Re: [DDN] Digital Divide, Telecentres and Iraq

2005-05-08 Thread Taran Rampersad
Mark Warschauer wrote: >> Maybe we should start a 'Blogs for bombs' amnesty program, where >> people trade bombs for a voice on the internet. While that may sound >> stupid and perhaps facetious, it's a blind stab at part of the problem - >> when people feel they must resort to violence, it is usu

[DDN] Webheads and the Digital Divide Network,

2005-05-08 Thread John Hibbs
At 9:23 PM -0700 5/7/05, Aiden Yeh wrote: Vance Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Group cohesion is when as a result of postings on a thread the group feels more like it's heading in a common and positive direction. I belong to far too many lists, the majority of which are in the education arena.

[DDN] explosion at Kabul cybercafe kills three

2005-05-08 Thread Andy Carvin
lippines. But police said Sunday they were mistaken. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050508/ap_on_re_as/afghan_explosion -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http:

Re: [DDN] explosion at Kabul cybercafe kills three

2005-05-08 Thread John Hibbs
That is a grim reminder of the fierce nature of those who wish to return Afghans -- and other Arabs - to 4th century barbarism. This should not mean that there should be less cybercafes. If that logic would apply, police training would stop because the their facilities are targeted. It would

Re: [DDN] best blog in tennessee - paul chenoweth

2005-05-08 Thread Andy Carvin
I've been enjoying Paul's posts as well, though I've had to seek his main blog rather than his ddn blog, since it's only capturing excerpts from his main blog, which is unfortunate. The blogNashville folks have also set up a mobcast for attendees, which has been fun to listen to. You can find i

Re: [DDN] explosion at Kabul cybercafe kills three

2005-05-08 Thread Andy Carvin
John Hibbs wrote: That is a grim reminder of the fierce nature of those who wish to return Afghans -- and other Arabs - to 4th century barbarism. Actually, Afghans aren't even closely related to Arabs, but that's a topic for another listserv. :-) This should not mean that there should be less

Re: [DDN] Want E-Gov? Pick Up the Phone (fwd)

2005-05-08 Thread Kenan Jarboe
Andy -- thanks for posting this. Sometimes we forget how powerful the "old" technologies (i.e. telephones) can be. I think the thrust of this report is important -- "which electronic channels work best" I would even drop the word "electronic". Our goal is access to government information,

[DDN] keeping things on-topic....

2005-05-08 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, An admin request - please remember to keep the discussion on the digital divide side of this story. Like I joked in my reply to john, there are other lists more appropriate for debating Islamist extremism, US policy in Iraq, etc. So while I think it's important to be able to discuss

[DDN] request for nominations: AO / Technorati Open Media 100

2005-05-08 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, Technorati.com and the Always On Network are requesting nominations for what they're calling the Open Media 100. Quoting David Sifry, CEO of Technorati: "With the AO/Technorati Open Media 100 list, we are honoring those individuals who are driving the proliferation of Open Media an

Re: [DDN] explosion at Kabul cybercafe kills three

2005-05-08 Thread John Hibbs
At 11:21 AM -0400 5/8/05, Andy Carvin wrote: John Hibbs wrote: That is a grim reminder of the fierce nature of those who wish to return Afghans -- and other Arabs - to 4th century barbarism. Actually, Afghans aren't even closely related to Arabs, but that's a topic for another listserv. :-) Yup.

RE: [DDN] Digital Divide, Telecentres and Iraq

2005-05-08 Thread John Hibbs
At 1:07 PM -0700 5/7/05, Dr. Steve Eskow wrote: The telecenter that enriches one community that lead to a deepening of discord and violence in the next one. Poppycock. Extremism is the source of the danger. If it is pointed at hospitals because that is where people gather, should we quit providin