Monthly Archives: May 2006

Serving Maths

Posted on 2006-05-29 by alan

Serving Maths (at York in the UK) is a project combining various assessment tools in mathematics.

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Google Web Toolkit – Build AJAX apps in the Java language

Posted on 2006-05-25 by alan

Google Web Toolkit – Build AJAX apps in the Java language

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Google Cleans Ajax for Java

Posted on 2006-05-25 by alan

Google Cleans Ajax for Java reports on the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) for converting Java apps to Ajax (Javascript&XML). Hard to believe it’s possible at all! but anything that produces Ajax which overcomes all browser incompatibilities is already a marvel.

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Nextbook with Goldstein on Spinoza

Posted on 2006-05-23 by alan

Arts&Letters Daily linked to this interview (at nextbook.org) with Rebecca Goldstein (author of ‘Betraying Spinoza’). In her answer to the last question Ms Goldstein asserts that “despite himself, Spinoza identified with Jews”, citing as evidence his emotional reaction to a … Continue reading →

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Dirda on Goldstein on Spinoza

Posted on 2006-05-23 by alan

From the Washington Post (via Atrs&Letters Daily) comes This review by Michael Dirda of the book ‘Betraying Spinoza’ by Rebecca Goldstein.

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AlterNet: Why Religion Must End

Posted on 2006-05-21 by alan

This AlterNet interview with Sam Harris identifies him as a “leading atheist” but the acceptance of authoritative “leadership” is exactly what is wrong with religion and if “leading” is here intended to mean generating new ideas then the word is … Continue reading →

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AlterNet: How the Right Stole the ’60s (And Why We Should Get Them Back)

Posted on 2006-05-19 by alan

AlterNet: How the Right Stole the ’60s (And Why We Should Get Them Back)

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Posted on 2006-05-18 by alan

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BCcampus Online Communities –

Posted on 2006-05-15 by site admin

BCcampus Online Communities – “BCcampus EdTech Online” will be discussing on-line testing on Wed May 17 @noon

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Silence: A short history of our atoms

Posted on 2006-05-12 by site admin

Silence: A short history of our atoms is actually a posting by Dutch blogger Renee Alkmar about the idea of science as a form of religion. I arrived there via the link from the author’s March21 comment on the Jan24 … Continue reading →

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Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~

Posted on 2006-05-12 by site admin

Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~

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