Tuesday, August 7, 2007

C++ for Anyone from MIT

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C++ is not exclusively for adult programmers but MIT has released programming for anyone through MIT's Media Lab. Researchers in the Lab...

Google Educational Offerings

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Campus Technology today released a story that Google is offering researchers a closer look at their search capabilities. Two new services a...
Monday, August 6, 2007

"I Wanna' Be Like Osama"

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The 60th Edinburgh Festival Fringe is featuring "Osama the Musical" which is a: "Sensational new musical comedy set to incite...

Those Irresistible Nerds

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Graph source: Source: Robert Half Technology, May 2007 Mary Brandel published a story in the 6 August 2007 issue of Computerworld reviewin...

Nothing "GNU" (New) in China

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Wikipedia representatives have stated that Baidu.com Inc., the largest search engine in China, may be their worst copyright violator. Baidu ...

Pentagon Describes How to Combat IEDs

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Speaking of worthwhile blogs to read, The Danger Room in fact carried a story about an excellent research paper-- AN ASYMMETRIC THREAT INVOK...

A List of the Second Best Blogs in the World

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I know you are enthralled to stay here at Blog Smith but are there any other cool places to go? A 6 August story from Computerworld noted t...
Sunday, August 5, 2007

Black Muslim Bakery: A Bit of Upside-Down Cake?

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The late Dr. Yusuf Bey created Your Black Muslim Bakery nearly 40 years ago, selling bean and carrot pies and hoping to inspire Oakland'...

Key Insurgent Killed

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U.S. troops reportedly killed a key insurgent who was the planner of an important Shia shrine. This al-Qaeda leader who planned the attack o...
Saturday, August 4, 2007

A New Philadaelphia Story: The Archdiocese at the Movies

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is now playing at the movies. Archdiocesen spokeswoman Donna Farrell announced an effort to a...
Friday, August 3, 2007

Note on Robert Dallek's book, An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy 1917-1963

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One of the most important assertions, and a point of controversy for historians when this book first came out, is that Dallek did not think ...
Thursday, August 2, 2007

Copyright: Who Owns Creative Work?

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What is the purpose of the "Copyright Clause?" Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, known as the Copy...

HP Unhealthy Print

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A story on Computerworld yesterday released yesterday noted that Hewlett-Packard makes 90% of unhealthy laser printers tested by researcher...
Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Extraterritoriality, Extradition, and Hacking

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According to a story yesterday on Computerworld U.K the United Kingdom will try a hacker's case against extradition to the United State...

I Give China a "Bath"

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Being the forgiving sort, I've decided to give China another "Bath" and I exchanged the lamp for a new one: so far, so good, ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Bed, Bath, and Beyond: Made in China

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So I needed a lamp near my computer and I perused the aisles looking for one. I found a hip looking blue one which looked ideal. In and out ...
Monday, July 30, 2007

"How's Your House," Ian Hunter on Hurricane Katrina

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How's Your House by Ian Hunter (Song at NOMRF.org) Add to My Profile | More Videos "> Description: Ian Hunter courtesy of Yep...

Microsoft Struggles to Catch Google

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In a story today on Computerworld Microsoft is attempting to catch up with Google and Yahoo in search capabilities. They have a long way to...
Sunday, July 29, 2007

Ahead or Behind the Curve?

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Today, 29 July 2007, the BBC reported that Prime Minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown, stated that the world owes the US a debt. On the c...
Saturday, July 28, 2007

Newest Expansion Pack to Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword

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One of the more intriguing developments in the gaming world, for an educator at least, is the accurate and realistic portrayal of history in...