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A List Apart 197
In a double issue of A List Apart, for people who make websites, Eric Shepherd streamlines the trusty CSS dropdown, and Kim Siever teaches an unordered list to sit, roll over, and stop stealing cheese off the kitchen counter. From
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on March 31, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..
Linkmania
Cranbrook Academy - Elliot Earls. Access Matters. Thinking with Type. waferhack - oh no! Banksy speaks. International newspaper index. The creeps made phony flapjacks. From
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on March 31, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..
[f2c] Municipal wifi
(After a morning with no women speakers or questioners, we now have a panel with a woman on it. Yay.) J.H. Snider moderates. [Sketchy coverage follows...] Varinia Robinson is in charge of Philadelphia's municipal wifi project. You have to get your muni wifi in by Jan. 1, 2006, or else you have go to your local provider. This was done to protect "competition." The city thinks it'll cost $10.5M to build it and $1.5M annually to maintain it. It will cover 45 square miles and provide a mnimum of 1mb up and down. It's an ubiquitous indoor network. To break... From
Joho the Blog on March 31, 2005 at 7:48 p.m..
New organization goes to bat for open-source software
The Software Freedom Law Center, formed in February, is headed up by Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen, who, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, "advocates dismantling intellectual property law in the digital age." The Center's mission is to... From
MANE IT Network on March 31, 2005 at 6:58 p.m..
Preparing for Future by Clinging to the Past
In case you haven't seen it yet, the February/March issue of American Journalism Review has an important article about the Washington Post's print circulation slide and efforts to stem it (by senior writer Rachel Smolkin), "
Reversing the Slide." If you care about the future of news, read this.Here's a significant excerpt about some Post focus groups of people all under 45, who had moved to the region in the last five years but haven't subscribed to the paper: "An affable se From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 31, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..
An Experiment in Self-Flagellation
Only a few dozen newspapers employ an
ombudsman -- mostly larger publications that can afford such a "luxury." But perhaps any news organization can get into the self-criticism game!The
Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, points the way. Online publisher Ken Sands, long an innovator in online journalism practices, reports that his paper's website is recruiting a few local readers to write a "citizens ombudsman" blog, "which would allow for unfiltered criticism of u From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 31, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..
Source Links: Where Do They Belong?
One way I like to use
Google News is to quickly compare how different news venues cover the same story. This morning I did that with
coverage of the newly released
final report from the White House Commission of the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.Here's the thing: When a news story hinges on a document that's available onli From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 31, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..
At Internet Time Group
Extreme Learning: Decision Games Transition: eLearning Forum Divides in Two Defrag or Die R&B and Workflow Learning The Varieties of eLearning Experience Complexity Theory Workflow Learning in a Nutshell Workflow at Warp Speed F-Learning... From
The Workflow Institute Blog on March 31, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..
Carbon Copy Cloner: Cloning (hard-dives) is Not A Dream
Carbon Copy Cloner is worth 12 stars out of 10 for a Mac OS X application. After a rebuild of the OS on our XServe (that powers this blog and Feed2JS), our temporary solution was to build the OS on an external Firewire drive loaned by a helpful Apple engineer who trouble shooted our server issues. Since we are running smoothly, and Al needs his drive back, CCC made creating a local OS a snap. Our XServe has two internal drives, one with most of the content, the other with the OS. The advice was to move all data off of t From
cogdogblog on March 31, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..
PC Drive Reaches 500GB
Hitachi's new Deskstar 7K500 drive marks several milestones in the storage industry: It's the first desktop hard drive to reach 500GB and one of the first to use the speedy new SATA II interface. In terms of how it stores... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on March 31, 2005 at 4:54 p.m..
[f2c] The Great Debate
[NOTE: This is live blogging. It is not close to a transcript, nor is it comprehensive. Finally, I'm hindered by having only a sketchy sense of what they're talking about.] Charlie Firestone of the Aspen Institute moderates a debate. Resolved that the Communication Act's stovepipe, vertical regime ought to be replaced by a horizontal regime. Rick Whitt (MCI and author of "Taking a Horizontal Leap Forward") Tim Wu (U of Va law prof) Randolph May (Progress and Freedom Foundation) James Gattuso (Heritage Foundation) Rick Whitt: The basics of the Net are at odds with the Communicati From
Joho the Blog on March 31, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..
Cluetrain remix
Scott Adams at Arkansas Tech has remixed Cluetrain for education, through "creative search and replace." [Technorati tag: cluetrain]... From
Joho the Blog on March 31, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..
Conference attendance parallelism
As far as I can tell, Andrew McLaughlin is the only person who has to been to all four of the same conferences I've been to this month: The Madrid conference on democracy, security and terrorism; O'Reilly Emerging Tech; Esther Dyson's PC Forum; David Isenberg's Freedom2Connect. It's been a total pleasure to get to spend some time with Andrew, but all I can say to him is: Andrew, you're going to way too many conferences! [Technorati tags: AndrewMcLaughlin pcf05 etech05 f2c]... From
Joho the Blog on March 31, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..
Direct Source Links in Online News: Whether, Where, and How?
One way I like to use Google News is to quickly compare how different news venues cover the same story. This morning I did that with coverage of the newly released final report from the White House Commission of the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Here's the thing: When a news story hinges on a document that's available online, where is the the best place (and what is the best way) to present that link in an online news story? Are source links even necessary or desirable? There are various ways to approach this quandary... From
Contentious Weblog on March 31, 2005 at 3:55 p.m..
NUTRITION AND CANCER: PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INTEGRATIVE HEALTH SEMINAR **************************************************** Tuesday, April 12, 12:00 noon -- RUH East Lecture Theatre, G763. DESCRIPTION: This presentation will discuss foods and phytonutrients that are associated with reduced risk for developing cancer.... From
Rick's Café Canadien on March 31, 2005 at 2:53 p.m..
Notker-Demo: Einleitung
http://www.edkomp.uni-muenchen.de/Notker/Demo-CD/ Een demo-editie door Harald Saller van de Oudhoogduitse vertaling-bewerking (door Notker der Deutsche) van Aristoteles' De interpretatione. De demo-editie bevat de inleiding en het eerste hoofdstuk van de tekst. Het uitgegeven manuscript bevat zowel de tekst in de Latijnse vertaling van Boethius als de Duitse ‘vertaling’. Deze vertaling bestaat uit verschillende componenten: een vertaling in eigenlijke zin, glossen op de grondtekst, Latijnse parafrases van zinnen uit het origineel, en becommentariërende elementen. Aan de linkerzijde va From
CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on March 31, 2005 at 2:00 p.m..
Task-free usability testing: summary of UPA seminar
Dan Brown has written a blog entry on task-free usability testing, summarising the discussions at a recent UPA session. To quote: The technique boiled down to keeping the test open-ended, not forcing users through pre-determined scenarios or tasks. Instead, users... From
Column Two on March 31, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Burningbird on WordPress' link farm
Shelley has a considered piece on the discovery that WordPress, the open source blogging software, has been hosting a link farm on its site. " I don't think there's anything wrong with people making money from their art," she says. But, she adds, "I can also see that there's been a dimming of the joy of this medium, as more and more people turn to these pages as a way to make a buck." And she concludes: Bottom line is: do you like Wordpress? Do you like using Wordpress? Can you still get it for free? Is it still GPL?... From
Joho the Blog on March 31, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..
The Man Who Shot Sin City
How Robert Rodriguez, the one-man digital army behind El Mariachi and Spy Kids, brought an 'unfilmable' cult comic to the big screen. By Brian Ashcraft from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on March 31, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Keyboard Is Mightier Than Sword
While 3-D role-playing games with amazing graphics grab both headlines and market share, text-based diversions continue to attract devotees, one simple line at a time. What's the appeal? By Jacob Ogles. From
Wired News on March 31, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Evite's Success Invites Rivals
The flashy, free service is still top dog in the online invitation business. But a smattering of challengers -– including some that actually charge a fee -- say there's room for competition. By Joanna Glasner. From
Wired News on March 31, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
God of War No False Idol
Though its gameplay follows a tried-and-true formula, God of War's spectacular cinematic atmosphere makes it a new gold standard for video games. By Chris Kohler. From
Wired News on March 31, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
We're a Hit in Manila! Now What?
Some U.S.-based websites that never tried to promote themselves abroad still find they're all the rage in far-flung locales from the Philippines to Brazil. Site operators are finding it tough to capitalize on such accidental popularity. By Joanna Glasner. From
Wired News on March 31, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Passport Chip Criticism Grows
More critics speak out against a government plan to put remotely readable chips in U.S. passports. Opponents of the plan include business travel groups, security experts and privacy advocates. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on March 31, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
VoIP: Almost a Killer App - Roy Mark, Internet News
Internet telephony has often been called the killer app for broadband services. For Peter John, his wife Sosamma and their teenage daughter Joyce, it was almost literally true. Last month, intruders burst into the John's southwest Houston home, robbing a From
Techno-News Blog on March 31, 2005 at 9:47 a.m..
Bumper Stickers in the Backchannel
I generally like and participate in the "back channel", the stream of consciousness banter usually in a chat window area of an online conference tool. Yes, those of the latter generations have a challenge bouncing between the presentation content and the speed of thought type talks, but its an exciting mix. Today was a preview live session for the
TCC 2005 World Online Conference to be held Apr 19-21. I was there as part of a panel of conference presenters. The technology provided by LearningTimes (Eluminate Virtual Classroom) worked flawless From
cogdogblog on March 31, 2005 at 7:48 a.m..
Officials back 'virtual' courses
Jumping on board with a program used at nearly 200 high schools nationwide, school officials will move forward with plans here to implement a "vir- tual high school" pilot program in the fall. The program, developed by Maynard-based Virtual High... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on March 31, 2005 at 4:55 a.m..
A history of our town
I'm at a conference on civic engagement, and the thought I've taken away from the afternoon's session is this: if we're aiming to break up the monopoly over knowledge that the university likes to try to assert, and if we want to get the faculty out of their towers doing work with the community, and if we want students to study from the base formed by those things that have some urgency in their lives, then.... why not ask students to write the modern history of their city, identifying... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on March 31, 2005 at 2:52 a.m..
Rewarding faculty who blog
At the conference today I saw that there was some slim hope of building in a recognition for faculty blogging at schools that value civic engagement. If, for example, we want students to learn from teachers who are showing how to apply the knowledge of their fields to the problems of their community, and if we want this work documented so that it can be recognized, we might value a log. Make it public, make it interactive, make it a blog. If we want civic engagement, we probably... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on March 31, 2005 at 2:52 a.m..
America: Where A Bumper Sticker Gets You Banned
A bumper sticker? It can't be. Who would care about a bumper sticker? As I sat across the table from three stoic Secret Service agents, I started to think about the country I live in. We were always told growing up that what separated America from everywhere else is the First Amendment and it's protection of free speech. But these agents painted a very different picture. They said that unnamed Republican operatives had removed my friends and me from a meeting with the President for a slogan on my friend's car. From
kuro5hin.org on March 31, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..
Threaded Discussion Interfaces: A Research Challenge
In the past, I have
ranted about the fundamental flaws with threaded discussion interfaces as opposed to a simpler
flat interface, where all posts in a conversation can be seen on one single, scrolling page. I am going to up the ante by making a more specific claim and challenging… From
e-Literate on March 31, 2005 at 12:58 a.m..
School bans blogs
A Vermont high school and middle school have banned students from using blogs. The principal explains his ban by describing problems of posting personal information, especially in terms of sexual predation. He also opined that blogs had no educational uses.... From
MANE IT Network on March 30, 2005 at 11:58 p.m..
Why Logic Often Takes A Backseat
This article from BusinessWeek highlights another neuroscience application: neuroeconomics: "Neuroeconomics, while still regarded skeptically by mainstream economists, could be the next big thing in the field. It promises to put economics on a firmer footing by describing people as they really are, not as some oversimplified mathematical model would have them be. Eventually it could help economists design incentives that gently guide people toward making decisions that are in their long-ter From
elearningpost on March 30, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..
Cisco CEO on U.S. Education: 'We're Losing the Battle'
David Kirkpatrick
reports on John Chamber's lament on the state of US education: To remain a player in the global economy, Chambers urges that our nation reform its primary and secondary educational system from kindergarten all the way through college and beyond. And he says we have to focus on preparing students for careers in engineering and other technical disciplines. From
elearningpost on March 30, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..
