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Experts vs. Collective Intelligence
First let me say that the comments on the previous post have been pretty amazing and thought provoking. I want to comment on the comments at some point, but first I just wanted to throw out this excerpt from Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins. This is, like, Part 3 in my blog book report. There is [...] From weblogged News on August 31, 2006 at 8:46 p.m..

Firefox 2 Beta 2 Arrives
The latest beta release of the next Mozilla Firefox browser is unleashed. Read our review. Plus: Having trouble finding a Firefox 2 download? We've got links. In Monkey Bites. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Greenhouse Emissions Up for Rich
Signing the Kyoto Protocols is one thing, adhering to it something else again. Greenhouse gas emissions rise for the industrialized nations, who look like they're going to have a hard time reigning in their waste to meet 2012 goals. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Tech Unions
Readers disagree that unions have a limited role in the white-collar workplace, mention ways to make Ubuntu more user friendly, and ask for video games with multpile save options. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Gene Therapy As a Cancer Cure
In the battle against cancer, saving two patients out of 17 may seem modest enough. But researchers see hope that using genetically altered immune cells to attack tumors -- as was done in this study -- may hold the key to eventually defeating various cancers. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Tony Karrer - First Time Visitor Guide - eLearning Technology
Tony Karrer writes a guide for first time visitors to the blog. It's a good idea, something I should consider, so people can get a quick look at my 'best' or 'most popular' items without having to search through hundreds of articles. [Link] [Tags: Web Logs] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Miguel Guhlin - Communist Linux Users? - Around the Corner
The conflict between proprietary and open source software and content is worldwide, and educational technology is one of the major flashpoints, as is seen in this coverage of an Indian school division's decision to adopt Linux. It is, of course, immediately branded as 'banning Microsoft' but "It is well-known that Microsoft wants to have a monopoly in the field of computer technology. Naturally, being a democratic and progressive government, we want to encourage the spread of free software," M. A. Baby, Kerala's education minister, said. [OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Announcement - Google Book Search Offers Free Downloads of Public Domain Books - Google
Sometimes I worry about Google, but I like it when they do things like this. "Since people can search the full text of these books, they can find previously buried information about historical events or people, places of interest and matters cultural or scientific. What has been tucked away in large research library collections and available only to a few, can now be discovered and read by people everywhere." [Link] [Tags: Research, OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Greg Sandoval - RIAA Copyright Education Contradictory, Critics Say - CNet News.Com
I like the way this one starts: "The music industry's educational video about copyright law is full of baloney, according to several trade and public interest groups." The point of the article is to highlight contradictions in the RIAA's campaign, which is essentially to make people think it's always wrong and illegal to download or copy a song. The problem is, this sentence is false, even you agree with the law as it is written. The RIAA declarations do not take into account personal use, educational use, and fair use. And even the article doesn't mention open content and From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Michael Geist - 30 Days of DRM
I'm glad to have found this page, because I'm not going to run a Michael Geist link 30 days in a row, no matter how compelling the content (and this is pretty compelling). The 30 Days of DRM series is up to day 13 now. If the issues surrounding digital rights interest you, don't miss it. [Link] [Tags: Digital Rights Management (DRM)] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Denise Deveau - Portability and Piece of Mind on a Keychain - Globe and Mail
When I was in Bogota, I pulled a thumb drive out of my pocket and said, "This is your personal learning environment." This is basically what I meant. Only lighter, simpler. "With the tiny USB device that's small enough to attach to a keychain, Mr. Ohnona can log onto his work system from any Internet-connected computer in the world. And, he never has to worry about viruses or compromising the security of sensitive client data." [Link] [Tags: Push versus Pul From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

bleckb - Worst Corporate Use of Email? - Kairosnews
OK, everybody is going to line up to slam Radio Shack for this one. Now I'm no fan of Radio Shack, and especially of the company's history of labour relations, but I have to ask this: in what sense is it better to be 'informed of a meeting with the general manager' on Friday to which 'all section Y employees must attend'? Hm? Does having the $1.5 million guy come down and give you the hatchet personally make up for that week of waiting and wondering while you slog away at your $5.50 job? The people complaining about the impersonal nature of the firing are clinging From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Miguel Guhlin - Full Disclosure? - Around the Corner
I ask, and Miguel Guhlin answers, squarely and directly, giving me no reason to believe he is dissembling. "Does this comment count as full disclosure?" Yes. And it also counts as a nice lesson in clarity for our corporate friends, especially those who seem to consider honesty a business liability. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Stick It to the Man
In the game Ragdoll Avalance II, control the life of a very floppy stick figure with a low tolerance for falling blades. In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Educators Corner: Entrepreneurship Education Resources
This well designed web site contains a valuable collection of resources about entrepreneurship that is sponsored by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Included are videos, podcasts, books, and case studies. Use the Content Map and Using the Site links to orient to what is available. (Thanks to Jane Knight's E-Learning Pick of the Day for this reference.)_____JH _______ "The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Educators Corner is a free online ar From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on August 31, 2006 at 2:47 p.m..

Open Source Development and Distribution
Mitch Kapor, the designer of Lotus 1-2-3, is co-teaching a course with Pamela Samuelson on Open Source software at UC Berkeley. The syllabus provides many useful links to resources about open source materials and issues. Topics include Open Source Business, Wikepedia, Open Source Biology, Social Production of Music, and User-Created Value. (Thanks to the Download Squad for this reference.) _____JH From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on August 31, 2006 at 2:47 p.m..

Seat Belt Contains Mini Air Bag
A new four-point belt from Ford will inflate when there is an accident, but some silly folks won't wear it even if it could save their lives. In Autopia. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

Range Farther Without Your Phone
A new Bluetooth headset claims a wireless range of 30 feet. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Stem Cell Scientist Defends Paper
The lead author on a paper outlining a way to derive embryonic stem cells without damaging embryos responds to the piling-on of enemies as well as people he thought were friends. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, July 2006
Slapdash virus updates, crackdown on stock-touting spam, and other virus and spam activities in the month of July. From ClickZ Stats on August 31, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

If Godwin's Law had teeth
Peter W. Galbraith has an excellent column in the Boston Globe today explaining the deep irony of Donald Rumsfeld's attempt to associate those opposing his Iraq war with those who appeased Hitler. Ronald Reagan sent Rumsfeld to meet with Saddam Hussein in during the war Iraq started with Iran: ... the Reagan administration was afraid Iraq might actually lose. Reagan chose Rumsfeld as his emissary to Hussein, whom he visited in December 1983 and March 1984. Inconveniently, Iraq had begun to use chemical weapons against Iran in November 1983, the first sustained use of poison gas since a 19 From Joho the Blog on August 31, 2006 at 10:46 a.m..

Paul Bacsich - Alt talk to Blackboard's General Legal Council Matthew Small - ALT
Morten Flate Paulsen writes in, "Your blog readers, following the BlackBoard discussion, may be interested in reading my article Two Decades of Online Sustainability. The article describes NKI Distance Education's development and use of LMS systems from the early start in 1985." The one-sided Associated Press article about the Blackboard lawsuit has hit mainstream with its belated publication USA Today. From OLDaily on August 31, 2006 at 8:45 a.m..

cmf2006 coming up in Denmark
Today I received a beautifully laid out flier for cmf2006, the upcoming content management conference in Aarhus, Denmark. I was lucky enough to be one of the keynote presenters at the inaugural event last year, and I must say, it... From Column Two on August 31, 2006 at 7:46 a.m..

Wired News Wants Your Photos
Now's your chance to show the world your model USS Enterprise that Shatner signed on your 13th birthday. A call for submissions to our first ever reader-created photo gallery to run next week on the 40th anniversary of Star Trek. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

My Love Affair With Star Trek
As the show's 40th anniversary looms, here's a tour d'horizon of the melodramatic, outlandish and iconic phenomenon that captured the hearts of geeks everywhere. By Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Otaku Art Turns National Craze
When 11-year-old Tomohiro Yasui fashioned paper replacements for his fighting robots, he had no idea what he was starting. By Lisa Katayama from Wired magazine. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Time to Rake a Little Muck
The former vice president turns his gaze, at least momentarily, from melting ice caps to the state of the American media. These are troubled times for the Fourth Estate, and here's why. Commentary by Tony Long. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Building a Better Storm Center
Designing a new home for NOAA -- the satellite guys -- sets off a hurricane-force fight between the geeks and the government's star architect. By Andrew Blum from Wired magazine. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

From Crypto to Jazz
A new jazz album draws on cryptography and number theory for its riffs and rhythms. Listen to saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's melodies with audio clips of digits turned into notes. By Alexander Gelfand. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Smart Buildings Make Smooth Moves
Architects develop shape-shifting structures that morph in response to changing weather, fluctuating temperatures and differing uses. Imagine a skyscraper that braces itself in gusty winds, or a house that shakes the snow from its roof. By Lakshmi Sandhana. From Wired News on August 31, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Judge Allows Race as Factor in Schools
A state court judge in California has ruled that a school district may consider race in setting school attendance boundaries, setting up the question for an almost certain appeal. From New York Times: Education on August 31, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Schools Chief Says Union Rules Lead Him to Create Unneeded Jobs
Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein said that he would create the jobs for 44 assistant principals who have not found regular assignments despite numerous vacancies, rather than allow them to bump less senior assistant principals. From New York Times: Education on August 31, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Los Angeles Mayor Gains Control of the Schools, but Hardly Total Control
The legislation, almost certain to be challenged in court, gives little real power to the mayor, spreading it instead among myriad officials. From New York Times: Education on August 31, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Students Paths to Small Colleges Can Bypass SAT
Many liberal arts colleges have made admissions exams like the SAT and ACT optional. From New York Times: Education on August 31, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Gov. Warner in Second Life
Mark Warner, an unannounced candidate for the presidency, is going to be interviewed in Second Life on Thursday at 3:30pm (eastern time, I think). I wonder what his avatar will look like... [Tags: politics mark_ warner secondlife]... From Joho the Blog on August 31, 2006 at 12:46 a.m..