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Progressive Trickery
An Australian major newspaper's political discussion site, Webdiary, recently hosted Hamish Alcorn's book review of Don't Think Of An Elephant by George Lakoff, Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at UC Berkeley. The review contains a mind-expanding extract from the book, and people have made some great comments. I suggest you read at least the review before continuing. Lakoff's book explains new discoveries of how small groups of neo-conservatives in major Western nations came to dominate their countries so strongly over the last 30 years, and why the conservat From
kuro5hin.org on February 24, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
digital divide narrowing?
Heather Ross picked up this piece by Thomas Atkins on the Yahoo newssite GENEVA (Reuters) - The "digital divide" between rich and poor nations is narrowing fast, the World Bank (news - web sites) said on Thursday, calling into question... From
Rick's Café Canadien on February 24, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..
Convocation deadlines for CGSR
Lenna Balon just sent out this note, reminding us to remind all of you that some deadlines for spring convocation are fast approaching. If you need advice, get in touch with your graduate advisor as soon as you can. ******************... From
Rick's Café Canadien on February 24, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..
Living in a Distributed World
Stephen Downes beschreibt in dieser Präsentation ein Szenario "virtueller Lernumgebungen" und bewegt sich dabei zwischen den Polen "centralized" und "distributed". Ganz klar, wofür sein Herz schlägt! Dabei bezieht er sich auf Scott Wilson, auf dessen Modell ich vor einiger Zeit... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 24, 2005 at 8:51 p.m..
Pretty Wry for a Flyguy
Bryan Alexander blogs about Flyguy, a wonderful Flash dream-game that I will not describe. Instead, I urge you to check it out for yourself. Then, if you've a mind, read what Bryan has to say about it, and if you've half a mind, read my comment in response. Flyguy reminds me ... From
Gardner Writes on February 24, 2005 at 7:00 p.m..
[ Reshuffle ]
From Josh Rubin's excellent Cool Hunting blog, " ShuffleArt has Vinyl Sticker art you can easily apply on your iPod Shuffles, for sale, or the DIY method, download a template from this site and design your own. "... From
futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on February 24, 2005 at 6:00 p.m..
Amazing visualization
You may not care about the frequency of baby names sorted by year, but you will go gaga over this way of visualizing that information you may not care about.... From
Joho the Blog on February 24, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..
Google searches movies
Google now has a movie search function. It's a prefix operator in the standard Google search window. For example, try movie: liberal arts.... From
MANE IT Network on February 24, 2005 at 3:58 p.m..
As viral as a splinter
Online Media Daily reports that MSN Search has started a "viral campaign" created by an agency called 42 Entertainment. But I don't get what's viral about it. The main page, MSNFound, aggregates six phony blogs supposedly written by a demographically-appealing set of people. The individual blogs are one-entry and not very interesting. In fact, they are interest-averse, as so much marketing is. For example, the one by the so-called conspiracy theorist has a small banner about the "Enron/Afghanistan connection," but it's not linked to anything. The aim seems to be to get you to cl From
Joho the Blog on February 24, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..
Orphaned works - a plea from Lessig
A big snippet from email Larry Lessig, star of The West Wing, is sending around, lightly edited: Thanks to some prodding by a couple of great US Senators, the copyright office is currently considering whether to recommend changes to copyright law that will make it easier and cheaper for you to use "orphaned works" — works that remain under copyright but whose "owner" can't be found... To convince them, we need your help. If you have a relevant story, or a perspective that might help the Copyright Office evaluate this issue, I would be grateful if you took just a... From
Joho the Blog on February 24, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..
Google Launches EduBlogger
That will happen in 2007 according to predictions by Teemu Arina over at the new
Flosse Posse Weblog dedicated to open source technologies in education. Educators discover one-click publishing In contrary to large and rigid content management systems, educators and students have noticed easy personal publishing on a wide scale. One weblog related to education is created every second according to statistics provided by Technorati. Google has launched a specially branded service called EduBlogger™ based on their popular
weblogged News on February 24, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Time-Lapse Wikipedia–and Send Flowers
Two DTLT blogs merit immediate attention. One is Jerry Slezak's blog on a screencast about the Wikipedia article on "umlaut bands." The Wikipedia article itself is fascinating ("rockdots"--who knew?), but Jon Udell's screencast takes it to a whole 'nother level and immediately triggers my devious faculty brain into imagining scads ... From
Gardner Writes on February 24, 2005 at 12:59 p.m..
The Associated Press (AP) has Added RSS Feeds But....
The Associated Press is now over RSS Feeds, but they included this licensing information and a disclaimer. AP provides these RSS feeds to individuals for personal, noncommercial use under the following terms and conditions. All others, including AP members or Press Association subscribers must obtain express written permission prior to use of these RSS feeds. AP provides these RSS feeds at no charge to you for your personal, noncommercial use. You agree not to associate the RSS feeds with any content that might harm the reputation of The Associated Press. AP provides this content From
RSS Blog on February 24, 2005 at 12:58 p.m..
Time to Play--Word Press
I've been meaning to take a closer look at Word Press and
Moodle for some time now, and I finally had a chance to play with Word Press this morning. Oy. I really, really like what I see so far. Thanks to the pioneering efforts of
James Farmer at IncSub, you too can set up your own free Word Press site. And if you have any blogging experience at all, finding your way around should be pretty straightforward. Word Press is a very robust open source software that has all of the features I've been yearning fo From
weblogged News on February 24, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..
ARIZONA STUDENT SENTENCED FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS
ARIZONA STUDENT SENTENCED FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS A student at the University of Arizona who pleaded guilty to unauthorized possession of copyrighted movies and music has been sentenced to three months in prison, three years' probation, and 200 hours of community service. The 18-year-old student, Parvin Dhaliwal, was also fined $5,400. Andrew Thomas, attorney for Maricopa County, noted that illegal possession of intellectual property is a felony. Thomas said some of the movies Dhaliwal had copies of were, at the time, only being shown in theaters. Dhaliwal was also ordered to From
Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on February 24, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..
An End to 30 Years of Forced Busing in My Hometown
Yesterday the Palm Beach County School Board approved new boundaries for
my high school alma mater that effectively ended 30 years of forced busing of African Americans in Delray Beach. Well. That only took 30 years. Amazing progress in our education system and our society. I don't consider myself a geezer, but when I was in the classroom and would... From
Brain Frieze on February 24, 2005 at 11:52 a.m..
Formato blog y cultura blogger
De vez en cuando se plantea en la blogosfera el debate acerca de lo que se puede considerar o no como un weblog. Motivado por este post de Julio Alonso, propongo a modo hipotético una simple matriz basada en las... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 24, 2005 at 10:51 a.m..
The 2005 Wired Rave Awards
They're amazing. They're Incredibles. They're reinventing TV and technology, music and medicine, buildings, books and blogs. They're 15 mavericks and dreamers, winners of the Wired Rave Awards. From Wired magazine. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
DHS Fills Out Privacy Panel
The Department of Homeland Security taps a wide array of experts, including executives from big tech companies, to help guide policy on privacy and information sharing. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Stern and the Satellite Wars
He's obscene, and obscenely popular, and he's taking his smut -- uncut -- to Sirius. Foul-mouthed blogger Wonkette explains why the shock jock is paving the way to tomorrow's on-demand media future. By Ana Marie Cox from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
Whither The Wall Street Journal?
The paper still carries a lot of weight in the business world, but some clumsy decisions about web content are making it insignificant in the online world. Commentary by Adam Penenberg. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
Rocket Fuel Fed to Newborns
A toxic, defense-industry chemical makes its way into breast milk. Infants could be exposed to twice the safe limit announced by the Environmental Protection Agency just four days ago. By Amit Asaravala. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
Solar Tower of Power Finds Home
Planners pick a site for one of the most ambitious alternative energy projects on the planet. The Solar Tower -- a giant thermal chimney twice the height of the world's tallest building -- will rise on an Australian sheep farm. By Stephen Leahy. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
No Encryption for E-Passports
Despite cries from security watchdogs, the United States plans to roll out RFID-enabled passports without encrypting the personal data, downplaying theft threats. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on February 24, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
The Personal Media Aggregator: What It Is And Why It Will Bring A Revolution To Creation Of Vertical Powerful Online Communities
Personal Media Aggregators are the road to create instant-vertical-communities by way of becoming fulcrum points around which news, commentary, discussion, and networking opportunities around a very specific topic, brand, celebrity or writer can become a cohesive aggregating force. Photo credit: Sorin Brinzei Somewhere at the crossroad between personalized RSS news aggregators, of which a few have appeared during 2004, and what Marc Canter defined as DLAs or Digital LifeStyle Aggregators, that this new community-enabling technology finds it place. Differently than DLAs, PMAs are not centered a From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on February 24, 2005 at 9:51 a.m..
e-Learning: Was läuft?
Ich hatte auf der LEARNTEC ein ausführliches Gespräch darüber, wie man sich über Entwicklungen und Trends auf dem internationalen E-Learning-Markt auf dem Laufenden hält. Einige Bälle flogen hin und her. Ich fasse kurz zusammen, auf welche Must Reads wir uns... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 24, 2005 at 8:50 a.m..
Spyware infiltrates blogs - Stefanie Olsen, CNET News
Hackers are using blogs to infect computers with spyware, exposing serious security flaws in self-publishing tools used by millions of people on the Web. The problem involves the use of JavaScript ActiveX, two common methods used to launch programs on a From
Techno-News Blog on February 24, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..
Survey: Users confuse search results, ads
Only 1 in 6 users of internet search engines can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds. Though it polled only adults, the survey's results underscore the need for educators to teach their... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on February 24, 2005 at 7:54 a.m..
How artefacts support thinking and knowledge creation (2)
Just a quote, to continue on
research on how artefacts support thinking and knowledge creation As I construct this chapter [...] I am continually creating, putting aside, and re-organizing chunks of text. I have a file which contains all kinds of hints and fragments, stored up over a long period of time, which may be germane to the discussion. I have source texts and papers full of notes and annotations. As I (literally, physically) move these things about, interacting first with one, then another, makin From
Mathemagenic on February 24, 2005 at 6:51 a.m..
Insider talk
Do you ever watch West Wing and marvel at the feeling of insider talk that makes up much of the dialogue there? I'm working on a radio essay this week and doing a new-to-me kind of research involving calling up the press offices of some elected officials. I ended up talking to the press secretary or assistant press secretary of one U. S. Senator, one Congressman, and one state Attorney General. Because I told them I was working on a broadcast, my call was forwarded right to the people I... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on February 24, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..
Go Ogle Moonface
Three cheers for incorporated subversion »James Farmer and his theory about the naming of Google.You see the real source for the name [Google] is Enid Blyton, in particular from The Magic Faraway Tree series where Silky and Moon Face are... From
Monkeymagic on February 24, 2005 at 1:53 a.m..
Lessons in Bennish (audio)
It's time for another audio edition of CONTENTIOUS! Today I have a very special guest: my friend and linguistics mentor Ben, who is one year old this week... From
Contentious Weblog on February 24, 2005 at 12:54 a.m..
Motivating Language Learners
In response to one of
Will's latest posts,
Marc ponders the need for autonomous approaches to language learning: The main reason I'm coming to this point of view is that most of our students have low motivation to learn English. They've studied English for 6 years prior to entering university, but they haven't learned it: they can't use it. In addition to that, while most From
apcampbell News on February 24, 2005 at 12:52 a.m..
Would an Infinitely Rational Pirate Play Soccer?
# A Geek's Guide to Gaming the College Admissions Process Seventh grade was the year I didn't sleep. For months I don't think I ever saw natural sunlight as I wasted away playing Ultima Online in my parents' basement. To this day I still squint whenever I go outside. My parents would make me go to bed, and then once they were asleep I'd sneak back downstairs to play a few more hours. I figured that if I slept during my classes then I'd have more time to level up at night. Well after a few months of this my parents caught on and handed down their ultimatum: i From
kuro5hin.org on February 24, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..
Stephen Downes on Community
Some additional discussion on my talk. In the first comment, I identify what I said about 43 Things. More importantly, in the second comment, I elucidate what I mean my reducing the big spike. "Power laws develop only under certain conditions, which I describe in my talk. Change the conditions - as I proposed - and you change the power law." By Stephen Downes and Others, Common Craft, February 23, 2005 [
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OLDaily on February 24, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..
iDealism
David Wiley notes this editorial in the Duke student newspaper calling on the university to adopt an OpenCourseWare type program. One cannot help but note the irony in the comparison between the university's attention to music downloading and the fulfillment of its mission. "The question now is whether or not our current leaders will be faithful to his heroic mission, or if they will allow this institution to slide even farther into the corporate morass. Dr. Brodhead, your choice for the future is clear: iPods or iDealism?" Good From
OLDaily on February 24, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..
OurMedia
Goodness, what a day. In between trying to sort out Byzantine flight arrangements to Italy, learning some more conversational French, and writing this newsletter, I am giving a talk - in exactly 17 minutes - online at the KnowTips conference,
Living in a Distributed World. Readers will notice a liberal borrowing from some of Scott Wilson's recent work, along with my usual blogs-RSS-syndication refrain. But on top of all that, I have been scrambling with numerous last minute CSS and Drupal theme changes as the
OLDaily on February 24, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..
Tags and everybody's weblog posts
From Ben's blog post. Elgg updates: "People seem to have gotten into the keywording habit. It'll be very interesting to see how this progresses now that we've enabled keywords on weblog posts and will shortly do so on files ...... From
ERADC Blog on February 23, 2005 at 11:54 p.m..
Furlblogging
Ok, so this isn't revolutionary, but it's kind of a neat application of Furl that I really hadn't thought of. (One of those "Doh!" moments.) The journalism 2 kids here
have their own blogs and
Bloglines and
Furl accounts. As they write their stories, they're Furling all of the relevant pages they find. So, on each of their sites, we're pulling the RSS feed from their Furl archive into the right hand column, so anytime someone Furls something, From
weblogged News on February 23, 2005 at 11:47 p.m..