comeback kid. John Kerry suprises Howard Dean, the pundits, and much of the nation with what looks like a solid win in Iowa after being counted out of the race. Perhaps its time to take a second look at Kerry. [MetaFilter]

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i think so. i think he is a better candidate against bush.

seanbonner just posted this in #joiito…. americaforsale.org, worth a peek, i think.

The COMPUTER GRAPHICS SOCIETY (CGS) is pleased to announce the 17th
annual conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (CASA2004), held at the
Universityof Geneva, Switzerland, July 7-9, organized by MIRALab with the support of
IFIP WG5.10 (Computer Graphics and Virtual Worlds).

http://casa2004.miralab.unige.ch/

The topics of interest in Computer Animation and Social Agents 2004

Animation Techniques

Motion Control
Motion capture and retargeting
Path planning
Physics-based animation
Vision techniques in animation
Behavioral animation
Artificial life
Image rendering in animation
Deformable Models
Facial Animation

Social agents

Social agents and avatars
Emotions and personality
Simulation involving Virtual Humans
Autonomous characters and actors
A.I. - based animation
Social and Conversational agents
Interagent communication
Modeling of groups and crowds
Social behavior
Autonomous Virtual Humans in games

Virtual Environments

Medical 3D simulation
Simulation involving Virtual Humans
Virtual Cultural Heritage
Autonomous characters and actors
VCE (Virtual Collaborative Environments)
A.I. - based animation
Virtual reality
Interaction with Virtual Humans
Augmented Reality
Perceptual models
Virtual Sensors

Important Dates

April 9, 2004:ÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊ Paper Submission Deadline

May 7, 2004:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Papers Notification

May 17, 2004: ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCamera Ready Papers to the Publisher

July 7-9, 2004: ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Start of CASA2004

Building & Bridging Community Networks conference. Call for papers: Building & Bridging Community Networks: Knowledge,
Innovation & Diversity through Communication conference – “network with
others engaged in community networking, community informatics and community
technology research, practice and policy.”

The call mentions other conferences with neighboring themes:

(Possibly of interest if you're in the UK: right next
to the announcement I found a job posting for a Research Officer
position with the Community Network Analysis Project. Closes Jan. 21.)

[Seb's Open Research]

Group hug!. Need to get something off
your
chest? Group hug! [MetaFilter]

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hmm, well this i find sort of pitiful….

well, against all the moveabletype people, i have renewed my radio userland license for my blog. never had any problems with it really…., no comment spam, or anything, so i figured, that i should as well.

to be a spring graduate all requirements must be compete by may 28, to graduate summer 1 it is july 15th, to graduate summer 2 it is august 26th. i need may…

Biting blogs. Ms. Trammel asks if blogs can come back to bite you, and provides a number of examples of cases in… [Blog de Halavais]

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blogs can bite you, but really…. is it worth worrying about in the long run?

defining blogs. danah boyd and I are starting to outline a research project related to blog definitions and categorizations. We're soliciting ideas and input from the blogging community–and from outside that community. [mamamusings]

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this could be an interesting project, though it is highly problematic in many ways, or so i think…..

Bagle virus exploits e-mail hole. Users are warned to look out for the Bagle virus which has started spreading rapidly. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]