Re: [DDN] Technology Blackout Day

2005-03-28 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Hi, So what technology will they do without? Computers? Cell Phones? Lights? Heat? Running water? Flush Toilets? Books (Printing Press is Technology)? I asked this question for two reasons. Most of you responded to the first reason, that of a society that does not know (for the most part)

On Doorbells (WAS Re: [DDN] Technology Blackout Day- Technoliteracy)

2005-03-28 Thread James Lerman
Taran, Read your blog on doorbells and enjoyed it greatly. Thought I might just add my 2 cents. My family and I live in an apartment in NYC. We have a buzzer and intercom setup to the street, several stories below us. We'd love to have a TV cam in the lobby so we can see who rings our

[DDN] ALERT: another earthquake off Indonesia, possibly tsunami alert

2005-03-28 Thread Andy Carvin
This just appeared on CNN's homepage a few moments ago: Earthquake measuring 8.2 reported off Indonesian coast on same fault line as quake that caused Dec. 26 tsunami. Details soon. Please alert colleagues in coastal Southeast Asia and South Asia as soon as possible. --

[DDN] NEWS: tsunami update

2005-03-28 Thread Andy Carvin
Here's the latest info. More available at http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com and http://www.tsunami-info.org. Again, please warn Asian colleagues immediately. ac AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 1610Z 28 MAR 2005 COORDINATES - 2.3 NORTH 97.1 EAST

Re: [DDN] Last night's Boston DDN meetup

2005-03-28 Thread King Collins
Dear Andy and DDN folks. Re face to face meetings and acoustics. It sounds like the first meeting off Boston DDN was a success. Congratulations. I wonder how the acoustics were. Background noise is a serious problem for me. Always has been. Sometimes in bars I wish everyone had a lapel mike

[DDN] Simputer

2005-03-28 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Hi, A project that I have been tracking for over three years has finally made it to market in a big way. That is India's Simputer project (www.simputer.org) The Simputer is a design for a low-cost, PDA-like computer that could be shared among users. Why do I say PDA-like? While most PDAs can

[DDN] keeping DDN in the public eye

2005-03-28 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi DDN community - i noticed that widely read macnn.com web site has a link today to the article i wrote last week on using skype as a community media production tool. http://macnn.com/ at the end of this article is a link to my DDN profile web. do you see the way this brings

[DDN] Teaching Opportunities 05-06

2005-03-28 Thread James Lerman
Were Looking for a Few Great Teachers. Do You Know One? The North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, one of Americas most celebrated public schools, seeks to fill teaching vacancies for the 2005-2006 school year. Due to high demand, our school is expanding next year. North Stars first