How did we end up with a centralized Internet for the NSA to mine?
Andy Oram, O'Reilly Radar, January 8, 2014
I covered the Wired article about NSA spying this week. Now Andy Oram writes, "my question today is: How did we get such industry concentration? Why is a network famously based on distributed processing, routing, and peer connections characterized now by a few choke points that the NSA can skim at its leisure?" I think this is a good question. More...
It is an understatement to say that online learning has emerged as top-of-mind for many institutional leaders. And for good reason. Scaling offerings through online programmes or courses has become an inherent part of growth for public, private and non-traditional colleges and universities. And for some it is even a matter of survival, writes Furqan Nazeeri for eCampus News. More...
The Trump administration has scrapped Obama-era policies promoting diversity in universities known as affirmative action. United States President Donald Trump’s decision has been viewed as an indicator that the federal government may soon challenge Harvard University’s admissions practices and nudge other universities to shelve race-orientated policies, writes Maya Oppenheim for the Independent. More...Many American universities, like the country, have economic and historic links to slavery – a photography exhibition on James Collins Johnson is part of a greater initiative at Princeton University to investigate and give visibility to the university’s ties to slavery, writes Allison Meier for Hyperallergic. More...File Sharing vs. The Broke College Student
Not that they would, but if the music industry wanted to know whether their lawsuits are working, they would talk to students. "The student also said, 'As long as you don't share any files, there's no way to know what you have.' For the most part, students are a little on edge, but willing to keep downloading songs anyway. Another student said 'Sure it's bad if you get caught, but just about every student is doing it, so it's tough to get caught,'" especially outside the United States. More...
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Trump administration's travel restrictions on certain countries directly affects more than 180 international students at Oregon's largest public universities, sparking concern that it could mean the end of attracting students from Muslim-majority countries, like the ones affected by the travel ban, writes Rob Manning for Belleville News-Democrat. More...By Eric Kelderman, The Chronicle of Higher Education. Justice Anthony M Kennedy’s announcement that he planned to retire this summer from the United States Supreme Court set off legal and political shockwaves last Wednesday in the nation’s capital. The open seat will give President Donald Trump an opportunity to appoint the second justice of his term and set the court on a more conservative footing for, possibly, decades. More...By Brendan O’Malley. The United States Supreme Court last Tuesday announced its decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting seven countries, of which five are Muslim-majority nations. More...UTC is Enough for Everyone, Right?
Zach Holman, During, 2018/06/21
Among many other things, the NRC is the keeper of time for Canada, which lends a little extra relevance to this article. Additionally, anyone designing educational technology has encountered the hurdles of managing time with software. More...
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