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xzvf writes:
As someone that went to high school in the 80's, this newsletter from 1980 is a blast from the past. An interview with Microsoft talks up it's BASIC language product and predicts voice control of computers in five years. Advertisements for Compute magazine which is about to go monthly and an article about a computer "network" in Minnesota that connects some fax machine looking terminal to a central computer over telephone lines. Lots of Atari, TI and RadioShack news too.
Its a reminder from 30 years ago that we are still not using technology effectively in education.
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xzvf writes:
A disgruntled Clemson University staffer shows how US News and World Report college rankings are manipulated. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/762934.html
Techniques include bad mouthing other schools, filling out applications from highly qualified students that never intended to apply, and lying about class size and professor salaries.
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek says Forget the conventional wisdom. U.S. schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2007/sb20071025_827398.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek advocates allowing users in China and India to pirate Microsoft software so it can obtain the same level of market share there as it has in the US and Europe.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jul20 07/id20070725_504325.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek summerizes a new report from the American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) that they think mitigates the effect of outsourcing on IT employment.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr 2007/tc20070424_967747.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+ index_top+story
