Edu_RSS ~ July 16, 2003

Most recent update: July 16, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Boxes and Arrows: The Power of Process, The Perils of Process Boxes and Arrows: The Power of Process, The Perils of Process For all the benefits a well-documented and richly detailed process has, it should also be a framework that is flexible, that can be adjusted at a moment's notice to fit the situation at hand, and shouldn't exist for its own sake. If a group is not careful, the process... From elearningpost on July 16, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (15036) Why Bush Can Lie with Impunity (So Far) Scott Rosenberg: Nice, clean, surgical lies. Between the deficit forecast, the continuing doubletalk on WMD and the worsening situation on... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 16, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (15035) Intrusion Tolerance - Security's Next Big Thing? An anonymous reader writes "DARPA's OASIS program consists of more than 20 research projects in intrusion-tolerant systems. The basic idea is to concede that ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (15034) Users Play Doctor Dot-Com Looking for health information online is an activity that falls only slightly behind using e-mail and researching products. From CyberAtlas on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (15033) Dell finds Axim glitch The PC maker says it has identified a software glitch inside its Axim handheld and will not ship new units until it corrects the problem. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (15032) Microsoft loses key patent ruling A federal judge has issued a critical ruling supporting a patent lawsuit against Microsoft brought by InterTrust, a digital rights management company. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (15031) New Linux Desktop I'm continuing to poke around linux. I'm not finding the Gnome desktop I'm using to be very predictable, so I thought I'd install the Ximian version (free, of course, although they sell a pro version for $99) just to see what it's like. It's a multi-hundred megabyte download that's occurring even as I write this. I'm getting more comfortable with mounting Windows files. Tonight I almost painlessly mounted the My Documents directory of my XP laptop and moved some files over to the linux machine. (Important lesson: Linux expects the name you gave the Windo From Joho the Blog on July 16, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (15030) Services hold IBM up in Q2 Currency conversion From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15029) North Carolina Fights Back Against Lexmark ngrier writes "Seems that at least some aren't sitting idly by, while printer manufacturers try to assert total control. The North Carolina legislature just ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15028) Untitled Keith Teare took my pic with his cellphone and automatically blogged it. Hey so what if I was making a stupid face. It's cool technology! Yeah. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15027) Untitled News.Com: "The Massachusetts attorney general's office said Wednesday that tougher penalties are necessary to prevent Microsoft from engaging in anticompetitive behavior." From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15026) Can you help me out with Seabiscuit? Consider this an experiment in weblogs-as-PR machine, or weblogs-as-journalism... If you've been reading this site for any amount of time, you probably know that I'm all gaga about Seabiscuit (the horse, because of the book), and am highly anticipating the film's opening on July 25th. What I'd like more than anything is to go to a preview screening before it opens. In return, I promise to write a review of the film here on my site on opening day. So if you, or any one you know, could get me access to a press screening, or some other showing, I'd super appreciate it From megnut on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15025) DNS problems Something's gone screwy with my DNS and it looks like I'm not getting email at my usual address. If you need to email me, please use mhourihan -at- yahoo.com instead. This site may also disappear, and depending on what the problem is I may move my DNS, meaning everything will be down/broken/not working for a couple days. If possible, I'll keep you updated. Ugh. Sometimes I hate the internet. Update: in the meantime, you can always access megnut at http://megnut.metafilter.com/. Second update: UltraDNS deleted my accou From megnut on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15024) War flow review It's been several months since I made the American War with Iraq Justification Process flow and it's time for a revisit. Looks like we've made it all the way to the end case, "The war is to liberate the Iraqi people." Now all I need to do is insert another box after it saying, "Hawks gloat, It was always about liberating Iraqis, America pretty sure it's great but soldiers are still dying and their tours of duty are being extended and at home their veterans benefits are being slashed." Whooh, that's a long one! From megnut on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15023) What the hell is going on? So here's what I don't understand...say you're the President of the United States. And you give a very important speech, such as the State of the Union. And it happens that something you say turns out to be untrue. Wouldn't you be upset? Wouldn't you want to reassure the American people that what happened was an egregious error? Wouldn't you publicly say something along the lines of, "A speech to the American public carries the heaviest burden of proof. Though CIA Director George Tenet has apologized for the factual error in my speech, I would like an investigatio From megnut on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15022) Garden woes So for the most part, things are going along swimmingly (or should that be sunningly?) in my garden. The tomatoes are ripening, one is even now orangish! My basil is growing like mad, and following the instructions in the wonderful McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container, I've cut the flowering plants back so that only four leaves remain on the stem (thereby creating a "basil factory" as they say, because now it will start growing again). With all the basil, I've been making pistou, a sort of From megnut on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15021) An office dialog Meg: "Whoa. The Homeland Security Department's chosen Microsoft as its 'preferred supplier' for desktop and server software!" Mark: "That doesn't sound too good." Meg: (reading from article) "Microsoft will provide the standard e-mail software for the entire department." Mark: "So one I LOVE YOU virus and that's the end of Homeland Security." From megnut on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15020) The Daily Cartoon for July 17 Today's Daily Cartoon From Ben Hammersley.com on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15019) Two Oracle executives resign The company announces that its chief of marketing, Mark Jarvis, and former head of North American sales, George Roberts, have resigned. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15018) PC sales surge in second quarter Despite the SARS epidemic, the war in Iraq and economic uncertainty, the personal computer market grew faster than expected last quarter. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (15017) Rhapsody Is Heaven for Kailee Music Makes Apple Earnings Sing "Buoyed by the debut of its online music store and new iPod digital music players, the company reports third-quarter earnings that topped expectations." [CNET News.com] The article doesn't give any specific numbers for the iTunes store, so I'm not sure how much stock to put in the claim that iTunes and the iPod are saving Apple. But i From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (15016) Harvesting a Spammer I got an e-mail today offering to put me on "The Official Do-Not-Email list" for spammers. Uh, huh... So I... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 16, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (15015) AMD still seeing red Loss narrows From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (15014) Windows Vulnerabilities Revealed, Patched Saint Aardvark writes "A big MS Windows remote vulnerability has just hit BugTraq. It concerns a buffer overflow in MS' DCOM, and affects Win2k through Server ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (15013) BEA ships key software upgrade With the release of WebLogic Platform 8.1, the Java server software company is betting on improved integration in its battle against rivals. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15012) State says Microsoft getting off easy The Massachusetts attorney general's office argues that tougher penalties are necessary to prevent Microsoft from engaging in anticompetitive behavior. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15011) ISPs at risk from Cisco flaw A vulnerability in Cisco routers could bring down Web sites and servers if exploited, according to sources. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15010) Earthlink offers call waiting Earthlink, like its rival America Online, starts selling a service that lets dial-up Web subscribers know who's calling while they're online. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15009) The Case for Patterns in Online Learning Interesting accout of the use of patterns - "a generic approach to solving a particular problem that can be tailored to specific cases" - in online learning. Though some examples would be nice, the authors nonetheless show how patterns solve some current issues in online learning, describe and explore some pattern-writing languages, and discuss the "mystical aspect of patterns": "generativity, piecemeal growth, and the quality without a name." By David Jones and Sharonn Stewart, ERIC, July, 2003 [ From OLDaily on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15008) AOL Cuts Remaining Mozilla Hackers It pains me to report this, but AOL is killing Netscape, ending the browser war that began seven or eight years ago when Microsoft launched Internet Explorer. On the heels of a settlement with Microsoft, AOL is, in a mass layoff, terminating the Netscape project. It did, however, provide two million dollars of seed money to the open source Mozilla project, which will continue with the From OLDaily on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15007) RJC Video Throws Up IT Dilemma: Was Student Using Technology In The Correct Way? this is interesting. "In the RJC incident, the student was reported as having used a handphone camera to film a teacher berating a classmate for a piece of work that had apparently not been done satisfactorily. The teacher was also captured on film when she -- in a dramatic finale to her outburst -- tore up the student's work." The questions asked in the article get to the heart of the student-teacher relationship. Students are expected to show respect for teachers, but does this respect extend to the tolerance of inappropriate behaviour? Also, as Steve Outing comments in Poynter's E From OLDaily on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15006) Adaptive Patterns in Authoring of Educational Adaptive Hypermedia The idea of adaptive hypermedia is that online content would personalize its display given information about the viewer. If (writes the author) a student displays no motivation to learn the chiaroscuro technique, then on detecting this, the system would display a Rembrandt painting, "with the hope that seeing such a great painting will motivate them." The example is a little far-fetched. But the technique is sound. The problem, notes the author, is that there is no good tool for writing adaptive hypermedia, and hence the launch of a European Community project, ADAPT, "whose main goal is to ext From OLDaily on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (15005) Create and Sell Your Own books Using True Print-on-Demand Technology It hasn't quite launched yet (take-off is July 28) but CafePress has launched an initiative that should give publishers pause: a means for writers to publish and sell their own books. What distinguishes the CafePress approach from traditional vanity presses is that the author does not have to invest a dime. Just format and submit your content (instructions and content converters are available) and wait for the orders. CafePress sells for a set price depending on the number of pages and the type of binding. What a great idea - maybe I should create a book. What do you think? By Various Au From FOS News on July 16, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (15003) More on CIPA....I used to think that libraries tha ... More on CIPA....I used to think that libraries that relinquished federal funds in order to escape the CIPA filtering requirements were engaged in heroic self-sacrifice. However, the AP reported yesterday that for some libraries, the costs of installing filters exceeds the funding they receive from the federal government. For these lucky libraries, freedom and funding lie on the same path. Check to see whether your library is equally lucky. (Thanks to LIS News.) From FOS News on July 16, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (15002) Bonus Feature for MT Bookmarklet Scott Leslie recently posted some well deserved praise for Bookmarklets (little Javascripts to perform tasks), citing them as vastly under-used but powerful tools in your web browser. The MovableType Bookmarklet makes blogging any website a snap, see our Blogging with... From cogdogblog on July 16, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (15001) Validator error The feed validator is offline due to an OS setup problem. It should be back online tomorrow.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (15000) DragonFly BSD Announced JoshRendlesham writes "Matt Dillon announced today on the freebsd-hackers mailing list the creation of the DragonFly BSD project. It seeks to build on the work ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14999) Untitled Cartoons. Advertising. OS X. Raumpatrouille. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14998) Untitled Steven Johnson: "We're wrong to think of Google as a pure reference source. It's closer to a collectively authored op-ed page -- filled with bias, polemics, and a skewed sense of proportion -- than an encyclopedia." From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14997) Untitled You want Trackback? You got it. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14996) Flawed Analogies and the Federal Do Not Call List I'm usually in favor of a completely free market, so why am I also in favor of the United States' new country-wide do not call list? From an unusually pro-commercial Salon article by Farhad Manjoo: "Does anybody like to get a phone call at dinner?" asks Errol Copilevitz, an attorney who's fought many telemarketing laws on behalf of nonprofit organizations. Of course not, he says. But unless the government gives us the opportunity to opt out of all of life's annoyances, why single out telemarketing? "I don't like to be bothered at the airport by people with unusual re From kuro5hin.org on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14995) Metallica Fights for Ownership of E, F Chords I'm with Siva; I'll believe this when it's in some fashion substantiated. Later: A member of the Pho list: "[Is] this a joke where you've knowingly cross-posted FUD to 7 email lists hoping to spawn 7 concurrent, identical conversations which go as follows?: POSTER #1: This will completely destroy not only music but culture, as we know it, as well. I mean, what hap From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14994) AMD trims its losses a bit Advanced Micro Devices sees revenue pick up slightly in the second quarter to $645 million, but the chipmaker is still in the red. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14993) Broad patents on streaming media upheld A California court finds that a little-known company may have a legitimate stake in just about every kind of streaming media, from Internet multimedia to in-demand cable. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (14992) Social Software for Education Using Weblogs: Teaching with Drupal | Kairosnews we encourage people to take a look because we believe that Drupal, or... From Almanack on July 16, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (14991) More on the Sabo bill....In the July 16 issue of T ... More on the Sabo bill....In the July 16 issue of The Scientist, Catherine Zandonella summarizes some objections to the Public Access to Science Act. From FOS News on July 16, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (14990) Freenet 0.5.2 Released FurbyXL writes "With the RIAA roaring to grab peer-to-peer users by their IP addresses, Freenet - fully anonymized production and consumption of content - is ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (14989) From Burlington I recognize that the blog entries have been quick. I'm new to blogging, a little tired, and have been on the road. This is the first time this week where I've had a little more time to really sit down and digest some of the comments. I'm really impressed by... From Lessig Blog on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (14988) Microsoft warns of critical Windows flaw The software giant issues a patch for a security hole that could allow an attacker to take control of computers running any version of Windows except for Windows ME. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (14987) Music makes Apple earnings sing Buoyed by the debut of its online music store and new iPod digital music players, the company reports third-quarter earnings that topped expectations. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (14986) IBM sees earnings momentum Big Blue reports higher second-quarter profit than a year ago, meeting Wall Street targets, but says it's still too early to predict an upturn in the tech market. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (14985) Orbitz hit by site outage Orbitz is hit by a site outage, making the popular travel site unavailable to visitors at the height of the busy summer travel season. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (14984) Flash Crowds Go Creepy: FlockSmart From the "Anything you can do, I can do meta" department comes Flock Smart, a site trying to sign people up for ongoing participation in flash crowds. The site is very thin on particulars, and the "Contact us" page begins with this creepy sentence: We at FlockSmart feel this should be a site run by the community, for the community. Got that? You sign up with no advance info, "we at FlockSmart" send you Flash Crowd events, and we ask you to believe that this constitutes a site run by t From Corante: Social Software on July 16, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (14983) Caption This Photo, Or Feel The Wrath Of Jebus Boss: Peter are you sleeping on the job? Peter: No sir, there's a bug in my eye and I'm trying to suffocate him. Little kid: Maybe if I close my eyes they will all disappear Contestant: Big Bucks, Big... From Tim Swanson on July 16, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (14982) Netscape's first mistake The seeds of yesterday's death rattle were planted in 1996, when Netscape teamed up with Sun to rid the world of evil unilateral operating systems. They might as well have slapped targets on their heads and bought Bill Gates's ammunition. One wonders what would have happened if Netscape had partnered with Microsoft instead. One wonders what can be done now to foster diversity and improved standards compliance in the marketplace. One wonders what AOL and Microsoft are thinking. They may be tired of browsers, but the public is not.... From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 16, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (14981) Two fine interviews Shirley Kaiser and Eric Meyer keep it real at Zlog and DMXZone. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 16, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (14980) More sexy standards-based sites Three beautiful sites, one of them the home of a major commercial design product, convert to CSS layout and XHTML structure. All hail Hicks Design, Quark Inc., and Ten Years Ago in Spy. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on July 16, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (14979) NetFuture #147 - Aphorisms on Computers in Classrooms If you are not already familiar with Stephen Talbott's newsletter NetFuture, I highly recommend it for anyone interested in thought-provoking commentary on the interaction of human beings and technology. The latest issue contains a set of 'aphorisms' on the use of computers in the (in this case primarily K-12) classroom. You may disagree with much that he has to say, but I think his point of view well worth considering. - SWL From EdTechPost on July 16, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (14978) A Search Engine For The Slower Net Makarand writes "According to this BBC News article researchers at MIT are developing a search engine for people using the web on slower net connections. The ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (14977) Brand Checkup: Relevance and Intuitiveness Is your site maintaining peak performance? We continue the online brand health checkup with an examination of content relevance and site intuitiveness. From E-Commerce Guide on July 16, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (14976) Apple touts wares at low-key Macworld In a sign of the waning influence of the East Coast edition of Macworld, Apple makes several small announcements but no major hardware launches. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (14975) AOL adds 400 call-center jobs in India From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (14974) Are Weblogs a Valuable Tool for Democracy? Uber-blogger Lisa Rein has posted video from a session at this summer's Internet Law Program on "Democracy and the Internet." Led by Berkman Faculty Co-Director Charles Nesson, the session featured an impromptu panel discussion with the weblog writers in attendance: Aaron Swartz, Zack Rosen, From Weblogs At Harvard on July 16, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. (14973) Slashdot Thread - Do Online Schools Provide A Quality Education? Though highly anecdotal, I found a number of insightful comments in here on what students value in an online education (note: the link has the threshold for post ratings set to 4 - I can't really bear it if it's set any lower). - SWL From EdTechPost on July 16, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (14972) Statistical Analysis of Copyright Registrations linuxizer writes "I've been poking around in Penn's Library for most of my Freshman year, looking up copyright statistics. What I found is basically what many ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (14971) UK Texting Takes Off More than 8 billion text messages were sent across the UK since the beginning of 2003, while traffic to U.S. mobile phone Web sites spikes 106 percent during the same time period. From CyberAtlas on July 16, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (14970) EMC to push metered storage The storage giant is set to unveil an on-demand storage program that charges customers only for what they use, marking a shift towards a model championed by IBM and HP. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (14969) The NSF Division of Science Resources Statistics h ... The NSF Division of Science Resources Statistics has released a special report, The Implications of Information Technology for Scientific Journal Publishing: A Literature Review, NSF 03-323, June 2003. You'd guess from the title, and the fact that that its scope is the literature since 1994, that this report covers the important literature on open access. Not so. It gives prominent coverage to the SuperJournal Project, which ended five years ago, and touches From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on July 16, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (14967) Broadband Britain 2008 - a second tier state Question of price From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (14966) Microsoft Wins Homeland Security Contract syzme writes "According to The Register (as well as Reuters and News.com), 'The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed a deal for Microsoft software ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (14965) Macromedia and PayPal Bring Online Transactions to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Macromedia announced that they have incorporated PayPal Merchant tools into Macromedia Contribute 2, its desktop application for Web site maintenance, allowing small and medium-sized businesses to seamlessly integrate e-commerce functionality into their Web sites. From E-Commerce Guide on July 16, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (14964) Cisco fills seats at the top The networking gear maker names an executive to take charge of corporate accounting compliance and appoints a boardroom replacement for Arun Sarin, the new head of Vodafone. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (14963) New RSS Feed: Teaching and Learning on the Web Building on the code done for adding RSS to our DirectorWeb site, it took less than an hour to integrate it into our Teaching & Learning on the Web. Once again, adding RSS was wonderfully simple. You can find this... From cogdogblog on July 16, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (14962) Pay $$, Become a 'Columnist' Letter to Romanesko: Want to be a real sportswriter? Got a photo? Got a hundred bucks? Okay, you're in.... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on July 16, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (14961) SINAPSE.org - open source student community software Ran across this through the uPortal list (I am only know getting through the last 4 months of archives) where it was tossed out for discussion as a possible alternative/partner application. Looks quite interesting. Very much focused on student to student or student to 'non-administrative service' interactions, things like classifieds, student elections, local guides and calendars. And  in contrast to the 'enterprise' approach with uPortal which employs a J2EE architecture, these folks have chosen to build this out with the now classic Apache/PHP/MySQL c From EdTechPost on July 16, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (14960) PS3 memory rumour mill turns again Leaks and spills From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (14959) Robosnail: Science or sex toy? Sluggish MIT researchers From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (14958) Head First Java honestpuck writes "Earlier this year I decided to learn Java. I'd spent some time using JavaScript without really getting my hands too dirty but I'd pushed it ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (14957) Researchers delve into the human factor Computer scientists, academics and others gather at IBM's Almaden Research Center to swap ideas on how to better understand the ways in which people interact with machines. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (14956) Sanmina to scoop up Newisys Newisys, a server start-up, is being bought by contract computer manufacturer Sanmina-SCI, according to sources close to the company. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (14955) Howard Dean and the Threat of the Web There's a very smart Chris Sullentrop article about the threat the Web poses to the Dean campaign. One sentence summary: If bottom-up campaigning allows small groups to project onto Dean views he doesn't actually hold, the campaign will disintegrate, in the literal sense of the term. Smart, well thought out and well researched: Go read it. From Corante: Social Software on July 16, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (14954) Linux defector Colt firing blanks Netcraft survey is mixed bag for MS From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (14953) Town Mouse much faster (still) than Country Mouse Down these narrowband lanes From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (14952) TRON: The Unknown Open-Source? jordandeamattson writes "Over on CNN there is a very interesting article about Tron, an open-source real-time operating system from Japan first developed and ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (14951) Frank-o-Phile Here's a treat: MIT's Frank Field has two consecutive days of especially good linking (and thinking) under his belt. Among my favorite picks? Doc Searls weighing in on the Lawrence Solum/Minn Chung article --> From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (14950) Embryology Slide Viewer I'm working on a prototype application for viewing embryology slides (and having HUGE flashbacks from when I took the course back when the earth was young). As a result, I get to play around in DirectorMX again, and am rather amazed at how quickly my Mad Lingo Skillz are coming back. Imaging Lingo rocks. 3D Lingo rocks. I'm building 2 versions of the app. The first used Imaging Lingo to do a zoom/pan over a high resolution image. That worked well, but took a good chunk of CPU power to do the manipulations. The second version is using 3D Lingo... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (14949) Grooming tablet PCs for the masses China's TDV Vison plans to bring a tablet to market on three continents for $900 in September. HP, meanwhile, is set to start a retail push for the devices. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (14948) Arrogance There are at least two types of arrogance. One is rooted in a belief in one's own moral superiority. The other is rooted in an inability to recognize ambiguity as a fact of the world rather than as a failure of the intellect. If I had to guess, I'd say George W. Bush's arrogance is of the second kind while his administration's arrogance generally is of the first kind.... From Joho the Blog on July 16, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (14947) Like Weblogs But On DVD From the Washington Post: Low-Budget Reality, On Sale Everywhere On the streets of DC, there's apparently an emerging business around low-budget "reality" DVDs. Enterpreneurs with digital video cameras, a computer, and a DVD burner are making a business out of... From Ten Reasons Why on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (14946) How to organize a conference? Structured Serendipity? I'm going to be helping organize a conference (for library and distance education folks in our community college system), and I'd appreciate tips, tricks and insights. I'm not involved too much in the nuts and bolts and I'm interested more in innovative activity ideas. Obviously I'm thinking about a collaborative weblog and ubiquitous wireless access, but I'm also interested in the actual activities. Are presentations really the way to go? Roundtables? Ad hoc conversations? I know that the best of conferences is often serendipitous, so is there a way to have From Serious Instructional Technology on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (14945) EMC's services biz boosts Q2 Software still slow From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (14944) MS secures 140k desktop Homeland Security deal But it's smaller than it looks... From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (14943) AOL Lays Off 50 Netscape Coders xcable points out a CNET story which begins "America Online on Tuesday said it has laid off 50 employees involved in Web browser development at its Netscape ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (14942) Untitled Julie is an American cook with a weblog. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (14941) Untitled GovExec.Com: "The Homeland Security Department has chosen Microsoft Corp as its preferred supplier of desktop computer and server software." From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (14940) Silicon reflections: Intel turns 35 Andy Grove, Craig Barrett and others mark the anniversary with a time capsule and agreement that Intel has gone a lot farther than anyone expected. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (14939) PeopleSoft details exchange terms of merger PeopleSoft sets the details for the exchange ratio it will use to complete its proposed acquisition of J.D. Edwards. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (14938) Syndication and Aggregation Spare us Ray's Silenc Steve Gillmor illustrates one of the killer features of the syndication-aggregation combo - its anxiolytic effect. "RSS is your friend. It is constant, considerate, always there, protecting me from the cruel silence of Ray Ozzie." From Corante: Social Software on July 16, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (14937) Interpreting the new ERIC RFP With total thanks and kudos to Kate Corby of Michigan State Univerity - She has compiled an analysis of the... From Education Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (14936) NaDa: Does Nothing for Everybody On an extremely light note... hurry now and download your copy of NaDa, only 1k! "Nada does nothing for everybody". Most products we see on the market want to increase our productivity, organize our screen joyfully or make wonders with... From cogdogblog on July 16, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (14935) Idea: Web design truths Debby posts an interesting lesson idea for her web design student. Comment: May try this myself in Fall. From carvingCode on July 16, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (14934) Suborbital Rocketeers Ask FAA For Fair Rocketry Rules HobbySpacer writes "John Carmack, Dennis Tito, Eric Anderson of Space Adventures, Brian Chase of the National Space Society and other notables in the world of ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (14933) Untitled I'm also going to spend some time today over at Stanford at the AlwaysOn conference. A chance to see old friends. Sergey and Larry from Google will be there. I want to see if I can talk with them, briefly, about formats and protocols for weblogs, directories and search engines. Should be fun. Bringing the camera. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (14932) Untitled I am going to stay in California through the weekend, so this Thursday's meeting at Berkman is cancelled. We'll pick it up again next week, for sure. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (14931) Oh, for Heaven's ...sake. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on July 16, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (14930) Publishing, permanence, and transparency A palimpsest is a manuscript on which an earlier text has been effaced and the vellum or parchment reused for another. Under heavy surveillance (which has now ceased), Dave Winer reacted: From Jon's Radio on July 16, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (14929) NAI rows into the black (just) Sales down From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (14928) Intersil to bow out of WLAN biz Consolidation commences From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (14927) Stop this SMS - I want to get off New premium rate rules From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (14926) Engineering From Science Fiction An anonymous reader writes "NASA's long planning horizon today details a history of science facts and their sci-fi roots. The study is based on a collaborative ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (14925) Rule of thumb I find that a good measure of how innovative a thing is, is how vehemently people declare it trivial and obvious in hindsight. (24 words) From dive into mark on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (14924) Microsoft ex-staffer pleads guilty to theft A former Microsoft employee pleads guilty to falsely ordering software meant for internal use and selling it for personal profit, the third such incident since last December. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (14923) EMC reports 'solid' earnings The data storage giant turns in stronger-than-expected second-quarter results Wednesday, driven by sequential growth across all major segments of the company's business. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (14922) Blog Co-Op: Blog-influenced business model Mark Carey (of Web-Dawn) has launched Blog Co-op.com, and is seeking comment on an idea for a business structure that takes it cue from the weblog world, the Emergent and Liquid Democracy papers, and from Cluetrain. (As of this writing, the LiquidDemocracy link is down -- here it is in From Corante: Social Software on July 16, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (14921) MS staffer pleads guilty to $6m software racket Third big theft uncovered From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14920) EC fines Wanadoo €10m for predatory pricing Sold ADSL too cheaply From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14919) EC waves through 3G Germany network share No surprise From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14918) Sun Microsystems: big fish, shrinking pond HP Away From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14917) Office Surveillance: Locating And Tracking 802.11b securitas writes "The NY Times recently ran an article about locating and tracking users of 802.11b WiFi networks in three dimensions using triangulation ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14916) Untitled Chicken is a Scheme to C compiler. It now supports XML-RPC. It's the 79th implementation. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14915) Untitled Three years ago: "Look at this picture, Gates answering a reporter's question, Maritz and Muglia with their heads down as if they go through this experience every day and know that it isn't working." It was part of a game called a TranceFest. Don't read Mike Donellan's entry with a full mouth of coffee, as I did. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14914) Untitled Last year on this day: "Someone says that weblogs aren't journalism. OK, suppose a journalist has a weblog. When that journalist writes something on the weblog, therefore, it must not be journalism." From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14913) Untitled The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14912) Untitled Jake Savin is testing a release of Trackback for Manila. I should have a demo of it for y'all to try out later today. This is the stuff we were working on in April, finally in the pipe for release. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14911) Untitled BBC: UK beach gets wireless web. "The service, called PiertoPier, is being offered free to anyone who has the right gear and relies on volunteers and donations to keep it alive." From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14910) Untitled News.Com: Hot spots elude RIAA dragnet. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14909) Hot spots elude RIAA dragnet The anonymity provided by wireless broadband access points is hindering the record industry's fight to stop people from trading songs and movies online. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14908) Study: Corporate P2P use is common Peer-to-peer software such as Kazaa and Morpheus are deeply entrenched inside corporate networks, according to a new survey of computer systems. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14907) Wrong turn in the Net's future U.C. Berkeley professor Yale Braunsteinsays the future growth of broadband in the United States is being put at peril by an FCC determined to hand over control of the Internet market to the Baby Bells. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (14906) The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS ... The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Federal agency that supports the United States' libraries and museums, awarded $880,254 in grants to keep librarians and their staff abreast of the latest research methods and technologies From Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 16, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (14905) The Canadian Conservation Institute, the Library a ... The Canadian Conservation Institute, the Library and Archives of Canada, and the Canadian Heritage Information Network will be hosting Symposium 2003 - Preservation of Electronic Records: New Knowledge and Decision-making in Ottawa, Canada, from September 15 to 18, 2003 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 16, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (14904) Library and Archives Canada will host the Canadian ... Library and Archives Canada will host the Canadian Metadata Forum on September 19 and 20, 2003 - the goal is to cover a wide spectrum of metadata applications such as the use of geospatial and statistical metadata, metadata for multimedia objects, accessibility issues related to metadata, etc. From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 16, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (14903) Toronto Das letzte mal war ich 1993 in da. Was mir damals besonders auffiel, waren die sog. "illegal Cafes". Nach der Sperrstunde ... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 16, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (14902) Edu-Blog an der UBC Auf der Seite von Maria Milonas fand ich in einem Kommentar einen Weblog, der in der universitären Lehre an der UBC (Unive... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 16, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (14901) AOL kills Netscape The party's over - but who's to blame? From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (14900) Voodoo offers laptop with upgradeable graphics 'Gamebook' debuts with ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (14899) Transmeta powers first sub-$800 Tablet PC Reg Kit Watch VIA Antaur version too From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (14898) Virtualisation, the Linux way De facto standard From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (14897) The catalogue of King's College London (KCL) Libra ... The catalogue of King's College London (KCL) Library has been loaded onto Copac. As well being the catalogue of KCL itself, this also incorporates the catalogue of the Courtauld Institute of Art Library From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 16, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (14896) Superinfections Spawn Mutant HIV The number of people infected with more than one strain of the AIDS virus is greater than originally thought, new research indicates. It gets worse: These so-called superinfections can cause virus subtypes to mutate, complicating the quest for a vaccine. From Wired News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14895) Random Numbers Key to Encryption How two math geeks with a lava lamp and a webcam are about to unleash chaos on the Internet. Tom McNichol from Wired magazine reports. From Wired News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14894) Breathing New Life Into Medicine Inhalers have been around for years, but it's only recently that scientists have figured out how to deliver drugs to the whole body through the lungs, instead of using needles. First on the hit list: insulin. By Kari L. Dean. From Wired News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14893) Mozilla Wants to Rumble With IE Think the browser wars are over? The newly formed Mozilla Foundation claims open-source innovation will allow it to challenge Microsoft's near-total domination of the market. It's a mighty tall order. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14892) West Nile: Beware the Bug's Bite This year's first cases of West Nile virus already have cropped up, and doctors expect it to spread throughout the United States. Researchers scrambling to develop a defense are using yellow fever vaccine and naked DNA vaccines, but for now, the best protection may be bug spray. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14891) Bionic Eyes Benefit the Blind What was once fanciful '70s TV science fiction is slowly becoming reality, as researchers refine electronic replacements for the human eye. By Lakshmi Sandhana. From Wired News on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14890) Man sentenced for trying to sell vital organ Sidney, pass me the kidney From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14889) Samsung Q2 semicon sales up 13.8 per cent LCDs do particularly well From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14888) Software bootlegger jailed for three years They call me Mr M. From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14887) Evaluating a System for Selling and Delivering MP3s? Dredd2Kad asks: "I'd really like Slashdot's opinion on this. I recently secured an MP3 distribution deal with an indie record label, and negotiations with ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (14886) Yahoo, Overture: more consolidation likely Ball in MSN's court From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (14885) Motorola Q2 chip sales slide 11% Losses mount From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (14884) UK small.biz are IT cheapskates Better things to spend money on From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (14883) Linux Beer Hike in Slovakia palfreman writes "The Linux Beer Hike is less than a month away. This year it is in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, following last years success in County Clare, ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (14882) Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. (VEINC) Launched its Online Training Institute Prince Georges, County, Maryland (PRWEB) - July 2003 - VEINC, a non-profit training and development organization for women in the Washington Metropolitan Area, launched its online training institute for non-traditional learners. [PRWEB Jul 16, 2003] From PR Web on July 16, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (14881) KIWE, LTD. JOINS CYTWARE CORPORATION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF "KIWE","THE INTERNET SUITE FOR KIDS" IN THE UNITED KINGDOM KIWE, Ltd. has appointed John Sanderson as Managing Director, and will distribute the UK version of the Kid's Internet World Explorer.specialty Internet browser designed to protect children from undesirable areas of the Internet [PRWEB Jul 16, 2003] From PR Web on July 16, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (14880) Six New Partners Join WebCT PowerLinks Network to Expand the Capabilities of WebCT’s e-Learning Platforms From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14879) Gilat's Skystar 360E VSAT Platform a Key Component in Optus' Broadband Satellite Communications Network for Interactive Distance Learning Applications in New South Wales and the Northern Territory From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14878) eCollege(SM) Added to Russell 3000 Index From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14877) Pathlore Software Hires Art Chwalek to Lead Services Team From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14876) Telecommunications Sector Adopts Centra's Enterprise Software Application for Real-time Business Communication and Collaboration From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14875) Distance Ed: For The Fun Of It From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14874) College of Extended Studies Names Jan Wahl Assistant Dean From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14873) More Than 2,700 Online Students Graduate in Person in Phoenix From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14872) The case for patterns in online learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 16, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (14871) The Great Traffic Wave Experiment Traffic Wave Experiments One William Beaty outlines his theories in what can only be termed as "traffic busting". He explains how he has experimented with different theories of eliminating traffic jams on freeways - and in almost evangelical style, asks motorists around the world to adopt his findings in a drive to busting traffic jams. From kuro5hin.org on July 16, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (14870) Shorten those URLs! Status Report on ALA’s Redesigned Web Site [via beSpacific] "ALA’s Web development vendor is currently working on a complex solution that will shorten existing URLs and allow content developers to create shorter URLs for future pages. Expected resolution date: 9/1/2003" Do you know about --> From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (14869) Nary a Harry Potter MP3 Audiobook I found the following update in today's email newsletter from Audible: Where is Harry Potter? "Despite the burgeoning franchise of Harry Potter books, video games, movies and the like, J.K. Rowling and her agent have so far decided not to license digital audio rights to the series. But keep your fingers crossed - or wave your wands - we will bring you Harry Potter if and when it becomes available. What can wi From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (14868) Two Fun Links MatrixXP (Requires Quicktime) [via Adam Curry's Weblog] N.A.I.L.S. (Requires Flash 6) - the guy performed different actions the two times I visited today [via Andy B.] From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (14867) "Vanity Press" Takes on a Whole New Meaning CafePress: Publish Books for Free "No setup fees or minimum quantities. Black and white books with full color covers. Choose Saddle Stitch or Wire-O binding options (Perfect Binding coming soon). Choose from 5 book sizes. Pricing includes book manufacturing, order management, fulfillment and customer service. You choose the retail price and earn the different between the retail price and our base price. Pricing is based on From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (14866) Blogging the Blogathon Blogathon 2003'During the Blogathon, people update their websites every 30 minutes for 24 hours straight. For this, they collect sponsorships. Pledges can be a flat donation, or a certain amount for every hour the blogger manages to stay awake.' Even if you just want to enjoy the spectacle, mark your calendar for July 26th. Everything starts at 6:00am Pacific Time. Also noteworthy is the fact that several of the participating bloggers are earning money for --> From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (14865) Robot Balloon Escapes In Britain tjake writes "Theres an interesting story running about a intelligent robot balloon that escaped its handlers while being transported around the Magna Science ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14864) Rebuilding Harvard's African Studies Dept. After a year of turmoil, the department will be refocused to offer a new major in African studies, and will add five new faculty members, including a leading expert on hip-hop. From New York Times: Education on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14863) Before the Answer, the Question Must Be Correct Looking for work? Try writing questions for standardized exams, a profession exploding with new jobs. But be aware of the frustrations. From New York Times: Education on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14862) 3 More Biotech Firms File Suit Against Columbia Over Patent Biotechnology companies are accusing Columbia University of illegally trying to extend the life of a patent that has brought the institution hundreds of millions in revenue. From New York Times: Education on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14861) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14860) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14859) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14858) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14857) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14856) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14855) 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 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14854) Welcome to (Company Name Here) High Recent developments have tackled the epidemic of obesity among our youth. But perhaps just as vitally, they also tap into the issue of commercialism. From New York Times: Education on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14853) When Data Don't Mean That One Way Is Best Too often in education, there is a rush to compare programs, schools or even entire reform movements that simply are not comparable. From New York Times: Education on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14852) The Daily Cartoon for July 16 Today's Daily Cartoon From Ben Hammersley.com on July 16, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (14851) The New On Ramp From CNN.com, an article by Christine Boese announcing the emergence of change in the online surfing experience due to the impact of RSS feeds. "Do you remember the day you first surfed the Web, stretched out your arms over the vastness of cyberspace, teleported from site to site with an almost exhilarating power? Or alternately, sat waiting for "fat" pages to load? Well, hang on to your hats boys and girls, because your experience of the World Wide Web is about to change, possibly for the first From Edublog News on July 16, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (14850) RSS Postcards from Your Blog Buddies In The Sound of Silence, Steve Gillmor explains one of the really great benefits of using an RSS news aggregator to read your favorite web sites: "Just about a year ago, Ray Ozzie starting posting weblog content. It was a banquet of riches: insightful, funny, exploratory, disruptive. Suddenly, in November, he went silent. I now recognize this as the first RSS filibuster. Every day, as I slogged down my list of links, I would arrive at Ray's parting shot: & From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (14849) Untitled Isn't it obvious that either Google or Yahoo will buy Feedster so their search engine can understand RSS. Then the other guy is going to wonder why they missed the boat. After that, they can make their search engines understand OPML and throw out the antiquated --> From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (14848) Untitled Feedster now can index your entire weblog if you have an RSS archive of it. I have one for much of 2002, and all of 2003. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (14847) From Governor Dean Thanks for the many, many comments. We've just arrived back to Vermont after six days on the road. I appreciate all the feedback. People asked what can be done about media deregulation. I think we need to re-regulate the media that has clearly abused its authority by censoring information that... From Lessig Blog on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (14846) Macromedia updates light-duty Web tool The software maker adds antipiracy product activation and Mac OS X support to Contribute, its Web publishing tool aimed at ordinary office workers. From CNET News.com on July 16, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (14845) That's not it at all Weblogs allow teachers to guide informal classroom activity and to see student's work before its time for the test or final paper. Students gain a vehicle for creatively experimenting with thoughts and concepts and easily accessing, cataloging and storing outside information related to their interests. Why Weblogs? (Con't). From Phil Windley:   This kind of speaks to this private/public debate From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on July 16, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (14844) A bit harsh OK, on reflection that sounds a bit harsh... people want privacy and learning can take place wonderfully well there. I dunno, it's just that I see the potential this stuff has and it's in it's openness and process and immediacy and realness... and I worry that if we just imitate what happens already, we're not harnassing that potential... there are different ways to learn, perhaps better, but the question which I hear the most is 'can we do what we do f2f online?' and the objection I hear most is 'this can't replace f2f' and my answers From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on July 16, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (14843) Star Wars Galaxies Goes Extra-Social Like clockwork, the Star Wars multiplayer game is starting to exhibit social effects outside the game-world itself. Exhibit A: Game Girl Advance is reporting on the eBay auctions of SWG items, and speculating on a possible crackdown by Sony on such auctions. Because SWG has named servers, it should be possible to see not just the dollar value of 1,000 SWG credits, ranging from ~$1 to ~$2.50, but the From Corante: Social Software on July 16, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (14842) Baseball News Blog A blog devoted to baseball news and analysis. Finally a blog that actually even piqued my 17 year old son's interest. From Edublog News on July 16, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (14841) My Favorite is "Make Mine Unfiltered" Librarian.net: "Hi. I wrote an article about the ALA's Communications Preferences section of the new website over at LISNews today. Also, I don't want to get a reputation as 'that lady with the signs' but I've had some ideas about CIPA which I've put on a page here." From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (14840) Nielsen States the Obvious and the RIAA Prays They're Right Grokster Unleashes Ad-free Software "The popular peer-to-peer software company is letting loose Grokster Pro at a time when the recording industry is turning up the heat on individuals downloading music. Consumers who want to use the software will have to fork over $19.99 for the ad-free experience.... A survey released Monday said the RIAA's legal threats seem to be deterring people from swappi From The Shifted Librarian on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (14839) AIGA: DUX2003 Conference Sessions AIGA: DUX2003 Conference Sessions The DUX 2003 program featured accepted submissions of real-world design practices, research, and cases from around the globe, creatively combined in sessions moderated by leading design practitioners and theorists. Here are a diverse collection of stories about the experience of designing for user experiences.... From elearningpost on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (14838) USA Today: Online manuals have pros, cons USA Today: Online manuals have pros, cons Much to some consumers' dismay, more and more companies are putting manuals online. That's making paper manuals for products from cell phones and digital cameras to microwaves and washing machines nearly obsolete... Many are simply fat computer files that are static replicas of the paper versions.... From elearningpost on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (14837) Blogging possibility at Ohio Resource Center for Math, Science and Reading Sarah Lohnes has an entry about ORC possibly using weblogs to create a teacher community. She makes some additional suggestions/observation. Comment: A good reference for my September and October presentations in Ohio in eduBlogging. From carvingCode on July 16, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (14836) GSM to overtake CDMA in USA Within two years From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (14835) Revealed - Microsoft's Munich sweeteners Burghers showered with discounts, visits from Chief Executive Klaxon - report From The Register on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (14834) Grid Computing Coming Of Age ravenousbugblatter writes "The New York Times online has an article discussing grid computing and recent advances made by Dr. Ian Foster, among others. The ... From Slashdot on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (14833) Untitled Peter Rukavina once pulled the brake on the subway, figuratively. From Scripting News on July 16, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (14832) News in Naked Briefs The power of Real Life® compels you to... get a life. I've been busy for the entire day with non-news junkie dabblings (the whole week actually) but I found the following quite tubular and somewhat bodacious: - Linksys, along with... From Tim Swanson on July 15, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (14831) The Mozilla Foundation I've been writing about Mozilla quite a lot lately (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), now that Firebird has -- quite unexpectedly - From Slashdot on July 15, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (14829) A Congressional hunt for IP criminals From CNET News.com on July 15, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (14828) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]