Saturday, April 10, 2004

Diversity's False Solace. No matter what the color of their skin, it's still the children of the well-off who get in to top colleges. By Walter Benn Michaels. [New York Times: Education] 9:39:36 PM    comment []

Inspiring Those Words of Inspiration. I COMPOSE verses and expressions of sentiment for Hallmark Cards. [New York Times: Business] 8:03:39 PM    comment []

Build your own memorial panopticon. Jamais Cascio hypothesizes that current smartmobtech is growing "personal memory assistant"s. Combine increasingly powerful, small, wireless recording units (pictures, video, sound) with a searchable, Tivo-like design. Cascio asks the right question - is this more panoptic, sousveillant, or transparent? (thanks to Alex Steffen) [Smart Mobs] 9:44:02 AM    comment []

Internet cafe fined in deaths of gamers [Salon.com] 9:24:48 AM    comment []

Music Gurus Scout Out Free Tunes. Webjay lets users build playlists of MP3s from all corners of the Web to share with others. The service highlights gems like oldies from Eastern Europe, or songs dedicated to Condi Rice. By Katie Dean. [Wired News] [Ted Ritzer: Free Music] 9:22:15 AM    comment []

OS X Trojan Horse Is a Nag. The first Trojan for Mac OS X is anything but, experts say, and Thursday's warning from antivirus company Intego was unnecessarily alarmist. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] 9:08:43 AM    comment []