Too many topics, too little time

Art History as agit prop. NoIndoctrination.org has posted a disturbing student evaluation of an Art History course taught at the University of Maryland. Described as… [Critical Mass] hmmm, I don't see why sociology and politics or foreign policy are inappropriate topics for an art class on mesoamerica or elsewhere. It seems to me, that the […]

Gaming comes of age. Video games have blasted their way into the mainstream to become a multi-million dollar business, rivalling the film and record industries. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] well it is over a year now since i proposed along with some others to start a degree program in computer games, and […]

Mac OS X Forensics Paper posted [The Macintosh News Network] this could be handy

Citizen! Step away from the beer!. SWAT tactics being used to combat public drunkenness in Fairfax County, Virginia. Go to a bar or restaurant and risk being “escorted” outside by teams police in full riot gear, given a sobriety test, and arrested if you've had more than a drink or two in under an hour. […]

Professors Vie With Web for Class's Attention. As universities rush to install wireless networks, professors say the technology poses a growing challenge for them: retaining their students' attention. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: Technology] This is why I support completely online education for many classes, with perhaps only f2f tutorials for the finer points. […]

An Assistant That Knows the Real You. Carrying vital information you cannot afford to leak? Hewlett-Packard's new iPAQ Pocket PC h5450 is not merely as powerful as its competitors (with 64 megabytes of memory and a 400-megahertz Intel processor), enabled with the short-range wireless technology Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-ready. It is the first hand-held organizer with […]

this should be fun.. most people have no significant idea of what marx really said, and why it will always be applicable.

Happy 20th Anniversary, Internet!. Happy 20th Anniversary, Internet! We ought not to let pass unnoticed the… 20th anniversary of the Internet. The most logical date of origin of the Internet is January 1, 1983, when the ARPANET officially switched from the NCP protocol to TCP/IP. Where were you two decades ago on this date? And […]

what do you call a dept. or section that has over a period of years or under reorganization managed to end up with everything that was whittled away to 1 person or 2 person jobs previously? in the past, i've heard it called 'island of broken toys”, but i was thinking that 'department of nobody […]