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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer | american Experience | PBS Video - 0 views

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  • Katherine Chipman on 10 Nov 10
     
    A PBS AmericAn Experience Episode on J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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About IAEA: History: Atoms for PeAce Speech - 0 views

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  • The atomic age has moved forward at such a pace that every citizen of the world should have some comprehension, at least in comparative terms, of the extent of this development, of the utmost significance to every one of us.Clearly, if the peoples of the world are to conduct an intelligent search for peace, they must be armed with the significant facts of today's existence.
  • Katherine Chipman on 10 Nov 10
     
    Great quote from President Eisenhower's "atoms for Peace" Speech.
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A is for Atom : SutherlAnd (John) Productions : Free DownloAd &Amp;Amp; StreAming : Internet Ar... - 0 views

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  • AnimAted clAssic presenting whAt An Atom is, how energy is releAsed from certAin kinds of Atoms, the peAcetime uses of Atomic energy And the byproducts of nucleAr fission.
  • Katherine Chipman on 10 Nov 10
     
    Very interesting--it was made in 1953.
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#IAmSpArtAcus - 1 views

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  • anonymous on 15 Nov 10
     
    A greAt exAmple of civil disobedience on twitter
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NASA - NASA Helps Kick Off Competition for Bright Minds - 0 views

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  • "In the first century of flight, NASA mAde countless contributions to AviAtion by improving performAnce, efficiency And sAfety. Just As we needed the brightest minds for All those contributions, we need the brightest minds now And in the future to develop, operAte And improve our future Air trAnsportAtion system,"
  • Teams of three to seven high school students from at least 29 states and the District of Columbia will compete to design a more fuel-efficient airplane
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2001: A SpAce Odyssey Interpreted - 1 views

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  • Brian Earley on 14 Nov 10
     
    After wAtching the movie I wAs lost, but this interpretAtion gAve me An understAnding of the cruciAl bits without the drAwn out breAthing clips. If you wAtch this four pArt video for 30 minutes you've prActicAlly wAtched the movie.
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Summary of "amuzing ourselves to Death" - 0 views

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  • David Potter on 18 Nov 10
     
    This is a wikipedia summary of "amuzing ourselves to Death"
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Documentaries on Mormons - 1 views

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shared by David Potter on 19 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    This is site that contains documentaries on the life of members of the Church. This was contest put on by BYU. I feel like this is the precursor to the churches campaign "I am a Mormon." There are some great films here.
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Tumblr - 1 views

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    • Jeffrey Whitlock
      Jeffrey Whitlock on 01 Dec 10
       
      Tumblr is a very promising microblogging and blogging site.
  • Madeline Rupard on 01 Dec 10
     
    Yeah, I think its most popular with photographers. I started one for fun this semester. Check it out, if you want: http://treesclaptheirhands.tumblr.com
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I traded Michael for 1/10th of a Whopper! | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 3 views

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      Jeffrey Whitlock on 30 Nov 10
       
      I am curious why they did this?
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Why Twitter Must Die - 2 views

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      Jeffrey Whitlock on 30 Nov 10
       
      More on Twitter lock-in as a result od the network effect.
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Tech Blog - 2 views

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  • anonymous on 18 Nov 10
     
    This is a website talking about technology in education
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Web 2.0 for all? - 0 views

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shared by Brandon McCloskey on 30 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • a lot of work around standards for Web 2.0 work has yet to properly started, let alone finished.
  • Some of this work has happened. Things like RSS feeds, XML etc have made it simpler for computers to share complicated bits of data. But it hasn't gone far enough and it's not just data.
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Access Technologists Higher EducAtion Network - 0 views

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shared by David Potter on 19 Nov 10 - Cached
  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    The purpose of ATHEN is to collect And disseminAte best prActices in Access technology within And for the higher educAtion environment As well As present A collective voice for the professionAl prActice of Access technology in higher educAtion.
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Tinderbox: The tool for notes - 0 views

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shared by David Potter on 19 Nov 10 - Cached
  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    Tinderbox is a personal content assistant that helps you visualize, analyze, and share your notes
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"The Kindle Swindle" - 1 views

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  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    Editorial by the President of the authors Guild talking about because Kindle does not own the audio rights to the books, they shouldn't allow the text to speech function. However, this is a big blow to the disabled communties abilitiy to consume Kindle media.
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AmAzon decides Kindle speech isn't worth copyright fight - 0 views

arstechnica.com/...-on-kindles-text-to-speech.ars digiciv media copyright
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  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    The only significant change to the experimental section in the Kindle 2 was the addition of a text-to-speech capability that allowed the Kindle to read content to its users in one of two synthesized voices. Following an extended outcry from some in the publishing business, however, amazon has backed down and will allow publishers to retain control over whether to expose their texts to this capability
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The Medium is the Message & other McLuhanisms - 0 views

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  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    This is a Flickr discussion board about The Medium is the Message
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From Social Media to Social Strategy - 0 views

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  • David Potter on 19 Nov 10
     
    A HArvArd Business Review blog post tAlking About how todAy the meAning is the messAge.
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