Author Archives: Kevin

Can Anyone See This Video?

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Kevin

A University of Richmond student on his blindness and how learning about government services changed his life. Thanks to Lit Maxwell for sharing this.

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Updating the MISO Survey

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Kevin

This past Thursday and Friday the MISO Survey team met to work on revisions to the survey instrument.  This is something the survey team does every two years to keep the survey up to date.  Since we value the ability … Continue reading →

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Kenji Yoshino – Covering

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Kevin

Kenji Yoshino, author of the book Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, came to campus last week.  Yoshino is a professor at the NYU School of Law.  He’s currently writing a book on Shakesepare and the law, which … Continue reading →

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University of Virginia to Close Computer Labs

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Kevin

Chris Faigle sent along an article from our local NBC station that UVA plans to close most of its public computing labs by the summer of 2011.  It’s a fiscal decision in a rough economy, with a stated rationale that … Continue reading →

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U. of Michigan Press Reorganizes as a Unit of the Library

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Kevin

The Chronicle has an article this week on the University of Michigan Press becoming a part of the Library.  Scholarly publishing continues to change quickly in this economy. “It removes the bottom line on a book-by-book basis,” he said. “Basically … Continue reading →

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Rights Clash on YouTube, and Videos Disappear

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Kevin

This morning’s New York Times has an article on copyright and YouTube.  Warner Music and YouTube have an agreement that has YouTube pulling down content from their servers even when it seems the posted videos are within Fair Use guidelines. … Continue reading →

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World Builder

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Kevin

World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo. Someday Second Life or its successor might be like this. Thanks to NMC Virtual Worlds for calling attention to this video.

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Second Life Zoning Board

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Kevin

Friday I sat down with Fred, Sharon, and Joe for the first meeting of the Second Life Richmond island Zoning Board.  Despite the Gartner Group putting virtual worlds into the Trough of Disillusionment in 2008, we’re getting more interest on … Continue reading →

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Twitter Problems – Reconsidering Jaiku

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Kevin

Twitter’s had a number of problems lately. Seems it all started when they had the system down for upgrades a couple of weeks ago. Since then they’re on par with Second Life for technical problems. The two blur together for … Continue reading →

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