Reading Incomprehension

Many people remember those tests as lots of multiple-choice questions answered by marking bubbles with a No.

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Passing D.C.'s Rules to Get a Gun Was Hard, but the Weapon Posed Its Own Test - washingtonpost.com

It took $833.69, a total of 15 hours 50 minutes, four trips to the Metropolitan Police Department, two background checks, a set of fingerprints, a five-hour class and a 20-question multiple-choice exam [to obtain a handgun in Washington, DC]. ...

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Breakthrough of the Podcast Authors

A number of unpublished authors have attracted impressive followings syndicating their books through podcasts. Crown publisher Tina Constable indicates that podcasts could become a source of new material for publication.

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Internet Explorer 6 to be supported through (at least) 2014

Microsoft will keep the beast alive at least another five years, despite wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst Web developers.

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Leonard Peltier's Parole Decision May Come Tuesday

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A.P. Cracks Down on Unpaid Use of Articles on Web - NYTimes.com

This appears to be the sequel to AP's earlier efforts to charge for clipped content on the Web.

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Open-Source Backers March on Washington

They've formed a group called Open Source for America, which seeks to make sure that government agencies at least consider open-source software as an option in their buying decisions.

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Microsoft defends nuanced open-source approach

I'll be interested to hear the Linux crowd on Newsvine deconstruct this. Thoughts? Scathing criticisms?

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Friendster founder on the rise and fall of America's first big social network

This reminds me, I should probably get around to deleting my Friendster account. I haven't used it in years.

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Report finds government vulnerable to cyber attacks - CNN.com

The nation's security could be in jeopardy because not enough workers are sufficiently trained to protect computer systems from hackers, criminals, terrorists and foreign governments.

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Is Twitter Sending You 500% To 1600% More Traffic Than You Might Think?

Pretty sure my site gets no traffic, so I'm gonna go with "No." But the rest of you might enjoy the Danny Sullivan's look at how Web analytics work with regard to Twitter's various parasitic URL-shortening services.

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Newspaper readers and Web surfers try to stump one another

Slate to conduct a "highly scientific experiment" in which motivated news readers are allowed to read only one type of publication - print or online - and then compete to see who has the better grasp of world events. Followers of Slate can play along, too.

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Musicians Find New Backers as Labels Lose Power (and Internet Influence Grows)

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"Worldwide Leader" ESPN Goes Local

ESPN is only one of a growing number of major media organizations investing in "hyperlocal." The question that remains to be answered, for me, is whether they'll do so in a way that truly incorporates regional voices, or become nouveau examples of the ClearChannel approach.

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Gordon Brown speaks at TED Global

His money quote? ...digital technology offered a way to create a "global society".

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"Cloud Computing Still Pie in Sky"

An analysis piece talking about the substantial hype and ever-around-the-corner payoff of cloud computing applications.

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UAE Blackberry update was spyware

Apparently, a cellular provider in the United Arab Emirates encouraged users to install a "performance update" on their Blackberries, which ultimately turned out to be surveillance software.

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BBC News Looks at the Upcoming European TED Conference

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Yahoo set to unveil new homepage

Isn't this their second redesign in about as many years? Anyhow, this new look will supposedly put more emphasis social networking, not just on Yahoo, but by featuring popular sites elsewhere.

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New Path To Restore Identities Of Missing

The search for missing and unidentified persons is getting a bit of help by moving online.

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Medieval battle records go online

A rather astonishing amount of information about the soldiers who fought the Hundred Years War is now available on the Web, thanks to British researchers.

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Airlines (or, rather, their contractors) in a Race to Provide WiFi

I can get WiFi on the bus now - so I'd say it's about time.

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