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Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily
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Wiki Pedagogy (Apr 30 2007 19:58 GMT) - OK, this is a completely new word for me: "palimpsests." Which means, "A manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased and often legible." It sounds like a wiki, doesn't it? And that's exactly the context in which the word is used, in this very comprehensive discussion of how wikis can be used to support learning. |
Dot Slash Dot
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How Will Governments Keep Up With Technology? (Apr 30 2007 19:58 GMT) - Andy Updegrove writes "Governments are beginning to realize that perhaps the Internet really has changed everything, at least for them, and that they are going to have to deal with new responsibilities in this area. How will they deal with financial and medical data breaches? What can they do to ensure that first responders will be able to communicate the next time that terrorists strike in the Homeland, and how will the refugees of the next Katrina be able to access their electronic medical records? And what must governments do to ensure that public records will be available in fifty years, if they no longer maintain paper archives? Whether government should incline towards leading, following or simply getting out of the way is a matter upon which there are likely to be strongly held differences of opinion. |
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How Will Governments Keep Up With Technology? (Apr 30 2007 19:58 GMT) - Andy Updegrove writes "Governments are beginning to realize that perhaps the Internet really has changed everything, at least for them, and that they are going to have to deal with new responsibilities in this area. How will they deal with financial and medical data breaches? What can they do to ensure that first responders will be able to communicate the next time that terrorists strike in the Homeland, and how will the refugees of the next Katrina be able to access their electronic medical records? And what must governments do to ensure that public records will be available in fifty years, if they no longer maintain paper archives? Whether government should incline towards leading, following or simply getting out of the way is a matter upon which there are likely to be strongly held differences of opinion. |
Starpulse News Blog
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Stoned Lily Allen Apologizes For Forgetting Lyrics (Apr 30 2007 19:57 GMT) - British pop sensation Lily Allen stumbled through her set at the Coachella Festival in California yesterday, confessing she was a little stoned. The Smile singer scored one of the highlights at the three-day desert festival, but told fans she was a little worse for wear as she forgot the words to one of her hits.[...] Read more! |
Indymedia ireland
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Abortion Case in Dublin High Court (Apr 30 2007 19:57 GMT) - another X case? ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE CALLS ?D? CASE A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN It was only a matter of time before another distressed young woman was forced to remind the Irish people of the disgraceful situation facing women in crisis pregnancies in this country. The HSE? |
TechIMO Forums
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Nick Heidfled on Nordschleife with F1 (Apr 30 2007 19:55 GMT) - Nick Heidfeld recently drove his BMW Sauber F1 Team car around the historic Nordschleife track at the Nurburgring, which is the first time a F1 car has been on the Nordschleife in 31 years. He clicked off the 20.8-kilometer track in a record 8:34, despite being "limited" to a top speed around... |
24weblog.com
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Is '24' running out of time? (Apr 30 2007 19:54 GMT) - Jack Bauer, America's favorite counter-terrorism agent with the violent code of honor and the weird sadomasochistic bent, is squaring off against a stealthy and unforgiving new enemy. His fans. Is '24' running out of time? Possibly. Maybe Jack is going... |
Starpulse News Blog
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Alec Baldwin's Website Being Changed For His Book On Divorce (Apr 30 2007 19:53 GMT) - Troubled actor Alec Baldwin is relaunching his official website in June so it focuses solely on his upcoming book about divorced parents and child custody. Baldwin divided public opinion earlier this month after a voicemail he left for his daughter Ireland, in which he verbally chastises the 11-year-old and calls his ex-wife Kim Basinger "a thoughtless pain in the ass," was leaked on the internet.[...] Read more! |
Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants
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Scrum with Joseph Pelrine: Part 2 (Apr 30 2007 19:51 GMT) - Heh - Being late from lunch to the first part, I missed the opening, where Joseph ran a video of an unmanaged - but efficient - traffic intersection. No lights, no signs, seeming chaos - but no accidents, and continuous flow. So on to Scrum Practices: Iterations of 1 to 4 weeks Team builds functionality that includes product backlog and meets Sprint goalsTeam self-organizes to achieve goalsTeam conforms to existing standards and conventionsAbnormal termination of Sprint: Team can cancel Sprint if the goal of the Sprint is deemed to be unattainable Product owner can cancel based on external circumstances changing An interesting heuristic for Sprint length: |
InfoWorld: Top News
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Verio to shut off controversial Web site (Apr 30 2007 19:51 GMT) - (InfoWorld) - Privacy advocates are concerned that a move by Verio to stop hosting a controversial Web site points to a growing control of the Web by big business and governments. Cryptome.org, a Web site that sometimes posts documents about government policy and intelligence, received a short letter from its ISP, Verio, indicating that the site would be terminated on Friday. Verio, owned by NTT Communications, said the termination is due to violation of its acceptable use policy. Cryptome. |
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