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1818: nace Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 de mayo de 1818 - 14 de marzo de 1883) fue uno de los pensadores más influyentes de la Historia y figura clave en el análisis de la historia, la sociedad, la política y la economía. Su pensamiento se prolonga hasta muchas décadas más tarde a partir de su muerte, siendo clave para entender los procesos sociales y políticos que jalonan el siglo XX y convirtiéndose en el padre ideológico del comunismo. Filosofo, sociólogo, economista y político revolucionario, fue el fundador de la perspectiva (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 4, 2005 at 10:55 p.m..

Panic over SAT scores - in the former USSR?
Beginning in July, Georgia will have a standardized national exam for university admissions. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Financial Searches Should Diversify Portfolio
Financial institutions need to hit a range of search terms to catch in-market searchers. From ClickZ Stats on May 4, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Via Net.Works, Claranet execute definitive agreements for takeover
Claranet is to acquire all of Via's European and US businesses, including its brands Via Net.Works, Amen and PSINet Europe. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Clariant renews IT contract with T-Systems
Specialty chemicals group Clariant has extended its contract with T-Systems for a further five years and to Clariant sites worldwide. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Teliasonera to integrate mobile, IP telephony into single telephone
Teliasonera is conducting tests that are to provide an integrated mobile and IP-based telephony solution in which the customer only needs a single wireless phone for all of his or her telephone needs. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Commission approves public funding for broadband network in Limousin
The European Commission has endorsed a project in Limousin, France that has a total budget of €85m. It is to be co-financed by EU funds. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

SAP ERP platform to be integrated into Microsoft Office
A product, code-named ‘Mendocino,’ is to present SAP processes and data within Microsoft Office software. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Phishing falls 45% in April – report
The number of directory harvest attacks (DHAs) by spammers against corporate e-mail remained steady during the month of April, while the number of virus-infected messages decreased by 30 per cent. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Worldwide PC market grows 11% in Q1 – report
Worldwide PC shipments rose in the first quarter of 2005 to 46.1m, according to an IDC report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Mobility, data security top European business users priorities in 2005 – survey
After a major uptake in the SMB market in 2003–2004, portable PCs are to now increasingly be finding their way into the heart of tailored corporate mobile solutions. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Microsoft, INRIA to establish computational science institute in France
Microsoft and INRIA are to collaborate on research that is to focus on accelerating advances in IT security and reliability and on a next generation of computational tools for scientists. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

MCI introduces next-generation Ethernet solutions globally
MCI's expanded Ethernet service will initially be available from the US to European countries, including the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

The confusion of the restrooms
New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni has a funny article today entitled, Forget the Specials, Explain the Restroom. He talks about the confusion taking place in many restaurant bathrooms in New York City, including those at such high-end spots as Per Se and The Modern (the new restaurant at the MoMA). I can concur with many of his observations. ...I couldn't figure out how to trigger the electronic-eye sensors above the commodes, motion-detecting flushing mechanisms with enough of a delay that you were sometimes asked simply to trust in a cleansing aftermath to your departure. I From megnut on May 4, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

Outsourcing 'not delivering'- report
Research by Deloitte Consulting into 25 'world class' organisations - who together spend an estimated €40bn on outsourcing contracts - found that seven out of ten had 'significant negative experiences'. In a random sample of 50 problem deals, 38 had resulted in litigation or termination. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

UK local councils facing 'e-government information overload'
The new president of the UK's Society of IT Management New Socitm President has said less is more when it comes to e-government guidance. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Telecom watchdog blacklists foreign-based ‘autodialing’ fraudsters
OPTA is making use of consumer complaints to compile its list, which is currently limited to a Spanish concern, Emstat, and a service provider based on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Opera 8 downloaded by 2m
The English version of the alternative browser garnered the most downloads, totalling more than 1.3m. The German version was the next most downloaded version, with numbers totalling nearly 400,000. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Matav rebrands as Magyar Telekom
Matav has adopted the brands of parent company Deutsche Telekom across its various divisions. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

An online community for teachers
TeacherEd.com is a new site set up to facilitate collaboration and discussion among teachers. "Are you an experienced teacher who loves new ideas? Or are you a new teacher, looking for some helpful suggestions? Do you sometimes feel isolated in... From ERADC Blog on May 4, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Being researched (2)
I was a bit mixed up after finding out that I was being researched by students as part of their assignment. Not because I'm uncomfortable with it. I'm pretty aware that my weblog is "out there" for others to study, I participated in a few weblog studies as a "case" and I'm always glad to "return" the favor even if it's not directly to those whom I study. Being uncomfortable comes from a feeling of intrusion into a private space - the girls researching me didn't expect me to start stu From Mathemagenic on May 4, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..

GeoFlickrGoogleTagging
Sliced bread just got a little less great. Imagine being able to go to a site where you plug in the latitude and longitude of a particluar place and get not only a map of the area but a satellite photo AND links to any pictures of local attractions (or whatever else) that have been posted to Flickr. Well, now you can. Just click in the comments section where it says "geotagged" for this photo of the Vietnam Wall that I took and uploaded to Flickr. Watch what happens. The From weblogged News on May 4, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

UK comms regulator considering cross-media ratings system
UK communications regulator Ofcom is considering the introduction of a classification system for television shows, music and online content similar to that currently used to classify films. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Wilken and Sommer launch Blog.co.uk blog-hosting service
German online publishers Wilken and Sommer have launched a free blog-hosting service in the UK. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Ocean Blue supplies MHEG-5 software for Iwedia set-top boxes
The announced contract comes as France launches TNT, a free 14-channel Digital terrestrial TV service similar to the UK's Freeview. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Tiger: I Like It So Far
Yesterday I received and installed the new Mac OS X Tiger. It took a while to install – almost an hour, altogether. So far I'm rather pleased with it. Tiger has tons of new features, most of which I will never use. Here are the ones I like, as well as the biggest disappointment... From Contentious Weblog on May 4, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Podcasting the Morning News
DenverPost.com has launched its first podcast, a headline report published each morning. Executive producer Gil Asakawa says the idea is to offer people a way to keep up with the morning headlines while they're commuting (listening on an iPod, of course), or they can tune in on their PCs at work.Also available from time to time are longer podcast feature pieces, Asakawa says. The first one is about an alligator farm in southern Colorado. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 4, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Bloggers: You May Become a Newspaper Columnist
The free Spanish newspaper 20 Minutos is "aware that some of the best chronicles on the century XXI society are not in traditional media, but on the Internet, through blogs." So the newspaper has decided to uncover the best natural talent that runs on blogs and award a prize to the best weblog in Spanish.The prize is threefold: a 20blogs statuette and diploma, 3,000, and the chance to become a regular columnist for the newspaper. Any reader will be able to vote for the best in each of 20 categories and a jury will choose the best ones among the (...)Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 4, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Other memories of Paris
Like a lover who, after the affair has ended, desperately revisits old letters and photos to hold onto the magic, I cannot stop reading about Paris! I ordered Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet, edited by Ruth Reichl, while I was in Paris so it would await me upon my return. I've been reading the short articles whenever I have a few minutes break, and it's bringing it all back. What's even more amazing is how many of the spots I know -- and the articles I'm reading were written shortly after WWII! But the streets, caf&ampeacute;s, restaurants, From megnut on May 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Alternative, smaller news outlets slam Google News 'qualitative' news gathering system
Alternative news outlets have criticised Google News' planned 'qualitative' news source assessment, saying the new criteria will inevitably favour larger, corporate news enterprises as Google reintroduces an element of 'human intervention' to its popular news aggregation service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Online Revenue Overtaking Print at Forbes?
How long will it take before online revenues at a newspaper or magazine exceed print? According to Jim Spanfeller, president and CEO of Forbes.com, the online component of the venerable print magazine probably will bring in more revenue than the print edition in less than two years. At least, that's what this article on B-to-B Online quotes Spanfeller as saying.Reed Business Information already gets 15 percent of its revenue from online, with margins that are "clearly superior" to print. And Jef From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 4, 2005 at 4:54 p.m..

TV Career Path Overlooks the Obvious
TV-news consultant Terry Heaton has written an important post on the Morph blog of the Media Center, in which he bemoans an overall lack of foresight in the TV business. He writes of how more and more stations are laying off people -- an indicator of the industry's troubles -- yet the majority of people in the business still look at the problem through the fuzzy lens of the past.Heaton writes: "TV news people are reluctant to get involved on the Web side of their stations. While I&apos From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 4, 2005 at 4:54 p.m..

A history of authority
Author and authority have the same root word. It's a small point but thought the etymology was interesting. 1230, "Authority" -> autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from O.Fr. auctorité, from L. auctoritatem (nom. auctoritas) "invention, advice, opinion,... From Monkeymagic on May 4, 2005 at 4:53 p.m..

Clarín.com abre un metablog
El popular bloguer argentino Mariano Amartino vuelve a Clarín.com con Weblog sobre weblogs. La versión electrónica de Clarín fue el primer medio en español en incorporar el formato weblog entre su oferta de contenidos en febrero de 2003. Además, en... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 4, 2005 at 4:51 p.m..

Puedesmas.com patrocina el VII Simposio de Psicolingüística
puedesmas.com, portal de Formación Online de la Empresa Desarrollo Humano e Inteligencia Artificial, patrocina el VII Simposio de Psicolingüística organi... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 4, 2005 at 4:50 p.m..

Becas de formación
La Fundación ECA GLOBAL, que tiene entre sus actividades el desarrollo de las ciencias, la calidad, la preservación del medio, la investigación e innovación... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 4, 2005 at 4:50 p.m..

Auralog asistirá a la feria Online Educa 2005
Auralog, multinacional especializada en la enseñanza de idiomas mediante métodos de e-learning, líder de este segmento en el mercado español, va a asistir a la fe... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 4, 2005 at 4:50 p.m..

Se crea el directorio de empresas proveedoras de e-learning en Galicia
El Observatorio Gallego de E-Learning crea un Directorio online de empresas proveedoras de e-learning en Galicia... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 4, 2005 at 4:50 p.m..

I landed in Rome this morning
You can't go wrong with that as an opening sentence. Esspecially if you follow it up with: I'm writing this from an Internet cafe in Naples. So, ok, I'm willing to stop my travel whining and admit that I am privileged beyond reason to be able to go to places like these. I don't know how I got so lucky, but next time I ever moan about traveling, just slap me across the face with something spelled in Italian. Anything. The flight was fine: I got an aisle seat and saw an episode of Scrubs I'd missed. 1.5 dramamines knocked... From Joho the Blog on May 4, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Steve Garfield on Steve Johnson
Steve G has a vlog about Steve J's talk at Harvard last week. I missed the talk (I was on a plane) and I haven't seen Steve G's report because I just got off a plane. But I figure it's a safe bet to recommend it to you...... From Joho the Blog on May 4, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Tony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook
Shortly before I left for France I ordered Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking. Now that I'm back and desperately craving all things French, I've dug into it, and wow! It's great! Not that I've made anything from it yet, but it's so readable (especially if you're a fan of his writing) and also so authentic. My eating adventures last month in Paris really broadened my French culinary horizons -- and vocabulary -- and I found I recognized so many of the dishes that fill the book. Plus, he' From megnut on May 4, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

What is the point of encryption if you don't know who for?
Encryption is an absolute necessity to maintain an architecture for secure communications. It provides confidentially, authenticity and non repudiation, essential for successful e-commerce transactions on the Internet. Encryption is only possible with entity authentication after all, what is the point of encryption if you don't know who for? From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on May 4, 2005 at 3:52 p.m..

Community Black holes
Interesting stuff from Anjo on some problems he's having with an algorithm to discern weblog communities. It seems his current algorithm works fine until it hits a power node (or what he calls a "core blog"). The core blogs ...... From Monkeymagic on May 4, 2005 at 3:50 p.m..

Remove Forebrain and Serve: Tag Clouds II
Why tag clouds are absolutely the wrong approach to helping people find content. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on May 4, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Making a Million
Can't remember where I heard this, but it's always struck me as sensible. There are two ways to make your millions, get your dream home, and achieve your goals. One is to work hard, climb the greasy pole, do the... From Monkeymagic on May 4, 2005 at 12:52 p.m..

Collaborative Innovation
I'm reading The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman and so far (100 pages in) it's a fascinating deconstruction of how technology is "flattening" the playing field by connecting global workers in ways never before possible. While he may overdo the metaphor at times, he makes a clear point: this is a changed world and the pace of change is only going to accelerate. On From weblogged News on May 4, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Web Developer's Corollary to Murphy's Law
Client's will always use the *one* browser that causes the most problems with your page design. From Brain Frieze on May 4, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

Notes on Walter Ong's Orality and Literacy #1
This post is the first in a series of notes on Walter Ong's book Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word. The book, so far, is a corker, and looks to have significant implications for any discussion of "markets... From Monkeymagic on May 4, 2005 at 11:52 a.m..

Ranking de titulaciones y universidades españolas
El diario El Mundo publica hoy la V edición del especial 50 Carreras con las titulaciones más demandadas y los mejores centros donde estudiarlas.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 4, 2005 at 11:51 a.m..

Weblogs en Palma de Mallorca
El sábado 7 participaré en el XI Seminario Profesional de Comunicación “Comunicar: tendencias, retos y estrategias” que tendrá lugar en el Centre de Cultura de Sa Nostra, Carrer Concepció, 12, Palma. La jornada se orienta a profesionales de los medios,... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 4, 2005 at 11:51 a.m..

The Bookless Future
Der Autor fasst eigene Erfahrungen und allgemeine Beobachtungen zu dem Statement zusammen: "scholarship is fast moving toward a bookless future". Aber was er problematisiert, und das macht diesen Artikel lesenswert, ist nicht die Zukunft von Bibliotheken oder Fachbüchern, sondern die... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 4, 2005 at 11:50 a.m..

Longhorn will run on some older PCs too - Ina Fried, CNET News
Although Microsoft is recommending that computers be pretty modern to fully run the next version of Windows, Longhorn will probably also run on a good number of older machines. That's the good news. The bad news is that Longhorn is going to look and run q From Techno-News Blog on May 4, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Hackers aren't just picking on Microsoft: study - Andy Sullivan, Reuters
Online criminals turned their attention to antivirus software and media players like Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes in the first three months of 2005 as they sought new ways to take control of users' computers, according to a survey released on Monday. Whi From Techno-News Blog on May 4, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

China's Lenovo Takes Over IBM PCs - Michael Singer, Internet News
The Chinese computer company now in charge of IBM's legendary PC business said it will waste no time in proving itself in the global marketplace. In a statement released Sunday, Lenovo Group said it has completed its $1.25 billion acquisition of IBM's "Th From Techno-News Blog on May 4, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Updated Enterprise IA Roadmap
Lou Rosenfeld has released an updated version of his Enterprise IA Roadmap. To quote: I've finally found a little time to update my Enterprise IA Roadmap (57Kb PDF file). (The first version--46Kb PDF--dates to August, 2003). Although it's the basis... From Column Two on May 4, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

How to Engage Adult Learners
By Judith M. Smith - The best training and education takes place when the adult learner is fully engaged (i.e., connected) with the learning experience as it is taking place. Here's how to use dialog to foster connectedness.... From Adult/Continuing Education on May 4, 2005 at 10:49 a.m..

Blogs Enliven British Elections
Like their cousins across the Pond, politically active Britons are discovering the visceral satisfaction of blogging. British politicians are blogging, too, for mostly selfish reasons. From Wired News on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Dome Improvement
Pop quiz: What's behind the surprising rise in IQ? (Hint: Stop reading the great authors and start playing Grand Theft Auto.) By Steven Johnson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Ethanol Grows as Gas Alternative
Biodiesel gets all the headlines, but ethanol is making steady progress as a replacement for gasoline. By John Gartner. From Wired News on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Just Say No to Cancer Screenings
People lap up advice about the importance of tests from celebrities like Katie Couric and Rudy Giuliani. But stars may not be doing the public any favors, a new study argues. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Free Buzz Blitz Earns Rebuke
Some Creative Commons copyright activists are hopping mad about a viral-marketing campaign to boost awareness of the group's goals. But BzzAgent's founder says his motives are pure. Wired News interview by Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Lawmaker Rips RFID Passport Plans
Key congressman says U.N. agency's 'elaborate and expensive' recommendation to include the controversial technology on Europeans' travel documents will slow adoption of more secure IDs. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Webby Awards Announced
For those of you who don't know about 'The Webby's', they're described as "the online Oscars'. And the winners of the 9th annual Webby Awards have just been announced. Take a look at the list. Some of the sites may... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 4, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

At Dartmouth, Advanced Wi-Fi
Classroom movie viewing is a result of a major wireless convergence project that has taken Dartmouth's phone, cable and wireless systems and condensed them into one Wi-Fi network. From New York Times: Education on May 4, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Commerce Joins Art to Train Yale Architects
A Yale professor decided to inject a dose of reality into his graduate students' architectural design education by inviting developers into the classroom. From New York Times: Education on May 4, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Manhattan Charter School to Serve the Autistic
The school, the New York Center for Autism Charter School, is to open in September in a Manhattan public school, and is likely to start with four pupils and four instructors. From New York Times: Education on May 4, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

SAT Essay Test Rewards Length and Ignores Errors
Les Perelman worries that the new S.A.T. is teaching high school students terrible writing habits. From New York Times: Education on May 4, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Flickr & GoogleMaps: I Need a Camera That Does Geocoding...
Geobloggers has created an web interface that takes photos from Flickr with geocoding tags and places them on maps from Google. Check out their downtown Chicago map...(Via FlickrBlog.)... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 4, 2005 at 1:49 a.m..

How We Got Here: a Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and the Markets
This free pdf book from Pragmatic Books is by Andy Kessler. Covering technology and the markets in 200 plus pages, from Pascal to Google, is a fast read; the book is worth examining.   The author tries to answer the following questions: "What is the history of the computer industry? Of the communications industry? Of the Internet? Why does the U.S. dominate these businesses? Didnt the British rule the last big cycle? What happened to them? Why do we have money? What is it backed by? What was the gold standard all a From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on May 4, 2005 at 1:47 a.m..

Hi3G Access selects Transmode for optical network upgrade
Transmode is to provide Hi3G Access with software and hardware with new functionality. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 4, 2005 at 12:55 a.m..

Democratizing Innovation
In this video lecture, Eric von Hippel discusses innovation by the users of a product or service to come up with something better (e.g. Lego robots case). From elearningpost on May 4, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..

CNN on tags
CNN has published an article on tagging. There's nothing new in the article, but it does provide a good gauge of the current usage around the world. From elearningpost on May 4, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..

Self-knowlegde - an ancient remedy
Self-knowledge - an ancient remedy so old that its value is easily forgotten - is the process through which one may organize conflicting options. "Know thyself" was carved over the entrance to the Delphic oracle, and ever since untold pious epigrams have extolled its virtue. The reason the advice is so often repeated is that it works. We need, however, to rediscover afresh every generation what these words mean, what the advice actually implies for each individual. And to do that it is useful to express it in terms of current knowledge, and envision a contemporary method for its ap From Seblogging News on May 3, 2005 at 11:50 p.m..

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #85
This month's issue of the newsletter has, in addition to its usual wealth of resources, two articles worth a read. The first recommends that authors of articles self-archived on their own site include any publication information on the article page itself. Good point. The second article looks at the problems publishers have tracking readers of self-archived articles and looks at a (bad) solution offered by Adobe whereby the PDF would report back to the publisher whenever a document was opened by a reader. "If other users object as much as scholarly users to the prospect of malign scripts From OLDaily on May 3, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

SkillSoft Launches Next-Generation Open Architecture Initiative
SkillSoft makes news again with the launch of its new open architecture initiative. I haven't looked at it personally (why don't they ever put URLs in press releases?) but according to the statement, the initiative is "a service-oriented architecture that leverages existing learning system standards, XML and emerging Web Services standards." The statement also drops some tantalizing hints about a "mix and match" approach to e-learning systems. By Press Release, SkillSoft, May 3, 2005 [OLDaily on May 3, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Backpack
Nifty. Launched today, Backpack will let you "plan a personal/business trip, keep track of what your competitors are doing, plan a home improvement project, collaborate on a new business idea, keep track of houses you're considering buying, gather information for a research project, keep a list of gift ideas for friends and family, brainstorm product/company names, build a list of recommended restaurants, and plenty more..." Via Rik Abel. By Various Authors, May 3, 2005 [OLDaily on May 3, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Flickr's Creative Commons Area Back
Despite all the flack it has taken this week, Creative Commons can still dish out some good news. And it's this: "Flickr has reopened the area of their site devoted to Creative Commons licensed images.... (it) has gone way beyond our expectations to nearly 1.5 million photos licensed for reuse." Well, cool. By Matt Haughey, Creative Commons, April 29, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on May 3, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Bill Gates' "America's high schools are obsolete" Speech to the National Governor's Association
The title says it all; Mark Oehlert reprints the famous Bill Gates speech. By Mark Oehlert, e-Clippings, May 3, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 3, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Authentication and Identification
On the one hand, we have the assertion that I am a certain person. That is 'identification'. It is the specific process of attaching an identity of a presence - either a physical presence, or in the context of our current enquiry, a virtual presence. And on the other hand we have the verification - the means of proof that what I say is true, that there is sufficient evidence for my claim. That is 'authentication'. In this paper I argue that we we don't need authentication, that authentication won't work, and that people don't want it. What will work? What do From OLDaily on May 3, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..