superman's dead. I've been nothing but saddened every time I hear another rumor about some shitty actor “in talks” to play Superman…. [A Small Victory] ok, well, this just won't do. it just won't

The Infography is an open-access bibliography on a …. The Infography is an open-access bibliography on a growing number of scientific and scholarly topics. To insure quality, the publisher, Fields of Knowledge, invites subject-matter experts to submit citations. If they submit more than six, then they must specify which six are the most important. The […]

MMOG in Print. Former employees of Origin, makers of Ultima Online, launched a magazine devoted on MOGs. Their range seems pretty broad, and… [game girl advance] this looks nifty

We'll leave the light on for you!. The principality of Liechtenstein has thought of an innovative way of rasing tourism revenue: Rent the whole country! Liechtenstein, established by the Holy Roman Empire in 1719 and sovereign since 1806, is among the smallest nations on the planet. It boasts a population around 33,000 living in a […]

A couple of articles looking at the way…. A couple of articles looking at the way we program. Coding from Scratch [via email from Matt Jones], in which Jaron Lanier makes the good point that programming languages can't handle variance, and if nature worked like this there'd be trouble. A scale problem: a single byte […]

The Lysistrata Project. The play's the thing… From a flyer at a demonstration, earlier today: On March 3, 2003. Groups all over the world will perform readings of Aristophanes' anti-war play Lysistrata to show Bush and the world that war is not the only option. The list of performances is quite impressive. Pro-peace? Get involved! […]

Join eBn: Educators Blogging Network. Become a member . I think others are right.Ê The recent press attention to educational blogging is creating a tipping point. [Serious Instructional Technology] seems like a good idea, glob together into an amorphous knowledge group and see what shakes out….

'Help, Help! I'm Not Being Repressed!'. Plastic::Politics::Protest: Civil disobedience is so difficult when the pigs don't play along. [Plastic: Most Recent] Oh, you will be, you wi-lll-lll be, in my best yoda voice. the best repression isn't visible, it isn enculturation, combined with peer effects….

Bush orders guidelines for cyber-war. Bush orders guidelines for cyber-war Is it my old age that makes me wonder what else might be in this secret directive as regards computers and the Net? “First set of rules for attacking enemy computers studied.” Perhaps you support the president or you are the enemy (recall: you are […]

Why Users Hate IT Products and Developers [Slashdot] hate is such a strong word, i doubt anyone really hates this, though they do definitely despise it. I think it has quite a bit to do with 'the condition of their labor' which envelops these technologies.