Human Rights Day (10 December 2006): Human Rights Day (10 December 2006) 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has become a universal standard for defending and promoting human rights. Every year on 10 December, Human Rights Day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration. On […]

Democratizing elearning: What if workplace learning became democratized. The needs of the learners would rule. The learners would have the right to learn what they needed when they needed it in a way that served their level of understanding. There would be a safety net to catch those that fell short of the performance outcomes. […]

Mass hysteria forces evacuation of school – Newspaper Edition – Times Online: Mass hysteria forces evacuation of school Michael Horsnell A specialist science college was evacuated yesterday after a film on human biology apparently sparked mass hysteria. More than 30 pupils, aged from 11 to 13, as well as a teaching assistant were taken to […]

Prokofy Neva banned from the Linden Blog: Prokofy Neva, certainly one of Second Life’s most outspoken and energetic critics of Linden Lab and it’s policies was banned today from the official Linden Blog, apparently for his comments in this thread. He received an IM from Torley Linden informing him of the ban, apparently for ‘trolling’. […]

The Geopolitics of Asian Cyberspace — December 2006: What happens to your request when you click on a link to a Web site or send an email? For most surfers, the Internet experience begins and ends with what happens on the computer screen in front of them. However, if you follow that email or Web […]

Two game Ph.D’s in two days!: I think it must be the first time in history that two game Ph.D’s comes out of the same institution within two days, nevertheless this is what happens at the IT University exactly these days. Jonas Heide Smith and Miguel Sicart, who for a long time have been sharing […]

Raimi’s Pulp Adventures?: Rumor has it that Sam Raimi plans to direct a movie featuring Doc Savage, the Shadow, and the Avenger. Please, please, please let it be true! —— Oh, these could be fun…..

Microsoft Security Advisory (929433): Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution: Microsoft Security Advisory (929433)Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code ExecutionPublished: December 5, 2006sID=’l1-EXB’Top of sectionMicrosoft is investigating a new report of limited “zero-day” attacks using a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word […]

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | God. Who knows?: We are in a period of intense debate about religion. It seems there are believers, secularists and atheists – in their manifold varieties – arguing over their various concerns. Veils. Intelligent design v evolution. Ordaining gays and women. Contraception and Aids. But there is one […]

the first issue of SLC is now online! http://www.languageandcapitalism.info/ We’d like to thank the authors of the articles for submitting their work (and also for their patience), as well as others on the list who have supported the journal either through reviewing our submissions or assisting on the editorial board. The contents of the first […]