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CC in Education - Creative Commons
The potential impact of digitally enabled education is huge, but is also hindered by current legal and technical restrictions. Creative Commons provides the tools necessary to overcome these restrictions, opening up educational resources so that they are not only accessible, but adaptable, interoperable, and discoverable
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Five Best Book Recommendation Services
Of use if I ever teach or do any readers advisory again.
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GoodGuide | Find safe, healthy, and green products
"world’s largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of consumer products"
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Difference Between | Difference Between Similar Terms and Objects
Not only facilitates your understanding of a topic, but it also enables you to differentiate two similar subjects. The site provides you with instant information on various topics.
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The Start-to-Finish Guide for Moving to a New Place
Really handy. However, I'm hoping not to move for a long time.
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The Web Means the End of Forgetting
Well worth a read if you're at all interested in privacy, and well worth a read if you aren't but are inclined to post personal information to sites like Facebook.
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Proposition 19: A Word-for-Word Analysis
This is going to be a real game-changer if it passes. My hope is that it leads to reforms in the cloth and paper industries.
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New Media: Citizen Journalists and Bloggers in New Orleans - The New Orleans Issue - GOOD
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Educational Alternatives
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Dear Blank, Please Blank.
Sometimes funny. Sort of akin to FML and that sort of thing.
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Crises of Capitalism
This is a nice look at economic issues from a Marxist perspective. Of course, the revolution must also give equal attention to the social happiness of the mass.
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Bookshelf Porn: Archive
Amazing bookshelves--some incredibly clever uses of space, others just plain creative.
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How Does Google Work?
Purty nifty infographic that maps out the process of indexing the web.
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Why Design-By-Commitee Should Die
I can't even begin to express my disdain for some committee work--especially that which involves design, like website design.
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The Royale St. Louis Bar and Grill, Tavern and Restaurant
NYT sez: "At this watering hole, an Art Deco-style bar of blond wood and glass is accompanied by old photos of political leaders. But it’s the extensive cocktail list, with drinks named after city neighborhoods like the Carondelet Sazerac, and a backyard patio that keep the aficionados coming."
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Reagan Revolution Home To Roost -- In Charts
Almost everything has gotten worse since Reagan. Truly.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Internet
Very interesting examination of the ways in which the Internet has changed our lives and the difficulty in predicting how it will continue to do so.
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The Blackboard Versus the Keyboard
One study found that students using laptops scored lower by 11 percent than their counterparts without laptops.
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