Laptops Not Yet Maine-Stream. In rural Maine, seventh-graders have the same shiny new laptops as their coastal cousins. But with fewer resources and training, many teachers are learning to use the machines along with their students. In part two of a series, Katie Dean reports from Thorndike, Maine. [Wired News]
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Clean Underpants with that Book?
Clean Underpants with that Book?. Amazon.com's CRM system just mailed me an invitation to try out their new apparel store. In fact, while shopping for “Essential .NET” yesterday, Amazon also suggested that I buy clean underwear to go with the book. One wonders who is in charge of coming up with this recommendation, but fortunately… Continue reading Clean Underpants with that Book?
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Finishing up support for skipHours in Radio this morning, on both the aggregator side and the content side. It's in Scripting News, and now also in my Radio weblog. The update has gone out for skipHours-awareness in the aggregator. So far only my weblog generates the element. By default it's on, but there will be… Continue reading Untitled
NYT
NYT. Frank Rich. Democrats mired in the past. The Bush administration has big ideas. It believes that toppling Saddam Hussein is the slam-dunk gambit that will remake the Arab world to our liking (and Israel's). It has codified a security strategy built on the notion of pre-emptive war. It believes in the partial privatization of… Continue reading NYT
Deconstructing “Buffy”
Deconstructing “Buffy”. Scholarly Buffy-philes gather at an English university to discuss the “morphic resonance” and “perlocutionary acts” of TV's favorite ghoul-killin' gal. [Salon.com]
Librarians rule
Librarians rule. Finally! The 'wanting librarian' look takes hold. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
Who Left Yahoo?
Who Left Yahoo?. I wasn't going to say anything more, but apparently the story is on news.com now. So I guess the cat's out of the bag. Yahoo's [former] Chief Scientist, Udi Manber, is going to be a VP at some big bookstore…. [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]
Librarian shortage leads to campaign
Librarian shortage leads to campaign. – “Librarians help people conquer medical crises, watch kids' eyes light up when they learn to read and go on treasure hunts. They wonder why people aren't clamoring to do their job.” “Karen Bersche, communication consultant at Bloomington's Alliance Library System, said a shortage of librarians in Illinois is getting… Continue reading Librarian shortage leads to campaign
The perfect bookshop weathers the storm
The perfect bookshop weathers the storm. – “The Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop is a clutter of paper treasure wedged between the haute couture and haute cuisine of Boston's Newbury Street. For 27 years the used-book store has lured students, publishing types, and at least one former Monitor editor in chief (often seen schlepping a teetering… Continue reading The perfect bookshop weathers the storm
Business Week
Business Week. As of October, cable companies are required by law to offer premium channels ala carte. Excellent! [John Robb's Radio Weblog]