Edu_RSS ~ September 18, 2003

Most recent update: September 18, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Possible Selves: Envisioning the FutureGwen e-mail ... Possible Selves: Envisioning the FutureGwen e-mailed this article to me from the ERIC Adult, Career and Vocational Education listserv -- I couldn't find it online, but apparently these ERIC documents can be shared freely (gotta like that). It's a very short article with a list of resources about the concept of "possible selves", and I'm in love with it.Way more of public education, parenting, and professional development should be focused on helping people fi From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 18, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (26538) InfoWorld: AT&T to invest $3 billion in 2003 for global network: September 11, 2003: By Allison Taylor, ITWorldCanada.com: Networking (9/11/03) AT&T will spend US$3 billion in capital expenditures this year to completely transform its global network from having a voice-based carrier infrastructure into a single Internet Protocol (IP)-based network, the telco said on Wednesday. The project is expected to be completed by 2005. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on September 18, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (26537) SCT Acquires Newfront Software Assets, Expands SEVIS and Foreign Student/Scholar Support for Higher Education (9/18/03) The Newfront fsaATLAS product helps U.S. higher education institutions manage the enrollment and federal reporting needs of international students, professors, and researchers--an increasingly high-profile challenge as institutions are asked to comply with growing homeland security regulations. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on September 18, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (26536) Using an Old Satellite Dish as a WLAN Antenna =m8s=Dark Underlord writes "I was browsing for wireless stuff and came across this link that shows how to use an old satellite dish as an 802.11 antenna." The ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (26535) Security-appliance market sees gains Sales of security server appliances grew 10 percent year-over-year, as companies turned to low-end appliance servers dedicated to firewalls and virtual private networks, IDC says. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (26534) Utility disconnect From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (26533) Digital Media in Cyberspace: The Conference (Part 1) Today, the Berkman Center&nbsp;and GartnerG2 hosted "Digital Media in Cyberspace: The Legislation and Business Effects", a summit that grew out of the groups' joint research.&nbsp;(That research, btw, is still going strong. When I can tell you, I'll have&nbsp;more details on the exciting directions the project is about to take.) I'm a bit exhausted From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 18, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (26532) Computer Makers Sued Over Hard Drive Size FPCat writes "Finally, some one is doing something about one of my pet peeves. It seems a group of people are suing Apple, Dell, Gateway, HP, and others for ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (26531) I'm Not Dead ...yet, anyway. Rather, the very much less dramatic Really Busy. More to come later on today. Promise. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (26530) Netd@ys 2003 Our Australia &#8230; Our World Event launched EdNA Online is coordinating the Australian component of the Netdays 2003 event which runs from 20 October to 20 November 2003. Netdays is an international online event sponsored by the European Commission to promote and demonstrate the benefits of using new technologies in teaching and learning and to provide access to teaching resources in the areas of education and culture. Netdays is a major international event, widely recognised in Australia and Europe, and this is the fifth year of Australia's participation. To keep the initiative lively and to attract new participants, the Netdays t From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (26528) Oz a wonderland for Sun's Mad Hatter Australian communications giant Telstra becomes one of the first major customers for Sun Microsystems' new thin-client computing effort. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (26527) Fiorina to leave Cisco board The networking gear maker says that Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina plans to step down from its board of directors. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (26526) Debating digital media's future A conference considers alternative business models for digital music and other media that benefits consumers, artists and publishers. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (26525) Wi-Fi lawsuit opens up more access questions From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (26524) Learning Objects + RSS + Blogs: The Lora and Boris Show at NMC Online Conference Wow. In a very un-MERLOT-ian scheduling coup, we have the opening session (right after Wayne Hodgins! October 14) for a presentation at the NMC Online Conference on Learning Objects. For those that missed the MERLOT 2003 presentation, this is your chance to see it during this conference, except now we get to add t From cogdogblog on September 18, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (26523) Red Hat boasts strong Q2 Server sales on the rise From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (26522) Booting Linux Faster krony writes "IBM's DeveloperWorks explains how to decrease boot times for your Linux box. The concept is to load system services in parallel when possible. ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (26521) Magnatune Magnatune is an amazing new record label that is completely rethinking old music industry business models. They offer music from a wide range of genres that you can download, stream, and listen to. But like computer shareware, you only buy stuff you like after trying it out first. The label splits profits with artists 50-50, and even offers a sliding scale when buying through paypal. After paying for an album, you get directed to a download page for both high qual From Creative Commons: weblog on September 18, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (26520) raw - Hijacked to Jamaica. From Unfocused.Net on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (26519) Intel tunes in a radio future The chip giant's CTO says at a conference that the company is contributing to a "renaissance of the radio" through research in antennas, networks, end-user devices and other technology. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (26518) Enhancing Category Tags I recently stumbled across David Raynes' excellent SubCategories plugin. This plugin allows you to define existing categories as parents and children of one another. For instance, I have a Movable Type category. This category has been defined as a parent of my SomeDays and ModCheck categories. So when you go to my Movable Type category archives, you will see those... From Don't Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (26517) Tomorrow is Pirate Day Don't forget that tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This is the last night you'll have to practice up before the big day. In case you're still not sure just how to talk like a pirate, I found a helpful translator that may help you. Ahoy!... From Don&apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (26516) Untitled Falling branches bounce on the roof of my front porch Isabel knocking From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 18, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (26515) Sun's Fowler puts Gwana-gwana on hold for Software Express Solaris on tap From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (26514) New Microsoft Worm Coming Soon? Seft sent in a solid article running on the BBC discussing the next potential worm explosion on the heels of a recent Security Bulletin from Microsoft. The ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (26513) Finally: Broadband for the Commodore 64 GP writes "Now even die-hard Commodore 64 users are able to enjoy the benefits of broadband Internet connectivity. A newly announced Ethernet card together ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (26512) Untitled Roderick Nordell: "Pollsters keep asking people to split hairs on how interested they are -- very, somewhat, not, or don't know -- in inescapable matters like the economy and healthcare. Perhaps we'd have more confidence if you and I defined the questions and multiple choices." From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (26511) Hanging in there We're holding up. Even the new trees are holding up. (3 words) From dive into mark on September 18, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (26510) NetLedger unveils new name, product The software maker changes its name to NetSuite and discusses plans to release a new version of its business management applications--all in an effort broaden its appeal. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (26509) Toshiba fleshes out restructuring, cuts The company's U.S. information-systems unit shifts from five product units to three, consolidating goods such as PCs and PDAs into a new division. Layoffs are confirmed. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (26508) Red Hat reports revenue increase The Linux seller's results for the second quarter are enough to push its net income a penny above analysts' expectations. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (26507) More on Literature Circles EduBlogs I just wanted to direct you to a post I made today about Session 2 - Literature Circles EduBlogs. It is a step-by-step play of what we did at the second training session. There will be one more training session and then we will be up and going with our... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 18, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (26506) Blogs on Loon Looks like a new cluster of blogs coming out of Texas school district of Leander at http://loon.leanderisd.org/blogs/index.php... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 18, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (26505) Rodents of unusual size? I don't think they exist. Buffalo-sized guinea pig revealed:The full magnitude of the world's largest ever rodent has been revealed- the now-extinct monster was the size of a cow. The creature weighed in at 700 kilograms and lived eight million years ago, roaming the lush... From Tim Swanson on September 18, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (26504) WordPirates Hacked; Stay Tuned WordPirates got hacked by some jerk exploiting a hole in the comment-posting feature to hijack the page to display an... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 18, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (26503) Melissa author helped Feds track other virus writers A snitch in time saves jail time From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (26502) Sun releases low end kit - Opteron on way Something old, something new From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (26501) Intel announces death of copper IDF New WLAN standards to deliver wire robustness, scalability From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (26500) Intel: putting feathers in Veritas' cap Big win From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (26499) G5 PowerBook "Challenge" CarlBenda writes "MacWorld/UK has some interesting quotes from Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering at Apple concerning the ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (26498) More Spending More Projections for holiday spending are positive for the coming months, with increases in online sales and Net-influenced offline purchases. From CyberAtlas on September 18, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (26497) 'One Unwired Day' could fall short From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (26496) Palm loss pushed down by rising revenue The handheld device maker says improved revenue led to a lower-than-expected first-quarter loss than analysts expected. It predicts there's growth ahead. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (26495) UK Makes Spamming a Fineable Offense woodhouse writes "The BBC has an article about the new UK anti-spamming law which comes into force later this year. Under the new law, spammers can be fined up ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (26494) Trillian plugs back into Yahoo, MSN Cerulean Studios has released new software patches that will allow its popular Trillian client to support MSN and Yahoo's instant messaging services, its co-founder says. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (26493) Adobe e-doc format under siege The company's portable document format, long a de facto Internet standard, is being challenged by competitors looking for a piece of the electronic document market. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (26492) A Wrod Aobut Sepllnig Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Fcuknig amzanig huh? [via Emma Holister]... From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on September 18, 2003 at 3:52 p.m.. (26491) How Do I Select Web Conferencing Tools? Many of the people that get a complimentary access or that want to review my Online SOHO Guide to Web Conferencing and Live Presentation Tools are surprised to find products like Groove among my reviewed tools and even among my recommended Best Buys. So, the question that follows is always about what I really consider being SOHO and which are the selection criteria that I use to include new products and services in my Official Online Guide.... From Robin Good&apos; Sharewood Tidings on September 18, 2003 at 3:52 p.m.. (26490) EU-Verbraucherkreditrichtlinie Der Entwurf einer neuen Verbraucherkreditrichtlinie (VKR) der EU ist ein Gesetz gegen den Verbraucher: Die VKR macht u.a. Verbraucherkredite teurer,... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 3:52 p.m.. (26489) Hello, SLA! I'm at the SLA conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, showing blogging! From The Shifted Librarian on September 18, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (26488) Aggregator woes For quite a while I've had the lingering suspicion that the Radio Userland built-in news aggregator eats older items. Other Radio bloggers reading this? I'd like to know if you've had the same experience. I've been trying out SharpReader for a while, in parallel. I find that many items show up in it that are swallowed down by the Radiogator before I can see them. I conclude that I miss a considerable number of items by relying on Radio. This in itself is reason enough to switch, as I From Seb's Open Research on September 18, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (26487) Syncato If Jon Udell, Sam Ruby, Phil Windley, and many more people find it cool, I say chances are Kimbro Staken's Syncato might become the chic way to make a structured blog in a not-so-distant future. [via Alf Eaton] From Seb&apos;s Open Research on September 18, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (26486) Jobs threat at Telewest Business Organisational changes From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (26485) Palm's first phone - what's the Treo 600 like? First impressions From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (26484) UK Govt fouls up anti-spam plans, say experts No criminal sanctions. 'It?s a cock-up,' says Spamhaus From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (26483) New Treo Reviewed Bill Koslosky writes "Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal just posted his review of the new Treo. His initial review of the Treo 300 inspired many, ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (26482) Untitled Elizabeth Spiers: "New York Mag made me an offer and a few details have to be worked out, but it looks like I'm going to take it." She will still headline at BloggerCon. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (26481) Untitled Photo of Hurricane Isabel from the International Space Station. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (26480) Australian legislation cooks spammers Spammers could incur up to $733,000 in penalties per day for sending junk e-mail--and one lawmaker calls on the United States to follow suit with similar legislation. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (26479) New virus preys on old IE flaw Dubbed Swen and Gibe.F, this new e-mail worm is spreading quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (26478) T-Mobile, Kinko's detail hot spot plans The mobile-telecommunications business and the 24-hour photocopy chain flesh out their plans to install hot spot service in 1,100 Kinko's stores by early 2004. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (26477) Bundesweite Steuer-Hebesätze Angesichts der zur Diskussion gestellten Ausdehnung der Gewerbesteuer auf Freiberufler gewinnt der Standortaspekt aus steuerlicher Sicht deutlich an Gewicht. Um... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (26476) benihana - lensflares rule (sorry hollow) From Unfocused.Net on September 18, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (26475) ModCheck 1.0 A Plugin for Movable Type Release 1.0 September 15, 2003 http://www.cxliv.org/jayseae/modcheck/ Copyright (c) 2003, Chad Everett dbd@cxliv.org, http://www.cxliv.org/jayseae/ The program is licensed under the Open Software License version 2.0 This Movable Type plugin allows you to verify the correct installation of a Perl module. Installation: To install, place the ModCheck.pl file in your Movable Type "plugins" directory. If you do... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (26474) SomeDays 2.2 SomeDays has been updated since this version was released! We found a problem with selecting data from a Berkely DB system, so I added some code to double-check the entry data before writing it out. This seems to be working, but please let me know if you still see problems. The archive is updated now. No tags changed this time.... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (26473) Human Condition This morning, I read about a kid who beat a puppy to death with a board. Why? He said that it felt good. It felt good? To beat a puppy? Until it died? Where do we find these people? I don't care how much you dislike something - to beat it to death with a board simply because you don't... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (26472) Charlotte has a Weak Mayor Let me say that again: Charlotte. Has. A. Weak. Mayor. When I say that, it's not intended as an insult against Pat McCrory. It's a fact. Charlotte is a city that makes use of a weak mayor. This means that the mayor doesn't run the day-to-day tasks of the city. That's a job for the city manager, a position appointed... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (26471) SomeDays 2.3 Always use this link to find the latest version of SomeDays. Fixed the problem with building while under a category archive context. More code enhancements that should improve performance slightly. Still no tag changes! Get it.... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (26470) Will Sprint Blow It... Again? First, there was the Kyocera 7135. Okay, I'm sure it wasn't the absolute first example, but it was the first that affected me. I've since had the chance to use one for a little while, and very much enjoyed it. The phone seemed to work well. But it was never released by Sprint PCS. Next, there came the SonyEricsson T608.... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (26469) The Rise of the Stupid Blog (in a good sense) Isenblog is berging, um, Isenbulge is begging, damn, blosenbleg is icing. Well, just check it out for yourself. It's darn fine.... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (26468) JetBlue's Contemptible Privacy Violation Wired News: JetBlue Shared Passenger Data. JetBlue Airways confirmed on Thursday that in September 2002, it provided 5 million passenger... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on September 18, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (26467) WordPirates Exposed Corante's Sarah Lai Stirland asked the maniacs behind WordPirates to explain themselves. Here's what they said.... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 18, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (26466) Untitled Walt Mossberg loves the Treo 600. Walt Mossberg gives props to the Treo 600:I've been carrying a Sprint Treo 600 around for a couple of weeks and I love it. It's a great phone, an excellent mobile e-mail terminal and a full-fledged Palm-compatible PDA. I prefer it to any RIM BlackBerry model I have tested, and it blows away any of the PDA/phones based on Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system.As we've said before, it looks like the Treo 600 is going to be the smartphone to beat the fall. Read [Thanks, Bill]... [--> From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 18, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (26465) Sun's Mad Hatter chosen for Telstra's Linux switch Telco to go for MS-Sun hybrid From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (26464) Steal This Computer Book 3 Peter Wayner writes: "If you're looking for a quick way to test the difference between reading text online and reading it in a book, turn to Steal This ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (26463) Final Fantasy X-2 North American Preview Majestic Mog writes "FiringSquad somehow managed to score an advance copy of the English version of Final Fantasy X-2, the first REAL sequel in the ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (26462) Privacy latest salvo in DMCA war As the U.S. Senate explores the privacy problems with the DMCA's subpoena process, one senator introduces a bill to repeal that section of the law. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (26461) VeriSign sticks with redirect service The company says it will respond to technical complaints over its recent move to redirect Internet users who enter incorrect domain names, but it will not pull the plug on the service. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (26460) Dry Erase James Liu is working on evangelizing the use of blogs at the University of Chicago. Dry Erase is the site. He will be offering space on his Movable Type Server so that professors can start blogging their courses. Wishing you success James!... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 18, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (26459) Digital Medievalist: Scéla Lisa Spangenberg blog, "Digital Medievalist: Scéla". In her words, her blog is about "opionated musing on things digital and medieval, particularly those that are Celtic, involve digital manuscripts, digital text, or otherwise strike my fancy." She has quite a tech background. She presently is work on her dissertation and supporting... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 18, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (26458) Talking about the weather Schools are closed here in Baltimore. The grocery stores are out of flashlights, batteries, and bottled water--and the toilet paper is running thin. My wife ventured out to get food this morning; the Super Fresh had extra cashiers on duty to deal with the rush, but was planning to close at 3 PM. Meanwhile, we're lashing down everything that could become a FOD hazard; the plants are pulled in under cover on the porch, and the trash cans are in a protective huddle with lids. I had the kids pull all of our plastic outdoor toddle From ResourceShelf on September 18, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (26456) DeanSpace - Man, That's Netty! I'm at the Howard Dean HQ in Burlington where Josh Koenig has just walked me through DeanSpace (verson 0.95), a facility that launched yesterday. It's further evidence that this campaign isn't using the Internet so much as it's been shaped by the Internet. DeanSpace is an open source tool, built on Drupal by a community of volunteers independent of the campaign itself, that lets anyone set up a site for a community of Dean supporters. The community might be topical (e.g., Pilots for Dean), demographical (Seniors for Dean), local (Albany for Dean) or just plain peculiar (Gir From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (26455) Talk like a Priate My friend Ross Knights combines two recent Web thangs: Wlel sviher me tmiebrs, mteay! Ahrgrrh.... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (26454) Counterfeit Bush The police in North Carolina are looking for the person who successfully used a $200 bill with a photo of W on it to pay for some stuff. The Smoking Gun has the picture of it. (Thanks to Dave Wasser for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (26453) Beauty and the Web Paul Ford's "Processing on Processing" is a delightful ramble on building what might be called "the Elegant Web". It contains this amusing piece of dialogue about the currently emerging difficulties in defining and deploying the Semantic Web (which Marc will undoubtedly appreciate): [...] But a serious problem sometimes arises when a community that is heavily invested in a set of ideas and practices (in this cas From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 18, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (26452) Sonsini Smart to Say No as Head of NYSE The beyond-greedy Richard Grasso couldn't spot a conflict of interest in appointing the New York Stock Exchange directors -- many... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 18, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (26451) National ID cards - a privacy side-issue? It's the record, stupid... From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (26450) Linux mobile phones get v7 suite boost from OpenWave Third force widens its net From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (26449) Sun shocks showgoers with layoffs 1,000 culled From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (26448) Investigating Infinium Labs the web writes "By now, the whole world has heard of Infinium Labs and their infamous Phantom Game Console, but what do we really know about what could be the ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (26447) Untitled Roger Simon: "Clark came off as a civilized and well-spoken fellow." From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (26446) The Key to Keyword Searches Search engine marketing and publishing content intersect, now that Google and Overture have entered into contextual publishing of keyword-based ad listings. From E-Commerce Guide on September 18, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (26445) Cablevision to offer commercial VoIP The company unveils the details of its commercial voice over Internet Protocol service, due to be marketed to customers sometime later this month. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (26444) E-Mail-Adressdatenbank Das LandG Düsseldorf hat entschieden, dass das Auslesen einer E-Mail-Adressdatenbank für Zwecke der E-Mail-Werbung eine widerrechtliche Vervielfältigung einer Datenbank im... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (26443) Immobilienrecht USA Eine stattliche Sammlung über "Real Estate Sources on the Web" ist im heute erschienenen FreePint Newsletter enthalten.... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (26442) Asiatisch-Europäische Anwaltskanzleien Ãœber RA Heng werde ich auf eine PM der EU-Kommission aufmerksam, wonach in Japan ein Gesetz verabschiedet worden ist, das... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (26441) Blix on WMD's: Nix Hans Blix says Iraq probably was putting on airs about its weapons programs, and destroyed or dismantled all of its weapons 10 years ago. Saddam was using the implied threat of the weapons as a deterrent, he said. Well, that was a big whoops, wasn't it? From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 18, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (26440) Factiva Announces It Will License WebFountain Text Mining Software from IBM From ResourceShelf on September 18, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (26439) DeanSpace Goes Live The Howard Dean presidential campaign is one of the most interesting combinations of bottom-up and top-down activism in years. The... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 18, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (26438) Untitled An Office in Your Pocket...?. Tech-ed: Kids and Collective Phonecamblogs in School, in Paris "Jean-Luc, a BoingBoing ami from Paris, shares news of a fun educational experiment with young students in France: 'Xeni, From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (26437) Tiscali UK gets new boss Mary Turner named From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (26436) RIAA 'encouraging stalkers, molesters' - telco No judge was harmed in the production of this subpoena... From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (26435) Europeans not taking the tablets Clear as mud From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (26434) H&R Block adopts Athlon XP for 15,000 PC refresh HP gig From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (26433) Gates Embraces Web Service Interoperability djh101010 writes "In a CNN article which looks more like something out of The Onion, Bill Gates expresses his interest in participating in interoperability ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (26432) CUBIC Awards Okay, der Hype um das Thema "Corporate University" ist vorbei, aber einige Veranstaltungen und Prozesse haben sich inzwischen etabliert, vor allem in den USA, wo man sich im Umgang mit der "Sache" sowieso leichter tut (wo hört die traditionelle Weiterbildung... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (26431) Here's the Digital Library itself. The links in t ... Here's the Digital Library itself. The links in the left sidebar lead to some very interesting material on the background and mission of the library and the Million Book Project. (PS: Thanks to Darius Cuplinskas for the URL.) From FOS News on September 18, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (26430) We Media This looks like an incredibly useful resource for journalism teachers exploring Web logs and participatory journalism in their classrooms. Full title: "We Media: How audiences are shaping the future of news and information" by Shayned Bowman and Chris Willis of Hypergene MediaBlog. There are three ways to look at how society is informed. The first is that people are gullible and will read, listen to, or watch just about anything. The second is that most people require an informed intermediary to tell them what is good, importa From weblogged News on September 18, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (26429) Wiki missions and content What should be done when pages on two separate wikis deal with the same topic? Productive wiki overlap proposes a sensible solution: Every wiki has a mission. Keep the mission in mind when writing the entry. (The related Topic Competition page is also of interest.) < From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 18, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (26428) Extropian co-founder locks horns with Orlowski Letter When did you stop abusing your niece From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (26427) Which school of journalism did you go to, Moron? FoTW Guiness v. shandy From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (26426) Amateur Radio Braces for Hurricane Isabel TaxSlave writes "Amateur Radio operators in North Carolina and elsewhere in the projected track of Hurricane Isabel are getting ready for action. ARES has been ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (26425) Untitled Thursday night blogger meeting at Berkman is on. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (26424) Confessions of a Weather.com-aholic The saying goes that everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. Here's a look at some businesses that have done something: They've turned our fascination with the weather into a profit center. From E-Commerce Guide on September 18, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (26423) Sun begins new round of layoffs The company confirms that it is cutting more jobs to try to return to profitability, the third round so far in its effort to recover from the high-tech downturn. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (26422) Outsourcing Enterprise Learning In Zeiten knapper Kassen ist das Thema Outsourcing aktueller denn je. Doch was geht im Personalbereich, oder spezieller: in der Personalentwicklung? Jeanne Meister unterscheidet erst einmal zwischen dem "Outsourcing" der kompletten Weiterbildung (immer noch selten) und dem "Out-Tasking" einzelner Funktionen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (26421) Language instincts The dictionary of the Semantic Web may one day be written. But not until we've done a lot of yammering, a lot of listening, and a lot of imitating. We need to find ways to help these behaviors flourish. [O'Reilly Network] The ideas put forward in this article got a big boost this week when Kimbro Staken revealed Syncato, his way-cool new blog software that's based on XML DB and that uses XPath expression From Jon's Radio on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26420) Oi! *Nix admin, get patching Sendmail, openSSH and DB2 vulns From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26419) UK to trial evoting - again Once bitten... From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26418) IP-based monitoring cameras come out to play Sony and Cisco are watching you From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26417) Cell Phones May Spread Infections CHaN_316 writes "Yahoo is running an article talking about how cell phones from health workers are helping spread dangerous infections in hospitals. 'They ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26416) Untitled Wired: "VeriSign's controversial 'typo-squatting' Site Finder service is about to be bypassed by an emergency software patch to many of the Internet's backbone computers." From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26415) Untitled News.Com profile of Doug Engelbart. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26414) Untitled Jenny Levine: "Is there a moblog set up for BloggerCon?" From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26413) Untitled Nico MacDonald: The Future of Weblogging. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26412) Untitled Day 1: Weblogs in Presidential Politics. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26411) Untitled Day 1: Weblogs in Journalism. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (26410) Ãœbersicht Bildersuche Eine wirkliche erschöpfende Synopse der diversen Bildersuchen ist bei TASI zu finden - nebst zahllosen Links und Aufstellungen der jeweiligen... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (26409) A Moblog for Every Major Event? Textamerica "Moblog company Textamerica has set up a moblog for people who want to use their camera phones to post photos relating to the impending hurricane/tropical s From The Shifted Librarian on September 18, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (26408) Untitled Come to think of it, I believe there's an unhealthy dependence on representation efficiency in Aaron's proposal. For instance, compressed classical music generally takes up less space than rock music. This translates into less bandwidth and storage use per hour of music played, and classical artists would end up getting fewer votes per hour of music played. There would actually be an incentive in making your music hard to compress! (and what happens to poor Joh From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 18, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (26407) EU patent legislation will 'destroy small business' Will the last person out of Europe switch the off lights? From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (26406) emails not 4U Retailer scraps internal email From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (26405) Take-Two Interactive and Sony Sued Over GTA An anonymous reader writes "Apparently Take-Two Interactive is being sued by the parents of two kids who killed a man. I remember reading about the killing ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (26404) Untitled Best of luck to people in the path of Hurricane Isabel. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (26403) AMD explores triple-gate transistors The chipmaker unveils an experimental transistor with three gates, in a continued effort to find ways to increase performance while conserving electricity. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (26402) Neurodidaktik: Hirnforschung statt P&auml;dagogik? Manfred Spitzer, Autor des Artikels Medizin f&uuml;r die P&auml;dagogik (Die Zeit) sieht Wissenschaftlichkeit in der Lernforschung anscheinend nicht in der P&auml;dagogik, sondern in der Medizin, im besonderen in der Neurodidaktik angesiedelt. So bedient er sich der bodenst&auml;ndigen Analogie, dass Wer versteht, wie ein Motor funktioniert, kann ihn auch besser reparieren, und das trifft f&uuml;r Herz und Nieren gleicherma&szlig;en zu From BildungsBlog on September 18, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (26401) Stress sch&auml;digt deutsche Sch&uuml;ler Nach einer aktuellen Befragung leidet jeder f&uuml;nfte Sch&uuml;ler in Deutschland unter dem Leistungsdruck. Vor allem Sch&uuml;lerinnen werden dadurch krank. Ein Forscherteam hat im Auftrag der Weltgesundheits-Organisation (WHO) rund 23.000 Jugendliche in Deutschland nach ihrer gesundheitlichen Lage befragt. Demnach empfinden immer mehr Sch&uuml;ler ihren Lebensalltag als anstrengend und stehen unter hohem Entwicklungsdruck. Wie die Universit&auml;t Bielefeld am gestrigen Mittwoch mitteilte, entwickeln die Jug From BildungsBlog on September 18, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (26400) DNA-Bestimmung immer feiner Mit immer feineren DNA-Untersuchungsmethoden bringen Rechtsmediziner die Fahnder auf die Spur von Verbrechern, so Prof. Dr. Brinkmann in der Ärzte-Zeitung... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (26399) Hotspotter Hinweis von Thomas Gigold: Bei GIGA gibt es jetzt den Hotspotter - Ein WLAN-Hotspot-Verzeichnis für D, AT und CH mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (26398) Will Sprint Blow It... Again? First, there was the Kyocera 7135. Okay, I'm sure it wasn't the absolute first example, but it was the first that affected me. I've since had the chance to use one for a little while, and very much enjoyed it. The phone seemed to work well. But it was never released by Sprint PCS. Next, there came the SonyEricsson T608.... From Don'apos;t Back Down on September 18, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (26397) Blaster trial set for November 17 Minnesota teen pleads not guilty From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26396) US IT jobs under fire Under pressure From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26395) House Passes Internet Tax Ban computerlady writes "InfoWorld reports that the House of Representatives today voted a permanent ban on 'levying taxes unique to the Internet.' The Internet ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26394) Setback for Microsoft Ripples Through the World Wide Web - STEVE LOHR, NY Times ....Last month, Microsoft suffered a stinging setback in a patent-infringement case when a federal jury awarded $521 million to a former University of California researcher. But this time, the rest of the industry is not smiling. To comply with the co From Techno-News Blog on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26393) Where practicality meets cutting-edge - Karen Hauptman, Duke Chronicle As technology improves and the Internet becomes more accessible through wireless networking, the number of students who use laptop computers at Duke is increasing dramatically. For a university that considered implementing a laptop requirement as recentl From Techno-News Blog on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26392) Hackers Pass Out New Software for Attacks - Associated Press Security researchers on Tuesday detected hackers distributing software to break into computers using flaws announced last week in some versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. The threat from this new vulnerability which already has draw From Techno-News Blog on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26391) Can you really separate science from technology - Don Buckley, techLearning Technology has never been a stranger to science. Think of Millikan's oil drop experiment or Newton's study on light. Even though the technology these scientists used was primitive, it was necessary. Thermometers, dissection kits, spectrophotometers, an From Educational Technology on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26390) Ohio proposes new rules for online education - eSchool News staff and wire service reports Online charter schools in Ohio would have to create a separate committee to guide their policies and procedures, under one of dozens of new rules recommended by the state school board. Cyber schools and schools offering online classes in Ohio also woul From Educational Technology on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26389) Western Iowa Tech Community College announces record enrollment - Sioux City Journal Western Iowa Tech Community College (WIT) Tuesday announced a record enrollment for this fall. A total of 5,238 students have registered for classes, a 2.1 percent increase over fall 2002. WIT also has experienced a surge in student demand for online l From Online Learning Update on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26388) Perceptions of Faculty on the Effect of Distance Learning Technology on Faculty Preparation Time - Lynne M. Pachnowski and Joseph P. Jurczyk, JDLA Abstract: Over the course of three consecutive semesters, faculty members involved in both video-conference-based and online-based distance learning environments were surveyed in order to determine their perception regarding the technical support servi From Online Learning Update on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26387) Motivation and Incentives for Distance Faculty - Angie Parker, Journal of Distance Learning Administration Abstract: Colleges continue to offer growing numbers of courses and programs of study through distance education technologies. Yet despite this growth, relatively little is known about what inspires faculty to teach with a technology-mediated approach. From Online Learning Update on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26386) Untitled News.Com interviews RIAA president Cary Sherman. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (26385) Why file swapping tide is turning RIAA President Cary Sherman tells CNET News.com that the aggressive pursuit of Internet file swappers will slow the pace of unauthorized online downloads of copyrighted music. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (26384) The mouse that roared CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos talks with Doug Engelbart, the engineer who first came up with the idea of using a manual device to manipulate data on a computer. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (26383) Microsoft adds two to its board The software giant says it will add two new board members to its current roster of eight, the company's effort to strengthen its corporate governance. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (26382) Sizing the Opportunity Diese Studie über "The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2002 and 2003" - durchgeführt vom Sloan Consortium - sagt, dass 2002 über 1.6 Millionen Studierende an wenigstens einem Online Kurs teilgenommen haben. Die Institutionen sind... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26381) The State of the E-Learning Market - Der e-Learning Markt ist überschaubarer, e-Learning selbst erwachsen geworden. - Technologie ist kein Thema mehr. - E-Learning hat das C-Level erreicht. - E-Learning und Knowledge Management wachsen zusammen. - ... Das sind einige der Aussagen dieses an Zitaten aus... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26380) What Works Ein spannendes Gespräch/ Interview zwischen Jay Cross und Josh Bersin über das aktuelle e-Learning-Business. Zwei kurze Zitate: "What's new and important today?" "One hot trend is something we call Rapid eLearning. In the early days, (only a few years ago)... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26379) Am Ganges und am Jangtse sprießen IT-Jobs Der Artikel widmet sich ganz den derzeitigen Offshoring-Aktivitäten, die &#8211; vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Kostensenkungsprogramme - ehrgeiziger denn je verfolgt werden. Indien gilt nach wie vor als erste Adresse, aber weitere Kandidaten wie China, Vietnam oder Osteuropa stehen schon Schlange.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26378) The Human Capital Challenge Diese Studie des ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) widmet sich ganz der Frage, wie Unternehmen die &#8222;high-knowledge, multi-skilled workforce&#8220; entwickeln können, um den Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts zu begegnen. Diese Herausforderungen sind nicht bedingt durch neue Technologien, dem... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26377) E-Learning Brain Trust Der ASTD hat eine Reihe von e-Learning Experten an einen Tisch gebracht, um über Gegenwart und Zukunft von e-Learning zu debattieren. Einige Topics der ausführlichen Diskussion: - "more custom work"/ "the rise of custom" - "learning in the context of... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26376) Fubini's Law Ich habe (noch) keine Ahnung, wer Fubini ist, aber die Aufzählung gefällt mir: 1. People initially use technology to do what they do now - but faster. 2. Then they gradually begin to use technology to do new things. 3.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26375) Personalized Learning Jay Cross spannt einen weiten Bogen, von Dale Carnegie zu e-Learning, aber sein Statement gilt für jede Art des Lernens: Erst wenn Lernprogramme eine Antwort auf individuelle & persönliche Fragen geben, haben sie überhaupt eine Chance, Lernprozesse in Gang zu... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26374) Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen Ein schönes und umfassendes Dossier zum Adorno-Gedenktag hat die Frankfurter Rundschau zusammengestellt. Mit Biographie, Veranstaltungshinweisen und Links. Frankfurter Rundschau, September 2003... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26373) Swiss Centre for Innovations in Learning (SCIL) Wer schon immer einmal wissen wollte, was sich hinter SCIL verbirgt - hier ist eine übersichtliche Selbstdarstellung dieses Spin-Offs der Universität St. Gallen. Ãœbrigens lädt das SCIL am 8./9. Oktober zum Kongress ein: "Shaping Innovations - eLearning as a catalyst... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26372) A Revolution in Knowledge Sharing Ein visionärer Artikel! Die Autoren beschreiben "Knowledge Sharing" als neues Paradigma der Knowledge Economy. Auch wenn sich heute noch die Mehrheit der Wissensarbeiter und Wissensinstitutionen an ihr geistiges Eigentum, ihre Kurse und Inhalte klammern - an "Knowledge Sharing" führt... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26371) e-teaching@university "e-teaching@university" ist das Projekt, getragen von der Bertelsmann-Stiftung und der Heinz Nixdorf-Stiftung, www.e-teaching.org die Webadresse. Ziel ist es, Lehrenden an Hochschulen einen webgestützten Wissens- und Lernbereich mit praxisorientierten Informationen zur Nutzung digitaler Medien zur Verfügung zur stellen. "Das Portal unterstützt... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26370) Open-Ended Manifesto on Research and Learning Ein wirklich sympathisches und kreatives Manifest, das mit seinem ersten Paragraphen über das "informelle Lernen" bei mir offene Türen einrennt: "§1. We must think, act and learn informally. I believe that the following is important for our understanding of learning:... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26369) When Life-Long Learning Is Just a Phrase "Lebenslanges Lernen" darf nicht bedeuten, dass gelernt wird "um des Lernens willen". Gerade Erwachsene müssen verstehen, was sie tun, warum sie es tun, und was es ihnen nutzt. Selbstverantwortung für den eigenen Entwicklungsweg - alles andere ist eine Verschwendung von... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26368) Developing Competency-Driven Learning Content Wie können genau die Kompetenzen trainiert werden, die zum Erreichen der Unternehmensziele entscheidend sind? Der Artikel empfiehlt einen Prozess, der mit der Entwicklung von "Performance Maps" beginnt: "Using a competency-based training development process that incorporates performance maps (a one-page summary... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26367) Umfrage Aus welcher Rubrik des BildungsBlog würdest Du gerne mehr lesen? From BildungsBlog on September 18, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (26366) For your reading pleasure, I'm not writing this with only the first and last letters in place LanguageHat has some good links about the gibberish-that-isn't-gibberish that's making the rounds of the Web, including one to Metafilter. Amazing stuff.... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (26365) Thank You, Seth Gordon You know who did a fantastic job putting the WordPirates site up, installing the blosxom software, doing the cgi scripting, and being an all-around pleasure to work with? Seth Gordon, that's who. Here's his resume. You'd be a fool not to hire him.... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (26364) WordPirates Interview Sarah Lai Stirland interviews Dan Gillmor and me about WordPirates at Corante. Amusing? You be the judge. (But please don't tell me if you think it's not.)... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (26363) WordPirates Interview Sarah Lai Stirland interviews Dan Gillmor and me about WordPirates at Corante. Amusing? You be the judge. (But please don't tell me if you think it's not.)... From Joho the Blog on September 18, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (26362) World Lecture Hall While browsing through Steven Krause's weblog at Eastern Michigan University I came across this: Here's an online course resource from the Center for Instructional Technologies at the University of Texas in auction: World Lecture Hall publishes links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver course materials in any language. Some courses are delivered entirely over the internet. Others are designed for students in From carvingCode on September 18, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (26361) Goodbye AOL, hello TWX What's in a name? From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (26360) O2 set to offer N-Gage for £99 First subsidy From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (26359) Untitled Last year: "I'm too good to be wasted as a form of entertainment." From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (26358) Untitled NY Times, "The problem you have getting in this late is you have no field troops, you have no ground operation," said Bill Dal Col, who ran Steve Forbes's campaign for the Republican nomination in 1996 and 2000. "Without the troops, it doesn't matter how good your logistics and planning are." From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (26357) Untitled Chris Lydon interviews Joe Conason, Doc Searls, Ed Cone and Josh Marshall on the candidacy of Wesley Clark. From Scripting News on September 18, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (26356) HeadsPace J Fellow Canadian Jeremy Hiebert has an interesting instructional design and technology blog I hadn't noticed before. Jeremy, you've got another subscriber! [Seb's Open Research] Ditto! (not the fellow canadian bit tho ;o) Actually, that reminds me, I need an 'about' space... hmmm... have to give that one some thought :o))) From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on September 18, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. (26355) Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! -- Croquet Violence At The Metrodome! VIOLENT CROQUET AGAIN THE FEATURED EVENT AT ANNUAL CLUB PICNIC: One of the reasons the location is not yet determined (apart from Presidential sloth and dalliance, which of course never occurs) is the recent intrusion of senseless violence into this... From Tim Swanson on September 18, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. (26354) Create a subject index I recently delivered the final report to a NSW State Government client for their intranet review, which had some interesting recommendations in them. The recommendation that I really wasn't expecting to suggest was that they create a subject index. This... From Column Two on September 18, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (26353) Nearing a Tax-Free Internet Two months before a temporary ban expires, the House of Representatives passes a bill to permanently nix taxes on Internet access and traffic. Now it's up to the Senate. From Wired News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26352) How Soviet Viruses May Save Us Wanton use of antibiotics has led to new generations of superbugs, and doctors are losing the war against runaway drug-resistant bacteria. The new secret weapon: phages. By Richard Martin of Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26351) E-Voting Audit Ready for Public An audit of software for the Diebold touch-screen voting machines is now complete. The report, which will be made public soon, calls for changes to address security concerns. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26350) A Festival for the Rest of Us Sci-fi and fantasy films, and their horrible little brother, the slasher film, have never been accorded lofty status in American pop culture. Now along comes Mania Fest, which hopes to rectify the situation. By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26349) Laying Data Traps for Isabel Scientists are putting themselves and their instruments directly in the path of Hurricane Isabel. The goal is to capture information that will improve weather prediction. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26348) JetBlue Shared Passenger Data The airline admits it gave 5 million itineraries to a defense contractor last year without passengers' consent. The contractor bought more personal information on the passengers, including Social Security numbers -- for what purpose? By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26347) Kids charities demand ID parade for pre-paid punters Cite paedo concerns From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26346) Power Plant Fueled By Nut Shells sbszine writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is running an article about a green power plant that runs on the discarded shells of macadamia nuts. The power plant, ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (26345) Putting it together: taxonomy, classification & search Jeff Morris has written about the intersection of taxonomies, classification & search as related to intranets. To quote: Combining taxonomy and classification with search, notes Woods, "gives people a map of the resources available to them. This kind of taxonomy,... From Column Two on September 18, 2003 at 5:47 a.m.. (26344) Windows Small Business Server 2003 released to manufacturing Free preview kit From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (26343) VegaStream goes it alone after £4m MBO VoIP play From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (26342) CPW joins new e-shopper safety scheme Feel assured? From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (26341) Orange: open to all More on Treo 600 From The Register on September 18, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (26340) OLG Koblenz zum Bauvertrag "Schlüsselfertig": - Ständig wird vor Gericht über diesen Begriff gestritten. Welche Leistungen gehören dazu? Was ist der Mindeststandard, wenn Auftraggeber... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (26339) Ashcroft Declassifies Some Patriot Act Records From ResourceShelf on September 18, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (26338) JetBlue Gives Away Passenger Info To TSA? Old Ben Franklin writes "In September of 2002, JetBlue Airways secretly gave the Transportation Security Administration the full travel records of 5 million ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (26337) Gates Gives Money to New York City to Start 67 Schools Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, announced $51.2 million in grants to create 67 small, theme-based public high schools in New York City. From New York Times: Education on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (26336) Most New Jersey High Schools Could Get U.S. Warning Letter About two-thirds of New Jersey's public high schools could soon receive letters saying they are in danger of failing to comply with stricter federal educational standards. From New York Times: Education on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (26335) Calls for More Lucrative Scholarships The head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association has endorsed the idea of giving athletes an additional $2,000 to $3,000 a year. From New York Times: Education on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (26334) After Allegations of Abuse, a Football Season Is Canceled A Long Island high school has been reeling from allegations that three older football players sexually abused freshman teammates. From New York Times: Education on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (26333) Costs Mount for Yale and Union as Strike Drags On With the strike at Yale University entering its third week, the showdown is starting to exact sizable costs on both the university and the unionized workers. From New York Times: Education on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (26332) Senate Opposes Changes in Student Aid The Senate voted to block proposed changes in student aid rules that critics say would deny federal assistance to thousands of students. From New York Times: Education on September 18, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (26331) BGH-Entscheidung "Paperboy" jetzt online Schmidbauer teilt in der NETLAW-L mit, dass die BGH-Entscheidung "Paperboy" zu "Deep-Links" nun auch online vorliegt. Allerdings: Seither ist Paperboy... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 18, 2003 at 3:51 a.m.. (26330) The Commerce Department and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) New Agreement From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26329) SCT Acquires Newfront Software Assets, Expands SEVIS and Foreign Student/Scholar Support for Higher Education From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26328) Online Learning Community Bring Oregon Students Together From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26327) Manatee Community College selects Collegis to lead technology management and services at three Florida sites From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26326) Butternut administrator unveils new distance learning program From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26325) Odessa-Midland doctors, dentists first to earn unique Tech degree From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26324) Walden University Launches Community College Leadership Program From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26323) Thirty-two Trends Affecting Distance Education: An Informed Foundation for Strategic Plannning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 18, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (26322) All These Worlds Are Yours, Except Europa. Attempt No Landing There. Will Galileo Make Jupiter a Star?:In October of 1989, NASA launched the Galileo spacecraft toward the planet Jupiter. Its mission was manyfold: to explore the moons of the giant planet, to investigate the environment of Jupiter's neighborhood, and to drop... From Tim Swanson on September 18, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (26321) Mikey and Alec Comment Show Well there are spammers and then there are goofballs you have nothing better to do then send juvenile comments to my blog. This dog lifts a leg on Mike and Alec. Congratulations to "michael farrell" and "Alec" for their Oxford English command of the written word (congrats also for being added to the banned IPs for CDB and having their clever words buried in this dog's back yard, under those old tennis shoes and the dead squirrel). Revel in the wisdom of these modern Shakespeares: From cogdogblog on September 18, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (26320) Half-Life 2 - A Linux User's Lament jvm writes "If you're a gamer with a pulse, you've probably heard about the impending release of Valve's Half-Life 2. As a gamer and a Linux user, I always get ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (26319) eBay Happy to Give Away All Personal Info Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published extensive quotes taken from an eBay official during a private talk at Cyber Crime 2003. According to Haaretz, Joseph Sullivan of eBay was addressing senior officials of several law-enforcement agencies when he disclosed eBay's considerable efforts to collect and relay personal data collected from its customers and the public. What follows is a brief summary of some of the disturbing revelations uttered by Sullivan. From kuro5hin.org on September 18, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (26318) Is that an Office in Your Pocket...? Tech-ed: Kids and Collective Phonecamblogs in School, in Paris "Jean-Luc, a BoingBoing ami from Paris, shares news of a fun educational experiment with young students in France: 'Xeni, have you seen the collective moblog that children from 7 to 11 years old have created (with me) at th From The Shifted Librarian on September 18, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (26317) HP storms ahead with small-business plan Hurricane Isabel or no, Hewlett-Packard plans to use a Washington, D.C., conference as the backdrop for a major push to get more dollars from businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees. From CNET News.com on September 18, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (26316) Tweaking Radio's HTML editors (both of them!) In the Radio discussion forum, Xavier Caballe asked the following: Is there any way to change the fonts used by the built-in HTML editor? Specifically I'd like to change Courier to Courier New, since this renders much better. Radio offers... From Radio on September 18, 2003 at 12:51 a.m.. (26315) Ashcroft Insanity Update Ashcroft Places Conciliatory Call to ALA President "Attorney General John Ashcroft today placed a phone call to American Library Association President Carla Hayden and told her that he would work to declassify the Justice Department report on Section 215 of the 'Patriot' Act, the section pertaining to government access to library and bookstore records. Ashcroft also said he was concerned that people misunderstood his commitment to civil liberties. ALA issued a From The Shifted Librarian on September 18, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (26314) When Does Website Monitoring Go Too Far? jafiwam asks: "Recently, the IT department of the company I work for and a 3rd party monitoring and security firm got into a pissing match about how much ... From Slashdot on September 18, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (26313) A MEANINGFUL "MANIFESTO"... "§16. We need much better tools of reflection to be able to organise and manage in a society where knowledge and symbolic work are central. We need new forms of indicators, new forms of processes, new forms of models to be guided by. We need to be able to give... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 17, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (26312) Email v. RSS After the Sobig virus debacle last month, cries about the death of email made their usual circuit. Some RSS advocatesstarted hammering away at nails with their saw, trying to figure out how their New Thing would replace the much maligned... From Ten Reasons Why on September 17, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (26311) Fixing compulsory licensing Aaron Swartz has an idea worth thinking about for helping artists get paid out of a tax on technology: "Here&#146;s the key to my proposal: when you pay the tax you get a vote." Assuming it works for music, does it work for other kinds of creative output as well? [via Andrew Grumet] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (26310) Tech lawyer may replace Grasso Larry Sonsini, one of Silicon Valley's top powerbrokers, may become the next chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (26309) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]