02 September 2002

The Telework Consortium TELEWORK CONSORTIUM.org -- Plans are underway to open a Telework Laboratory in Herndon, Virginia, incorporating full-motion video powered by ultra broadband connections. Plenty of people with deep pockets buy into the group's vision. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Small Business Administration each awarded the Consortium $2.4 million and $1 million respectively. It's also signed on seven big name technology partners: Nortel, AgilQuest, Microsoft, 3M, Groove Networks, Alloptic and Optical Solutions.

Jumping on the Blogtrain Doug Kenline -- He's got a new meme: "jumping on the blogtrain."

It's What You Do Lois McMaster Bujold -- "Experience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive."

More Life in the Aggregator Spottings GOOGLE.com -- Search for life in the aggregator and you'll find it here and in 10 other areas, including McGee's Musings, both2and: beyond binary, System.Error.Emit, slammin' salon, Radio Free Blogistan, dixiblog (an obvious cry for help). Googlebot has an amazing reach, doesn't he?

Online Campus Costs Siphon Money WIRED.com -- Online campus infrastructure requirements siphon public money from dwindling budgets.

Lessig's Argument for Limited Terms of Software Copyright Lawrence Lessig -- Following the Lessig versus all-comers debate is as difficult as finding hyperlinks that work. So it's best to go back to the source and to read Lessig's arguments for a 10-year limit on software copyright.

Hollywood and Technology Faced with declining sales, the music industry has carved out a "back to the basics" focus, locking into mentalities that generate revenue. It looks like the door between Hollywood and technology has slammed shut. Instead of researching online revenue streams, Hollywood is bent on using recently passed laws to restrict equipment manufacturers and to demand names of those with file-sharing web sites.