good article with realvideo here . i think percy should counter sue Monsanto for allowing nature to diseminate their genetically altered seeds into his field. they have contaminated his crops.
this whole thing make me sick. here is an account from a meeting where Percy spoke.
please check out OpenMind Publishing Group and OpenText Project. The idea is to generate textbooks from open licensed works. It is a for profit company and has received funding.
OpenMind is leading the initiative to replace traditional textbook publishing with an automated, online process that returns the power of teaching to professors and enriches the learning experience for students. We have transformed textbook publishing into a real-time dynamic process by providing an open source environment where textbooks are:
- Free to professors, 70% less than traditional cost for students
- Free of exclusivity
- Free of the finality associated with content in a traditional text
From the OpenMind website: While the idea of open content textbooks might be new to academia, the concept of information sharing certainly is not. From dissertation defenses to conference white-papers, the concepts of collaboration, peer review, and group-enhanced projects are evident throughout the academic community.
Our mission is to use these traditions to create the most dynamic, thoroughly reviewed and highest quality textbook content available today. OpenMind will support open content and the OpenText Project by providing grants for content development. We will also look to you...the members of the academic community, for participation by adding your content, insight, and supplementary teaching materials.
All content on the OpenText Project website is freely available for modification, use, and non-commercial redistribution under the OpenText Project License.
To find out more, please visit the OpenTextProject website at www.OpenTextProject.org, and register as a member at no cost to you.
What about a slash newspaper. All news, all dot... maybe a tech, international news, sports, lifestyle, and money sections to start. I guess if you customize enough you can get there with slash itself by picking up headlines off of others.
the way to wield power is to have a unified front.
i hereby put forth the suggestion to form a lobbying group made up of concerned, informed citizens of the United States who view technology as the primary catalyst to change and advancement to our country.
I will the let moderation decide the interest. If it is high, I will be writing back to let you know the next steps. I suppose you can write me as well.
opl and the ocl are both interesting licenses. i think that the opl is regrarded as open and free as long as the options (there are 2) are not invoked.
interesting comment. i think that xml in general can be used to solve some of our pain. the idea is to write to a standard dtd which is extended for the various subjects (math, physics would need extra elements). as tools improve, you can write import utilities which will import from framemaker and word. it will be tough, but as the dtd becomes a standard, programs will be made which assist author by forcing templates (if you want to stay in the standard.)
what harm? you watch a lot of shows about cancer, or aids, or nazism. or porn. before, you could watch what you wanted when they wanted. now you can watch what you want, when you want, only they know what you watch. i wish they did not. also a good article was written in new york time magizine on aug 13, 2000 by michael lewis about tivo and replytv.
How sad in a strange way. It figures he is an old school Harvard MBA type man. He was all comfortable making tons of money and ruling over his kingdom, and along comes all of these problems. And now things have to change, and he has to think.
It makes it so much easier on him to play dirty and play stupid in these circumstances.
Question: I bought and use GoSports.org. Disney and the Go network own gosports.com and gosports.net. IS there any chance that they will come after me even thought I have a.org name? <br> BTW I do not think there is a trademark on gosports.
1736: Anne Lee , British blacksmith's daughter who emigrated to the USA and founded the religious group, the American Society of Shakers.
1792: Gioacchino Rossini , Italian composer who wrote 36 operas, including The Italian Girl in Algiers, William Tell' The Barber of Seville and The Thieving Magpie - and invented a number of recipes, notably Tournedos Rossini.
1840: John Holland , Irish-American
1896: Ranchhodji Morarji Decal,Indian prime minister who was imprisoned with Mahatma Gandhi.
Here are a couple more thoughts. I would love to hear some feedback on these:
1 - Government is slow, realy slow. They will have a very hard time adapting to these changes for several reasons - most are outlined in the article.
2 - In the past (a long time ago), there were issues with infrastructure, cost etc of setting up and maintaining a national post service. This is changing. Now there are fewer barriers and there is competition.
3 - There is still a need for the service they are providing. However, if the service s not used as much, we should cut the budget accordingly and be happy.
4 - The USPS should not try to enter areas that are currently being addressed with provate business, which will naturally be more efficent. I do not see any problems with the post office downsizing. It is a bastion of the US, but we should be able to move on and advance and not have to hold onto old, outdated services just because uncle sam wants to.
ok i did not want to but
5 - Lets make the USPS a public certificate authority and start getting competion (even artificial - ie government) in that area. The USPS would have a great image that they could market and leverage that could compete against Verisign and their high prices and questionable procedures, they are soooo quick....
Let's give them participatory democracy and see what happens. I bet there are candidates who will love it. It will attract the underdogs, and probably the lunatic fringe as well... but what a show.
I don't think that is what anyone in politics wants anymore. I am so fed up with the political scene, it is so corupt. I am even more upset with the largely weak-minded, pop culture American people who believe - without even questioning or thinking for themselves - anything they read. The fringe does not matter to the candidates, other can be too easily brainwashed.
Without too much of a rant let me make a couple points that people should kep in mind: o Campaign finance reform - someone who is not rich or very well connected to the rich canhardly run for office and CANNOT win a major election. Because of this business interests run the govt.
o Because of a lack of really devisive issues, most candidates will tend to be faximilies of each other as far as stances on issues - just a couple minor difference. Candidates now must sell themselves with personality (read b.s.-ing);)
o I would love to see a completely imaginary candidate run using technology to support the election. I mean - get a great website, press releases, make up an identity, use some cool media production to fake interviews etc - i really think one major network would believe it and then the rest would follow. It could be a candidate how lives by the rules of open source. Too bad the candidate who would govern this way does not exist.
His father is (was and forever will be) a lawyer, you know. Old Trey must have been something else at the dinner table, wow!
One thing is certain though, Bill Gates has a fabulous mind for this sort of mental gymnastics. He is able to interpret and reinterpret everything as he sees fit - really beautiful arguements here.
I have always been under the impression (and I think so have many others) that Gates is a really, really, smart guy - but that Allen was the true technical mind behind the stuff. Gates knwe it because he fooled around with it so much. However, from a business/law and angry youth standpoint - Bill has a huge chip on his shoulder that allows him to believe anything he has to in order to succeed.
As far as media coverage, i thought a very fair article appeared yesterday on the marketplace section of the wsj. I wich i could link you to it, but wsj-online charges and i don't play that. it stated several facts, did not get too political, and then ended with a quote from VA Linux - Chris De ?? (sorry) saying we just want to watch the damn movies.
I was talking more about the amounts of them on college servers. If they were reporting this, too then I apologize. It seemed to me that only recently the 'trend' of their widespread use on the college servers has been reported. Thanks for the reply.
I think that keeping your eyes on what is happening at colleges is the best way of keeping your eyes on trends that will soon be mainstream. One case of this was mp3s. The rampant use of them on college intranets was widespread 3 years ago. It seems just now this is being reported (Wired) .
Now we hear about other benefits of the big pipe. Those kids just keep moving the target further and further away for the private corps who are trying to satisfy the public - it is really great. If any large corporation really wanted to see what is going to be cool in a couple years (or months?!!?) they should employ (and listen to) a panel of college tech student. If they don't the students may just have to do it themselves.
Slashdot Mirror
good article with realvideo here . i think percy should counter sue Monsanto for allowing nature to diseminate their genetically altered seeds into his field. they have contaminated his crops.
this whole thing make me sick. here is an account from a meeting where Percy spoke.
that does something like this. except this node will be smart and if you accept the signal, just mute your phone, or turn it to quiet ring.
please check out OpenMind Publishing Group and OpenText Project. The idea is to generate textbooks from open licensed works. It is a for profit company and has received funding.
OpenMind is leading the initiative to replace traditional textbook publishing with an automated, online process that returns the power of teaching to professors and enriches the learning experience for students. We have transformed textbook publishing into a real-time dynamic process by providing an open source environment where textbooks are:
- Free to professors, 70% less than traditional cost for students
- Free of exclusivity
- Free of the finality associated with content in a traditional text
From the OpenMind website: While the idea of open content textbooks might be new to academia, the concept of information sharing certainly is not. From dissertation defenses to conference white-papers, the concepts of collaboration, peer review, and group-enhanced projects are evident throughout the academic community.
Our mission is to use these traditions to create the most dynamic, thoroughly reviewed and highest quality textbook content available today. OpenMind will support open content and the OpenText Project by providing grants for content development. We will also look to you...the members of the academic community, for participation by adding your content, insight, and supplementary teaching materials.
All content on the OpenText Project website is freely available for modification, use, and non-commercial redistribution under the OpenText Project License.
To find out more, please visit the OpenTextProject website at www.OpenTextProject.org, and register as a member at no cost to you.
check OpenMind
Buzz.CA, EarthDot , and GoSports (mine). A full list exists here.
What about a slash newspaper. All news, all dot ... maybe a tech, international news, sports, lifestyle, and money sections to start. I guess if you customize enough you can get there with slash itself by picking up headlines off of others.
i hereby put forth the suggestion to form a lobbying group made up of concerned, informed citizens of the United States who view technology as the primary catalyst to change and advancement to our country.
I will the let moderation decide the interest. If it is high, I will be writing back to let you know the next steps. I suppose you can write me as well.
we, OpenMind Publishing Group are trying. please take a second to check us out. we need content and help with the build. also take a look at the OpenText Project. Thanks.
opl and the ocl are both interesting licenses. i think that the opl is regrarded as open and free as long as the options (there are 2) are not invoked.
btw, check out OpenMind Publishing Group and OpenText Project
please take a look at OpenMind Publishing Group and the OpenText Project. They are trying to bring open source to higher education.
Man, you guys should look at OpenMind Publishing Group and the OpenText Project
what harm? you watch a lot of shows about cancer, or aids, or nazism. or porn. before, you could watch what you wanted when they wanted. now you can watch what you want, when you want, only they know what you watch. i wish they did not. also a good article was written in new york time magizine on aug 13, 2000 by michael lewis about tivo and replytv.
you should take a look at OpenText Project and OpenMind Publishing they have an open content publishing model. they want to lower prices.
you should take a look at OpenMind Publishing they have an open content publishing model. they want to lower prices.
take a look at OpenText Project and OpenMind Publishing
How sad in a strange way. It figures he is an old school Harvard MBA type man. He was all comfortable making tons of money and ruling over his kingdom, and along comes all of these problems. And now things have to change, and he has to think.
It makes it so much easier on him to play dirty and play stupid in these circumstances.
What a great time to be alive.
Question: I bought and use GoSports.org. Disney and the Go network own gosports.com and gosports.net. IS there any chance that they will come after me even thought I have a .org name? <br> BTW I do not think there is a trademark on gosports.
Thanks.
I heard a request for birthdays on this day -
,Indian prime minister who was imprisoned with Mahatma Gandhi.
Born on this day:
1736: Anne Lee , British blacksmith's daughter who emigrated to the USA and founded
the religious group, the American Society of Shakers.
1792: Gioacchino Rossini , Italian composer who wrote 36 operas, including The Italian
Girl in Algiers, William Tell' The Barber of Seville and The Thieving Magpie - and
invented a number of recipes, notably Tournedos Rossini.
1840: John Holland , Irish-American
1896: Ranchhodji Morarji Decal
1920: Actress Michele Morgan
1920: Actor Arthur Franz
1920: Actor James Mitchell
1928: Actor Joss Ackland
1936: Actor Alex Rocco
1936: Former space shuttle astronaut Jack Lousma
1944: Actor Dennis Farina
1944: Actress Phyllis Frelich
1972: Actor Antonio Sabato Junior
Here are a couple more thoughts. I would love to hear some feedback on these:
1 - Government is slow, realy slow. They will have a very hard time adapting to these changes for several reasons - most are outlined in the article.
2 - In the past (a long time ago), there were issues with infrastructure, cost etc of setting up and maintaining a national post service. This is changing. Now there are fewer barriers and there is competition.
3 - There is still a need for the service they are providing. However, if the service s not used as much, we should cut the budget accordingly and be happy.
4 - The USPS should not try to enter areas that are currently being addressed with provate business, which will naturally be more efficent. I do not see any problems with the post office downsizing. It is a bastion of the US, but we should be able to move on and advance and not have to hold onto old, outdated services just because uncle sam wants to.
ok i did not want to but
5 - Lets make the USPS a public certificate authority and start getting competion (even artificial - ie government) in that area. The USPS would have a great image that they could market and leverage that could compete against Verisign and their high prices and questionable procedures, they are soooo quick....
Let's give them participatory democracy and see what happens. I bet there are candidates who will love it. It will attract the underdogs, and probably the lunatic fringe as
;)
well... but what a show.
I don't think that is what anyone in politics wants anymore. I am so fed up with the political scene, it is so corupt. I am even more upset with the largely weak-minded, pop culture American people who believe - without even questioning or thinking for themselves - anything they read. The fringe does not matter to the candidates, other can be too easily brainwashed.
Without too much of a rant let me make a couple points that people should kep in mind:
o Campaign finance reform - someone who is not rich or very well connected to the rich canhardly run for office and CANNOT win a major election. Because of this business interests run the govt.
o Because of a lack of really devisive issues, most candidates will tend to be faximilies of each other as far as stances on issues - just a couple minor difference. Candidates now must sell themselves with personality (read b.s.-ing)
o I would love to see a completely imaginary candidate run using technology to support the election. I mean - get a great website, press releases, make up an identity, use some cool media production to fake interviews etc - i really think one major network would believe it and then the rest would follow. It could be a candidate how lives by the rules of open source. Too bad the candidate who would govern this way does not exist.
His father is (was and forever will be) a lawyer, you know. Old Trey must have been something else at the dinner table, wow!
One thing is certain though, Bill Gates has a fabulous mind for this sort of mental gymnastics. He is able to interpret and reinterpret everything as he sees fit - really beautiful arguements here.
I have always been under the impression (and I think so have many others) that Gates is a really, really, smart guy - but that Allen was the true technical mind behind the stuff. Gates knwe it because he fooled around with it so much. However, from a business/law and angry youth standpoint - Bill has a huge chip on his shoulder that allows him to believe anything he has to in order to succeed.
What do you think?
As far as media coverage, i thought a very fair article appeared yesterday on the marketplace section of the wsj. I wich i could link you to it, but wsj-online charges and i don't play that. it stated several facts, did not get too political, and then ended with a quote from VA Linux - Chris De ?? (sorry) saying we just want to watch the damn movies.
I was talking more about the amounts of them on college servers. If they were reporting this, too then I apologize. It seemed to me that only recently the 'trend' of their widespread use on the college servers has been reported. Thanks for the reply.
I think that keeping your eyes on what is happening at colleges is the best way of keeping your eyes on trends that will soon be mainstream. One case of this was mp3s. The rampant use of them on college intranets was widespread 3 years ago. It seems just now this is being reported (Wired) .
Now we hear about other benefits of the big pipe. Those kids just keep moving the target further and further away for the private corps who are trying to satisfy the public - it is really great. If any large corporation really wanted to see what is going to be cool in a couple years (or months?!!?) they should employ (and listen to) a panel of college tech student. If they don't the students may just have to do it themselves.
Yeah.
I need some help purchasing a NFL franchise. I think I can win the Superbowl.
What are rules with the NFL that would prohibit these things from participating? I would love to see this blitz some 5 million dollar/year QB .