Red Hat Certification Program For Education [Slashdot]

this could be good, i wish i was still able to take advantage of it.

Good Experience: From July 18, 2000; Surviving the Bit Infinity [Tomalak's Realm]
hmm, maybe, but i dunno.

Dear Collegaues,
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I want to announce the III. International Educational Technology Conference and FairÊwhich will be held on 28-29-30 May in Northern Cyprus, organizing by Eastern Mediterranean University.ÊThe aim oftheeducational technologiessymposium is to discussÊ new improvements occuringalong theÊ softwareÊandÊhardwareÊin the fieldofÊeducationalÊtechnology, and to evaluateÊthe contribution and the implementation of these new improvements.If you interested with this conference you can obtain theÊrelated information atÊhttp://egitek2003.emu.edu.tr/Ê.
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Best Regards,
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Bunyamin ATICI, Ph. D. Candidate
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University of Firat Department of Educational Sciences
23119Ê ELAZIG/TURKEY
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Bill Gates walks into a bar.

“Hey, we're rich!” shouts one guy to his buddy. “The average person in this bar is now worth more than a billion dollars!”

Mother Jones interviews John Perry Barlow. [Scripting News]

I've always enjoyed hearing J.P. Barlow talk about his vision for the world.

Are Teachers Overpaid?. Are Teachers Overpaid? Tamim Ansary poses and attempts to answer this question in a thoughtful column, full of interesting links to delve deeper into the issue. Bottom line, teachers are overpaid…that is, if you want lower taxes, school funding will be cut and teacher salaries will go down. How does that bumper sticker go again, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance” ? [MetaFilter]

there are very few situations where the people who shape the future of the nation can be underpaid, actually there are none if the society is fair or even equitable, alas, this is not so. People do not believe that they, as part of society, bear the burden of its costs. They should.

blog research progress. First draft of the proposal summary for the “microcontent research center” that Alex and I are working on is on… [mamamusings]

Interesting research project.

From Nanotechnology's Sidelines, One More Warning. An 80-page illustrated manifesto called “The Big Down,” is an elaborate effort to generate alarm about the perils of nanotechnology.  [New York Times: Technology] … Oh, please. The perils of nanotechnology are miniscule… (sorry, sorry, sorry but it had to be said!). [[ t e c h n o \ c u l t u r e ]]

danger will robinson, danger. these are interesting bits of public outcry, but they do not seem to have any generalizable effect. In short, I posit that no one cares about science and technology beyond the appliance value anymore.

Hey — Hunter hasn't gone away, you know: Hunter S. Thompson. The godfather of gonzo says 9/11 caused a “nationwide nervous breakdown” — and let the Bush crowd loot the country and savage American democracy. [Salon.com] [[ t e c h n o \ c u l t u r e ]]

Go Hunter Go, Hunter for president!

Cyber city in Mauritius. Mauritius is building itself a cyber city to diversify its economy and keep pace with technology. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

I wonder how successful this type of programatic development is? I remember seeing perhapd Dubai do this a few years ago, then it disappeared from radar…