Francis Wheen | Top 10s | Guardian Unlimited Books
Francis Wheen | Top 10s | Guardian Unlimited Books: 2. The market is rationalFinancial sophisticates in the 21st century smile at the madness of the South Sea Bubble or the absurdity of the Dutch tulip craze. Yet only a few years ago they scrambled and jostled to buy shares in dotcom companies which had no […]
Read MoreThe $100 laptop: What went wrong – MSN Money
The $100 laptop: What went wrong – MSN Money: Anyway, in general a free computer to everyone on the planet it interesting. The tool is cool. And there are many massively problematic issues involved. But that’s interesting is that this article is publishe din MSN Money. MSN isn’t part of this. I’ve read the M$ […]
Read MoreLargest archive of free culture to be built in the Netherlands
Largest archive of free culture to be built in the Netherlands: From the Netherlands, the “Images for the Future” project is building a large-scale conservation and digitization project to make available 285,000 hours of film, television, and radio recordings, as well as more than 2.9 million photos from the Netherlands’ film and television archives. A […]
Read MoreMiles away, 'I'll have a burger' – The Boston Globe
Miles away, ‘I’ll have a burger’ – The Boston Globe: NASHUA — When Jairo Moncada pulled up to the drive-through at Wendy’s in Burbank, Calif., for his usual cheeseburger, fries, and soda, he knew things looked different. There was an extra lane. But the 25-year-old could not see the biggest change: The woman taking his […]
Read More"The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development"
“The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development”: The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development The paper copy of this book has just been published. The online version has been available for […]
Read MoreEconomic Pluralism for the 21st Century
far too many groups in the fields that i work with accept the singular account of economics…. so i’m distributing this. —- “Economic Pluralism for the 21st Century” June 1-3, 2007 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) In the second half of the 20th century, neoclassical economics and its derivatives came to dominate […]
Read MoreBusch Macht Frei
Busch Macht Frei: A sign on the front of the US prison in Guantanamo Bay reads “Honor Bound to Defend Freedom.†A sign over the gate of the Fort Dix stockade, where war protesters were jailed during the Vietnam days: “Obedience to the law is freedom.†A sign I saw in 1979 on the Grady […]
Read MoreDAC 2007: Perth
DAC 2007: Perth: The call for papers for perthDAC 2007 is out. The theme of the 2007 Digital Arts and Culture Conference will be “The Future of Digital Media Culture” which, I presume, leaves plenty of room for electronic literature and other GTxA type interests. The conference will be held from 15 – 18th September […]
Read MoreJust published: “What UNESCO for the Futureâ€Â, UNESCO, 2006: UNESCO SHS
Just published: “What UNESCO for the Futureâ€Â, UNESCO, 2006: UNESCO SHS: ‘What UNESCO for the future?’ proceeds from a reflexion on current and future trends and potential gaps that must be filled, on future scenarios and on ‘What UNESCO?’ in terms of its role today as a participant that could influence the processes of global […]
Read MoreYouTube – The Death of The Internet?
YouTube – The Death of The Internet?: The Death of The Internet? ——– worth watching… now is the time to become involved.
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