Category — General

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Illinois baby obtains gun permit:
Bubba Ludwig may only be 10 months old, but he has already successfully obtained a gun licence in the US state of Illinois.

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no felonies… seems fine……

SuTree – free video ‘how to’ lessons and tutorials:

What is SuTree?

SuTree is a knowledge community.
We nurture the ultimate tree of knowledge:
the world’s largest index & library of free video
lessons, video tutorials, video lectures & video how to guides.

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interesting… possibly of broader use for classes.

Professor of Trustworthy Computing – IT-Universitetet i København:
Professor of Trustworthy Computing

The IT University invites applications for a position as Professor of Trustworthy Computing starting December 2007.

The IT University has research groups that work with identifying and developing appropriate technologies, innovative communication, computer games, improving IT-design and software development. Much of this work is based on activities directed towards contributing to a better understanding of work practices and their organizational context. The IT University emphasizes Ph.D. education and is currently expanding its Ph.D. program.

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this looks cool….

APS Observer – Fighting Truthiness with Critical Thinking:
Poor critical thinkers can be easily manipulated into believing in such things as the existence of weapons of mass destruction in a country and subsequently led into destructive actions because the belief feels right. We can develop into good critical thinkers by initially recognizing the characteristics of good thinking as well as truthiness roadblocks to critical thought.

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a bit of logic wouldn’t hurt anyone

SpringerLink – Journal Issue:
Volume 1, Number 1 / April, 2007

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weeee!

DevilDucky – ARISE! The SubGenius Video: Instructions:
ARISE! The SubGenius Video: Instructions

internet pornography statistics – data visualization & visual design – information aesthetics:
an infographical movie illustrating a number of statistics about the Internet pornography industry, in an “almost” not safe for work

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hmmm, some interesting stats…. but yes not the usual format.

Creative Business Card Designs.:

Creativebits blog has a collection of some really creative business card designs (many from the businesscards pool on Flickr): Link – Thanks Tara!
and
Neatorama

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I have like 500 business cards from pratt….. but i’ve been using streetcards by hugh,

Blogger Perceptions on Digital Preservation:
Blogger Perceptions on Digital Preservation is an online survey from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science. The study team is interested in hearing from all bloggers on their perceptions on digital preservation in relation to their own blogging activities, as well as the blogosphere in general

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this is an interesting project…

Why Moodle Instead of Blackboard?:
why I thought Moodle was better than Blackboard
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some insights into why moodle might work in elementary…. and other schools, better than blackboard.