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OPINION
Where Is Away? Or, What Happens When You Flush the Toilet
By Terry Calhoun
And perhaps more importantly, what happens when
campus IT throws away old PCs.
Well, the answer is that there is no “away.” Just like the social
construction of “race,” which for human beings really has no
scientific biological sense but is a real social force due to
the often subconscious beliefs (social facts) of humans in
various societal contexts, there really is no such
place as “away” as used in the term “throw away.”
Yet we all use the term and, until a certain level of
maturity is reached, young people may even assume there
is such a place.
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IT NEWS
The AIM Virus Hits the University of Illinois
What a perfect world for a virus that depends on people
clicking a bad link--a world of haste and distracted
attention. In less than a month Campus Information
Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) at
Illinois had to remove more than 600 infected computers from
the network. (Daily Illini)
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Hack Attacks at Florida State Cause Security to be Rethought
The two computers recently attacked were apparently just
being used to store large files, but the names of 26,000
FSU alumni were potentially compromised. (Tallahassee Democrat)
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Game Time at Ithaca College
Computer games, that is. "Serious Gaming," not an oxymoron,
and it’s not just for Nobel Prize winners. It really is a
new class aimed at creating eLearning games to be offer by
the Roy H. Park School of Communications. (The Ithacan Online)
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Microsoft Ends Feud With Real
Microsoft agrees to support Real's digital-music and games
businesses and give the Seattle-based company $761 million.
Can one standard for digital audio be far behind? (The Seattle Times)
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RESOURCES
iPod Subway Maps Help Commuters
This new website is intended for people to share their
iPod-able subway maps with each other. Lots of potential.
(iPodSubwaymaps.com)
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DEALS, CONTRACTS, AWARDS
Blackboard Acquires WebCT
Blackboard announced Wednesday that it is acquiring WebCT.
Blackboard says it is paying approximately $180 million for
WebCT, but the ultimate price depends on WebCT's cash
balance when the deal closes. “The combined companies'
3,700 academic clients will create an unparalleled Community
of Practice enabling collaboration and innovation around the
world,” according to Blackboard. More information is available
at a new Website for the two companies: http://www.blackboard.com/webct
Jeff Hawkins Funds New Research Center at UC Berkeley
Hawkins, a famed computer pioneer has used a $m gift to begin the
Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. Research is focused on,
among other things, developing a new computer memory system modeled
after the human neocortex. (UC Berkeley News)
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Yale's Web Mail Changes Get Mixed Reviews
Yale University (CN) has completely replaced its Webmail system
using software from Horde, an open source consortium. Reactions
prove once again that change can be uncomfortable. (Yale Daily News)
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Microsoft Adds Yahoo to Its Buddy List
Microsoft. and Yahoo! partner to let their users instant
message each other for the first time, challenging America Online
dominance of Internet messaging. (Bloomberg)
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NEW TECHNOLOGY
New iPod D'es Video on 2.5-inch Screen
Going boldly where no one else has gone before, Apple
brought out its new iPod. It stores up to 150 hours of
video, as well as music and images. Next-day availability of
top TV shows is part of the package. (Financial Times)
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