Student loan update, and some thoughts on Deleuzian networks of control
Student loan update, and some thoughts on Deleuzian networks of control: “Yesterday the Royal Bank returned the money they withdrew from my bank accounts. Since sending my letter on Tuesday, the CBC has been the only news source to publish it and the Royal Bank the only institution to contact me. Of course I didn’t […]
Read MoreHypertext 3.0
Hypertext 3.0: “I just heard the good news that Johns Hopkins Press will be publishing George Landow’s Hypertext 3.0 next year. V“ (Via Mark Bernstein.) —- cool
Read MoreDeclaration from Buenos Aires – Social Forum of Information 2004
Declaration from Buenos Aires – Social Forum of Information 2004: “Information, knowledge, documentation, archives, and libraries are communal cultural goods and resources. They are based upon and promoted by democratic values, such as: freedom, equality, and social justice, as well as tolerance, respect, equity, solidarity, communities, society, and the dignity of individuals. Every documentation center […]
Read MoreIt's Miller Time at UM
It’s Miller Time at UM: “ UM Medical School announced a $100 million gift today, from the family of the late Leonard Miller, a longtime South Florida businessman and philanthropist.. The Medical School will be renamed the “Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine”. Officially, anyway. That same announcement also refers to it as “The University […]
Read MoreIt’s Miller Time at UM
It’s Miller Time at UM: “ UM Medical School announced a $100 million gift today, from the family of the late Leonard Miller, a longtime South Florida businessman and philanthropist.. The Medical School will be renamed the “Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine”. Officially, anyway. That same announcement also refers to it as “The University […]
Read MoreIST grants of 1.12 billion euros
EU invites applications for IT grants of 1.12 billion euros: “The fourth call for proposals under European Commission the Information Society Technologies (IST) Research Programme has just been published. The total financial allocation for this call is 1.12 billion euro. It funds 5 types of projects: Integrated projects (IPs), Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREPs), Networks […]
Read MoreBlack is White . George Will is…
Black is White . George Will is…: “Black is White. George Will is joining the chorus of attack on the universities: Academics, such as the next secretary of state, still decorate Washington, but academia is less listened to than it was. It has marginalized itself, partly by political shrillness and… [Leiter Reports]Ahh. I was all […]
Read MoreEuroScience Open Forum 2004
EuroScience Open Forum 2004: “” (Via .) some good papers here
Read MoreSenate Passes CREATE Act
Senate Passes CREATE Act: “ On 11/20/2004, the Senate passed, and House agreed to S. 2192, the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of …” (Via beSpacific.) —— it will be interesting to see what effect this has….. not now, but in say 3 years, when people figure out how to exploit it.
Read MoreLinus, Monty, Rasmus: No Software Patents
Linus, Monty, Rasmus: No Software Patents: “Jan Wildeboer writes “The three most famous European authors of open-source software have issued an appeal against software patents on NoSoftwarePatents.com. Linus Torvalds (Linux), Michael “Monty” Widenius (MySQL) and Rasmus Lerdorf (PHP) urge the EU Council, which will convene later in the week, not to adopt a draft directive […]
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