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GoAwayDaddy
Here is a policy from GoDaddy, a domain registrar: QUESTION: Why is GoDaddy.com blocking people in certain countries from accessing its site? ANSWER: GoDaddy.com actively blocks the following countries from using our services due to U.S. government policies: Cuba Iran Iraq Libya North Korea Sudan Syria The U.S. Department of State has declared the governments of these states to be sponsors of international terrorism How screwed up is this? Bush's inaugural address told us we are the purveyors of liberty. That must mean that we want these oppressive governments to fail so that their people From
Joho the Blog on January 22, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..
[bjc] Friday: The things I want to say
On Friday, the pivotal moment for me was when Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia replied to Jill Abramson of the NY Times. Jill was reminding us how expensive it is to maintain overseas reporters, an expense bloggers can't bear. There were a number of replies about how bloggers could reduce that expense, but Jimmy took a different tack. The Encyclopedia Britannica is a $350M operation, he said, but Wikipedia is kicking its butt without having a single employee. Some of the media folks jumped on this, saying that the Jimmy is underestimating the value of their operations. Jimmy replied that of... From
Joho the Blog on January 22, 2005 at 1:49 p.m..
DOD Fights 'Net - Frank Tiboni, Federal Computer Week
The second-highest public official at the Pentagon considers computer security so important to military operations that he sent a memo last year to department leaders telling them they must "Fight the Net." "Protection of DOD computer network systems From
Techno-News Blog on January 22, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..
One Week's Worth of Technologies
I was thinking this morning about all the different technologies I use in my day job, and how varied they are. Specifically, I wonder if the work I do is so different from what others in my field use, and how my need for an interwoven mesh of applications shows how far we've come from just a few years ago when it was more common to use just a few computer programs to get our work done. Does this have implications for how we should be teaching technology? Should today's students be learning... From
Brain Frieze on January 22, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..
Mobile Wireless Videoconferencing Is Here
A new wireless videoconferencing system walks around on batteries. No, I'm not writing about the demise of videoconferencing. What I'm talking about is a new mobile system which allows users to walk around and videoconference at the same time. A... From
Kolabora.com on January 22, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..
Titan's Streams Like Earth's
The first official analysis of data from the Huygen's space probe reveals arroyos and lake beds on the surface of Saturn's hazy moon, Titan. It's like Earth used to be, say scientists. By Amit Asaravala. From
Wired News on January 22, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
Dealing with Great Expectations
Blizzard, the company behind the popular and currently balky World of Warcraft, is learning the hard way that subscribers to online games are quite demanding. Are they getting less than customers of other 'always on' services? By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on January 22, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
HTMLtoRSS
http://tadpol.org/projects/htmltorss.html "This script is for NetNewsWire 2.0. This will, more or... [[ This is a content summary only. ]] From
RSS Latest News on January 22, 2005 at 10:00 a.m..
Blog About This! Ten Free Blog topics [del.icio.us]
"When You Don't Know What to Blog About, - Blog About This!" - Did you know that you should be blogging 35 out of your first 42 days of blogging? This serves two purposes - showing the Blogging world that you're a serious blogger and they should take you From
RSS Latest News on January 22, 2005 at 9:00 a.m..
Today - Four SEO Feeds
http://www.seochat.com/index2.php?option=mos_rss&no_html=1 Hello Feedaholics, Time to start... [[ This is a content summary only. ]] From
RSS Latest News on January 22, 2005 at 8:00 a.m..
eXeem or eXeem Lite?
eXeem, the joint venture between Swarm Systems and the late lamented SuprNova, is being promoted as the hottest download of the year and promises to bring all the benefits of BitTorrent swarming, but without the use of problematic Torrent websites, says Slyck s Michael Ingram. BUT there s a but: optional and compulsory adware installs. I made eXeem Lite because eXeem has Cydoor spyware that installs on your pc every time you start it up, Dan (who didn t want to reveal his full name) told Slyck. He believes Cydoor adware with a cookie tracker and a banner From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 6:54 a.m..
How Convergence Is Killed: No One Can Let Go Of Control
We've been hearing about "convergence" for so long it's become something of a joke. It's even gone out of style and come back into style... and yet most of the "convergence" we see is still very simple basic convergence rather than anything serious. So,
what's holding up convergence? Control. In almost every area where convergence efforts have stalled, it's because of some issue having to do with who "controls" what. How do companies "control" the content via copy protection? Who "controls" the pat From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 6:54 a.m..
how-to make a 'usb battery'
found out yesterday that there’s a
shuffle shortage and gadget battery life can only be expected to
get worse. bummer. at least you can make the most of your waiting-for-shuffle blues and solder yourself a ‘usb battery’. this little gizmo run From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 6:54 a.m..
Voicemail software recognises callers' emotions
A VOICEMAIL system that labels messages according to the caller's tone of voice could soon be helping people identify which messages are the most urgent. The software, called Emotive Alert, is designed by Zeynep Inanoglu and Ron Caneel of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It might be installed at the phone exchange or in an intelligent answering machine, where it will listen to incoming messages and send the recipient a text message along with an emoticon indicating whether the message is urgent, happy, excited or formal. It works by extracti From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 6:54 a.m..
GPS Digital Camera Knows Where Pictures Were Taken
A new digital camera from Ricoh has a
built-in GPS feature and encodes each photo with information on where in the world it was taken. Special software can then automatically use that information to enable, for example, special travel-photo blogs that bring up photos when you click on locations on a map. From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 6:54 a.m..
More later
Rob Wall just got us back online. I'll post more later, and explain what's been going on. But let's just say, it's been an adventure, and we lost most of the last two months--but it could have been worse. As... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 6:53 a.m..
Michael Powell out
Michael Powell is
resigning as FCC chairman. I fear that the future will be only worse. As critical as I have been -- justifiably -- of Powell, I know that that in his soul of souls, Powell understands the value of the First Amendment. His successor may not. I fear that the White House and Congress -- from, yes, both parties -- will only amplify the looney voice of a few who would continue to limit our free speech on our airwaves. Here's the Wall Street Journal's assessment of his
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 5:54 a.m..
The Project for Open Source Media
The Project for Open Source Media is an independent research and development company doing business in three primary areas. The construction and distribution of the Open Media Platform, an open source platform for the development and distribution of next generation television technologies. Providing consulting services to entities wishing to develop next generation television content and applications either on the Open Media Platform or on proprietary platforms such as TiVo and Open TV. The development of next generation television content and applications either on the Open Media Platform or From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 5:54 a.m..
Education in New Journalism
There's plainly a need for greater education of what I've been calling the "former audience," the people who until recently have been nothing but consumers of news. They now have greater opportunity to put together news reports, from a variety of sources, replacing the static and linear products of a manufacturing age of news. More important, they can be part of the process: part of a conversation and a community. Many will be. Education and assistance to the former audience will be a piece of the enterprise I'm going to be creating, and I'm all ears on how to a From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 5:54 a.m..
Camera phones in inaugural coverage
"ABC News Now aired Sprint 'Video Mail' clips captured from the cell phones of nearly two dozen participants along the inaugural parade route. Some of the Sprint folks sent video clips from aboard parade floats and in marching units. Innovative, yet I'm curious to see how much the video clips will add to ABC News Now's coverage. UPDATE: Just watched a 30-second, edited clip narrated by someone who chronicled his early-morning journey to the parade route. Very poor quality, but it was watchable -- and the video did add a 'citizen journalism' flavor to the coverage. From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 5:54 a.m..
Life Interrupted
Life Interrupted - This is a fascinating feature article that appeared a couple of weeks ago in the Seattle Times. With all of our ways to connect with each other technologically, we've become a society characterized by multi-tasking and constant... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 5:53 a.m..
That time of year again
Here's wishing you every good thing in the new year, and a warm and happy holiday. Remember to track Santa's progress around the world at the NORAD site. Rick, Barry and Len... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 5:53 a.m..
Happy New Year & Linux
Happy New Year everyone! The café is once again open for business. Speaking of business, let's start the year with a little open source business. I picked this up at another site recently -- can't remember where. If you have... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 5:53 a.m..
Tom Angelo speech about evaluating teaching
I just left a meeting with this speaker, and if you're interested in the topic, I'm sure he will be well worth the time. Very provocative. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the following presentation by Dr.... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
DMT Director Position at U of S
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN DIRECTOR COMPETITION NUMBER: N04008 The Division of Media & Technology is seeking a business-minded visionary with strong academic credentials and a demonstrated ability to stimulate a collaborative work environment to provide leadership for the application, development, production... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
Forget cognitive science, measure finger length
Well, follow the nature/nurture debate into the area of hormonal evidence of profession choice, and I guess we don't really need a lot of psychological instrumentation to figure out why people choose the professions they do. [That may well be... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
ID position at Yale
Danielle Fortosky sent along this ad for an instructional design position at Yale University. External applicants apply online at: http://www.yale.edu/hronline/placement/ext/ (select "IT Jobs" from the drop-down menu)... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
Glenn Clark's memorial service tomorrow
Just a reminder that Glenn Clark's memorial service is tomorrow at 2:00 pm. The information is below in the obituary that appeared in the Star Phoenix on October 20. Deaths (10/20/04) CLARK _ Glenn Ira, age 47, passed away on... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
NoteBook
As you may already know, I'm not in the habit of promoting commercial software here. Open source? Fine. But I'm about to make an exception. I ran across a program for Macintosh users that is probably going to be one... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
KIDZ Online
http://www.nnkol.org/TechTraining/ Nortel Networks created this site--a terrific array of material that includes training units on a variety of technologies, from animation to video, security and ethics, and webpage creation. Well worth your time to browse. Useful for teachers or for... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
ERIC is back with a vengance
I picked this up from Stephen's Web yesterday. As you probably know, ERIC has been threatened with extinction for awhile, and looked like it was gone for sure. Well, read on... The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), a repository of... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
Alec Couros could use your help
Here is a call for participation in some research being conducted by Alec Couros-- open source advocate and true scholar in educational technology. http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/couros/archives/000218.html If you can help, please get in touch with Alec ( alec.couros@uregina.ca). You probably know from... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
COMPUTERS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION Conference
The Eighth IASTED International Conference on COMPUTERS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION ~ CATE 2005 ~ August 29-31, 2005 Oranjestad, Aruba CONFERENCE CHAIR Dr. Vladimir Uskov - Bradley University, USA IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submissions due March 1, 2005 Notification of Acceptance... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
JCMC online
I picked this up from Stephen Downes' OLDaily, and I thought I should pass it along. The Journal of Computer Mediated Communication has a new look and a new editor, Susan Herring from Indiana University. Okay, it is a little... From
Rick's Café Canadien on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
Blogging and Motivation
Bettina asks some very
good questions: Are blogs for everybody? If keeping students motivated is hard, what about motivating teachers to use this tool? Teacher training is evolving, new technologies are being introduced in students curricula, but some other social and "traditional" matters still remain unchangable. How do we encourage student teachers to embrace tools like this and other very useful ones in the web help From
apcampbell News on January 22, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..
Why Johnny must program (procedural literacy revisited)
I recently wrote a paper (
draft) that builds on previous posts on GTxA on procedural literacy (
1 2). It argues that New Media scholars and practitioners must be procedurally literate (which includes knowing how to program), and that games (and game-like artifacts), because of their fundamentally From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 3:54 a.m..
Sony Opens Up UMD Format
Sony has submitted the UMD optical disc as an official standard for movies and and software, allowing other companies to produce content that will play on the Sony PSP (as well as new devices that would support the format). The 1.8GB discs aren't a bad format, but it's impossible to say what desire other companies have to produce movie playback devices that use a rotating optical disc standard (especially after paying licensing fees to Sony). Nevertheless, From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 3:54 a.m..
VDSL2 Standard Solidifies
Converge Digest
takes a look at new developments in solidifying the VDSL2 (Very-High-Bit-Rate DSL) standard. VDSL2, which under ideal circumstances can offer symmetrical 100Mbps speeds, is a less expensive solution than running fiber straight to the home. While Verizon is exploring the latter option, companies like SBC are exploring ADSL2+
in trials. Since VDSL2 uses DMT (Discrete Multi-Tone), it should be an easy upgrade path for companies tinkerin From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 2:54 a.m..
Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
Including technology and connection making as learning activities begins to move learning theories into a digital age. George Siemens advances a theory of learning that is consistent with the needs of the twenty first century. His theory takes into account trends in learning, the use of technology and networks, and the diminishing half-life of knowledge. We can no longer personally experience and acquire learning that we need to act. We derive our competence from forming connections. A network can simply be defined as connections between entities. Computer networks, power grids From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 2:54 a.m..
Sovereign Computing
In the future we will tell our children how quaint and restrictive the 'net of today is ... "Neide is 14. After school and before going to work with her sister, she passes by the public Internet center in Vila Tiradentes, Brazil, and notices that 11 people have already accessed the sovereign services she set up the day before. She doesn't have a PC at home, let alone fast Internet access, nor does she have money for web hosting. This is why she had used a free host called Geocities before, which benefited by placing ads on her site. However she has a classmate, P From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 2:54 a.m..
One-click subscription: sometimes the solution is staring us in the face
Literally, the XML chiclet. Get rid of it. Why do you have a link to a machine-only readable file on your web page? Hello, your users aren't machines. The machines, however, already have this information, it's encoded in machine-readable form in your web page. (If not, go read [insert auto-discovery tutorial here]). If you already have an aggregator, you already have one-click subscription. (If not, talk to your aggregator author, it's a common feature). Go read Dave Winer's
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 2:54 a.m..
Life: a user's manual
video that uses intercepted wireless cctv feeds to document an Amsterdam antiwar march From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 2:54 a.m..
Achieving Enterprise Agility
Shai Agassi keynoted the Accelerating Change conference at Stanford on November 6, 2004. A recording of his presentation has just become available at IT Conversations. Download this mp3 and listen to it. Agassi provides the most compelling description of the future of business and enterprise software I've heard in a long time. This is not just for SAP people or geeks. Rather, it's the way the new world of business is going to work, and this is the most painless way I can imagine to learn about it.... From
The Workflow Institute Blog on January 22, 2005 at 2:52 a.m..
Tarawa
Tarawa is an Web server API, similar to Java's Servlet interface; it provides an abstraction of the Web server that allows you to easily write Web applications, without knowing the details of the HTTP protocol. From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 1:54 a.m..
DOMForm
DOMForm is a Python module for web scraping and web testing. It knows how to evaluate embedded JavaScript code in response to appropriate events. From
unmediated on January 22, 2005 at 1:54 a.m..
Get'em While They're Young
Statutory rape, in the common parlance, refers to adults having sex with minors. I, however, wish to speak of a different kind of statutory rape, one that while superficially different is in fact alarmingly similar. From
kuro5hin.org on January 22, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..
It Takes a Village
Nothing like having a kid to turn you into either a communist or a capitalist. The long radio silence has been due to the intensity of parenting an infant. Sure, it'd be intense under any circumstances, but I can't help but believe that the difficulty attending to the 24/7 needs of a baby are compounded by the dissolution of both the extended family and community of days past. Indeed, I'm beginning to believe that the fact that human females pretty much require assistance in giving birth might be a way for nature to enforce a bit of community on our species. Human From
rushkoff.blog on January 21, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..