Isn't the definition of insanity “Doing
the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?” Or
is that the definition of bad politics? “The voters have spoken
and we have pretended to listen.”
Two U.S. lawmakers
have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing
bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights
groups.
As promised,
Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. “Dutch”
Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, have reintroduced the Cyber
Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a bill that would
allow private companies to share a wide range of cyberthreat
information with U.S. government agencies.
Read more on Computerworld.
EFF
has this to say about it all.
Looks like he thinks it's 'no big
deal.'
February 13, 2013
New
on LLRX - When judges, jurors and the Internet collide
Via LLRX.com
- When judges, jurors and the Internet collide: In the past,
attorney Nicole
L. Black has described misguided attempts by
judges to excessively penalize jurors for using social media or the
Internet during the pendency of trials. In fact, over the last year,
judges have gone so far as to fine or jail jurors who have used
social media during trial, and legislators have proposed laws that
would criminalize such conduct. This despite the fact that jurors
have been violating judges' orders not to research or discuss pending
cases since the dawn of jury trials.
“We love our customers, but we don't
trust them.”
"With the launch of Office 2013
Microsoft has seen fit to upgrade the terms of the license agreement,
and it's
not in favor of the end user. It seems installing a copy of the
latest version of Microsoft's Office suite of apps ties
it to a single machine. For life. On previous versions of Office
it was a different story. The suite was associated with a 'Licensed
Device' and could only be used on a single device. But
there was nothing to stop you uninstalling Office and installing it
on another machine perfectly legally. With that
option removed, Office 2013 effectively becomes a much more expensive
proposition for many."
Perhaps a great movie, but is it the
best educational tool possible?
Steven
Spielberg to send 'Lincoln' DVDs to schools
Steven Spielberg is sending free copies
of his historical drama "Lincoln" to schools across the
country so students can learn about President Abraham Lincoln.
DVDs will be distributed to every
public and private middle and high school in the country as part of
an educational outreach campaign called "Stand Tall: Live Like
Lincoln," which urges youngsters to follow in the 16th
president's example. A statement from Spielberg reads, "As more
and more people began to see the film, we received letters from
teachers asking if it could be available in their classrooms. We
realized that the educational value that 'Lincoln' could have was not
only for the adult audiences -- who have studied his life in history
books -- but for the young students in the classroom as well."
Interesting...
February 14, 2013
Obama
Administration Launches College Scorecard
Department
of Education Blog: "Too often, students and their families
don’t have the right tools to help them sort through the
information they need to decide which college or university is right
for them. The search can be overwhelming, and the information from
different colleges can be hard to compare. That’s why, today, our
Administration released a “College Scorecard” that empowers
families to make smart investments in higher education. As the
President said last night, we want to help families get the most bang
for their educational buck. The College
Scorecard – as part of President Obama’s continued efforts to
hold colleges accountable for cost, value and quality – highlights
key indicators about the cost and value of institutions across the
country to help students choose a school that is well-suited to meet
their needs, priced affordably, and is consistent with their
educational and career goals."
Your computer can help you proofread...
… WordTalk is a fantastic example
of how a text-to-speech plug-in can be done for Word, and best of
all, it’s completely free.
WordTalk has all the features you need
from a text-to-speech program. You can also change the voice of the
computer to one that suits your personal tastes. As it reads the
text, it highlights it, which makes it easier to follow along with
the voice. You can change the color of the highlight to match your
preferences. You can also change the speed at which the program
reads the text to you.
Another cool thing that this program
does that I have not seen from others is the ability to save the
speech for listening later. It can save as a WAV or MP3 so you can
take the files on a portable media player for listening when it is
convenient for you.
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