Friday, September 12, 2003

Among the implications is the possibility that hand tracing of the text induced memorization and that this particular haptic connection was well recognized in late Antiquity. Is there also another clue lurking here to position the scroll-to-codex transition among advancing composite skills of reading? [future of the book news] 7:55:36 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Here's an eye-roller...company where the lowest 5% get fired every year (!) - employee at the bottom this year has a desperately ill child and needs the insurance. Should you fire him/her? The author of this article actually seems confused about the ethical answer to this question. (Probably wonders why corporate America gets such a bad rap, too.) Cisco gets points because the boss there knows right away, showing that some of us in large organizations still have an intact set of brain cells. When should pity stop a firing? 5:34:33 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Artists Say RIAA Doesn't Speak For Them. Artists respnd to the RIAA's lawsuit campaign: "They're protecting an archaic industry," said the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. "They should... [Blogcritics] 5:22:47 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Boycott-Riaa.com [Popdex - the website popularity index] 4:59:30 AM  comment []  Trackback []

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