Author: buridan

EDUCAUSE | Security Task Force | Publications and Reports

EDUCAUSE | Security Task Force | Publications and Reports: “” (Via .) interesting set of reports on higher education information security.

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EDUCAUSE | Security Task Force | Publications and Reports

EDUCAUSE | Security Task Force | Publications and Reports: “” (Via .) interesting set of reports on higher education information security.

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Launch of Google Scholar

Launch of Google Scholar: “Tomorrow Google will launch the beta version of Google Scholar, although it is online today for use. From the press release: ‘[W]e are excited to announce Google Scholar, a free search service that helps users find scholarly literature such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports. This service […]

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Strong-Ties

Strong-Ties: “Heavy-duty erector sets” (Via Cool Tools.) handy….

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Colleges Easy Prey to Hackers

Colleges Easy Prey to Hackers: “Conmputer-security experts say that college networks will increasingly be infiltrated by hackers unless campus computing officials take more aggressive steps to protect sensitive data. (Denver Post)” (Via Chronicle.com – The Wired Campus.) —– this is pretty clear….. in just the last week, we’ve had 2 computers hacked.

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TCS: Tech Central Station – The Ivy League’s Missed Connections

TCS: Tech Central Station – The Ivy League’s Missed Connections: “” (Via .) It is as if perennial college football powerhouses like USC, Oklahoma and Miami were obliterated in national Bowl games by tiny programs not even ranked during the regular season. ——- i think the author greatly misses the issue. it isn’t that the […]

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TCS: Tech Central Station – The Ivy League's Missed Connections

TCS: Tech Central Station – The Ivy League’s Missed Connections: “” (Via .) It is as if perennial college football powerhouses like USC, Oklahoma and Miami were obliterated in national Bowl games by tiny programs not even ranked during the regular season. ——- i think the author greatly misses the issue. it isn’t that the […]

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just something to keep in mind

Theocracy Watch: “”Christians are mandated to gradually occupy all secular institutions until Christ returns -Definition of Dominion Theology by sociologist Sara Diamond link…” (Via Spitting Image.) ——- cause you know, jesus was a christian warrior……

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Put it all online

Put it all online: “ I had the opportunity of sitting with Ismail Serageldin, the director of the Library of Alexandria at a session at the STS Forum. He told me a story about a fellow educator and librarian who was dismayed that students were only citing things that they could find on the Internet […]

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I despise Wal*mart

I despise Wal*mart: “Having stood atop the Pyramid of the Sun at ancient Teotihuacan, in awe of the vast and stunning metropolis that has dominated the skyline for thousands of years, I could weep at the mere thought of the Wal-Mart that opens next month only 1.6 km away. (Via Purse Lip Square Jaw.) ——- […]

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