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Stiffed by The Donald
Harumph! I just cannot believe the The Donald and Meh-Lah-Nee-Ah did not invite me to their wedding and shindig afterwards at the Mar-a-Lago Club. You mean P-Diddy gets invited and I don't? And Elton John and Muhammed Ali? Boy Donald, this hurts buddy. Really hurts. As a boy I remember vividly riding past Mar-a-Lago when it still belonged to Marjorie Merriwether Post (who was married to some guy named E.F. Hutton and the founder of the cereal company with her last name) and marveling at... From
Brain Frieze on January 16, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..
Primer on RSS by Mitch Wagner in TechWeb
This short article is an excellent introduction to RSS and News Aggregators. I have a small collection of articles about RSS to use with instructors and students that I circulate to encourage the adoption of news readers as an efficient way to monitor large numbers of web sites. This article by Mitch Wagner includes coverage of Bloglines, one of my favorite news readers, as well as many other choices. (Thanks to eLearnopedia for this citation.) JH _____
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EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on January 16, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..
It's pretty hard not to get cynical when you are a ...
It's pretty hard not to get cynical when you are a new graduate student in a not-new environment. I've been working here for almost 5 years, and while I don't know all the ins and outs of the place, I certainly know it well enough. If I don't know who to talk to, in general, I know who to talk to who knows who to talk to. I have no misconceptions or idealizations about the way our particular campus works (and know enough to know that others are not always the same). So when someone drops their jaw in shock because our SIS system may actually be older than the United From
blog.IT on January 16, 2005 at 2:34 p.m..
Problems with podcasts on generic MP3 players
I own two standalone MP3 players, both bought largely on the basis of price. I don't listen to music much (I generally find it a distraction that gets in the way of my thinking), but I am keen on listening to what are now tending to be called "podcasts". I have found some problems, though, and I'm wondering if it's just my poor choice of player, or whether all MP3 players are the same. My problem stems from the length of many podcasts. Typical enclosures from
IT Conversations or RSS radio shows such as
Frank Carver's weblog (Teaching and Learning category) on January 16, 2005 at 2:34 p.m..
France Telecom's Livebox is a complete failure | noirExtreme
Le Canard Encha n a satirical French newspaper ran an article on the spectacular failure of FT's Livebox a few days ago and I can't resist the pleasure to share the story with English speaking readers. France Telecom's miracle box supposed to deliver TV and Telephony over the Internet is a fiasco". (...)Well, the phone did ring: over a 4 months period Wanadoo's hotline has been swamped by 90,000 calls of irate customers. At the other end of the line, helpless CSRs exhausted by daily insults lost it in the end [and went on strike twice in From
unmediated on January 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
Minimalist Radio The Mouseradio from Germany is a ...
How to design a
radio without buttons. The Mouseradio from Germany is a fully functioning radio without buttons. The idea was to use the mouse navigation and to implement it in a radio. Moving the radio vertically changes the volume, moving the radio on the horizontal axis changes the frequency being t From
unmediated on January 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
CBS Tries DRM to Block Criticism of Rathergate Report
Last week the panel investigating CBS's botched reporting about President Bush's military service released its report. The report was offered on the net in PDF format by CBS and its law firm. CBS was rightly commended for its openness in facing up to its past misbehavior and publicizing the report. Many bloggers, in commenting on the report and events that led to it, included quotes from the report. Yesterday, Ernest Miller noticed that he could no longer copy and paste material from the report PDF into other documents. Seth Finkelstein
unmediated on January 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
Word to MediaWiki
A Word macro to turn Word formatting into Wiki markup for the Wikipedia (works with Office X) From
unmediated on January 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
DDN Communities: Citizen Journalist
A movement is afoot for community members to become news producers -- citizen journalists -- and to interact more with members of the mainstream press, creating more of a dialogue then "lecture" format for the news. This (Digital Divide Network) community will share news and ideas about the citizen journalist movement. From
unmediated on January 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
CBS Rathergate Response: Posturing or Substance?
In case you missed it, I was quoted in a Jan. 11 dot Journalism article by Jemima Kiss, "CBS sacks four after blogs trigger Rathergate." This story explored whether the firing of those executives was actually a constructive response to the journalistic fiasco. Kiss did a great job with this article, it's well worth reading. Of course, I had much more to say in response to her questions than she would ever have room or inclination to publish. That's OK. She's a good editor. In case you're interested, here are my complete remarks on the topic... From
Contentious Weblog on January 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m..
A break
In tribute of OverheardinNewYork.com, a conversation Silverlotus overheard in TO on the TTC: Woman: Did you know Jen and Brad are breaking up? Man: WHO CARES!? Woman: I think's sad. Man: I should break up. Woman: With who? Man: Myself. Then I will only be "Me" and "I". Woman: Everyone is breaking up these days. Man: WHO CARES!? From
silentblue | Quantified on January 16, 2005 at 2:29 p.m..
Web Conferencing Review: Claripoint Vista
Claripoint Vista is a web collaboration tool developed by Claripoint, a UK-based company, that allows meeting presenters to collaborate in real-time with invited participants. The company has set out to create a product that "needs no explanation and no instructions,... From
Kolabora.com on January 16, 2005 at 2:29 p.m..
I Came, I Saw, I RSS'd
A quick RSS primer which explains what it is, tells you what it can do for you, tells you how you can get started using RSS, recommend some software, and lets you know some of the limitations. From
eLearnopedia on January 16, 2005 at 2:27 p.m..
Conference on Neuroesthetics
Empathy in the Brain and in ArtThe 4th International Conference on Neuroesthetics UC Berkeley Art Museum, 15 January 2005-01-15 This morning I joined three hundred neuroscientists and students in the theatre at the U.C. Berkeley Art Museum for an all From
Internet Time Blog on January 16, 2005 at 2:26 p.m..
Blogs, not books
Blogs are often a better way to keep up to date with new developments than books or magazines. Blogs are fresh. They're concise. And usually they're free. For example, when it comes to knowledge management, save your Amazon budget for another topic, and r From
Internet Time Blog on January 16, 2005 at 2:26 p.m..
The phylosophy of SPAM
This spam showed up in my email this morning. No text, just the graphic. Not a link to click. It's an animated gif; the text changes to give dates of the conference and a URL. What were they thinking? It's rare to find such an inappropriate From
Internet Time Blog on January 16, 2005 at 2:26 p.m..
Turnitin dot Culture
Matthew S. Willen's "Reflections on the Cultural Climate of Plagiarism," from the latest issue of Liberal Education, looks at the way that plagiarism -- as a way of working the system in a way to win at any cost -- is endorsed by our culture-at-large. It comes as no news... From
PEDABLOGUE on January 16, 2005 at 2:24 p.m..
Blink and The Wisdom of Crowds
Malcolm Gladwell hat ein neues Buch veröffentlicht ("Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking"), das gerade die Runde macht. In diesem Email-Interview sitzt ihm James Surowiecki gegenüber, Autor von "The Wisdom of Crowds". Es geht sehr unterhaltsam hin und her... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 16, 2005 at 2:24 p.m..
Der Begriff E-Learning hat an Wirkung eingebüßt
Für mich gehören diese beiden Interviews zusammen. Im einen steht IBM (da kommt der Titel dieses Eintrags her!), im anderen PeopleSoft Rede und Antwort. Das Ganze muss bereits im Umfeld der Online Educa passiert sein, ist mir aber irgendwie entgangen.... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 16, 2005 at 2:24 p.m..
Daily GMAT Prep Email
If you're considering an MBA, chances are that you'll need to write the GMAT for your application. Whether you're actively preparing to write the GMAT, or just want to learn more about it, subscribe to About's free daily GMAT prep... From
Adult/Continuing Education on January 16, 2005 at 2:23 p.m..
Ice Storm...
kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington | Local News Winter's grip descended on the Portland-Vancouver metro area and the Columbia River Gorge for much of Saturday, causing hundreds of accidents, canceling flights in and out of Portland International Airport as well dozens of weekend events, and knocking out electricity to some neighborhoods. Woke up today to the sound of sleet that soon turned to freezing rain. A layer of ice is covering everything... A lot of the more recent images on Flickr that are tagged as ice are from folks in the Portland area... Technorati Tags: ice |... From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on January 16, 2005 at 2:22 p.m..
Technorati and Tags
Technorati Takes Tags Global (Ross Mayfield): So just think about the emergent intelligence mechanism we are creating with a neural network overlaid on the net. Considered blog posts gain authority through link attention. Consensual wiki pages gain authority over time. Links and snapshots bridge across places, physical and virtual. Tags are applied in the blink of an eye and patterns emerge from the crowd. Ross Mayfield discusses Technorati's announcement that they now support a tagging feature similar to Flickr and del.icio.us.... From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on January 16, 2005 at 2:22 p.m..
Links You Need
Techlawadvisor's been blogging up a storm,
esp. recently. I don't link there near enough - do make sure to head over. Also,
Phil Leigh keeps pumping out interesting digital media industry interviews. You can now download them instead of streaming. You might want to check out the interview with Wired writer Jeff Howe, particularly in light of Ed Felten's
A Copyfighter's Musings on January 16, 2005 at 2:20 p.m..
More on RSS and Copyright
Scoble's got more links
regarding the issues below. As expected, a lot of it is knee jerk "bloggers can't do this!" mixed with ad hominem attacks. That's too bad. Chris Baus and Russell Beattie raise the issue of what CC's non-commercial/commercial distinction actually means. It's not entirely clear to me that Russell's examples would not be commercial or would somehow be considered fair use. Inde From
A Copyfighter's Musings on January 16, 2005 at 2:20 p.m..
Jan. 16 - Freedom of religion day
Nice history lesson over at
the First Amendment Center Drafted by Thomas Jefferson and guided to enactment by James Madison, the Virginia Statute broke with the precedents of history to disestablish the established church, prohibit government funding of religion, and ensure that all people “shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.” From
homoLudens III on January 16, 2005 at 2:18 p.m..
Casper College Offers New Online Courses
Casper College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services, the largest provider of web-based career training courses, to offer non-credit online programs in healthcare, business, construction technology, internet - design and technical, IT certifications and video game design and development. [PRWEB Jan 16, 2005] From
PR Web on January 16, 2005 at 2:17 p.m..
New System of Adjustable Tables Hits School and Nursery Market
Now you can adjust table height in seconds, with a revolutionary new table design from Community Playthings. Lightweight but incredibly strong, these tables are built to stand up to years of use. The legs have no loose parts, and require no tools. [PRWEB Jan 16, 2005] From
PR Web on January 16, 2005 at 2:17 p.m..
Red States: Beneficiaries of Tax Revenue?
Having heard the blather or ranting about Red vs. Blue states for some time, I decided that I could check the curious general claim that "Red states are beneficiaries of tax revenue". Having obtained the data here about year-by-year comparisons of the states, I obtained some results for 2004. My intent is to identify trends without much partisan bias (BTW, I'm a Nader voter) in an American viewpoint that's not so much grey, but purple. From
kuro5hin.org on January 16, 2005 at 2:17 p.m..
Altnet Trying to Mug Companies
For from the patent abuse department: a company is using a patent it obtained on a decades-old programming technique - associative arrays, or hashes - to attack peer-to-peer (P2P) companies. By Jay Flemma, p2pnet, january 13, 2004 [
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OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
RSS_LOM
Work on RSS_LOM continues as Brian Sutherland offers another proposed revision. RSS_LOM has tested successfully in RSS aggregators, which means that it can be used to transport learning object metadata. Some open questions remain about the encoding of the metadata within the RSS file. The article also list five potential functions of RSS_LOM. By Brian Sutherland, Brian Sutherland's Journal, December 17, 2004 [
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OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
Creative Problem-Solving Process
Dave Pollard writes, "It appears there may be as many as 12 steps in the process involved in solving problems or making critical decisions, whether in a business context or a broader social context." He presents this process in a useful and clear diagram. What's interesting is that the diagram makes it clear that problem solving is a distributed process, with no individual performing more than two or three of the twlve steps. My own work, for example, revolves around the 'Understand', 'Organize', and 'Think Ahead' steps. Perhaps 'Reach Out' a From
OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
The Yahoo Problem, And Its Solution
Dave Winer points to what he calls the 'Yahoo Problem' - the need for a website to list a long list of buttons to allow users of different RSS aggregator software to subscribe to a feed, or worse, a content site favouring one particular aggregator (as CNN does with Yahoo, hence the 'problem'). Winer outlines a solution involving a subscription server.
Others recommend a less centralized solution, such as Mike Rowehl's
Bitsplitter, which i From
OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
The Blog Blog
Dave Pell launches a blog called the Blog Blog, a blog about blogs (and I set the record for the most uses of the word 'blog' in a sentence). He writes, "The personal publishing revolution will change forever the way we find, consume and share news, commentary and other content." Quite right, and I am thus
vindicated. By Dave Pell, January, 2005 [
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OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
Multisubculturalism: Computers and the End of Progressive Education
Mark Oehlert
introduces us to the work of David Shaffer, another researcher who desperately needs a blog, an RSS feed, that will get the word out. Oehlert recommends some of his papers, but I started at the top of the list and landed on
this one, an outstanding excursion into the realm of microworld, epistemic frames, subcultures and the educational philosophy og John Dewey. There are numerou From
OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
National Guidance Research Forum
Graham Atwell sends this along: "The National Guidance Research Forum website is an exciting new website which has been designed for all those interested in guidance research." Atwell adds, "What I like is that many authors have been and are involved in developing the site. At a technical level they are integrating blogging with discussion in a plone based system and using rss and trackback to link different entries." By Various Authors, January, 2005 [
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OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
Gestion de l'information avec XML
Course on XML, written completely in XHTML and rendered using XSLT. Lots of good content with built-in quizzes (also in XHTML). In French. The author notes, "a work-in-progress: there might be bugs, spelling errors, etc. The final version will be available around Marc 2005." Also, because Internet Explorer does not render XHTML properly, the course must be viewed in Firefox. By Daniel Lemire, January, 2005 [
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OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..
LionsTimelineFrom2004
Note: corrected link. Lion Kimbro, who was so badly treated by my discussion system (sorry Lion), offers some long range predictions. Note well the section on 'the hive mind' - I think that something like this is very much likely to be the case. "2009: This is where people really start to go, 'Whoah... We're the Hive Mind...' It should be a dominant theme in movies by this point." Wiki - so if you don't like his predictions, change them. By Lion Kimbro, January, 2005 [
OLDaily on January 16, 2005 at 2:16 p.m..