My friend appears on CNN discussing privacy considerations with regard to GPRS monitor of drivers.
John Malone: King of Satellite? – BusinessWeek
// February 18th, 2009John Malone: King of Satellite? – BusinessWeek.
This is the future of wireless broadband EVERYTHING. John Malone, the “King of Cable,” is either buying Sirius XM satellite radio, or making a loan that will reel into his hands a bunch of cash. But especially tantalizing/worrisome about this is the prospect that he may somehow fuse his businesses, and have a chokehold on the broadband provider industry.
U.S. to resume Peace Corps and scholarship program in Indonesia
// February 18th, 2009U.S. to resume Peace Corps and scholarship program in Indonesia – The CNN Wire – CNN.com Blogs.
From my friend Chris, who said “something seems a bit wrong with it.
See if you can spot where CNN went wrong.”
His reference: Hillary seems to be a bit confused, as she is saying “The United States also plans to start sending Fulbright scholars to Indonesia.”…but, uh, while she was saying that, we were serving as Fulbright scholars in Indonesia.
Fact Check!
(But as an aside, I do hope the start up Peace Corps in Indonesia, because I would so go!)
The Two Languages of Academic Freedom – Stanley Fish Blog – NYTimes.com
// February 15th, 2009This article was pretty damn cool. I’m sad to hear about the court case, as it effectively suggests administrations can pin teachers to curriculums provided to schools by for-profit companies, most of which have nothing to do with education as anyone but a Regents board would define it. That said, I think the professor in question is at fault to the extent that he didn’t show up to class. You can’t practice a radical pedagogy of a critical education without showing up – and his case seems less defensible to me with this in mind.
The Two Languages of Academic Freedom – Stanley Fish Blog – NYTimes.com
Plouffe Piece
// February 15th, 2009Perhaps not enough attention is pair to the old-hand political operatives that animated the Obama campaign so majestically…
Obama has read some Lakoff too
// February 15th, 2009Lakoff’s work does come through in Obama’s campaigning…but I was more taken aback by the discovery that the Rockridge Institute no longer exists, having been shut down April 30, 2008… =(
Triangle of Life
// February 15th, 2009After reading Doug Copp’s Triangle of Life, I couldn’t help but reflect with amazement on the fact that we were being socialized to die back in school. I finished the email forward thinking Doug Copp must be a pretty smart guy and I’m still inclined to believe that.
But then I read the American Red Cross’s response, which doesn’t necessary change my mind, but does leave the issue unsettled in my mind…
India grounds ‘fat’ air hostesses
// February 15th, 2009Drowning in dynasty
// February 15th, 2009Digital Domain – Why Windows Software Could Use a Rush of Fresh Air – NYTimes.com.
Windows is dying because of its dynasty. Its backward-compatibility, a feature not used by the vast majority of its consumers, is forcing them to engage in extensive operating systems tests and, thus, delays. Alternatively, Mac just runs outdated programs through rosetta stone…it seems almost too easy…
Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler – New York Times
// February 15th, 2009Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler – New York Times.
this article, written by a non-vegetarian, has some very interesting points, but I must admit to being a bit surprised that fish were completely disregarded…why dont people consider fish a “meat?”