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Sin without Consequence: Corporate Citizenship Needs to Be Redefined
Summary: I hold forth shamelessly about the heartless conduct of corporations. My holding forth involves an apocryphal story with real life, personal roots. I start with my personal focus: an advertisement for Camel cigarettes. The point I'm making, however, is general: it is commonplace--and even seen as legitimate --that amoral and immoral actions will be taken by, and on behalf of, corporations. While there are corporations, no doubt, that justly pride themselves on their civic presence and their ethical code, there are still too many (tobacco companies, arms dealers, food chai From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on February 18, 2005 at 10:29 p.m..

The Blog of Intel President Paul Otellini
This is problematic evidence though not surprising. The moment you publish internally it can leak outwards. Same is true to emails but nonetheless prose is more appealing and thus it's calculated. The Blog of Intel President Paul Otellini: "Intel President Paul Otellini, who will become CEO in May, has a blog. But it's an internal blog, available only to Intel employees. Of course, there are alway From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 18, 2005 at 10:28 p.m..

Take Back the Web
Very few articles have bothered me as much as this one does. The richness of the world wide web is the best thing to hit education since the Bic Pen. To even hint at the lack of vision that is... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 18, 2005 at 9:36 p.m..

Dark age of Information/Take Back the Web.
I wrote a blog entry back in October 9th 2004 called Are we entering a Dark Age of Information? The answer to the question asked in the title is Yes, proof positive is a blog entry that I ran across... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 18, 2005 at 9:36 p.m..

Google AutoLink: Microsoft's Gaffe Repeated?
The beta version of Google's useful Toolbar for Internet Explorer has a new feature that's a nifty bit of technology, but perhaps not so nifty in its real-world implementation. Indeed, it has the webmasters of the world frothing at the mouth.This may sound familiar: The Toolbar beta has an AutoLink feature that takes webpages and "enhances" them with additional links if Google thinks that might be helpful. For example, it will identify street addresses on webpages and From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 18, 2005 at 9:36 p.m..

Metcalfe wins
Bob "Ethernet" Metcalfe has won a National Medal of Technology for technological innovation. Congratulations! The award is well-deserved. I'm puzzled, though, about why this medal, announced three days ago, is for 2003. Not quite keeping up in Internet time, are we, Department of Commerce?... From Joho the Blog on February 18, 2005 at 8:48 p.m..

Keys to the Content, Part 2
Before I take this weekend off to celebrate my wife's 40th birthday (she's dealing with it so well...) and do some offline writing, I wanted to dump down a few more thoughts on this whole idea that the Read/Write Web is empowering not only amateur journalists but students and teachers as well. But first, back to my running book report on The Red Pencil by Theodore Sizer, which I think is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in what ails us. Much of Sizer's thinking springs fr From weblogged News on February 18, 2005 at 8:47 p.m..

Top 100 Gadgets of all Time
MobilePC has released their list of the "Top 100 Gadgets of All Time". Going through the list is like a trip down memory-lane ... and it's scary to think about how many of these gadgets I have actually owned. Now,... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on February 18, 2005 at 7:55 p.m..

Blending Problem-based learning with Web Technology.
World Wide Web (Web)-based learning (WBL), problem-based learning (PBL), and collaborative learning are at present the most powerful educational options in higher education. A blended (hybrid) course combines traditional face-to-face and WBL approaches in an educational environment that is nonspecific... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 18, 2005 at 7:55 p.m..

How to Find Blogs by Location
A while back a friend asked me how to find blogs by physical location. Thanks to my Poynter colleague Larry Larsen I now have at least one answer to share: Chandu Thota's website includes a blog locator. Select a country from the pop-up menu and you'll be presented with a map showing blogs by location. You can submit your own blog(s) to be added to the database. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 18, 2005 at 7:54 p.m..

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES & JUSTICE PROGRAM SPEAKER SERIES
There is an impressive list of speakers and topics coming to the U of S this spring. I know some of you are deeply interested in social justice issues, so these are probably worth your time: PAUL L.A.H. CHARTRAND, I.PC.... From Rick's Café Canadien on February 18, 2005 at 7:54 p.m..

Global PC shipments to total 199m units in 2005 – report
Mobile PC growth is to substantially outpace desk-based systems, says a new report from IT research firm Gartner. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

RFF selects Nortel to operate GSM-R network
Canadian telecoms company Nortel is to provide daily operational activities to support French railway operator RFF with the rollout of its railway communications network. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Siemens Business Services acquires two Slovakian IT firms
IT services provider Siemens Business Services Austria plans to integrate the acquired businesses into its Slovakian unit, which is to move into the top three for IT services in the Slovakian market. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Cancel the Newspaper to Pay for Sirius?
I've been thinking about my personal budget lately. After adding yet another "I have to have that" subscription service -- Sirius satellite radio at $12.99 a month -- I'm beginning to see all these little media conveniences add up to something substantial.All the wonderful new services available (for a fee) in our Internet- and technology-driven world are tempting, and many increasingly "necessary" (and no, I don't have all of these): mobile-phone accounts for multiple family members; cell-phone mapping service; phone voicemai From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 18, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Media-Squatters
As long as comments are down and this will be a broadcast-only blog until Monday when Dan figures out how I screwed it up, my main interactive forum will be the Media-Squatters mailing list. You're all welcome to join that conversation, which, since 1998, has been a terrific resource and community for me and others interested in media, values, and communication. It's also a better and faster way of getting a question answered than just emailing me. And now that comments have been down and the mailing From rushkoff.blog on February 18, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Swedish youth look for price, design when choosing mobiles – survey
As many as 65 per cent of the respondents of a survey said they normally use their mobile phone to send SMS messages, while 30 per cent said they use their phone mainly to make calls. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 5:56 p.m..

EuroTel selects Nortel to supply packet core network
Canadian telecoms company Nortel’s packet core solution is to enable Slovakian mobile operator EuroTel Bratislava to bring new services to its subscribers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 5:56 p.m..

Swisscom IT Services to sell printing business
Swisscom IT Services is to dispose its Repro Media printing business, which it does not consider as a core activity. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 5:56 p.m..

Deutsche Post, Adobe introduce PDF-printable stamps
Deutsche Post and software company Adobe Systems are collaborating on an internet postage service, Stampit Web, to offer pre-paid postage via the internet and Adobe Reader software. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 5:56 p.m..

'Flashy' Sports Commentary
Need a good laugh? Well, one recent SND.ies winner had me thinking about JibJab's popular political commentaries. Multimedia innovators Don Wittekind and Scott Horner at the Sun-Sentinel worked with sports columnist Steve Svekis to come up with an interesting way to Monday morning quarterback Miami Dolphins games -- "Svek's Instant Replay. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 18, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

On weblog audiences...
A piece from blogs readership analysis by Dave Pollard that I missed:If you're an average A-list blogger (those getting at least 15,000 hits per day), your 150,000 40-second visitors in aggregate are spending 1700 hours per day reading and commenting on your blog. The average B-list blogger (those getting at least 1,000 hits per day) is getting 62 hours per day of 90-second-per-visit aggregate reader attention, the average C-list (150-1,000 hits-per-day) blogger 13 hours p From Mathemagenic on February 18, 2005 at 5:52 p.m..

If a Tree Falls...
The narrative that tells of the first man and woman encountering the tree of knowledge focuses on its tempting fruit. But after we took the bite, we apparently looked up and got the idea that knowledge is shaped like the tree's branching structure: Big concepts contain smaller ones that contain smaller ones yet. Over the millennia, we have fashioned the structures of knowledge in just such tree-like ways, from the departmental organization of universities (liberal arts contains history and history contains ancient Chinese history) to the hierarchy of species. The idea that knowledge is sh From Release 1.0 on February 18, 2005 at 5:52 p.m..

Blogging Teachers
One thing I seem to be noticing more and more of is teachers who are blogging about their working lives. And it seems like there is a burgeoning support network out there that is pretty cool. Hipteacher has been on my blogroll for awhile. But all of a sudden I've run accross Mz. Smlph, First Year Teacher, Catherine Grimm, The Flaming Cheeto... Sheesh...may From weblogged News on February 18, 2005 at 5:47 p.m..

Travel recommendations for Munich
Drat, here I am about to leave for Munich in a few hours, and I just now remembered I hadn't posted asking for recommendations of what to see while there. I'm sure I'll find some Internet connection when I arrive, so go ahead and let me know what I can't afford to miss during my brief sojourn to the Bavarian capital. Neat architecture, pretty scenes, and cool cultural suggestions are appreciated. And of course, if there's something I just shouldn't miss (a museum? a food? a beer?), let me know. Thanks. From megnut on February 18, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Apple, Sony face legal wrath of French consumers for 'anti-competitive' music services
A French consumer group has launched legal proceedings against the two companies, complaining that their music services are not compatible with digital music players produced by rivals. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

T-Mobile unveils expanded 'Office in your Pocket' range; to double number of hot-spots
T-Mobile’s new MDA IV integrates 2.5G, 3G and wi-fi and offers power similar to a desktop PC, says the operator, connects to the fastest network that is available to the user, is 100 square centimetres, and includes a 520 Mhz Intel processor and the Windows Mobile operating system. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

IBM to spend €76m pushing Linux
The investment, to be spent over the next three years, will be focused on ISV support programmes, channel and partner enablement and promotion, research and development, sales and marketing, and various technology and integration centres. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

TV show downloads up 150%; UK, Australia biggest pirates - report
The UK is responsible for 18.5 per cent of all illegal TV programme downloads in the world, and 38.4 per cent of TV downloads in Europe, according to a report from market research group Envisional. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

How To Deliver A Mac Presentation To Distant Viewers? Lawrence Lessig Finds Out
Lawrence Lessig, the Stanford University Professor, famous for his battle in support of individual rights to share and re-use content on the web, is asking the readers of his blog to help him find out which is the best way... From Kolabora.com on February 18, 2005 at 4:54 p.m..

On the roots of Information Architecture
O'Reilly: News -- An Interview with Louis Rosenfeld and Peter Morville: [...]"Hill: Did the concept of information architecture originate in the field of information studies? Morville: It's hard to say where the concept of information architecture originated, since people have been doing information architecture in one form or another for centuries. The structure and organization of bo From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 18, 2005 at 4:47 p.m..

Microsoft recalls Xbox power cables
The software giant issued the recall after seven people had received minor burns as a result of what the company described as a 'rare electrical component failure' in the power cords. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Conexant-chipset ADSL modems vulnerable to hacking
A Dutch tech blogger has reported that ADSL modems deploying the Conexant chipset are vulnerable to hacking. ISPs are poo-pooing the report, but the government is taking no chances and has warned users of the problem. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 18, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Ethnography: being there with critical perspective
As I dive into reading on ethnography I start understanding better what type of work I'm passionate about. It's work which is about "being there with critical perspective". It's about understanding how people live, work and do things, better through experiencing and participation. I like first-hands experiences, like exploring a foreign city by myself instead of being on a packaged tour. But it's also about not taking things for granted, critical perspective, all those "why?" and "what if?", as well as comparisions and associations. I guess this is s From Mathemagenic on February 18, 2005 at 3:52 p.m..

IBM puts money into linux on the desktop
IBM plans on spending $100M over the next three years on getting linux onto desktops. According to eChannelLine the money will be used to: ...expand Linux support and technology across its Workplace software portfolio, which is used in a server-managed client model. The investment will be focused on ISV support programs, channel and partner enablement and promotion, research and development, sales and marketing, and various technology and integration centers. I'm actually surprised they're not spending more. How much would it be worth to IBM to dethrone Windows? ,... From Joho the Blog on February 18, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

WhiteHouseTapes: The Gift that Keeps Giving
This site is designed as a service to the research community by making freely available all of the presidential recordings, along with relevant research materials, so that scholars, teachers, students, and the public can hear and use these remarkable tapes for themselves. The site is hosted and maintained by the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs. The Presidential Recordings Program, directed by Timothy Naftali, was established by the Miller Center in 1998 to make the secret White House recordings accessible thro From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on February 18, 2005 at 2:59 p.m..

Blogs and journalism, again
At the end of last night's weird Berkman blogging meeting, recorded by ABC News for some upcoming episode of Nightline, the producer expressed surprise that anyone would blog about the presence of the cameras in the meeting. There were some very smart replies by bloggers there — Go Lisa, who concluded "Yes, my life is interesting to me" — but the producer's comment indicated to me that we failed to make the point that blogging isn't a sub-species of journalism. Of course we're blogging the event because it's something in our lives that we find interesting: From Joho the Blog on February 18, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

RSS 2.0 feed
I don't know how much it will change, but I've created an RSS 2.0 feed with enclosures to continue my experiment with podcasting. http://weblogs.uncc.edu/blogs/media/blogs/su8/enclosures.xml From Stand Up Eight on February 18, 2005 at 1:56 p.m..

eportfolios and reusable learning objects
How's that for a combination? I had some thoughts about these areas and figured I might as well talk them out a bit in a podcast. Very freeform and somewhat rambling, but hey... Download file (5.2MB mp3) Download file From Stand Up Eight on February 18, 2005 at 1:56 p.m..

more thoughts on similarities between software packages
Electronic portfolios, weblogs, social bookmarking tools, learning object repositories, and many of the other technologies we play with today--they're all the same. They are all, essentially, content management systems. They're databases. We store our thoughts, our pictures, our documents, our conversations. When we put something in them, we "tag" them with some information that we hope will help us retrieve them at some point in the future. The most exciting applications, however, attempt to use the social network of participants to create windows into the collection. Keywords, r From Stand Up Eight on February 18, 2005 at 1:56 p.m..

on simplicity
[editorial note: this post is likely to take a somewhat philosophical tone, so if that doesn't float your boat, see you next post] There is too much there there. Like so many other 'meaningful' discoveries in my life, this seems so patently obvious that taking the time to write it down seems ridiculous, let alone making it into a Walden-esque weblog soliloquy, but here I am attempting to do exactly that... I have this personal little theory about noise. When it comes to things in my life that vie for my attention, there are low frequency activities and high fr From Stand Up Eight on February 18, 2005 at 1:56 p.m..

Coming up for air
I'll soon be migrating to another weblog platform (likely b2e) that will hopefully allow more control over the comment and trackback spam that has been the downfall of this environment (for me). Without the ability to comment, weblogs become a much narrower communication channel. I don't have time to clean up the garbage, so I ultimately just turned commenting off. It wasn't long after that that my posting became even more infrequent than it was before. Anyway, I'll try to manage the migration as well as I can. I'll post my notes here as I go. From Stand Up Eight on February 18, 2005 at 1:56 p.m..

EventLab Alex Williams Explores Further X-Events Potential
Alex Williams, Chief Editor at Corante EventLab has just published an interesting video conversation we have had a few days ago and focusing on X-events. Recorded with the integrated facility provided by Flashmeeting, this is another great example of how... From Kolabora.com on February 18, 2005 at 12:54 p.m..

ADL's Plugfest 9 to Feature IEEE Workshop on SCORM Sequencing & Navigation
Learning Software Developers and Content Providers from Government, Industry and Academia to ParticipateGaithersburg, MD, February 14, 2005 - The Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory (ADL Co-Lab), Alexandria, Virginia, will host Plugfest 9, February 22-25, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in Gaithersburg, Maryland - an event that will ... From ADL News on February 18, 2005 at 12:52 p.m..

IEEE LTTC Workshop on SCORM Sequencing & Navigation to be Featured at ADL's Plugfest 9
Learning Software Developers and Content Providers from Government, Industry and Academia to ParticipateGaithersburg, MD, February 16, 2005 - The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Technical Committee on Learning Technology (LTTC), will conduct a Workshop on Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) Sequencing and Navigation (WoSS&N 2005) Exemplary Design ... From ADL News on February 18, 2005 at 12:52 p.m..

DVD Ripping Flourishes - Tom Spring, PC World
Hollywood's attempts to stamp out DVD copying are circumvented by the proliferation of DVD-duplication tools. Illegal DVD-ripping software is flourishing, despite well-publicized wins by DVD piracy foes and laws against copying Hollywood movies. Although From Techno-News Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

Online Banking Increased 47 Percent Since 2002 - Rob McGann, ClickZ
Online banking has been the fastest growing Internet activity in the U.S. over the last five years, with 53 million Americans, or 44 percent of all U.S. Internet users, now using some form of online banking service as of November 2004, according to a surv From Techno-News Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

Internet Explorer 7 promised for the summer - Iain Thomson, VNunet
Bill Gates has reversed Microsoft's previously stated policy with a surprise announcement that a newly developed version of Internet Explorer will begin shipping this summer. Internet Explorer 7 was due to be released with the forthcoming Longhorn operati From Techno-News Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

COMET 2, a HEFCE-funded Good Management Practice project, is hosting its final one-day conference dE ...
COMET 2, a HEFCE-funded Good Management Practice project, is hosting its final one-day conference dEvolution: from project to strategy to practice on March 17 2005 at Edge Hill, Ormskirk, Lancashire. The target audience will be HE and FE academics, technologists, librarians and support staff with an interest in online learning and the use of technology in teaching and learning From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

Version 57 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibl ...
Version 57 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,325 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

Science.gov, the Web portal for federal science information, now provides a free and convenient "Ale ...
Science.gov, the Web portal for federal science information, now provides a free and convenient "Alert" service that delivers information about the most current science developments right to desktops each Monday. Launched at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Feb. 17-21, 2005) in Washington, D.C., the Science.gov Alert Service provides weekly emails to those interested in science From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

Califa Digital Library Consortium has launched an online digital library that offers patrons immedia ...
Califa Digital Library Consortium has launched an online digital library that offers patrons immediate access to hundreds of eBook and Audiobook titles. It serves patrons of seven participating library systems including Contra Costa County Library, Downey City Library, MARINet, Palo Alto City Library, Peninsula Library System, Pleasanton Public Library, and Sunnyvale Public Library From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

This week's Friday Brain-Teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of Acronyms. Answers here. ...
This week's Friday Brain-Teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of Acronyms. Answers here.1. As the name for an international organization, what does UN or U.N. stand for?2. GIGO is a term used in computing slang for what phrase?3. What is the usual acronym for the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief?4. QANTAS is the Australian national airline. What does the "Q" stand for?5. Is GDR a former name for East Germany or West Germany?6. What is the usual acronym for the Internationa From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

RSS and Privacy Issues
Nick Bradbury posted a really interesting piece related to RSS and privacy. He had been approached by companies interested in having their feeds setup in the downloadable version of FeedDemon. Nick felt he could not accomodate the request without collecting and releasing statistical data. The collection of statistical data would cause FeedDemon to be viewed in an unfavorable light. In any event the post and ensuing comments clearly show that users are willing to pay for their privacy even if they have nothin From RSS Blog on February 18, 2005 at 11:59 a.m..

FindWhitePapers Inc is a research portal for IT Professionals seeking information about products and ...
FindWhitePapers Inc is a research portal for IT Professionals seeking information about products and services within the technology realm From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 18, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

Baby Bot Learns to Stride Right
Using a 'passive-dynamic' design, researchers have created a robot, nicknamed 'Toddler,' that learns to walk the same way youngsters do. The bot can tread on any terrain, and falls and catches itself as it moves forward. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

A Living Boob Job
Stem cells have been touted as a potential cure for the most devastating diseases, but a more near-term application could be cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Titan's Features Emerge From Haze
The most recent flyby of Saturn's smoggy moon Titan finally reveals distinct features, including a crater-like pit the size of Sri Lanka. NASA scientists say it was probably created by a massive meteor or asteroid strike. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Constantine's Inferno: It Burns
It's a story ripped straight from the comics. Hell's overlords plan to take over Earth, and Keanu Reeves is the only guy who can stop them. Burn, sinners! By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Office Sweeties Have No Secrets
You may think you're being sly and discreet when you exploit IM and e-mail to forge an office romance, but you might just be entertaining the IT department. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Thinking Outside the Security Box
Cryptography expert Jonathan Callas leads a guided tour of the RSA show, highlighting the products to watch, including one using a throwback tech: the telephone. Ryan Singel reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Embracing the Artificial Limb
Biohybrid prostheses merge man-made devices with human muscles, bone and nerves. It's not just sci-fi, but it's not yet reality, either. By Rachel Metz. From Wired News on February 18, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

I Back Blair
Many have questioned Tony Blair's bold declaration that he intends to strap a jet pack on and fly to the moon, there to expire in desperation from being unable to breathe. However, this historical announcement is not without precedent, nor is it without manifold benefits for the economies of the Western world and developing countries. As British Primie Ministers go Tony Blair is a bold and daring one. He has made it his business since he swept to power in 1259 to present himself at all times as a dynamic and inspirational figure, hoping thusly to reinvigorate the ailing businesses and in From kuro5hin.org on February 18, 2005 at 9:45 a.m..

El País ofrece una fuente RSS
Torres Burriel nos cuenta que El diario El País tiene feeds (hasta ahora muchos usábamos la fuente RSS generada por Abraldes). La nueva es: http://www.elpais.es/rss.html Juan Varela anuncia las nuevas fuentes RSS de la CNN: RSS en CNN.com (las primeras... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 18, 2005 at 8:51 a.m..

President of Vassar Announces Plans to Leave Her Post in 2006
Frances D. Fergusson, president of Vassar College and one of the longer-serving American college presidents, announced yesterday that she would step down in June 2006. From New York Times: Education on February 18, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Amid the Firestorm, a Portrait of Harvard
"Harvard Rules," Richard Bradley's searing portrait of Lawrence H. Summers, hits the shelves just as the Harvard president's difficulties are peaking. From New York Times: Education on February 18, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

West Pt. Cadet Is Dismissed and Confined for Indecency
The cadet entered a female cadet's room and masturbated after an evening of heavy drinking last November. From New York Times: Education on February 18, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

School Audit in Westbury Finds Flaws
A state audit of the Westbury Union Free School District has found a lack of internal controls, which resulted in inappropriate reimbursement to school officials. From New York Times: Education on February 18, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

City Considers Lottery System for Admission to Top Schools
The principals of some of the highest performing schools on the Upper West Side have been allowed to handpick students, but that practice may be over. From New York Times: Education on February 18, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Furor Lingers as Harvard Chief Gives Details of Talk on Women
Lawrence H. Summers released a transcript of his contentious remarks about the shortage of women in the sciences. From New York Times: Education on February 18, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Snort/Base Install Manual for Fedora Core 3
A guide to installing Base (ACID's replacement) with Snort on Fedora Core 3. From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on February 18, 2005 at 5:52 a.m..

Audio controller
In this message I'm going to see if I can get a little audio controller to appear in this blog. Here goes. First, a link to the audio file: Blog_Sample_1.mp3 Then a first try at inserting the audio controller: Blog_Sample_1.mp3 From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 18, 2005 at 4:52 a.m..

My Podcasting Gear
For the curious, the sleepless, and Claude who asked, here's a podcast that Explains It All. Or tries to, anyway. From Gardner Writes on February 18, 2005 at 4:00 a.m..

Googlepedia: The End is Near
I am not as sceptical as the author of this article but I do share a healthy caution. Because this, at least, is true: "Maybe the nice guys do not want to create a situation that locks out the Microsoft crawlers. The needs of the corporate entity, though, demand it. Maybe the nice guys don't want to take over Wikipedia and clean it up, change the way it works--ruin it--as per the lawyers' demands. The corporation demands it." Ross Mayfield responds. By John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine, February 15, 2005 [OLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Beyond the Big ©: Copyright Becomes "No Right to Copy"
The editors of Scientific American wake up. "Overly strong property rights can threaten the Internet as a medium capable of fostering dynamic interchange of ideas." The editors praise the Creative Commons copyright as a remedy - but that's just a stopgap measure, isn't it? By Editors, Scientific American, February 15, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

MoonEdit
Rod Savoie sent me this. "MoonEdit is a collaborative text editor which allows many users over the internet to edit the same document simultaneously. Every user can modify documents at any place or time - without restriction. You can watch other people's cursor movements in real time as they make changes. Each user writes text in their own color so you can easily tell who wrote what." The software doesn't really work well with the mouse, but it's otherwise pretty interesting. By Tom Dobrowolski, February, 2005 [OLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Times Company to Buy About.com for $410 Million
I remember considering way back when whether it would be worth my while to become an About.com 'guide'. I launched this newsletter instead. Not that I would have earned any of the $410 million the New York Times is paying for the company. But I have to ask, with Gian Trotta on Online-News, "why any large media company with a large number of beat reporters/subject matter experts won't just give them some templates, $1,000 a month and/or a split of ad revenues to play the same role for their companies that the Guides play for About." By Unattributed, New York Times, February 17, From OLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Groupware Bad
There's more, but the tenor of the argument is this: "If you want to do something that's going to change the world, build software that people want to use instead of software that managers want to buy. When words like 'groupware' and 'enterprise' start getting tossed around, you're doing the latter." Couldn't say it better myself. Via Jim McGee. By Jamie Zawinski, February 15, 2005 [ReferOLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Company Pulls out of Contract to Track Students
A plan to track students using RFID tags has fallen apart. Probably just as well. By Unattributed, CNN, February 17, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

EU Software Patent Law Faces Axe
We will probably see this surface again, attached to a regulation on dog licensing or something, but for now the European Parliament has given the idea of software patents the boot. This is good news, and preserves - for now, at least - an innovative envrionment in the European software industry. By Unattributed, BBC News, February 17, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on February 18, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Larry Summers on the record
Pres. L. Summers has at last posted a transcript of his comments from a couple of weeks ago. So, now maybe (maybe) we can get a sense of the sense of his remarks. (Ironically, we learned about this at the Berkman Thursday blogging meeting which was discussing what's on and off the record.)... From Joho the Blog on February 18, 2005 at 1:48 a.m..

Live blogging a media event
The weekly blogging meeting, 7-8:30, at the Berkman Center this week is being recorded by a team from ABC News for Nightline. Our topic is what's on the record and what's off the record, and, of course, this time the discussion is entirely on the record. It's a bizarre experience. The bit Sony camera gets swung around to point at the person speaking, changing everything. It's attention made physical. I'm worried because the conversation keeps talking about the question in terms of the tiny handful of bloggers who view themselves as doing some type of journalism. That&a From Joho the Blog on February 18, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Eszter's Blog » JCMC special issue on search engines
That's fascinating. An entire issue of the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication is devoted to search engines. Eszter Hargittai is the editor of this volume. She is my leading authority when it comes to the 2nd level digital divide. We should never forget this particularily if we talk about social software Eszter's Blog » JCMC special issue on search From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 18, 2005 at 12:47 a.m..

Professor conducts study to examine DE
With ECU expanding more and more each year in Distance Education programs, a professor is in the process of conducting a study to examine the compatibility of students and this new modernized form of learning. "The intent of the study... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 17, 2005 at 11:55 p.m..

The Fight Over Cyber Oversight
A recent security breach at data aggregator ChoicePoint was the topic of conversation Wednesday during a discussion about government regulation and corporate liability at the RSA Conference on security in San Francisco. Panelists discussing who should be responsible for company... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 17, 2005 at 11:55 p.m..

DVD copy Protection Strengthened
It will be interesting to see how long it takes someone to break this protection. BBC NEWS | Technology | DVD copy protection strengthened... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 17, 2005 at 11:55 p.m..

DVD copying thwarted...sounds like a challenge.
A new technology from Macrovision Corp. claims to block virtually all known methods for making unauthorized copies of DVDs. The company's RipGuard DVD, launched this week, is designed to thwart cracking programs that get around the encryption system used in... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 17, 2005 at 11:55 p.m..

links for 2005-02-17
fac.etio.us Delicious gone all PMEST (categories: Classification SemanticWeb)... From Monkeymagic on February 17, 2005 at 11:53 p.m..