12:05 reinvented…. reinvented the personal computer 20 years ago this year…. mac changed everything they put the ipod in the 1984 commercial…… bleh a great mac year….. os 10 knowledgebox netvault final cut express 2 good performance microsoft office 2004 really bad voice on the presenter note taker note tags audio notes oh well, it […]

Quote of the day “Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of State and corporate power.” –Benito Mussolini [Politics in the Zeros]

Your Labour Department. That good ol' George W. Bush and his appointees, always looking out for the little guys, like Wal-Mart. The Labor Department is giving employers tips on how to avoid paying overtime to some of the 1.3 million low-income workers who… [Eat Your Vegetables]

Bush minus 30 seconds. The finalists for the Bush in 30 Seconds ad contest are up. Some of these are just not very good,… [Blog de Halavais] ——- i like: in my country imagine what are we teaching our children desktop and finally…. leave no billionaire behind but really, i don't think any of these […]

Express Yourself — Correctly. Choosing the right word when you write is always difficult, especially when you're not using your mother tongue. The difference between a *correct* and an *incorrect* word can send your text directly in the trash without having been read. And even this is valid for every kind of writer, it is […]

after seeing several disciplinary tribes arise on tribe.net, like philosophy of science, communications, sociology, etc. i created an science and technology studies tribe. it isn't really taking off yet, but if you are interested in STS, come and join it at http://sciencentechnologystudies.tribe.net

hobbits and wizards and orcs, oh my!. The Encyclopedia of Arda A reference guide to Tolkien-can't tell an orc from a Uruk-hai? Stumped at what the three kinds of hobbits are? This website has the answers. Nicely laid out site, too. [MetaFilter]

Important attrition article. Pursuant to yesterday’s grad school rant, I was cruising the usual suspects when I came upon this summary of Barbara Lovitts’s research into grad school attrition. The full story is in her book Leaving the Ivory Tower (which you have read on my recommendation, right? Right?), but the summary hits… [Caveat Lector]

Ontology Primer. What is an Ontology and Why We Need It is an essential overview to ontologies. [vanderwal.net Off the Top]

Eco on Memory at the Alexandria Library. Three subjects of mine in one. [via McGee] [Alexandria] [Psybertron Knowledge Modelling WebLog] ——- very interesting….