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ACE2006 Keynote: The Military Industrial Light and Magic Complex (pdf link), via research.techwondo, defines “Ender’s Folly” as
An excessive commitment to, and a fetish of 2nd Life worlds will inflict irrevocable damage upon 1st Life worlds.

Most feed readers have an inbox-like user interface. The user scans through a long list of new items that, once read, are moved out of the inbox into a less visible place. In the following discussion, let’s think of an individual user as the consumer, and the weblogger or journalist as the producer.
The inbox metaphor […]

Jacques Distler has a great rant about mathematical literacy, rebutting algebra-flunker-empathizer Richard Cohen. Quoting Cohen’s WaPo column:
“Gabriela, sooner or later someone’s going to tell you that algebra teaches reasoning. This is a lie propagated by, among others, algebra teachers. Writing is the highest form of reasoning. This is a fact. Algebra is not. The proof […]

Ever wonder why celebrities and other interviewees on TV talk shows drink water out of coffee mugs? I’ve tried drinking water out of coffee mugs (when I really need to do the dishes) and it kind of weirds me out.
Anyhow! Margaret points out that the reason is probably that regular glasses are reflective. They would […]