Archive for November, 2008

Canadians Need Net-Neutrality

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Take Action: Say NO to Corporate Control
Open Letter to CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein:
Dear Sir,
Canadians rely on the CRTC, as the federal communications regulator, to act in the public interest, which in this case means ensuring we have an open and neutral Internet.
Due to the limited number of connectivity options, the providers of internet service [...]

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Computer Algebra Systems

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

(This posting was prompted in part by a brief mention of the issue in  squareCircleZ )
It is often claimed that Computer Algebra Systems will (or already do) eliminate the need for much of what is taught in high school and college math classes but I seriously doubt that that is the case.

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