Freedom of Expression — Press Freedom
Freedom of Expression — Press Freedom: World Press Freedom Day 2007 May 2, 2007 —— a free press is central to peace and democracy.
Read More'$100 Laptop' to Cost $175
‘$100 Laptop’ to Cost $175: That’s partly because at least seven nations have expressed interest in being in the initial wave to buy the little green-and-white “XO” computers – Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, Thailand, Nigeria and Libya – but it remains unclear which ones will be first to pony up the cash. The project needs […]
Read MoreQuantum physics says goodbye to reality (April 2007) – News – PhysicsWeb
Quantum physics says goodbye to reality (April 2007) – News – PhysicsWeb: Quantum physics says goodbye to reality —- Berkeley was right? well sort of. ‘reality does not exist when we are not observing it’ this is a hard metaphysical question to address actually, and the ‘science’ is not really speaking about reality as much […]
Read MoreCool Ads, issue 5 (cont.)
Cool Ads, issue 5 (cont.): Cool Ads, issue 5 (cont.) —- some funny adverts…..
Read MoreWhat not to say at your Dissertation Defense
What not to say at your Dissertation Defense: Things you shouldn’t say at your dissertation defense —– hehe…
Read MoreTV Turnoff Week
TV Turnoff Week: ——– Radical Vixen points us to TV Turnoff Week, which if we were allowed to post things on walls and door outside of certain areas… would be posted on my door at work.
Read MoreTed Leung on the Air » Macintosh Tips and Tricks
Ted Leung on the Air » Macintosh Tips and Tricks: Macintosh Tips and Tricks This is a list of hardware, software and information that has been useful to me as I’ve moved over to Mac OS X. I hope that you find it useful as well. This version is now up to date for Mac […]
Read MoreMap of Science
Map of Science: The Map of Science is a network map showing the relationships between 1.6 million scientific articles. The algorithm for the map was put together by Richard Klavans and Kevin Boyack. At the site you can click through to other maps showing analysis by geography, industry, institutions, and topics. —- Pretty cool, but […]
Read MoreMedicating Aliah
Medicating Aliah: When she was transferred from Austin State Hospital to a residential facility on March 18, 2004, Aliah was on five different medications, putting her on the extreme end of a growing practice known as polypharmacy that worries many doctors. “This is a complicated regimen using powerful psychotropic medications in a barely adolescent girl, […]
Read MoreCFP: Learning and Research In Second Life Preconference Workshop
Call for Papers/Participation Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life (R) on October 17, 2007 in Vancouver at Internet Research 8.0 (http:// wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR8.0) Paper Deadline August 15th. Second Life(R) is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab which has captured the attentions of researchers and teachers from around […]
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