Thursday, February 5, 2004

Notelets for 2004.02.05 #

I'm wondering whether a proposal to work on OpenOfficeOrg bibliographics couldn't be pulled together to claim the Python bounties being offered to fund work. PyXlwriter0: a PythonLanguage library for writing Excel files w/o using COM. Gates Backs E-Mail Stamp in War on Spam: hmmm....can anyone come up with a system that preserves what I consider great about email: flat rate (zero extra costs to me, once I've paid for infrastructure) while giving me the easy ability to block spam. I guess this view misses the interests of ISPs, which do care about lots of junk flowing through their systems even if I as an end-user manages to filter them away. The Next Wave: Liberation Technology by JohnUnsworth I received email about The Partnership in Global Learning: Workshop On E-learning Objects and Systems: The Partnership in Global Learning: Workshop On E-learning Objects and Systems Call for Proposals and Participation Workshop Date: June 3 -4, 2004 Submission Date: March 1, 2004 Location: Grosvenor Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida (in Disney World) Workshop Aim: This workshop will serve as a forum for researchers and developers of e-learning objects and e-learning systems to exchange ideas, share their accomplishments and on-going R&D efforts, identify topics of interest for future work, and foster collaboration. This call is to invite your participation and contribution in forms of paper presentations, panel discussions, and/or working group discussions. For more information on the program and registration see the PGL Home Page: http://pgl.ufl.edu . and click on the link to the PGL Workshop. Hotel reservations at the Grosvenor can be made after February 1, 2004. VIPs: Virally Interactive Pixels: Millions of Japanese schoolgirls can’t be wrong: there’s always a market for instant gratification.. Scott Leslie wrote about PORTOLE. Any chance that Luke Hutteman will add Atom support to SharpReader? I'm more interested in that support now that Blogger is supporting Atom and my friend Krista's blog is on Blogger. There's a list of Atom enabled client software.   Posted by Raymond Yee on 2/5/04; 5:20:44 PM from the Notelets dept. Discuss