tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125027562024-03-07T18:41:04.965-05:00Ola' -- if you have found you way here it is likely due to being rerouted through the blog or website of a friend or perhaps even by random Google-chance. As you can see- the site is inactive but I keep it up for the links. If you really need to locate me, feel free to FaceBook me or visit the blog I run for the Access Technologists Higher Education Network.Dann Berkowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17467728949132439170noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12502756.post-3000441755325963432007-10-01T08:18:00.000-04:002007-10-01T08:27:24.909-04:00

Ola' -- if you have found you way here it is likely due to being rerouted through the blog or website of a friend or perhaps even by random Google-chance. As you can see- the site is inactive but I keep it up for the links and because ... well ... you never know when having a blog available might come in handy. I do have a presence on the inter-web - just not here at present. If you really need

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Don't try and tell me the coming robot uprising is anything but assured -- run for your lives!

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The problem as I see it is that they [the Robots] are starting to realize that they are the main attraction - it won't be long before they try to throw off the electronic yokes of their masters.

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I don't know about your family - but we resolve many a disagreement with a good old fashioned best out of three rock-paper-scissors throwdown. The original 5-hand variant is a hoot [I especially love that "Paper -> disproves -> Spock]. I may never actually attempt the 25-hand version - but it makes a cool desktop background!

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Due to my nasty daily commute, the number of books I listen to (with the exception of specific coursework) far outweighs those I read the old fashioned way. I make good use of my Audible.com account and have come ot "read" a lot of stuff I would otherwise have passed on. David Sedaris is a good example - I have read some of his stuff in the New Yorker courtesy of my Dentist's waiting room - and

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I saw the USB turntable for digitizing vinyl albums sometime last T-giving and then it disappeared by X-mas. I thought for certain it was vaporware - but apparently it is for real! Here is the company website - and they are not far from mehere I live.

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I lived in Rhode Island for 9-months back in '97-98 ... it was the longest year of my life. For 5 years after I'd moved northward they were still trying to collect annual excise tax on a car that I totaled the year after leaving the state. Everyone raves about how nice downtown Providence is ... yeah but at the expense of the rest of the city -- and the rest ofthe state ain't too charming neither

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Because all work and no play makes me no fun at all. From VideoSift - a YouTube wanna be.

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Owning you own business -- The surest way to reduce your taxes is to convert personal expenditures into allowable deductions. Turn even a hobby into a business and you'll cut your tax bill. I need to do this. I have been kicking around the idea of starting a DAISY production business forthe Boston area. More than kicking it around - I have been actively daydreaming with some colleagues.

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The University of Minnesota Office for Student Affairs offers a series of audio recordings to support student success. Each audio clip features advice, tips, and resources provided by a U of M expert on a topic related to the University’s Student Success Outcomes. Nifty little gems - each and every one. I'm not too keen on the Orwellian "Student Success Outcomes" - but the podcats are worth a

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Malcolm Gladwell is one of those new century writers whose work I cannot seem to put down once I pick up one of his books. Actually I have never "read" one of his books - preferring the recordings from Audible.com. Though he may look like a Carrot-Top disciple, his first two books "The Tipping Point" and "Blink" are must-reads for anyone with an interest in our socially networked, Ajax scripted,

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Interesting how quickly things chance - it was not long ago (merely months) that we were hearing stories of boneheads being fired from jobs because of their blogs. Of course it was not the blogs themselves that were the problem but the bloggers - these were the sort of people that would blame being pulled over for speeding on the car and not their lead-foot. Any new technology takes time for not

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I've been a Mike Nesmith fan for years (heck ... decades) since discovering his solo work way back in the 80's. My high school pal Jason and I were enamored with every tune on his classics "From a Radio Engine to a Photon Wing" and "Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma" - simply brilliant! It was because of Mike Nesmith that we explored other artists beyond their surface airplay hits, incuding such as

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Happy Home Opener Everyone! I made my traditional sojourn to the Brookline Avenue Bridge over the Mass Pike to listen to the National Anthem (both US and Canada this year) and await the flyover of jets from Hanscom AFB. We got Warthogs this year! One day I'll make it inside the ballpark for the opener ... one day... I brought the camera this year but most of my shots are blurry -- and boring.

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I don't believe it until I read it in PC World -- I guess it's for real now! And here's some pictures for you Flicker fans.

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So what if Bill Gates considers the $100 laptop to be a toy ... and so what if the MIT folk who created it are realizing the Linux thay want to use is actually a bit bloated ... and so what if the actual cost per unit is currently $135 [but expected to fall to $50!] by 2010. With Google as a partner [sorry Microsoft - but the G-folks are everyone's favorite sugar daddy now...] they can ride this

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority [will] spend more than $310 million over the next five years to make the transit system one of the most accessible in country to disabled riders, under a settlement announced yesterday by T officials and groups representing people with disabilities.

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Every now and then you come across research that is pretty darn good and then cannot help but look quizzical at the source - The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education seems to be a showcase for the global academy. Still relatively young, the TOJDE is a member of the new breed of on-line journals [and magazines] for academia and those offering an on-line component. As first glance you may

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Hnefatafl ("the king game") is an ancient boardgame played by the Vikings to pass the time on their ocean voyages. It was probably derived from a Roman game with similiar rules and was later adopted by the Saxons. A number of different boards have been found in Viking burial mounds and there was some variations in the rules as well. Yeah, yeah --- that's all well and fine. But just try to beat

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What ... you still have not read The World is Flat?!? What are you waiting for? I'm not saying the book is the be-all and end-all of globalization but it certainly provides a good foundation with practical examples of what the heck is going on around us today. The video is a year old but that is one of the beauties of webucation - you can be there without actually having to "be there". Ha, Ha, Ha

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So far the best luck I have had with the brave new world of the interactive internet is with music. I'm not a fan of music downloads but have poked around iTunes and some of the competition and like what I see. Pandora is my regular companion at work and the first such community site I came to appreciate was/is the Live Music Archive. Some of the more artistic and friendly sites I have come

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I enjoy a good Web 2.o site as much as the next person but c'mon - this is a bit silly. Take a look now because most of these will be gone before the All-Star Break. It's like the dot-com craze of the late 90's all over again - but with a twist. I can't quite explain it but the TWiTs [episode 45] do a good job of explaining why and how the Web 2.0 bubble - though still likely to burst - is not as

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Gotta clean out the drafts file again - nothing much to deeply pontificate upon but enough to at least hold my interest. The season started this past weekend and the Corps found ourselves at the New Haven St. Patricks Day parade. The post was held at an alum's house and I got to interact with a fellow geek has she and her husband have a stack of Makezine, PCmag, Wired, and a few catalogs for

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I have never been prouder to call myself a Towson [State] Alum! More than 2,000 new students at Towson University had gathered for the convocation that was to be a focal point of orientation week. Videos showed campus scenes. The marching band was going to help teach the Maryland institution’s fight song. The university president, several Towson sports stars, and the student government president

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One of my students and I were just talking about this today -- amazing coincidence! I was giving her crap about music today and how good it used to be but that I couldnot share any because all of my old favorites are on vinyl that has never been rereleased on CD. Good thing I held onto my turntable - now I need to track down a new needle! Wouldn't you know it - while googling for a pic to use

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