Edu_RSS ~ September 8, 2003

Most recent update: September 8, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Bliss: Today's Update "Creep" and I'm feeling a little better. From bliss on September 8, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (24384) Legally Blonde DVD Review From bliss on September 8, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (24383) Dog Day Afternoon DVD Review From bliss on September 8, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (24382) Jurassic Park III DVD Review From bliss on September 8, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (24381) Murder By Numbers DVD Review From bliss on September 8, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (24380) Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers DVD Review From bliss on September 8, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (24379) Apple: Libraries Circulating Digital Content Is "Impractical" Apple: Reselling iTunes Songs 'Impractical' "An Apple Computer executive on Monday downplayed recent questions over the download resale policy of the company's iTunes Music Store, saying technical if not legal barriers would largely prevent such transfers from taking place. 'Apple's position is that it is impractical, though perhaps within someone's rights, to sell music purchas From The Shifted Librarian on September 8, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (24378) "Scholastic Gadget Clubs" Today the kids brought home their first Scholastic Book Clubs order form of the year. I'm sure you remember these from your own school days. We both loved them when we were young so we let the kids order liberally from them. I loved them so much that I used to work the book fair just to be able to browse the books at length. I guess I should have known then that I was destined to be a librarian.  :-) In this year's form, I'm struck by how many kids toys there are that look like adult electronic devices. There& From The Shifted Librarian on September 8, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (24377) Nokia Enters PVR Market Daaelar writes "Nokia has just recently announced their entrance into the PVR market with the realease of their Mediamaster 260 S. It apparently has PVR ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (24376) more (not so) quiet time Sorry about the ambiguity. Willem Dakota Neuefeind Lessig was born yesterday. From Lessig Blog on September 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (24375) File-swapping lawsuits: Are you next? CNET News.com provides a step-by-step look at how the Recording Industry Association of America finds, investigates and sues file-swappers. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (24374) Palm offers Tungsten W update From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (24373) Delta to put Wi-Fi hot spots in lounges From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (24372) Linare launches desktop Linux package From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (24371) U.K. digital film project hits Web snag A film project that claims it's the first to let people watch a movie online while it's new in theaters closes Web admissions after failing to meet visitors' bandwidth demands. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (24370) This philosophy page from Critical Mass shows the ... This philosophy page from Critical Mass shows the power of a great graphic. They're using the industrial metaphor in the context of individualized marketing messages, but this visual could certainly be applied to the personalization of learning. There's no question that the current education system was built around an industrial model -- envision the graphic going the other way, with varied individuals going into the machine and coming out the other side standardized. Jay Cross wrote about --> From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 8, 2003 at 9:53 p.m.. (24369) Thought for the day Be the change you want to see in the world. - Gandhi From carvingCode on September 8, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (24368) EFF Warns Against RIAA Amnesty Program kpogoda writes "Check out the latest warnings from the Electronic Frontier Foundation regarding the recent actions from the RIAA. If you or anyone you know was ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (24367) WhenU and Huntsman WhenU (a sibling of Gator) does not infringe trademarks or copyrights, according to a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia. The decision was reached in July and the full opinion became available today. Please send a link to the opinion if you can find it. I'd like to take a look at it because the judge's reasoning might make an interesting parallel to the --> From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 8, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (24366) Misconceptions about usability Jakob Nielsen's latest Alertbox is on misconceptions about usability. To quote: Misconceptions about usability's expense, the time it involves, and its creative impact prevent companies from getting crucial user data, as does the erroneous belief that existing customer-feedback methods are... From Column Two on September 8, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (24365) Riding injury doesn't stop Dell from bashing Vendorix Concussion forgotten From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (24364) SCO Run-Time Licenses: Get 'em While They're Hot! ddtstudio writes "Well, if you've been holding off your payments to SCO for your Linux usage, eWeek reports that you need wait no longer. SCO has now made ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (24363) Apple: Reselling iTunes songs 'impractical' A company executive downplays recent questions over the company's download resale policy, saying technical--if not legal--barriers could prevent such transfers from taking place. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (24362) VideoClix 2.5 Pro Video interactivity on steroids - Easily create video hotspots, time triggered actions, Chapters, etc. [Mac OS X Downloads]... From Digital Hub on September 8, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (24361) MediaEdit 1.5.6 A premiere movie and graphic editing tool that lets you add stunning effects and transitions to your movies. [Mac OS... From Digital Hub on September 8, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (24360) What's new News briefs from the world of education. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24359) Web Smarts A review of dinodictionary.com. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24358) In cities, superintendents face 'an impossible job,' report finds They say they're fed up with decades of fadish reform efforts. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24357) Journalism, she taught I've never found a journalism teacher quite as skilled as Mrs. Kashman, my high school English teacher. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24356) Maverick teacher charts his rookie years In 'Losing My Faculties,' high school teacher Brendan Halpin details his first decade in education. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24355) He crosses religious lines A Christian headmaster in Australia brings his tolerance and discipline into an Islamic school. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24354) This week's lesson plan: Try to make sense of 9/11 America's teachers plan what to say about the momentous - yet still emotion-drenched - terrorist attacks of 2001. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (24353) World Nuclear University Launched nuke-alwin writes "The first meeting of the 'academic council' of the newly-launched World Nuclear University (WNU) was held in the UK last week. The mission ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (24352) Workplace Privacy - IBM Hot, Lilly Not Brahmastra writes "Reuters has posted an article about the best and worst companies for workplace privacy, passing on information from the forthcoming issue of ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (24351) Untitled 8/16/01: "He is the best harvester of love I've ever seen." From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (24350) The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, August 2003 The monthly ratio remains unchanged, but many e-mail users would prefer to clean toilets than wade through junk in their inboxes. From CyberAtlas on September 8, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (24349) RIM boosts outlook BlackBerry creator Research In Motion announces that preliminary second-quarter results indicate that its revenue will exceed previous expectations. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (24348) What Dubya was *really* saying My Fellow Americans: A few months ago, I flew onto an aircraft carrier and announced that the war in Iraq was over--and that we had won. Well, I was wrong. Also, as it turns out, I was wrong about the threat that Iraq posed to the US through weapons of mass destruction. Turns out, they didn't have any left. They either got rid of them or hid them so well that, well, not even they could find them. And, while I may have unintentionally misled all of you about Iraq's ties to terrorism, there are certainly terrorists in Iraq now. All I can say is, "whoops." So, since (wi From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 8, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (24347) RIAA sues 261 evil-doers You're the problem, not us From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (24346) Tommy Lee Jones told me not to buy this CD Letters Universal's price cuts universally laughed at From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (24345) Historic Linux File Archive Created jemagid writes "Ibiblio (nee metalab, nee sunsite) has rummaged through all the old CDs and old FTP archives we could find, to put together a beautiful picture ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (24344) Untitled Senator John Edwards will "hold a town hall meeting in Merrimack, at the Merrimack Community Bandstand at Abbie Griffin Park. The meeting is free and open to the public, part of Senator Edwards' plan to hold over 100 New Hampshire town hall meetings before the primary on January 27th." From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (24343) Untitled Big BloggerCon announce tomorrow. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (24342) Security firm: IE patch does not work A fix for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser simply doesn't fix the vulnerability it addresses, according to security experts. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24341) Microsoft opens up new Office site Getting into gear for next month's Office update, the software company unveils a revamped resource Web site for the applications package. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24340) Identification of Network Accessible Documents: Problem Areas and Suggested Solutions Document identification may seem like a no-brainer - just give each document a unique number, right? But because documents have multiple versions, because some versions develop in parallel, because documents disappear, because documents are composed of multiple parts, and because the document presented may be only a representation of a document stored, document identification becomes tricky. This paper is a good survey of the issues and proposes that something like DOI be adopted. PDF. By Carol van Nuys and Ketil Albertsen, ECDL Workshop on Web Archives, August 21, 2003 [From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24339) The Paradigma Web Harvesting Environment Overview of an architecture for a document harvesting system. This paper is a good description of such systems and provides a good vocabulary. My favorite section is the one on 'possible problems with web pages' - from where I sit, there is no 'possible' about it; I have encountered every one of these problems with my own harvester. By Ketil Albertsen, ECDL Workshop on Web Archives, August 21, 2003 [Refer][--> From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24338) Inside Baseball: The RSS Backlash It was predictable, it was inevitable, and it has arrived: the backlash against RSS and against blogging in general. This article surveys the discussion and offers several links to backlash-type pages. Even more amusing is another link, this to a series of PowerPoint slides titled Don't Blog: Headlines from the Future. None of this really matters, of course: bloggers will continue to blog and RSS will continue to syndicate, and the world will continue in much the way it should. By Mark Jones, InfoWorld TechWatch, Septem From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24336) Preview of Next Release of DSpace Content archiving software development continues to progress as a list of new features anticipated in DSpace 1.2 is announced, including support for sub-communities, delegated administration of communities and collections, and items with METS metadata. Meanwhile, Fran�ois Schiettecatte has announced that RSS feeds have been added to the functionality of My.OAI. And a new version of Open Journal Systems was release August 23. B From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24335) Purposely Dumbing Down and Mythic Education? Perhaps prompted by the flurry of back-to-school articles, there has been a renewed interest in the concept of the dumbing-down of education (or whatever you want to call it). This link is to a nice set of background resources, including works by Illich and Dewey. John Hibbs pointed readers to Harper's September feature article, 'Against School', by John Taylor Gatto (not online yet). Steve Giesel linked to Gatto's book, The From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24334) Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content In this article sure to make the rounds, Clay Shirkey has two major points to make. First, he argues that a micropayment system for online content will never work because of "mental transaction costs," the hestitation caused by considering whether it's worth half a cent to read an article. And second, he argues that while "fame and fortune" traditionally went together, in today's publishing environment artists increasingly face a choice between the two, as free publishing offers fame without the fortune. The latter point is probably correct, but the former is not. If mental transacti From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24333) Leveraging Mobile and Wireless Internet Good overview of the trend toward the use of mobile and wireless devices in learning, along with a set of changes developers should expect as a result of this trend. The major changes involve a conversion from 'set-piece' learning to performance support and workflow. By Harvey Singh, Learning Circuits, September 8, 2003 [Refer][Research][--> From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24332) The State of the E-Learning Market We are well into the e-learning doldrums, writes the author, but the depressed market and consolidations (and failures) mean it's easier to pick between solutions. All true, but this article suggests to me that we are still in one of the early stages of the doldrums: denial. Consider this snippet: "The reason had nothing to do with technology. Managers just didn't motivate learners to take the e-course. Managers who took simple steps--merely tracking attendance, for example--saw higher completion rates." See? It's not the technology's fault, it's the customer's! N From OLDaily on September 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (24331) Complete Digital Archive of The Sporting News Available in November From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (24330) Tweaks Made to Froogle From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (24329) Danah on networks and social upkeep Great Danah Boyd piece on the delicate decisions that go into maintaining social networks (spurred by an earleir post about her hitting Friendster's 200 Friend(ster) limit:When anthropologist Robin Dunbar wrote about a 150-person cap in one's social network, he was not referring to 150 people in one's lifetime. He was saying that people can maintain up to 150 weak ties at any given point in time. ... When i have 200+ friends on a site l From Corante: Social Software on September 8, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (24328) Hopetoun Cottage Went across the bridge to Prince Edward Island this weekend and spent a night in Robert Paterson (whose blog has just moved here)'s Hopetoun Cottage near the Hillsborough river. This is a great setting. You enter the property through a tunnel of big trees. You can take a stroll along the river or around the f From Seb's Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (24327) Uncitedness Here's an interesting article from a decade ago with (perhaps) surprising figures on the uncitedness of academic articles by discipline. It seems disheartening to observe that much published research doesn't seem to be of use to other researchers - at least not enough to warrant a citation. I wonder how things have evolved since. Research Papers: Who's Uncited Now? Pendlebury found that physics and chemistry had the lowest From Seb's Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (24326) Mobile Linux Project In Ammo Canister Chaosrider writes "Army Linux is a mobile development platform constructed from a 50-caliber ammunition canister. This site documents the development of an ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (24325) Untitled Michael Watkins: "We are committed in Iraq becuase the costs of failure are too high." From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (24324) What's Your Call to Action? In online marketing, we can motivate potential customers to act instantly on a message. How do you craft the right CTA? From E-Commerce Guide on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (24323) Scientology loss keeps hyperlinks legal The Church of Scientology loses a courtroom battle to compel a Dutch writer and her ISP to remove postings from a Web site, in a ruling that addresses copyrighted material. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (24322) IBM sharpens blade capabilities Big Blue is expanding the communications features of its blade servers, with the aim of increasing their appeal for uses such as e-commerce and computing clusters. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (24321) Dell calls for blade server standards Michael Dell, chief executive of the PC giant, takes the stage at the OracleWorld trade show, rallying for "a common blade architecture." From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (24320) Fujitsu takes new tablet for a spin Fujitsu PC will become the first company to make a traditional tablet and convertible notebook PC based on Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (24319) Court: Pop-ups burden of using Net Web ads generated by third-party software that pop up over the sites of an advertiser's rivals are legal, a federal judge rules. The judge also bemoans the irritating nature of pop-ups. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (24318) Never forget you're unique. Just like everybody else. Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content. [Clay Shirky's Essays] What a great title. If after reading this you still want to pick Fortune, you're a braver man than I. Though each piece of written material is unique, the universe of possible choices for any given reader is so vast that uniqueness is not a rare quality. Thus any barrier to a particular piece of content (even, as From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (24317) Coding and poetry Patterns and sonnets. [Tesugen.com: Peter Lindbergs Weblog] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (24316) How's your workplace? Quantifying Innovation: Challenge How challenged, how emotionally involved, and how committed am I to the work? Freedom How free am I to decide how to do my job? Idea Time Do we have time to think things through before having to act? I From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (24315) Why VoIP Makes Telecom Regulations Irrelevant An anonymous reader writes "BusinessWeek Online analyzes why state and federal regulators' attempts to label VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) a ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (24314) Universal Cut CD prices: About time too... The BBC website is reporting that Universal music have announced that it will be cutting 30% from the price of CDs in the USA with similar cuts in other markets. Universal believe that this will lead to a substantial increase in sales, and it probably will. Analysts are saying that consumers have piracy to thank for the price cuts. From kuro5hin.org on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (24313) Word of the Day ...shamnesty. Courtesy of Ren Bucholz and yours, free for the taking. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (24312) "Mass Amateurisation" of Learning Objects? Brian Lamb (channelling Tom Coates and Clay Shirkey) talks about Mass Amateurisation with respect to weblogs. Isn't that sort of what software like CAREO is supposed to do for the learning object realm? That's my perception of the reason for CAREO even existing - let The People create and publish their stuff as learning objects, and let The People find/use/share/discuss them via the software... Anyway, that's my take on it. YMMV.... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (24311) Divine right As a follower of Jesus, I found this Prospect.org article very encouraging: Divine Right: From the belly of the southern conservative beast, a small group of Christians set out to change the way the pious think about politics...In a place... From JoeBlog on September 8, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (24310) Barbara Quint describes the new search engine at t ... Barbara Quint describes the new search engine at the Internet Archive in the September 8 issue of Information Today. From FOS News on September 8, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (24309) He's Back Much to my delight, it looks like Ernest is really back to posting at Lawmeme. Check out this post on compulsory licensing. I'm busy moving in to school, but I hope to chime in later. From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 8, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (24308) Untitled From "Taxi". "The great thing about television is that if something important happens anywhere in the world, day or night, you can always change the channel." [Quotes of the Day] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (24307) Writing about Place Chris Corrigan turned me on to the Ecotone wiki, which I find pretty interesting. Check out the Photographing Place topics for instance. The Ecotone wiki is intended as a portal for those who are interested in learning and writing about place. It came about as a meeting spot for a number of webloggers who write extensively about place in From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 8, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (24306) (Weblogs and) The Mass Amateurisation of (Nearly) Everything... Tom Coates of Plastic Bag, with a piece that contextualizes weblogs within a broader set of developments … suggesting that the real effect is that users have a new power to create, manipulate and distribute media: Technically, weblogs are trivial... From Object Learning on September 8, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (24305) Forgive me my trespasses We're all computer criminals now From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (24304) EU rattles sabres over US use of airline passenger data Call for Solomon Binding... From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (24303) PeopleSoft: speed is of the essence The Big Mo From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (24302) RIAA Sues 261 Major P2P Offenders circletimessquare writes "Yahoo!/Washington Post is reporting that the RIAA is suing 261 fileswappers whom they consider to be 'major offenders' in illegally ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (24301) Untitled NY Times review of my ThinkTank outliner, May 1983. It did not support OPML. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (24300) RIAA sues 261 file swappers The Recording Industry Association of America files 261 lawsuits against alleged file swappers, charging computer users with "egregious" copyright infringement. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (24299) Ericsson nabs wireless deal in China The Swedish giant will supply wireless network equipment and services to Heilongjiang Mobile, a fully owned subsidiary of China Mobile. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (24298) Blogging = Vanity publishing This is pretty spot on... "Blogging, if nothing else, is the bleeding edge of vanity publishing. If you didn't think you had something valuable to say, you wouldn't be doing this." - Silflay... From JoeBlog on September 8, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (24297) Monoculture, competition, and security You can't turn Windows' installed base on a dime, but you can turn it eventually. In four or five years, the true nature of the struggle between the methodologies of Microsoft and the open source community may finally begin to emerge. My hunch is that both strategies will produce reliable and secure software, and that competition between them will benefit everyone. Neither strategy will deliver perfect security, of course, because no such thing exists. We'll always be assessing risks and making trade-offs. [--> From Jon's Radio on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (24296) e-Envoy prepares to log off Sweeping reforms From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (24295) Wireless backup for mobiles Phone lost or stolen? Get your data back anyway From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (24294) Kingston approves Elpida 512Mb DDR 2 DIMM test-flight goes swimmingly From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (24293) Bank of Ireland ends IT dispute Better terms for HP transfers From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (24292) Spider Robinson And The State Of Science Fiction pcb writes "There is a rather decent rant in today's Globe & Mail from Spider Robinson (of the Callahan series fame) regarding the dismal state of science ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (24291) Bell Canada hears VoIP calling The phone company says it will buy $146 million worth of Nortel Networks equipment to begin converting its old-fashioned telephone network to one based on voice over Internet Protocol. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (24290) Commentary: RFID's win at Wal-Mart The megaretailer's endorsement represents the real tipping point for adoption of radio frequency technology, as its top 100 suppliers must now embark upon or expand their own RFID efforts. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (24289) ebrary Unveils Complimentary Resource for Librarians and Library School Students From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (24288) Web Search--Google Source: BBC A Great Quote fro... From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (24287) Hey, How 'Bout Manila? cries Pat Pat pulls his ranting department out of storage to give Charlie Lowe at Cyberdash a bit of heat for leaving Manila off his list of blogging tools in a recent posting. " I completely agree about the value of 'design[ing] a unique site, one which can be used for a combination of knowledge management, web publishing and community interaction purposes.' And, needless to say, open source is the obvious ch From Edublog News on September 8, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (24286) Untitled Fubini's Law. In the context of discussions on intranets, my friend John Castley forwarded me a copy of Fubini's Law, which goes like this: 1. People initially use technology to do what they do now - but faster. 2. Then they gradually... [Column Two] From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 8, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (24285) Surf 'N Earn offers discount for loyalty Been there, seen that From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (24284) Novell 'puts entire ecosystem behind Linux' CEO downplays SCO derailment risk From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (24283) Apple updates iMac with 1.25GHz G4 Reg Kit Watch Ups iPod hard drive capacity too From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (24282) New iMacs (and iPods) Dilaudid writes "According to this story at MacWorld Apple has just announced three new iMac models - all with Bluetooth and AirPort Extreme. More importantly ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (24281) Untitled BloggerCon in a nutshell, in progress. Comment here. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (24280) Apple speeds up iMac, bulks up iPod The new iMac desktop computers boast speeds of up to 1.25GHz, and the two largest iPod music players now sport capacities of 20GB and 40GB. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (24279) Piracy investigator lauds Australia case An Australian case in which three men pleaded guilty to online music piracy has "exploded many of the myths" related to copyright infringement, an investigator asserts. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (24278) MS reads **all** employee blog posts? According to Ecommerce Times, "Some employers, including technology giant Microsoft Corp., are known to read any personal blogs that their employees may keep." This seems extremely unlikely to me. Wonder who told them this? Robert, is it true?... From JoeBlog on September 8, 2003 at 12:11 p.m.. (24277) The Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal Project From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 12:02 p.m.. (24276) Register Reader Studies We want you as a new recruit From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (24275) Phone4U brings 'push to talk' to UK Voice Instant Messaging for mobiles From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (24274) Voda anoints Sanyo, Samsung for 3G gig Own brand handsets From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (24273) Mystery Tiles From Around the World puppetman writes "The Kansas City Star has an interesting story about Toynbee Tiles. They show up embedded in streets, and can be found in the US (Pittsburgh, ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (24272) Untitled S'More is an outliner that supports OPML. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (24271) Buy or Sell in Bulk on eBay Looking for inventory for the upcoming holiday season? At any given time, more than 46,000 wholesale lot listings are available on eBay. Whether you're buying or selling products, wholesale may make sense for your business. From E-Commerce Guide on September 8, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (24270) Databases--the next copyright battle? From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 11:13 a.m.. (24269) Professional Reading Shelf Web Resources--Spanish... From ResourceShelf on September 8, 2003 at 11:13 a.m.. (24268) Andrea Foster reports in the September 12 Chronicl ... Andrea Foster reports in the September 12 Chronicle of Higher Education that Questia is laying off workers, closing offices, and cancelling its marketing campaign. (The article is only accessible to subscribers.) Questia is a priced online digital library whose business model was to sell expensive subscriptions ($19.95 per month) to high school and college students. It's still in business but much less successful than its founder hoped. (PS: Open access provides the convenience of From Joho the Blog on September 8, 2003 at 11:06 a.m.. (24266) Tiscali acquires npower phone business £25m a year in extra revenue From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 10:55 a.m.. (24265) Police smash UK's biggest credit card fraud ring Three facing long sentences From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 10:55 a.m.. (24264) Cybersyn And Early Uniminds An anonymous reader writes "The Guardian Website is running a story on Cybersyn. An experimental computer network based on cybernetic principles that was used ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 10:53 a.m.. (24263) Bacteria Powered Batteries Agent Provocateur writes "SpaceDaily reports on a battery that is powered by chemical reactions caused by bacteria. A Pentagon-backed project, University of ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 10:53 a.m.. (24262) Untitled Description of Halley's Day 2 session. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (24261) Send Ashcroft Your Love Attorney General John "No Boobies" Ashcroft is bringing his PATRIOT Act Wild West Show to Boston. Gotta give him credit for stepping foot in Massachusetts. On the other hand, won't you please join a few thousand of us in telling him just how unwelcome his rights-repressing policies are? MoveOn.org is putting out word about the rally sponsored by the ACLU. There's information about the rally at Faneuil Hall here, and directions here. Here's the Electronic Frontier Foundation's intro to the PATRIOT act. Here's the ACLU's analysis. Here's the act itself. And her From Joho the Blog on September 8, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (24260) eBay to create 1000 jobs in Ireland? Maybe... From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (24259) E-shopping a 'stress-filled chore' Supermarkets offer 'disappointing' service From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (24258) Payphone deal to take Cloud's hotspot tally to 10,000 Might even attract a few users... From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (24257) SiS licenses Pentium M Ready to make Centrino-style chipsets From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (24256) Scientologists loses copyright case Secret scriptures can stay online From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (24255) Haunted Houses Explained: Infrasound anagama writes "For anyone who cringes whenever accosted by topics such as psychics, haunted houses, or any sort of new age drivel; for anyone who thinks James ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (24254) Untitled You've heard of Alpha Males. Check out Alpha Nails. ";->" From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (24253) Getting Radio to open the Desktop Website in Mozilla Firebird during startup - Introduction I've finally gotten around to downloading the new Mozilla Firebird browser and started to play with it. A small problem I've run into (which other Radio users have run into as well) is getting Radio to use the Mozilla Firebird... From Radio on September 8, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (24252) Getting Radio to open the Desktop Website in Mozilla Firebird during startup - Introduction I've finally gotten around to downloading the new Mozilla Firebird browser and started to play with it. A small problem... From Disruptive Technology on September 8, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (24251) QuickTime Effects 1.2 - 7 video editing... QuickTime Effects 1.2 - 7 video editing effects plug-ins. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X]... From Digital Hub on September 8, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (24250) Is this Really September? I know there is still a lot of time left, but when it's September and I wake up and the Cubs are in first place, it's good reason to digress from the standard topics and pay homage. I posted this picture earlier this summer but then lost it when my server crashed and I suffered through almost a month without this Web log space. But that, of course, is nothing compared to the suffering that's been occuring on the North side for...how many years now? I could tell you stories From weblogged News on September 8, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (24249) Highway Africa, Day One We've arrived in Grahamstown, South Africa, for the Highway Africa conference. No other gathering I've attended combines journalism, technology, economic... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 8, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (24248) Woz OK's Apple I Resurrection A reader wrote to us with a story from Wired about a gentleman who's hand-crafting Apple Is for ordering. He's been unable to get a response from Apple, but ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (24247) Untitled I've been emailing with an ex-Yahoo engineer about their directory. It's weird how little those outside Yahoo (like me) know about them. First, they're maintained by people called "surfers" who have god-like status inside Yahoo. They were the first Yang-Filo hires, and of course it's how Yahoo started, as a hierarchic Web directory. Many of the original surfers were librarians. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (24246) Untitled Two new signups for BloggerCon: 1. Chris Locke. Author of Gonzo Marketing and co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto. He'll do a 15 minute interlude on Day 1, and then lead a 1.5 hour discussion on Day 2. 2. Scott Heiferman, founder of Meetup and Fotolog. A Day 1 interview and a 1.5 hour discussion on Day 2. A summary of recent additions to the BloggerCon lineup. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (24244) Oracle to take the lid off grid plan The company is turning up the buzz on grid computing, as the Oracle World customer conference gets under way this week in San Francisco. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (24243) Can Oracle survive Larry Ellison? With an aging CEO who indulges in high-risk behavior, CNET News.com's Karen Southwick says the software maker's future depends on the strength of a depleted bench of top-level talent. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (24242) Adaptive Path: Workshop Assets Adaptive Path: Workshop Assets "Below you can find the tools, deliverables, and documentation templates used in Adaptive Path's workshops. Let us know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Enjoy!" From elearningpost on September 8, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (24241) Technology Source: Simulations and the Learning Revolution: An Interview with Clark Aldrich Technology Source: Simulations and the Learning Revolution: An Interview with Clark Aldrich "The good news is that the three elements of simulations -- story and graphics, interface, and complex interactive systems -- represent genuine opportunities for changing how we teach and learn. In order to make the most of their potential, designers will need to invent new, educationally oriented simulation genres. These new genres will be both similar to and different from computer game genres, in much the same way th From elearningpost on September 8, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (24240) Bob Regan: Flash Accessibility Presentation Bob Regan: Flash Accessibility Presentation "I have been working on a presentation for a few months, I keep refining it and adding examples to it. I thought it might be worth sharing with this group. I know several of you will read through it and send me comments. For that, I am eternally grateful." From elearningpost on September 8, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (24239) Hitachi to use WLANs to pinpoint war drivers Hoist on own petard? From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24238) Solar System Fossils Found By Hubble segment writes "Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered three of the faintest and smallest objects ever detected beyond Neptune. Each ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24237) Home Is Where The Network Is - Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas Spurred by compelling applications, interactive devices, dropping hardware prices, and easier installations, home networking is expected to penetrate 27 percent of U.S. households by 2008. Jupiter Research (a unit of this site's corporate parent) finds From Techno-News Blog on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24236) Students becoming more tech savvy - Megan Loiselle, Daily Illini With cell phones, PDAs and flat-screen monitors becoming more widespread, residence halls, apartments and houses around campus are overflowing with expensive gadgets that can expand students' options further than number two pencils and notebook paper d From Techno-News Blog on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24235) Giving E-mail back to the users: Using digital signatures to solve the spam problem - Trevor Tompkins and Dan Handley, First Monday This paper argues that current legislative and private attempts to stop spam are either ineffective, or involve unacceptable tradeoffs. The key to solving the spam problem is recognizing the importance of e-mail authentication and the granting of permi From Techno-News Blog on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24234) Distance learning grows in popularity - Amy Weaver, Manitowoc Herald Times More high school students in Two Rivers and Mishicot are taking classes via distance learning this year. Last year, the first time Two Rivers High School offered distance learning, only one student participated, Principal Ridge Schott said. This year, From Educational Technology on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24233) Virtual school: Can logging on and chat rooms replace high school hallways? - JACKIE HALLIFAX, Associated Press After a full day of classes at high school, junior Jasmine Buckhannon comes home and sits down in front of a computer to do a little English and chemistry. It's not homework - at least not in the traditional sense. It's the entire course. Buckhannon is From Educational Technology on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24232) Washington State Library: Digital Best Practices In recent years, more attention has been paid to the planning and creation of online digital projects. This type of information is perhaps more helpful now that ever; particularly given recent budget cutbacks and belt-tightening throughout a broad rang From Online Learning Update on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24231) Giving Online Humanities Instruction a Human Face - Matthew Nickerson, Syllabus .... One way to bring the human element of humanities instruction into distance education is to open the students to the spontaneous intensity and humor of the oelive lecture. The visual and aural impact of a knowledgeable and passionate instructor From Online Learning Update on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24230) Curtailing online education in the name of homeland security: The USA PATRIOT Act, SEVIS, and international students - Paul T. Jaeger and Gary Burnett Online courses have become an important part of the academic offerings of many institutions of higher education in the United States. However, the homeland security laws and regulations enacted since September 2001, including the USA PATRIOT Act, have From Online Learning Update on September 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (24229) Feeling The Pinch Big tuition increases have prepaid plans on the ropes, though other state-sponsored college-savings plans are booming. From Chronicle: free on September 8, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (24228) No Straight Path As the field of gay history merges with mainstream scholarship, it is beginning to make some history of its own. From Chronicle: free on September 8, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (24227) Helpful Hacker Will Surrender Adrian Lamo, known for breaking into corporate networks and publicly exposing security holes, says he will surrender to federal authorities. The 22-year-old is wanted for computer crimes, including breaking into The New York Times network last year. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24226) Slow, Stupid Networks Pack Punch Techno-visionaries have a long list of plans for low-power, low-speed wireless networks, from thermostats on factory floors and in residential buildings to tiny battlefield sensors for the Pentagon and more efficient irrigation systems. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24225) Longer Odds for Online Bookies Although Internet gambling continues to be a multimillion-dollar business, legislation pending in the Senate would make it much harder for gamblers to transfer money to offshore wagering sites. By Mark McClusky. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24224) Nothing Fishy but the Fish Scientists studying deep marine life are turning to new, nonintrusive technology to help them observe the animals without scaring the bejeesus out of them. This should give us a truer picture of life in eternal darkness. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24223) Seybold Scales Way, Way Back Even though 13 million Web designers and developers are toiling worldwide, the Seybold tradeshow was forced to scale back this year's shindig. Among the conspicuous absentees is Apple. Elisa Batista reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24222) Golden State Highlights Privacy Some California legislators and consumer groups are pushing to pass another sweeping privacy bill that would force companies to disclose how they sell consumer information to others. Once again, business is opposed. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24221) Woz OK's Apple I Resurrection Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder, has given his blessing to an entrepreneur who will sell replicas of the legendary Apple I -- the machine that launched Apple. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24220) Broadcom launches one-chip Wi-Fi adaptor World first, company claims From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24219) Untitled Four years ago today -- Carmen's Headline Viewer, one of the earliest aggregators, and as far as I know the first desktop aggregator. Funny story. It was supposed to have been written by a woman named Carmen. It was actually written by her husband Jeff, who was moonlighting from his day job at Microsoft. Jeff now works for Amazon. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24218) Untitled Three years ago today: "The best advice I can offer the music industry based on my experience in tech is to give the users what they want. Don't try to negotiate. Just give it to them." From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24217) Untitled I started a list of presidential candidate weblogs. If you know of others please let me know. Thanks. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (24216) Sony throws a party Newest models in Paris From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (24215) Telewest raises remote dial-up charges Get back to your desk! From The Register on September 8, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (24214) Wikipedia - Everyone Is Doing It Are you a know-it-all? Beat all your witless friends in Trivial Pursuit? Win all five days in a row at Jeopardy? Well then, step right up my friend, because I have an outlet for the yoke that is your brain... From Tim Swanson on September 8, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (24213) Duping Is Only Done On Diablo Oops, I did it again: double posted that last article. All is not lost however as I have two high quality stories to post. The first is Steve Jobs' resumé. I personally liked the way he detailed a few of... From Tim Swanson on September 8, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (24212) FSU Sets 7 World Records In High Magnetics Research spence calder writes "FSU's High Magnetic Field Lab, more specifically my Kenpo teacher, just broke 7 world records, and brought the record for a ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (24211) THE MARKETING YELLOW PAGES RECEIVES EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD The Marketing Yellow Pages is an Editor's Choice publication from iUniverse Publishing. It contains select resources to help individuals and small businesses market products and services. The author is Chris Vogl, a marketing consultant from Wyoming (USA). [PRWEB Sep 8, 2003] From PR Web on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (24210) Chinwe brings the "Fifth Element".Success Coach brings innovative CD that unveils four elements and the fifth, the listener. Success Coach, Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur Chinwe Osuagwu has birthed a unique and interactive CD The Four Elements of Life: A 28 Day Coaching Program for Discovering the Gift Within You., which guides, encourages, and challenges individuals to choose a life's profession that matches their personality, talents, experiences, and connections. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2003] From PR Web on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (24209) THE MARKETING YELLOW PAGES RECEIVES EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD The Marketing Yellow Pages is an Editor's Choice publication from iUniverse Publishing. It contains select resources to help individuals and small businesses market products and services. The author is Chris Vogl, a marketing consultant from Wyoming. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2003] From PR Web on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (24208) Discussion Paper for National Institute for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Submissions in response to the discussion paper about the National Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education are being called for by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) by 31 October. In the Federal budget of May 2003, the Australian Government announced the establishment of a National Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education as part of a strategy to promote excellence in learning and teaching. The Institute will be established as a national focus for the enhancement of learning and teaching in Australian higher education institutions. The Inst From EdNA Online on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (24207) Rewriting Microsoft web services A reformulation of Microsoft.com web services as a REST API, using HTTP GET and XML. It works. It works better. It has a WSDL file and everything. (738 words) From dive into mark on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (24206) Cory Doctorow's new book and licensed chapters Cory Doctorow was previously profiled on this site for his first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, which was released under a Creative Commons license. His new book, A Place So Foreign and Eight More, is a short story collection that can be purchased online, and you can also download six From Creative Commons: weblog on September 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (24205) New project to establish an electronic market for learning objects From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (24204) Teacher sets off Chabot online furor From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (24203) A Cross Sectional Review of Theory and Research in Distance Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (24202) Fubini's Law In the context of discussions on intranets, my friend John Castley forwarded me a copy of Fubini's Law, which goes like this: 1. People initially use technology to do what they do now - but faster. 2. Then they gradually... From Column Two on September 8, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (24201) Back to Class, With Chaos Beyond More than a million New York City students will return on Monday morning to a public school system shaken by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's far-reaching overhaul. From New York Times: Education on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24200) Columbia Business School Dean for 14 Years Will Resign Meyer Feldberg plans to step down at the end of the academic year From New York Times: Education on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24199) An Army of Educators Saves a Liberian College The past and the present of Liberia, and perhaps its future, lie at the campus of the Booker T. Washington Institute. From New York Times: Education on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24198) Blackboard Expands Reach in Deal to Set Up Chinese Colleges With Its Software Blackboard, an electronic-learning company, entered a partnership with a Chinese education company that provides Internet services. From New York Times: Education on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24197) David Truman, 90, Columbia Provost During 1968 Unrest, Dies David B. Truman's swift rise through the administrative ranks at Columbia University ended in a bitter swirl of recriminations. From New York Times: Education on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24196) Equity study targets men Sex does not limit study options for women, but men need to be encouraged to enrol in traditional female areas such as nursing and teaching. This research finding will feed into a Department of Education, Science and Training review of how equity programs are targeted to help disadvantaged students. Five researchers from the University of Melbourne's centre for the study of higher education were commissioned by the DEST to examine five of the six categories of students who are recognised as disadvantaged. Source: The Australian From EdNA Online on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24195) Ombudsman Seeks Plagiarism Policy Assurances Universities may have to review plagiarism policies after an investigation into a second allegation of improper attribution at the University of Newcastle. After weathering a storm over claims that its investigation into a plagiarism scandal involving 15 students in Malaysia was inadequate, the university has agreed to a full independent inquiry into plagiarism policy and practice. This follows a recommendation by the NSW Ombudsman, who was asked to report on an alleged case of plagiarism last year by finance professor Stephen Easton. As revealed in The Australian yesterday, he was accused From EdNA Online on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24193) Computer Skills to Become Mandatory for NSW Year 10 Computer skills would become a mandatory component of the Year 10 School Certificate from 2006, the NSW government said yesterday. Education and Training Minister Andrew Refshauge said computer skills were as important these days as English or mathematics. "It is a fact of life that when young people finish school they need sound computer skills to be competitive in the workplace," Dr Refshauge said. "They need to be able to use a computer, access the internet and use email. "The new compulsory computer studies will give young people the skills they need in a world where it is becoming increas From EdNA Online on September 8, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (24192) Judge: Cyber student doesn't have right to play for high school From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24191) Colleges respond to wave of Internet infections From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24190) ED-MEDIA 2004: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24189) N.H. follows Maine's lead with school laptop plan From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24188) Distance Education Is A Compulsion, Not An Option From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24187) Distance Education - the Future of Independent Learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24186) Internet internist From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 8, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (24185) Article on why students are going online in US Friday's edition of the The Distance Educator Daily News provided a link to an article on why high school students are turning to online... "High School Students Looking For Flexibility Turn To Online Classes" (WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago) .... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 8, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (24184) Metaphorically Speaking: Can I shift weblogging? Greg in his comments on my earlier post in which I suggest the term 'Personal and Collaborative Publishing' for what he would refer to as 'weblogging' raises a very good question about the use our terms in this weblogging malarkey: "Why in the world would you coin a new term?" and more From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on September 8, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (24183) Untitled IBM's new Linux ad Let me say right off the bat, I'm glad to see IBM sinking some money into a television ad that's all about Linux. That's a Good Thing (TM). Apparently the ad launched this weekend, and played during various televised sporting events. I avoid televised sports like the plague, so I didn't catch it on television, but I did get a chance to watch the commercial since it was available on IBM's website All I can say is... huh? It ha From Corante: Open Source on September 8, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (24182) Dutch Court Rules That Linking Is Legal In Scientology Case touretzky writes "The Court of Appeal in The Hague today rejected all of Scientology's claims in appeal in Scientology's action against XS4ALL, Karin Spaink ... From Slashdot on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (24181) Untitled Lake Powell at 35,000 feet. From Scripting News on September 8, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (24180) Intel unveils budget Itaniums The chip giant will release a pair of Itanium 2 processors optimized for rack-mounted servers and clusters as it attempts to expand the chip family's reach. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (24179) BEA adds services To help persuade customers to adopt its latest set of software products, BEA Systems will announce Monday new services focusing on consulting, education and support. From CNET News.com on September 8, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (24178) Let's Motor Bully An online enthusiast's site for the Mini brand from BMW has been placed under legal assault by BMW for trademark infringement. According to Mark Ferguson, the founder of MiniCooperOnline (MCO), BMW basically wants him out of business, as it wants to tightly control any commercial ventures associated with the Mini (including the enthusiast aftermarket). Basically, he can From The Shifted Librarian on September 8, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (24176) Luna Blogra How cool is it that Ottmar Liebert blogs?! It turns out he totally gets the net, he's just as ticked about the DVD format wars as the rest of us, and he likes librarians! From The Shifted Librarian on September 8, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (24175) More PDF Craziness What Do You Mean I Can't Print? "Last night I downloaded a copy of the LA Times list of all the candidates for California governer. IT's a big PDF file and I don't like reading on screen so I went to print it out.... Denied! Apparently there's some bit in PDF that tells Acrobat not to print the file. Caveman digital rights management. Most likely what what we've got here is a prime example of the DRM default effect. There wa From The Shifted Librarian on September 8, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (24174) Desert Robot Race Update, With Video An anonymous reader writes "Several teams have moved forward with their bid to run the Barstow-Vegas Desert Robot Race (For those not familiar check out ... From Slashdot on September 7, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (24173) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]