The age of overwork
The author of “White-Collar Sweatshop” says that toiling in the new economy is no way to live.
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Computer scientist Claude Shannon dead at 84: ‘Digital revolution started with him’
MEDFORD, Massachusetts (AP) — Claude Shannon, a mathematician and computer scientist whose theories became the basis for modern mass communications networks, died Saturday after battling Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84.
PBS to Broadcast Digital Interactive TV to PCs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An interactive form of much-delayed digital television broadcasting which lets viewers watch through specially-equipped PCs will make its U.S. debut next month, the company behind the technology said on Wednesday.
Loral Cyberstar To Provide Satellite-Based Internet Connectivity To RACSA Of Costa Rica
ROCKVILLE, MD–February 27, 2001–Loral CyberStar, a division of Loral Space & Communications (NYSE:LOR), announced today that it will be providing WorldCast Premier, its high-bandwidth, satellite-based Internet backbone service, to RACSA, Costa Ricas primary voice and data carrier. WorldCast Premier is CyberStar’s premium Internet access service designed to cost-effectively distribute Internet content quickly and efficiently anywhere […]
The National Tele-Immersion Initiative
The National Tele-Immersion Initiative is working to bring together geographically distant participants in a realistic, tele-immersive recreation of their real environments and unify it with representations of 3D simulated, virtual objects that remote participants might use in their collaboration
“Making the Most of Teaching, Learning, and Technology in Higher Education: Connected Education, Collaborative Change, and Compassionate Pioneers”
What: Live Videoconference When:Friday, March 30, 2001 Cost:$375.00
New Ways of Listening to Library Users: Tools for Measuring Service Quality
What: Two-day Workshop When: 22-23 September 2001 Where:Seattle, WA
OHS Distance Learning Program Catalog 2000-2001 School Year
The Ohio Historical Society’s distance learning programming transports students through time to historic venues ranging from river boats to Civil War parlors to prehistoric mounds to “safe houses” on the Underground Railroad. Video streaming, remote cameras, blue-screen projections, and theatrical sets and costumes are among the innovative techniques used to make history come to life […]
How is new media art being presented, commissioned, collected, researched and critiqued?
The Internet, digital video, sound, telematics, and interactivity are changing the ways curators work. Although new media theory abounds, there are few resources specifically to help curators meet the challenges found where curatorial practice and new media overlap.
ShutterCity.com
ShutterCity.com, is a site created for photographers by photographers. Whether you are a professional, a serious amateur or just a passionate snapshooter, you will find a plethora of useful features on this site to help you enjoy the beautiful photos taken by photographers from all over the world.