Monthly Archives: August 2003

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Foreign Law

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsbutg confirmed the recently noted tendency of the Supreme Court to look abroad for precedent and emerging global consensus in deciding US cases, in a speech to the American Constitution Society, a liberal lawyers group holding its … Continue reading

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iloveeggs.com

Weird, cute, odd, bizarre bit of animaton from iloveegg.com. from FunJunkie (thanks Keith)

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Instructional Design and Technology Jobs

Two new Instructional Design and Technology positions, one tenure track and one non-tenure, at Radford University in Virgina.

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Talk to the Hand

Inventor develops ‘talking glove’ for deaf WASHINGTON (AP) — An electronic glove that can turn American Sign Language gestures into spoken words or text, designed to help the deaf communicate more easily with the hearing world, is under development. Tthe … Continue reading

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South Pacific at Charlestown Naval Yard

One of America’s favorite musicals in three free outdoor performances incorporating a real WWII Destroyer, the USS Casin Young. Get there early and tour the USS Constitution, oldest commissioned warship in the world (1797). The Boston Landmark’s Orchestra and Boston … Continue reading

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Wipe Off the K-Y BEFORE Tooting the Line

Transnasal penetrating brain injury with a ball-pen. Sharif S, Roberts G, Phillips J. National Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.  

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Dave Nelson – Uncle Sam Wants YOU

Dave Nelson(s) versus the TSA. The Daily Show recently aired a fantastic segment about the nation’s many Dave Nelsons, who find themselves systematically harassed every time they board an aircraft because some computer, somwhere, has identified Dave (or possibly D. … Continue reading

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Jobs For John Reality Tour

John got laid off last week.  So he decided to track down the Bush economic team, on a bus tour through Wisconsin and Minnesota this week touting Bush’s tax cut and its prosperous economic effects. and ask them what they … Continue reading

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Virus Tracking via Dumb Networks

Click here to visit STD-ster STD-ster: The new way to track STDs STD-ster is an online community that connects people through networks of sexual partners for tracking STD contraction. You can use STD-ster to: Meet new people to infect, through … Continue reading

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A Year of Living Dangerously

Those of us who earn our livings in the classroom certainly remember our first real teaching experience. Sometimes its good to be reminded of what it was like when every move was a new one, and every day was a … Continue reading

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Off-Species Low-Cost Programming

Baboons handle software testing at PPI. Baboons work in colonies and can get very rowdy at work when things are going well. Lately high tech service and IT jobs have been following manufacturing jobs offshore in search of cheap labor. Now, … Continue reading

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North Korean Turnaround Explained

Steven Den Beste has written a fascinating analysis of the current situation in Korea, giving the historical context and then explaining Friday’s complete turnaround – from demanding bilateral talks with the US to accepting six-sided talks with the Chinese, South … Continue reading

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