Academic Bill of Rights. This is truly a bad idea. In an effort to rein in liberal professors at Colorado colleges and universities, a… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] —— I've commented on this before, it is a horrible idea. It is not a bill of rights, but a bill of repression and elimination of […]

Backlash against OA models?. Stephen Downes, 2004: The Turning Point, Ubiquity v.4,no.46 (January 20-26, 2004). Downes offers an assessment of “issues that will change the way we use the internet.” One section, headlined “Attacking Open Content,” says that media industries will attempt a backlash against freely-available alternatives to their products. Alongside open courseware and open […]

IS HE . . . NORMAL?. Peggy Noonan has a point: Let me assert something that I cannot prove with a poll but that is based on serious conversations the past… [OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY]

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well i assume it is this new virus going around causing my email to be slowed by, it looks like an hour now, and i would expect two. i wish peopel would start actually maintaining their machines to prevent worms and virus's from spreading, even though i know that it is virtually impossible to do […]

from www.m-w.com Main Entry: folály Pronunciation: 'fŠ-lE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural follies Etymology: Middle English folie, from Old French, from folfool 1 : lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight 2 a : criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct b obsolete : EVIL, WICKEDNESS; especially : lewd behavior 3 : a […]

this was bound to happen, let's not talk about the money involved though, that would make things seem wasteful, no? vt is replacing its big mac cluster already. here's slashdot: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/27/1257256&mode=thread&tid=107&tid=187

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Buying of the President 2004. The Buying of the President. A look at the special interests who are bankrolling Bush and his Democratic rivals. [MetaFilter]