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“New” Internet to Be Built by Original Designer

“New” Internet to Be Built by Original Designer:
Arguably, BBN has more Internet experience than any other company. In 1969 it led the effort to connect computers at four universities, a linkage that became ARPAnet, the original backbone of today’s Internet.
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yes.. and then bill joy fixed it so it actually worked fairly quickly.

May 23, 2007   1 Comment

Hobo Signs & Symbols

Hobo Signs & Symbols:
Hobo Signs & Symbols

Some hobos now communicate via cellular phones and e-mail. But the classic American hobo of early this century communicated through a much more basic system of marks–a code through which they gave information and warnings to their fellow Knights of the Road. Usually, these signs would be written in chalk or coal on a trestle, fence, building or sidewalk, letting others know what they could expect in the area of the symbol.

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for the perpetually lost….

May 22, 2007   1 Comment

powerpoint presentation humor

powerpoint presentation humor:
2 “PowerPoint presentations” by comedian Don McMillan, who attempts to give some good advice on using the PowerPoint tool properly. there is another funny Powerpoint-based video after the break.

[link: myspace.com & myspace.com|via presentationzen.com]

see also powerpoint bad for brains.
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hilarious.

May 22, 2007   1 Comment

classically liberal, skeptical,yadda yadda

You scored as Classical Liberal. You are a classical liberal. You are sceptical about much of the historicity of the Bible, and the most important thing Jesus has done is to set us a good moral example that we are to follow. Doctrines like the trinity and the incarnation are speculative and not really important, and in the face of science and philosophy the surest way we can be certain about God is by our inner awareness of him. Discipleship is expressed by good moral behaviour, but inward religious feeling is most important.

Classical Liberal

82%

Emergent/Postmodern

71%

Modern Liberal

61%

Roman Catholic

50%

Neo orthodox

36%

Charismatic/Pentecostal

32%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan

21%

Reformed Evangelical

7%

Fundamentalist

0%

What's your theological worldview?
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i actually don’t accept most of what it ascribes to me.

May 22, 2007   No Comments

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May 22, 2007   No Comments

BBC NEWS | Technology | ‘$100 laptop’ sparks war of words

BBC NEWS | Technology | ‘$100 laptop’ sparks war of words:
Chip-maker Intel “should be ashamed of itself” for efforts to undermine the $100 laptop initiative, according to its founder Nicholas Negroponte.

He accused Intel of selling its own cut-price laptop – the Classmate – below cost to drive him out of markets.

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hmmm, i think the intel design might actually be more servicable.

May 21, 2007   No Comments

Book of Watercolors of Second Life Now on Sale

Book of Watercolors of Second Life Now on Sale:
Amy Wilson has been painting really nice watercolors illustrating her travels around the virtual world of Second Life for some time. Now, she’s published them in a 32-page book, available on Lulu.com.

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Mark points to Amy’s new book which has a forward by Brian

May 21, 2007   No Comments

Unusual Hotels of the World : Woodpecker Hotel

Unusual Hotels of the World : Woodpecker Hotel:
Tree house set 13 metres above a Swedish public park, with rope ladder access only.

The Woodpecker hotel is another brainchild of Mikael Genberg, artist and innovator of this hotel and its sister, the underwater Utter (Otter) Inn on nearby lake Malaren.

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Rochelle said she’d take me there next year! ohhhhh myyyyyyssssss!

May 20, 2007   1 Comment

Fair(y)_Use_Tale_Stanford_Cut-stream.mp4 (video/quicktime Object)

May 20, 2007   No Comments

Country profiles | telecentre.org | beta

Country profiles | telecentre.org | beta:
Country profiles describe the status and history of telcentres in a country. They contain demographic data, statistics about information and communication technology, and information about telecentre initiatives.

The information these profiles contain are compiled from many resources, including the CIA World Factbook; the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; and resources from telecentre.org.

May 20, 2007   No Comments