Power Laws, Political Websites, and Inequality. “Googlearchy: How a Few Heavily-Linked Sites Dominate Politics on the Web” (pdf, 300k), by Matthew Hindman and two co-authors from NEC labs, is an examination of the link structure of some 3 million politically-oriented websites. The authors draw observations similar to those in the Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality […]

Intellectual Property in Education. From the Web Tools Newsletter, a webliography of resources on IP. [Kairosnews – A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy] This is a handy resource.

America the fascist.. An article in the newest Adbusters magazine asks the question – is America becoming fascist? (a condensed version of this article written by Anis Shivani Oct. 2002). In it, Shivani states that ‰¥þAmerican fascism is tapping into the perennial complaint against liberalism: that it doesn't provide an authentic sense of belonging to […]

Lackawanna Case: No Choice But Guilty. Why do terror defendants plead guilty when they are not? Because of implied threats by the Government to treat them as “enemy combatants” and throw them in the dark hole if they don't. [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] The choice should never be, plead guilty or disappear. The choice […]

Kerouac bobblehead. Kerouac becomes a bobblehead. From the sports promoters in Lowell, Massachusetts, to the literati, everybody thinks it's a terrific idea. “Certainly, Jack would love it,” says the executor of his estate. [MetaFilter] this is something to add to my wish list… i have a jack kerouac poster in the server room,

And haven't been back since. I didn't realize this place still existed. I was born there exactly 56 years ago this morning. [The Doc Searls Weblog] congratulations doc, many happy returns

man, i'm in a grumpy mood and i left my Paul Valery book in next to my dissertation materials(sort of on purpose), over the next few weeks I'll post some nice Valery quotes such as “man is only human in small numbers” and the like for your consideration, primarily because it has nothing to do […]

In the July 28 SearchDay, Chris Sherman profiles I …. In the July 28 SearchDay, Chris Sherman profiles ISIHighlyCited, the free search engine of highly cited researchers. ISIHighlyCited lets you find highly cited researchers by name, field, institution, and country. When you find a researcher of interest, you can see an ISI-built resume and bibliography […]

Wolfowitz Says U.S. Must Act Even on 'Murky' Data. Reuters: U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz on Sunday defended the invasion of Iraq as an example of how the United States had to be prepared to act on “murky intelligence” in its war on terrorism… [The Agonist] You do not wage war and kill people […]

Jean-Claude Guédon, Open Access Archives: from sci …. Jean-Claude Guédon, Open Access Archives: from scientific plutocracy to the republic of science, IFLA Journal, 29, 2 (2003) pp. 129-140. Excerpt: “The recent history of science has been characterized not only by a transition from science to ÎBig Scienceâ, to use Derek de Solla Priceâs terminology, but […]