23 Feb 2009
Spooks and techies to be vetted for their online networks

As if I needed another reason to avoid "social networks" like the plague they are...

Be careful who your online friends are, as they could well damage your career. That is the slightly chilling warning sent to us this week by a reader who works at a senior level providing IT support on a range of Government projects.

(link) [The Register]

07:08 /Technology | 0 comments | permanent link

Rename Law? No Wisecrack Is Left Behind

A teacher friend of mine calls it "No Child Gets Ahead". With the emphasis being on testing for rudimentary skill sets, there's neither time nor money for things like advanced science, music, art, or literature. And we're gonna feel the results in about 10 years.

Educators, wonks and assorted rabble-rousers are working to rename the No Child Left Behind act.

(link) [New York Times]

07:06 /Politics | 0 comments | permanent link