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links for 2008-02-09

Muckraker | Talking Points Memo | Mukasey to Muckraker: Get Press Releases off The Website
The “short answer,” Mukasey replied, is “I’m not aware with how the distribution of press releases is arrived at. I do know that all the press releases should be on our website. So they should be generally available.” Translation: we can [...]

links for 2008-02-08

Wired 4.12: Mother Earth Mother Board
As convenient as it is for information to come to us, libraries do have a valuable side effect: they force all of the smart people to come together in one place where they can interact with one another. When the information goes up in flames, those people
(tags: wired hackertourism)

links for 2008-02-04

Gallery: Inside the Navy’s Armed-Robot Labs
The robot shoots these spring-loaded repeater modules out their tail ends and they pop open to reveal an elevated antenna (right)
(tags: robot wireless)

links for 2008-02-02

Vista: TCP window scaling not compatible with some network hardware.
Vista: TCP window scaling not compatible with some network hardware.
(tags: vista windows tcp)

links for 2008-02-01

lilmissnever: One day, when it is safe, I will write a
Also in the FAQ: Q: Would you defend Hitler? A: Why? Has Hitler been served with an abusive DMCA takedown notice?
(tags: copyright law network Privacy)

links for 2008-01-30

assignment 1 for INLS 500, Spring 2008
Due: Tuesday, February 5
(tags: school inls500 homework)

links for 2008-01-25

OLPC India/Khairat Chronicle – OLPC
The youngest children are always exploring the XOs and are getting very good at it. There are two siblings, one in 1st standard, who is 5 years old and his sister in 3rd standard. They both are really good with the laptop.
(tags: education olpc laptop photography india)

Talking Points Memo | Noted [...]

links for 2008-01-24

Iraq: The War Card – The Center for Public Integrity
In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003. Not surprisingly, the officials with the most opportunitie
(tags: bush lies badgov iraq)

INLS 578, Spring [...]

links for 2008-01-23

Course Outline, INLS 500 – Human Information Interaction
another with Barreau
(tags: SILS unc school class 2008springclass)

links for 2008-01-17

Experience is not one of Hillary Clinton’s assets. – By Timothy Noah – Slate Magazine
But a Dec. 26 New York Times story revealed that during her husband’s two terms in office, Hillary Clinton did not hold a security clearance, did not attend meetings of the National Security Council, and was not given a copy of [...]