Leave your kids alone
I have always been skeptical about technology being used for surveillance purposes- as mentioned in a previous post about GPS-tracking your kids- and I am glad that some experts agree with […]
Author Archives: arcticpenguin
Evolution of portable music devices
In the 1980s, when I was in grade school, my parents gave me my first portable cassette player. On it, I listened to Alvin and the Chipmunks and Beethoven. When […]
Media Re:public wrap-up
Some interesting points from Persephone Miel’s short presentation on the findings of the year-long Media Re:public study: -Usage of the term “legacy media” as opposed to “traditional media” and “citizen […]
Mistress “Rules” North Korea?
The JoongAng Ilbo reports that North Korea’s policy decisions are likely being made by the leader’s concubine. Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, is known to be recovering from a stroke […]
Google Gobbles up Korean Blog Developer
Google announced today (Friday) that it is taking over Tatter & Co. which is famous for its various blogging software. This is the first Korean company that Google has bought, […]
Harvard, Yale students caught teaching illegally in Korea
Korean newspapers report that two 48-year old CEOs of companies that provide consultation for Koreans who want to study abroad were arrested yesterday for allegedly illegally hiring Ivy League students […]
North Korea to provide Internet service
North Korea will begin Internet service next year, according to Kim Sang-myung, chief of the North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity. At a symposium held at the (South Korean) National Assembly yesterday, Kim […]
Bad links and information loss
Although the internet is being touted as a next-generation library, I don’t think it should be considered so until someone solves the problem of extinct web sites. More often than […]
D. Yvette Wohn 