school after she unsuccessfully sought help. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Two Types of Brain Problems Are Found to Cause Dyslexia Dyslexia appears to be caused by two distinct types of brain problems, a new study has found. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Principal Candidates Report for Summer School Ninety aspiring principals attended a new training program created as a centerpiece of New York City's effort to overhaul the public school system. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Bush Seeks Big Changes in Head Start, Drawing Criticism From Program's Supporters The president called for a major overhaul that would add an academic focus and give some states the right to control financing. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Reading, Writing and Special Attention in Queens In recent years, a public school in New York City has earned a reputation for successfully integrating students with disabilities into mainstream classes. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Suit Says School Ordered Girls Tested for Diseases After Party Officials at a New York school ordered female students, who cut classes to attend a party, to undergo medical tests for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Obesity on Rise in New York Public Schools Nearly half the children in New York City's public elementary schools are overweight, and about one in four is obese, a city survey has found. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. California Charter Schools Rated as Equal to Public Ones in Study California's charter schools typically perform as well as their traditional counterparts, despite facing persistent financial obstacles and relying on far more uncertified teachers. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Test Chief Resigns After Wide Math-Exam Failures The move came after widespread failures on the state's Math A Regents exam led some of the Regents to push for changes in the department's testing operations. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Oxford Investigates Scientist Who Denied Israeli Application A geneticist at Oxford University who rejected an Israeli student's application cited disagreement with Israeli policies toward Palestinians. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Suggested Tuition Increase for SUNY Is Lowered Five months after recommending a $1,400 tuition increase for next year, the chancellor of the State University of New York scaled back his recommendation to $950. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. New York City Schools Cut Down on Fat and Sweets in Menus The Education Department is reducing the fat content in the 800,000 meals it serves daily and banning various snacks from school vending machines. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Impact on Universities Will Range From None to a Lot Universities across the country began grappling with Monday's Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Group Vows to Monitor Academia's Responses WASHINGTON, June 24 The conservative public interest law firm that challenged affirmative action at the University of Michigan is vowing to monitor academia's responses to Monday's Supreme Court rulings. The group, the Center for Individual Rights, also promises further lawsuits against institutions that overstep the rulings' limits on considering race in university admissions. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Context and the Court The affirmative action rulings demonstrated the importance of the different contexts from which the justices view the cases that bring them face to face with society's disputes. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Even at the Bottom, the Menu Is Rich Even at the supposed bottom of the frequently maligned public education system, there is much opportunity for those who seize it. From New York Times: Education on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. We're (mostly) back The vacation day was pretty productive. Much nerdly info below. From kuro5hin.org on July 9, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Warriors Of Freedom Prompted Rampage Attempt? Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Philadelphia Inquirer article linking videogames to an alleged spree killing attempt. According to the article, ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. Untitled Blogger Bridges As with Liz, my students become my eyes and ears for interesting new work. Elizabeth Goodman has just sent me a paper from Intel Research about the feasibility of using physical devices to broker introductions between bloggers, in a paper called Utilizing Online Communities to Facilitate Physical World Interactions. (Can't find the pdf on the Web, so serving from a local host -- will update the URL when it is live):Devices must provide user interfaces that are expressive but discreet. Given two co-located peo From Corante: Social Software on July 9, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. Armadillo Aero One Step Closer To Space RobertB-DC writes "The folks at Armadillo Aerospace have taken another step toward the X-Prize, dropping their re-entry vehicle from 2000 feet with no major ... From Slashdot on July 9, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. Part Two of a ResourceShelf Interview With Daypop's Founder and Proprietor From ResourceShelf on July 8, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. Wi-Fi, Linux, And VoIP In Canada WEFUNK writes "Canadian Business magazine has a cover story promoting Wi-Fi, VoIP, and Linux as 'Stuff that Works: 3 hot technologies that live up to their ... From Slashdot on July 8, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. Tech allies demo storage at a distance Sprint, Cisco and Hitachi team up to demonstrate data replication can be done using a relatively cheap IP network that covers more than 3,600 miles. From CNET News.com on July 8, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]