TeleRead. TeleReadhttp://www.teleread.org/ TeleRead is a nonpartisan plan to get electronic books and other educational resources into American homes–through a well-stocked national digital library system and small, sharp-screened computers that eventually could sell for under $100 or even $50. The same idea could apply to many other countries, and in fact TeleRead has advocates as far […]

AOIR Conference. I'm excited. Next week, I'll be attending Broadening the Band, a conference held by the Association of Internet Researchers in… [Perpetual Stroll] ——- the more the merrier i say:)

Which OS are You? though i don't know how i got it really.

Not very clever, are they?. “We entered the country at midnight on March 26…” Isn't a bit odd how these letters — all with different signatures at the bottom — are identical? Pfc. David Deaconson and Spc. Nathan Whitelatch, for example, don't just seem to have the same writing style, they have the same writing! […]

WSIS Youth Awards. The Youth Creating Digital Opportunities Coalition and the Youth Caucus of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) are coordinating an international awards program to recognize and showcase young people's contributions in the field of ICT for development. The finalists will have an opportunity to showcase their projects in an exhibition […]

ITU TELECOM WORLD 2003 Officially Opens on 11 October. His Majesty the King of Spain, Mr  Pascal Couchepin, President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Laurent Moutinot, President of the Government of the Republic  and Canton of Geneva, Mr Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of  the ITU and Mr Roberto Blois, Deputy-Secretary General of ITU  and Acting Executive Manager of ITU TELECOM, […]

When architects have too much Irn Bru. Construction of the Scottish Parliament in Pictures. The site was way over its budget even before they'd started building it, but it's nice to see they're at least doing something creative with the design. Being a lucky soul, I get to walk past this monstrosity every single day. […]

I love you, man!. I always thought non-alcoholic beer would be disgusting, but… ya know… thish shtuff ish reeeeeally awwriiiiiight! (OK, it's only a measly 850 twelve-packs. But I'm already imagining scenarios…lawsuits?) [MetaFilter]

AoIR. I've been watching various blogs of folks preparing for their trips to Toronto for next week's AoIR. I'm headed there, myself, though sadly not giving a paper; at the time the CFP went out, I was committed to an ASA panel (ASA being, of course, the same weekend), but then,… [Planned Obsolescence] ——- its […]

Repositories of Primary Sources. Repositories of Primary Sourceshttp://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html A listing of over 5250 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Those added or revised within the last thirty days or so are marked {New}. [Marcus […]