PHILOSOPHY LESSON. An oldie but goodie received from an old friend via e-mail: A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some items in front… [OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY]

GUI vs. CLI: A Qualitative Comparison. 4 Sep 2003: In this article, I will be analyzing the specific properties that make the command line unique and irreplaceable. I will likewise analyze the graphical UI's features–though only giving it a cursory look, since I assume my audience does not need to be persuaded to make the most of its video hardware. I will be looking at the Unix shell, since it is the most full-featured and powerful of such interfaces (DOS, of course, had very few features worth talking about; it must be given its due, tho [RootPrompt.org -- Nothing but Unix]

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more dissertation related stuff is good

Library Association shares RIAA's lawfirm [bOing bOing]

this is somewhat worrisome, they are getting the same sort of legal advice from one institution.

Incorporated Subversion.

I object, it’s good to subvert…

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Some useful links:

Teaching as a Subversive Activity – A review / summary of this revolutionary book

The DOGME Teachers of English Group – A group set up concerned with ‘a pedagogy of the bare essentials’

An earlier post on this in my weblog

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