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Why Online Teaching Turned Me Off. I'm not really sure of the point of this contrarian article - the author says "I want to look my students right in the eyeball" while pretending (I guess) that the eyes in the top row of a 500 seat classroom are anything other than a distinct blur. What i think happened is that the author expected a 2010 experience from 1995 software - this bit, for example, is telling: "Click, click. Next comment. If there's a thread to this discussion, I've lost it." But mostly, I think, it's this: "I love classrooms. I love the physical presence of students in all their variety." I'm glad this professor enjoys himself so much. But this professor's pleasure is no reason to keep learning in the dark ages. By Susan Sharpe, Washington Post, April 3, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 12:27:49 PM

Bridgestone's e-Paper Price Tags Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone is producing these e-paper price tags as part of a new billing system being rolled out to Japanese retails stores. Using 'Electro Liquid Powder,' the displays have a quicker refresh time than earlier-generation e-paper solutions and are able to be printed on a substrate just 0.12mm thick. Electronic paper for shelf labels in Japanese stores [MobileRead] - lev (tips@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 9:20:40 AM

MVK Encrypted Hard Drive Enclosures MVK has a new line of hard drive enclosures for the security folk, called the "impact Encrypted HDD Enclosure" line. Available in 40 bit and 128 bit encryption models, each enclosure includes three "security keys" necessary to access the data on the hard drive that is enclosed. I'll also guess and say that they require some sort of special formatting, because otherwise it seems like someone could just steal the entire assembly and remove the hard drive. MKV external hard drive case with encryption [PC Watch] - Liam (tips@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 9:20:06 AM

Apple Chipset Bombshell: Super Multimedia Chip Licensed for Unknown Device Prepare for speculation a-go-go: Apple just licensed a chipset that is capable of not only music and video, but 3D graphics and image capturing with resolutions up to 8-megapixel. Silicon Valley Watcher is reporting that Apple has contracted to use a chipset from UK company Alphamosaic. And not only is the chipset powerful, it can be integrated with chips from Alphamosaic's parent company Broadcom to provide wireless communication, from cell phones to Bluetooth to Wi-Fi. Now as much fun as it is to wonder if Apple is making a video/gaming/cellphone/camera/music device, you also have to realize that Apple often doesn't exploit the full power of the chipsets it licenses (the chipset that powers modern iPods is capable of video, for instance). So while Apple could be designing the ultimate convergence device (or Newton II), they could also just be adding video or 3D menus to the new generation of iPod. What we do know is we won't see a product using this hardware until at least next year, so we've got lots of time to wonder. Who knew that the April Fool's gPod hoax [pictured] would be so quickly probable? Scoop! Brit chip designers score coup as Apple picks chips for next gen mobile multimedia device...the m-Pod? [SiliconValleyWatcher] - lev (tips@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 9:19:34 AM

Robo Urinal: Behold Your Porcelain Master Shakeutron will never judge you. Shakeutron is here to help. Shakeutron would like to buy you a nice steak dinner. Shakeutron did not mean to offend you. Shakeutron would like you to come back. Shakeutron cries 1.5 gallons of tears. (Thanks, baud boy!) - lev (tips@gizmodo.com) [Gizmodo] 9:18:34 AM