Computer-Supported Social Interaction (CSI) 2003 http://www.users.muohio.edu/birchmzp/csi/ April 25-26, 2003 Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 Proposal Submission Deadline: March 17, 2003 Advanced Registration Deadline: March 17, 2003 Computers and the Internet are becoming increasingly important mediums for social interaction. Many types of relationships including business, casual, and intimate are formed and maintained through the use of […]

segway on my sidewalk. I saw the meter reader riding a Segway today. Apparently Seattle has been using them in trials for city employees. While San Francisco has been working to try to ban Segways from the sidewalks, other legislation has already been passed that may affect your ability to make use of America's favorite […]

Why does Bush want to kill innocent Iraqis?. Wow, this is an interesting transcript from a White House press briefing where a reporter asks Ari Fleischer point-blank, “why does [President Bush] want to drop bombs on innocent Iraqis?” And all this time I thought the press weren't asking any important questions. I guess they are, […]

[the reverse cowgirl's blog] i just like the picture….

T-Mobile Sidekick. The T-Mobile Sidekick is available for $49.99 on Amazon until January 27, 2003 [with service activation, you must mail in rebates, etc.]! It also qualifies for free shipping. If you're looking to get this gadget, now's the time to move. The price is so low because there are two different rebates for it, […]

Alien abduction dog-tags for humans [bOing bOing] you know who you are, the ones that need something like this.

Digital learning plans approved. The government has given the go-ahead for the BBC's controversial plans for an internet-based “digital curriculum” for schools. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] teach me television, teach me, teach me, web me, interact with me, oh great temple of learning, sitting in my living room, occupying a place of […]

Answers From a Successful Free Software Project Leader [Slashdot] worth reading

And You Thought Your Cubicle Sucked?. Plastic::Work::Disaster: Here's a company so bad that it took PBS, the CBC and a three-part New York Times story to tell us how bad it is. Put on your safety goggles before you watch, read or click. [Plastic: Most Recent] wow, and i thought farming was dangerous…

The Mini-PC. A new half-size laptop that weighs less than a pound and is just one inch thick from Vulcan, a company owned by that other Microsoft billionaire, Paul Allen. The Mini-PC will run Windows XP, and have integrated WiFi, a 5.8-inch screen, a 20GB hard drive, and a built-in mini-keyboard. Read [Gizmodo] the world […]