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Re: [Air-l] v work
by Helena 09 Mar '02

09 Mar '02

Hej Lars, Her cigaretlinket jeg talt om her forleden. Jeg haaber du har dine horeboffer med (gud, hvorfor kan man ikke skrive o paa dette tastatur!?) See you late... H On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, computer fine arts wrote: > > > xena > http://www.computerfinearts.com/xena/ > > pecker > http://www.computerfinearts.com/pecker/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > * recommended: DSL+, quicktime, Explorer 5+, Netscape 6+ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > : <computerfinearts> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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A list that better fulfills an internet research mission.
by Tom Diffenbach 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

I'm Tom Diffenbach, a political consultant specializing in dynamics of action, not an academic, and also a person who has owned, operated, used, and studied websites and lists for years. I value aoir for its resources and also as a case study of sorts. At times I observe recognizable behaviors in this list and wait to see if anyone mentions them. One recent example was the discussion of some not-so-important subject (I already forget:) during the holidays. This fits a pattern of lists cycling thru a period where everyone, including those who at the moment perhaps don't have anything to contribute academically or professionally, get to share a comment or two. It helps to rejuvenate a list but also contributes at least temporarily to reducing the quality of its content. Currently the "rules or no rules" discussion so common to lists is on our front burner. I recall one medical-legal list where a "no rules" attorney insisted on posting occasional crude humor arguing that it was welcomed (or at least not objected to) by many. Soon after, he created a somewhat competing list where he was very much the rule-maker and disqualified his humorous type of posts from his list to maintain its professionalism. That might suggest to you what this political consultant see as a prospect that aoir should consider: that serious professionals on this list, openly or quietly, will find or start a similar list. The issue isn't so much whether there should be rules but whether an internet researcher can find a list that better fulfills an internet research mission. With respect, Tom

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digests and kill files (was: The Dire State of the AoIR List)
by Bram Dov Abramson 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

denise.argent(a)ntlworld.com: >my secondary method works better.......i check who has posted the message, >and based on prior readings from them i'm sometimes guilty of just deleting >them...unless i'm in the mood to be amused, annoyed or entertained and >then...I just might read them Like most air subscribers I read the above message as part of a digest, which got me thinking ... has anyone seen any individual or organisation get into providing digesting services? Example: the digest-service offers air-l, perhaps on my request. Thus instead of subscribing to air-l I'd subscribe to the digest-service's version of air-l. (And, I guess, the digesting-service would help me subscribe to air-l as a receive-no-messages subscriber in order to allow me to post.) I say this, of course, because it seems like the unbundling of list-management and digest-management might be a positive thing. For example, it would make sense for digest-managers to develop a capability for personal kill-files, which is currently incompatible with a digest. And which, as traffic on this list grows, would be increasingly handy. (It would also help e-mail lists from becoming dinosaurs next to the really great functionalities being integrated into Web-based boards. Which, for those who like how e-mail works and how digested e-mail lists work, might be a happy thing.) cheers Bram --

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Text-Mining Technology
by Karla-Tonella＠uiowa.edu 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Possibly a research tool some on this list might be interested in.... Company Claims Text-Mining Technology Can Spot A Lie The software maker SAS Institute says it has developed a text-mining system that allows large quantities of text to be scanned, categorized and analyzed. And, SAS says, it can spot a lie - literally - from a thousand miles away. Although originally developed to allow firms to speed up the rate at which inbound e-mail and letters can be processed, SAS said it has discovered the technology also can be used to tackle a wide variety of situations in which a writer is acting fraudulently or lying. more at http://www.techknowtimes.com/jump/v5i9008.html

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The Dire State of the AoIR List
by David Neice 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Hi, In the space of a year the AoIR list has gone from being mildly interesting to being almost unreadable. I am not the only one who is noticing the deterioration. In the interests of communication I suggest we: 1) Learn to use our email options and preferences. If an Internet researcher used the AoIR list as an unobtrusive indicator of the 'technical knowledge' of Internet researchers, their conclusions would be dire. 2) Refrain from posting HTML, Word .doc (and other word processor) files as well as MIME files. JUST PLAIN ASCII PLEASE. ASCII file convertors are available for most word processors. Also please check the options list re ASCII in your email program. 3) Limit the recent trend towards posting 'brain farts', personal attacks, and comments intended for one other person. THIS IS A PUBLIC INFORMATION LIST. Please email personal comments one-to-one. 4) Actually think about what we post, and, in particular, assess how useful will it be to a wide range of list members. Idiosyncratic commentary and unedited streams of consciousness are pushing the noise-to-signal ratio way up. Cheers, david neice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David C. Neice DPhil. digital-literacy.com :-) Website at http://www.kw.igs.net/~neice/ Address: 47 Combermere, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 5B2 Tel: 519-885-2951 Fax: 519-885-5263 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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RE: [Air-l] "Call for Book Chapters" - best papers from ITiRA2002 Conference , 27 - 29 August 2002
by HUI, Kwok Fai Philip 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Dear Prof. Taylor, I am interested in the captioned conference and book chapters. Amy Ponyton, a specialist in cyber-learning for IBM Learning Services-Asia Pacific based in Australia, and I would like to co-author a paper for the book, preliminary titled "ICT for Regional Education and Training: Building & Sustaining Leadership and Partnership." Since Amy is on leave now, could you allow us to submit the abstract next week? Thank you very much for your kind consideration and looking forward to meeting you in Queensland in August! With best regards, Philip Philip Kwok-fai HUI, Ph.D. Department of Educational Policy and Administration The Hong Kong Institute of Education 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po Hong Kong China Tel. (852) 2948-7963 (o.); (852) 9788-5676 (m.) Fax: (852) 2948-7619 Email: phui(a)ied.edu.hk <mailto:phui@ied.edu.hk> -----Original Message----- From: Wal Taylor [mailto:w.taylor@cqu.edu.au] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 6:54 AM Subject: [Air-l] "Call for Book Chapters" - best papers from ITiRA2002 Conference , 27 - 29 August 2002 > Hi all, > Apologies for any cross posting wrt this message. However, this is an important development for advancing the application of Community Informatics in regional settings. Wal Taylor COIN Internet Academy Central Queensland University ROCKHAMPTON, 4700 Tel 07 4923 2568 Mob 0409 456115 Fax 07 4927 0700 > ******************************************************************** > > Authors for book chapters required > > We have just signed a contract with an international publisher to edit a book on "Using Community Informatics to > Transform Regions". We will be selecting the best papers from the ITiRA 2002 Conference at CQU Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 27 - 29 August 2002 to form the basis of this book. If you are interested in contributing a chapter to this book, please submit an abstract of your paper to ITiRA2002 > before March 8 (details can be found at: http://itira.cqu.edu.au ). > > The overall purpose of the Conference is to examine strategies, research and applications for the introduction and use of Information Technology in Regional Areas. Current experience indicates that regional areas are lagging behind cities in the adoption of IT and that there are specific issues > relating to the use of IT in regions. > > ITiRA will include a mixture of refereed papers as well as non-refereed case studies and applications. Whilst seeking papers and case studies in the broad arena of IT in regions, ITiRA currently has eight major track themes: > 1 - Community Informatics; > 2 - IT for Regional Health; > 3 - IT for Regional Media and Communication; > 4 - IT for Regional Industry and e-Economy; > 5 - IT for Regional Education and Training; > 6 - IT for Developing Countries and Indigenous Peoples; > 7 - IT For Regional Culture and Media; > 8 - e-Democracy. > > Each track will consist of a keynote address, refereed papers, case studies and reports of applications. The conference is designed for Community Leaders, IT Managers & Project Leaders, Funders, Policymakers, Researchers, Government Officials and Regional Community Development Groups. > > Papers can be submitted to either the refereed Research Papers Section or the Case Study and Applications Section. Research Papers can be no longer than 5000 words. Case studies and Reports of Applications can be considerably shorter. > > Timetable: > Expressions of interest - March 8, 2002 > Invited to submit paper - March 22, 2002 > Papers due - May 10, 2002 > Referees comments due - June 7, 2002 > Final papers due - July 5, 2002 > > For general information on the conference or to submit abstracts and letters of interest, contact: itira2002(a)cqu.edu.au. > > ******************************************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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research funding
by geert lovink 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Dear list, perhaps some of you could help me with this. I am looking for research funding. Later on in the year MIT Press will publish two books of mine: Dark Fiber, collected essays on critical Internet culture and Uncanny Networks, interviews with international media theorists and artists. I have now started writing the next one which will focus on Internet culture after the dotcom crash and 911. Publishers are interested but won't fund the work. They presuppose you've already have an income, which, for me, as an independant media theorist and net critic, is not the case. Any tip would be most welcome. Yours, Geert Lovink (Sydney) New web archive: www.laudanum.net/geert

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Re: [Air-l] The Dire State of the AoIR List
by Rune Dalgaard 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Hi I agree with David Neices' comments on the increasing amount of irrelevant information and personal mails on this list. It has been very useful and still sometimes is, but it would be much better without all the 'by the way' comments, you usually discuss in a lunch room or other small circles - I wonder whether people realize that this list reaches many hundreds of people if not more? I strongly support that we try to follow David's suggestions. Cheers, Rune ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rune Dalgaard, MA, Doctoral Candidate Dept. of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark E-mail: runed(a)imv.aau.dk / Web: http://www.imv.au.dk/medarbejdere/runed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Network diffusion of meaningful information among medium-highly networked individuals and collectivies
by Lachlan Brown 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Any studies? There are a number of models in human geography. Its like having a chat in a pub in Liverpool that changes the world. Lachlan -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Travelocity.com is giving away two million travel miles. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3969773;6991039;g?http://svc.travelocity.com/…

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by Lachlan Brown 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

::hundreds? ::hundreds of thousands. Lachlan -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Travelocity.com is giving away two million travel miles. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3969773;6991039;g?http://svc.travelocity.com/…

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