500 unreleased Beatles tapes found by police [Ananova: News] everybody likes the beatles

Microsoft seeks antitrust dismissals. The software giant on Friday hopes to reverse a series of legal setbacks before a Baltimore judge, whom it will ask to dismiss lawsuits by Sun and others. [CNET News.com] i hope this doesn't go the way it always seems to go…

N Korea blames US for treaty withdrawal. North Korea says it is withdrawing from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty because of Washington's “hostile policy”. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] didn't think they would do this, too blatant, but i guess if you have to blackmail the world into treating you like a nation, […]

That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger… Really. Plastic::SciTech::Health: Hormesis, from the Greek word for 'excite,' is the theory that small doses of toxic substances stimulate organisms toward health, where larger doses of the same substances cause death and disease. [Plastic: Most Recent] i think nearly everyone realizes this at some point in […]

[the reverse cowgirl's blog] my robot friend, its a wierd cartoon.

Rumsfeld Gives 'Special Ops' a Free Hand to Kill [Disinformation] an important change here, very important…. someone has been watching too much james bond

Article Summarizing Applications of TEACH Act. Quote: “The President signed into law the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002 on November 2, 2002. The TEACH Act amends the Copyright Act of 1976 by rewriting Section 110(2) and adding a new Section 112(f). Together, these revisions give instructors at accredited nonprofit educational institutions and […]

Deep Language – Using Student Weblogs. Quote: “I'm going to have less time for blogging here because I am requiring my students to write blogs (instead of the web board assignment I have previously used) and so I am keeping one related to the class myself as a model. I won't put a link here […]

McGee's Musings – Learning and Teaching. Quote: “The more I learn about learning the more I discover how little most school and formal teaching/training environments are organized to promote learning.” [Serious Instructional Technology] i certainly hope this isn't a surprise, because, if you look at schools institutionally, they should remind you of something else in […]

MS Admits Wrongdoing. Microsoft altering its “.NET” strategy Microsoft has announced that it's changing its overall use of .NET on its products, as it seems they've figured out that it's confusing to most users or potential customers, and flat out that “many people were unable to figure out just what it was.” says the AP […]