"Because what I hadn’t known—this is my first time grading this exam—was that it doesn’t matter how well you write, or what you think. Here we spent the year reading books and emulating great writers, constructing leads that would make everyone want to read our work, developing a voice that would engage our readers, using our imaginations to make our work unique and important, and, most of all, being honest. And none of that matters. All that matters, it turns out, is that you cite two facts from the reading material in every answer. That gives you full credit. You can compose a “Gettysburg Address” for the 21st century on the apportioned lines in your test booklet, but if you’ve provided only one fact from the text you read in preparation, then you will earn only half credit. In your constructed response—no matter how well written, correct, intelligent, noble, beautiful, and meaningful it is—if you’ve not collected any specific facts from the provided readings (even if you happen to know more information about the chosen topic than the readings provide), then you will get a zero."

" This memo defines the format for specifying iCalendar object methods.
An iCalendar object method is a set of usage constraints for the
iCalendar object. For example, these methods might define scheduling
messages that request an event be scheduled, reply to an event
request, send a cancellation notice for an event, modify or replace
the definition of an event, provide a counter proposal for an
original event request, delegate an event request to another
individual, request free or busy time, reply to a free or busy time
request, or provide similar scheduling messages for a to-do or
journal entry calendar component. The iCalendar Transport-indendent
Interoperability Protocol (iTIP) defined in [ITIP] is one such
scheduling protocol."

"This specification defines an API that allows Web application authors to spawn background workers running scripts in parallel to their main page. This allows for thread-like operation with message-passing as the coordination mechanism."

"PMML uses XML to represent mining models. The structure of the models is described by an XML Schema. One or more mining models can be contained in a PMML document. A PMML document is an XML document with a root element of type PMML. The general structure of a PMML document is:..."

"The Open Cloud Consortium (OCC) is a member driven organization that:

Supports the development of standards for cloud computing and frameworks for interoperating between clouds;
develops benchmarks for cloud computing;
supports reference implementations for cloud computing, preferably open source reference implementations;
manages a testbed for cloud computing called the Open Cloud Testbed;
sponsors workshops and other events related to cloud computing."

"Back to Sam’s question. Few authors publish in true xhtml mode, fewer still include inline svg images in their xhtml, and fewer still include titles or descriptions in those images. But in theory, you can imagine a situation where a web author publishes in true xhtml mode, and the author includes an inline svg image within an xhtml page, and an end user is using a browser that supports true xhtml, and that user is using a hypothetical screenreader-of-the-future that implements support for the <title> and <desc> elements within inline svg images within xhtml pages, and that user stumbles across that page. It’s theoretically possible, therefore you have to do it. Period. End of discussion."

"Dan manages to imply that the problem he encountered can be tagged open-source. Coordinating consistent builds across a tangle of libraries would seem to be hard enough that it would require some orchestration. It’s actually kind of striking how well this works in the loosely inter-project world of open source. Stefano has been known to point out that the friction that rises out of solving this problem creates inter-project social energy that’s extremely valuable. Which I’ll admit to wondering if it’s not a good thing that these problems arise."

"This the right thing to do not only because it is a more realistic assessment of an academic’s worth. It’s also the right thing to do because it helps to build the value of the network. If knowledge and expertise are becoming properties of the network, it is the social responsibility of our institutions to encourage the enhancement of that network."

"Finally, which equation should be chosen and how should it be used?

• for basic / fast calculations, you can use dE76 but beware of its problems
• for graphics arts use we recommend dE94 and perhaps dE-CMC 2:1..."

"With NORTHCOM taking the lead on briefing the public, it’s clear the Bush Administration wants to send the message that everything is under control. Instead, to those that do this for a living, the message is clear that everything is absolutely and completely broken.

Perhaps the state governments need help. Perhaps FEMA is not up to the job. Perhaps the Bush Administration simply wants a uniform on camera, and this way of doing things is preferable to things happening the way that they should (a process, by the way, that WORKED before Bush screwed it up)."

"The last time I went to Boston—Massachusetts—was in the summer."

Wondering about type designers' license agreements.

".epub" allows publishers to produce and send a single digital publication file through distribution and offers consumers interoperability between software/hardware for unencrypted reflowable digital books and other publications.

Summary of OK vs. CC similarities and differences

via: Don Kretz

via Danny Yee

I expect there were open-source vs. commercial control wars as well, with every stage of adoption of new tech....

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