STS (R)Evolutions Conference Web Site
STS (R)Evolutions Conference Web Site: http://www.sts-gso.org.vt.edu/STS(R)Evolutions/
Read MoreThe Yankee or Dixie quiz
The Yankee or Dixie quiz: http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html 37% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
Read MoreDiscourse.net: On the fringes of the public sphere
Discourse.net: On the fringes of the public sphere: Nine months later, the threat level has been lowered, and Ridge, speaking at a news conference last week, said there is no evidence of a plot to disrupt President Bush’s inauguration. Previous warnings, Ridge explained, stemmed from threat reports tied to the elections  not to the […]
Read MoreEthiopian Distance Learning
Ethiopian Distance Learning: Andrew Heavens has a short but interesting blip on his blog ‘Meskel Square’ about this Ethiopian classroom’s distance learning set-up, consisting of a satellite dish picking up Digital Video Broadcasts (DVB) from Addis Ababa that then outputs to a generously-sized Samsung plasma screen television. The schools next step is to get online […]
Read MoreSome MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK’s corpse, immediately!
Some MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK’s corpse, immediately!: <—–snip—-> I also don’t think that last attempt to salvage his thesis by comparing the possession of a pair of X chromosomes to a heritable, organic brain disorder does him any credit. I’m hoping a cabal of strong, smart Harvard women is going […]
Read MoreSome MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK's corpse, immediately!
Some MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK’s corpse, immediately!: <—–snip—-> I also don’t think that last attempt to salvage his thesis by comparing the possession of a pair of X chromosomes to a heritable, organic brain disorder does him any credit. I’m hoping a cabal of strong, smart Harvard women is going […]
Read MoreHow Nerdy Are You???
How Nerdy Are You???: On this blog I found a funny test about how nerdy am I. And the results told me this: “10% scored higher, 1% scored the same, and 90% scored lower. What does this mean? Your nerdiness is: Nerd King. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!!!” Hmmmm, cool. But I don’t […]
Read MoreUNESCO conference on freedom of speech in cyberspace
UNESCO conference on freedom of ….: UNESCO conference on freedom of. I really have to go to this UNESCO conference on Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace which will be held in UNESCO headquarters in Paris, on 3-4 February. At least to embarrass the Iranian delegation which will be arrogant enough to take part in such […]
Read MoreDid Justice Clarence Thomas Really Say It?
Did Justice Clarence Thomas Really Say It?: As Atrios and Ignatz say, if this is true, it’s a very big deal: An Alabama SC justice claims, according to a Birmingham News reporter, that Clarence Thomas told him: [A] judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds… —– supreme court justices have one job to […]
Read MoreLiterary tests for a digital world
Literary tests for a digital world: The Information and Communications Technology literacy assessment is intended to measure students’ ability to manage exercises like sorting e-mail messages. ——- is this something we really want measured by testing?
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