Service Providers Put Up Their Guards. Worms, viruses, spam, denial of service attacks. Addressing the litany of network security issues these days is scarier than watching the local news. So service providers increasingly are stepping in to help „?ustomers figure out how to best guard themselves… [InternetPolicy.net] —- well, this is good, they do have […]

i like them, and i read them, and people wonder why i know wierd things.

“Science and Citizenship in a Global Context”. “Political and economic changes are altering the contexts, spaces and ways that people perceive and act on citizenship rights, as are scientific and technological changes and the new risks and opportunities they present… In this paper we begin to explore… [InternetPolicy.net] —– worth the read, i think.

Frustrating the man. How to herd cats: tie a small bright object to a string; place it in the peripheral vision of the cat; and then pull it around a corner out of sight. Ben Laurie’s been trying to entice me to pounce on tor. … I pounced yesterday morning. Tor helps to frustrate the […]

Here's your fucking latte, sir. I looked this one up for an argument in comments to Belle’s post below, and I’ve been laughing and crying ever since. It’s a useful way to think about the extent to which “trickle down” economics has worked for the poorest in society. As we all know because people who […]

Where's Mine!!??!! 😉. Half a Man”Single women won't have to sleep alone much longer,” writes Sheila Halloran in The Boston Herald. “Women in Japan are wrapping themselves in the arms of a new alternative bed-mate. …The Boyfriend Arm Pillow, a realistic version of the real thing, features a squeezable upper body of … By Julia […]

Open Source Academia. Laurie Taylor and I have recently finished an article drawing on many of the currents in thinking about Open Source and suggesting some ways to integrate those thoughts into a classroom pedagogy. C&C Online has accepted the article and published it, retroactively, in the Spring 2004 Virtual Classroom section. I'd be interested […]

Open Media Project Launched: “JD Lasica and Marc Canter have launched a promising new organization called Open-Media.org, and it deserves wide attention. Here's JD's take on the subject, and here's Marc's posting. Good, important work going on here.” [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] [Universal Rule] —- it is a good idea, and it isn't the first time […]

welcome to the new crusades…. bush policy is pretty clear apparently. break all commandments, and then justify it in the name of religion.

Rob linked to this article about flow and educatio …. Rob linked to this article about flow and education ages ago, but I wanted to save this quote: “The implicit hope has been that if we discover more and more rational ways of selecting, organizing, and distributing knowledge, children will learn more effectively. Yet it […]