Saturday, October 01, 2005

Iran Hints of Reductions of Oil Sales Over Nuclear Dispute. Iran, the world's fourth biggest oil producer, said it may hold back on oil sales if its nuclear program is referred to the U.N. Security Council. By REUTERS. [NYT > Business] 9:51:04 PM    comment []

Office for Information Technology Policy Update. Rick Weingarten and Carrie Lowe from the ALA Washington Office for Information Technology Policy presented on library and IT issues in the current political climate. [LITA Blog] 9:50:37 PM    comment []

'Julie and Julia': The Servantless American Cook. Julie Powell, a 20-something blogger, takes on Julia Child, hoping to learn about cooking and life. By DAVID KAMP. [NYT > Dining and Wine] Saw that the Julie/Julia blog was #3 at Salon Blogs yesterday, and it's #2 right now. It's #7 all-time, despite not having been updated regularly since the season after the project finished, and it will probably break the top five behind the new book pub. We're planning to have Julie visit The Inkwell for a conversation next month. Stay tuned. 9:49:52 PM    comment []

Three in Four Koreans. This article says "three-quarters of Koreans between the ages of seven and 65 use the Internet, the most recent survey shows. Koreanclick and Research International said Wednesday they arrived at the figure by polling 5,000 Koreans.In the survey, 73.8 percent of respondents said they use the Internet more than once a month. Factored to the whole population, that would mean 29.88 million people, 932,000 or 3.2 percent more than last March. The most commonly used services were search, news, games and e-mail. The services that have grown the most were shopping, auction and mini homepages, which were especially popular among housewives".Further,"the population of wireless Internet connection users stood at 13.2 percent or 5.34 million, a 1 percent increase". Three in Four Koreans Go Online [Smart Mobs] 9:49:24 PM    comment []

At a Public Policy School, Design by a Big Committee. ELLEN SCHALL, dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, was determined to use the design of her school's new space as an exercise in public policy. By TERI KARUSH ROGERS. [NYT > Business] 9:49:06 PM    comment []

What Do TiVo and the Mac Mini Have in Common?. A look at the devices or solutions that don't lead their markets but are in many ways more admirable than the ones that do. By JAMES FALLOWS. [NYT > Business] 9:45:20 PM    comment []

Game On. Walk a block north of the conference hotel to the Tech Museum, where this exhibit of historic video games opened today. TheTech.org [LITA Blog] 9:09:43 AM    comment []

Harvard Reports 19% Rise as Investment Chief Leaves. Harvard University's return on its investments in the last fiscal year helped push its endowment to $25.9 billion, university officials said. By ALAN FINDER and KAREN W. ARENSON. [NYT > Education] 9:09:18 AM    comment []

Miller and Her Stand Draw Strong Reactions Miller and Her Stand Draw Strong Reactions [Washington Post: Top News] 9:07:38 AM    comment []