Monthly Archives: November 2006

Update on Blackboard Patent

Posted on 2006-11-15 by alan

Stephen Downes links to this article by John Cox

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I got to this via a posting by Zac at SquareCircleZ. At IBM, Jamming is apparently a way of stimulating and sharing the creativity of a large group of individuals. I don’t know what the participants’ experience is really like … Continue reading →

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Gary Wolf on The Church of the Non-Believers

Posted on 2006-11-13 by alan

This article by Gary Wolf in Wired.com considers various current opponents of religion and in the end decides to “refuse the call” to join in their crusade. But this raises the question of what he would say himself when asked … Continue reading →

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Moving at the Speed of Creativity � Blog Archive � Elephants and YouTube

Posted on 2006-11-08 by alan

Moving at the Speed of Creativity � Blog Archive � Elephants and YouTube

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Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~

Posted on 2006-11-08 by alan

Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~

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David Cox on Saddam

Posted on 2006-11-06 by alan

In Comment is free: Saddam: a tribute David Cox says “Saddam offered his people a harsh deal. Yet, their lives were at risk only if they chose to challenge his authority. Now, they die because of the sect to which … Continue reading →

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Blackburn on Frankfurt’s On Truth

Posted on 2006-11-06 by alan

Simon Blackburn reviews Harry G. Frankfurt’s ‘OnTruth’ (in Powell’s Books in the The New Republic Online) and in the end finds it ‘Bullshit’ “And when I think of Frankfurt’s resolute silence about the philosophical tradition from, say, Protagoras onward, I … Continue reading →

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Neo Culpa indeed!

Posted on 2006-11-06 by alan

WOW!

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