Saturday, May 03, 2003

Eggheads Unite. Is a teaching assistant an apprentice scholar or an exploited worker? That question is at the center of a heated battle between graduate students and administrators over unionizing. By Daniel Duane. [New York Times: Education] 11:00:18 PM    comment []

Video of Howard's O'Reilly Etech Talk. Lisa Rein has made available the video of the keynote I gave at O'Reilly's Emerging Technology conference, on "Innovation and Collective Action." [Smart Mobs] 1:11:58 PM    comment []

Harry Potter and the Internet Hoax. "Cory Hoekstra couldn't believe it." [Purportal.com Headlines] 9:17:01 AM    comment []

That Was the War That Was. I'll always remember where I must have been when I heard the news on the radio the announcement that President Bush would, later, announce that the war in Iraq was just short of the technical legal definition of victory. By Chris Marcil. [New York Times: Opinion] 9:12:55 AM    comment []

I blinked Hart's blog last month. Now, comes context: Why Gary Hart Wants to Blog. Without actually entering the presidential race, the former senator is testing the waters for a potential White House bid with a weblog that advertises his views on security and other issues. Will other pols follow suit? By Patrick di Justo. [Wired News] 9:06:45 AM    comment []

Morality spokesmodel William Bennett has a bad gambling addiction, according to the Washington Monthly. [Scripting News] NYT coverage of this today, too. Apparently, Bennett has lost more than $8,000,000 while getting the high roller treatment. 9:02:15 AM    comment []