Technology is not God.

The debate continues, though I think the librarians may be setting themselves up for failure by premising their arguements on free speech.  After all, if the technology worked perfectly, then there would be no need to protest its presence.  Politicians and parents aren't concerned about the sites that are blocked -- very few of them use the net to its full extent anyway.

Computers in Libraries Make Moral Judgments, Selectively. Public libraries can't shield their patrons from the evils lurking in cyberspace, nor can technology eliminate the problems it creates. By Geoffrey Nunberg. [New York Times: Technology]

5:22:53 PM    

"Smart Mobs" Enters the Vernacular. I'm sure that Howard Rheingold will be pleased, in a sense, to know that his "smart mobs" meme now considered... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

Smart-Mobbing the War. Eli Pariser and other young antiwar organizers are the first to be using wired technologies as weapons. But some of the old difficulties won't go away. By George Packer.

5:20:37 PM    

Would Jefferson approve?

Haven't read the article yet, it is on my table waiting for me to finish chores. 

"Smart Mobs" Enters the Vernacular. I'm sure that Howard Rheingold will be pleased, in a sense, to know that his "smart mobs" meme now considered... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

5:19:49 PM    

Add to the reading shelf.

Review makes this book sound like a great add to the library.  One of my old companies (Comshare -- actually bought the micro sw company I was with)... is mentioned.

The Ascent of the Software Civilization. In his incisive, panoramic book on the history of the software industry, Martin Campbell-Kelly delivers context, insight, and even occasional humor. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business]

5:17:12 PM