Congrats to Kairosnews for making it to one of my favorite news blogs, MSNBC.com's Clicked. Will links to the Kairosnews Webliography in the April 27, 2005 blog. Here's what he writes:

A Webliography -A really long list of thoughtful articles and papers on blogs and their significance. Not a good place to begin if you've never heard of blogs, but certainly a handy resource if you're researching the subject.

Have you seen an increase in site traffic?

Cindy

According to an Associated Press article, a Florida middle school student has been charged with an offense against intellectual property. Why? Because he sat down at his teacher's computer and changed 5 grades on reading assignments.

I concede that it was wrong for the student to do this, but I'm wondering why it wasn't dealt with internally by the school. Why charge an 11-year-old pseudo-hacker with a felony, accuse him of a "scheme to defraud," and have him booked at the county jail? And...how is changing a grade an offense against intellectual property?

2600: The Hacker Quarterly, has some interesting comments on this story.

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Tuesday Cafe, December 3, 2002 -- Mock Interviews & Tips for Job Seekers

It's just about time for the annual MLA conference. Along with presentations and social events, there will be a large number of stressed out job candidates, moving from one interview to the next. We'd like to help reduce the mounting tension.

This week at the Tuesday Cafe , we'll:

** toss out practice questions and field your responses

** review preparation strategies

** give some last minute tips on managing interview situations

If you are heading to this year's MLA, wanting to prepare for the future, or you would like to help those who are, please join us!

In an article titled "Anti-terrorism Effort Visits Libraries," MSNBC reports that FBI investigators are searching library reading records of people suspected of terrorist affiliation. This type of search was made legal in the Patriot Act of last fall. Yes, Big Brother is indeed watching us. Even scarier, though, is this bit:

"Libraries across the nation were reluctant to discuss their dealings with the FBI. The same law that makes the searches legal also makes it a criminal offense for librarians to reveal the details or extent of the contact."

So, not only will the FBI look at what is being read, the law attempts to suppress any sort of protest by silencing the librarians/administrators. The U.S. government seems to be poised to undermine one of our most important institutions for freedom of speech and access to knowledge. On the positive side, librarians are ready to resist:

"Judith Krug, the American Library Association