mental_floss Blog » How Chuck Berry Became a Beach Boy (and other copyright infringement cases)
A copyright is supposed to protect a creator’s intellectual property and ensure that the copyright holder’s work isn’t nefariously misappropriated. However, they don’t always work so well; just ask anyone who has fond memories of Napster circa 2000. Not all copyright battles are Metallica-initiated, though. Take, for example, these three instances of infringement. [From mental_floss […]
Read MoreDirectory of over 2,300 E-Learning Tools – Free and Commercial
DIRECTORY OF LEARNING TOOLS [From Directory of over 2,300 E-Learning Tools – Free and Commercial] This is a great resource with many interesting tools. Some CMS and Library tools are included too.
Read MoreHacker News | Don’t Become a Scientist.
Don’t Become a Scientist. [From Hacker News | Don’t Become a Scientist.] interesting insider/outsider discussion about the workings of modern science and the appreciations of that.
Read MoreUtah Phillips Passed on.
???????? Hello, This may be late news for some but for rest i must tell you that shortly before midnight… [From Utah Phillips] —– He was an inspiration for so many, he will be missed.
Read MoreFellowship and Conference
Since Tuesday I have been in Milwaukee visiting SOIS and CIPR as part of my Information Ethics fellowship. I attended a discussion about a possible future conference on translating intercultural information ethics across the situated understandings that term implies across a plurality of contexts. That seems like a great project, I’m happy to help out […]
Read MoreDegrees in Cultural Informatics
Were I to pursue an MLS, MLIS or Ph.D. related to Cultural Informatics, I would go to UCLA, Illinois or Maryland in the United States. UCLA, Illinois, and Maryland have leaders in the field that will get you jobs. \n Common sense dictates that if you want to work in this field, go to the […]
Read MoreFellowship and Conference
Since Tuesday I have been in Milwaukee visiting SOIS and CIPR as part of my Information Ethics fellowship. I attended a discussion about a possible future conference on translating intercultural information ethics across the situated understandings that term implies across a plurality of contexts. That seems like a great project, I’m happy to help out […]
Read MoreEconomic Mobility Project Literature Reviews
Researchers across a variety of disciplines including economics, sociology and psychology have been studying economic mobility for some time. Led by a team of researchers from The Urban Institute, the project has summarized the best-available existing research on various factors that might influence individual and family economic mobility, both within and across generations. [From Economic […]
Read MoreCongressman Mark Steven Kirk and Friends are Ignorant about Second Life (R)
Mark Kirk today joined with local parents, teachers and law enforcement to call for federal action to protect kids from child predators and registered sex offenders on “Second Life†[From Congressman Mark Steven Kirk – 10th District of Illinois] —- The headline should be Representative Mark Kirk is Ignorant and encouraging regulation based on ignorance. […]
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