Digital Learning Cultures in the Information Landscape – Clifford Lynch, Syllabus Keynote: “As executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information, Clifford Lynch has an exceptional view of the changing landscape of information in the digital realm. In these excerpts from his July 19 keynote at Syllabus2004, Lynch takes a look at t”

(Via Online Learning Update.)

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this brings up some oft forgotten issues and questions.

Something for the Text Fan…: “‘NanoBlogger is a small weblog engine written in Bash for the command line. It uses common UNIX tools such as cat, grep and sed.’…”

(Via Words – big ones and little ones….)

Foodie Survival Kit: “

I’m not embarrassed to admit I’m a complete food snob; and when it comes to seasoning my food I’m not afraid to spice it up a bit. In comes the Mobile Foodie Survival Kit from Flight 001 for $30. Never again suffer from bland or nasty food simply because you’re on the road. This little kit features all the essential herbs and spices– like crucial wasabi and soy sauce. Spices are organized in small containers to prevent mess and the kit is small enough to fit in your handbag or backpack. You’ll be happy you’ve got it when the flight attendant rolls by dropping off the in-flight dish that could use just a hint of cinnamon or a pinch of cayenne. Perfect for any foodie, yourself included. –Josh Spear

(Via Josh Rubin: Cool Hunting.)

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cool…..

History Made Today: Electors From Five States Call For A Congressional Investigation Of Voting Violations During November 2 Election: “

Electors speaking out like this is absolutely unprecedented.

Electors from five different states are saying the system sucks, and they don’t feel good about casting their electoral votes at this time.

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Electors Call for National Voting Reforms
By Greg Guma for The Vermont Guardian.
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In California, one elector cast his ballot provisional upon ‘all votes being counted – provisional, absentee, under- and over-votes, computerized without paper ballots, even getting valid votes from those turned away illegally, intimidated, discouraged by incredibly long waits, etc.’

This is an attempt to get the message read on the floor of Congress prior to certification on Jan. 6, when the ballots are opened.

‘Never has such a vote been cast by an elector,’ said Grace Ross, an organizer of the national effort to support electors to take action, and a member of Truth in Elections. ‘And without a parliamentarian to rule it in or out at the Electoral College level, we await whether Congress will acknowledge this type of provisional vote and address the issues this elector sought to raise, or whether they, too, will ignore provisional votes.’

In North Carolina, Democratic electors and activists talked about local problems while Republicans voted inside. Elector Mary Roe mentioned problems she witnessed as an election observer in her own county. State officials admit that 4,500 votes disappeared in a computerized voting machine crash.

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(Via On Lisa Rein’s Radar.)

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yep, count the votes people… disenfranchinsing people is wrong and unamerican.

this is the one where small gifts count, tolerance, smiles, and the present of good naturedness is highly prized.