Ted Ritzer: Gaeaidealogideas for a better planet(Untitled)- December 13, 2003 Internet Summit Makes Call to 'Wire Up' the World (Reuters). Reuters - More than 170 countries approved an ambitious call to extend the Internet and the benefits of information technology to the poorest corners of the world Friday, but dodged some of the difficulties of doing so. Yahoo! News - Technologyhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/13.html#a3544 (Untitled)- December 13, 2003 'Cyber Oscar' for web project. A Cambodian project has won an award at the UN's digital divide summit for using technology to improve lives. BBC News Technology UK Editionhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/13.html#a3543 (Untitled)- December 13, 2003 Audubon Presents Special Issue on Global Warming - 12203 Audubon Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/12.html#a3538 (Untitled)- December 13, 2003 Okay I can tell I'm going to watch this about 100,000 times. Scripting Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/12.html#a3527 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 Nader Testing Waters. Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate who many Democrats accuse of handing the 2000 elections to Bush, is considering another run for president in 2004. kuro5hin.orghttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/09.html#a3512 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 How many years does an Azeri have to work to buy a copy of WinXP. Over at FirstMonday, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh has published a table showing how many years an average wage-earner in various countries around the world will have to work if they are to buy a copy of Windows. Country GDPcap PCs ('000s) Piracy WinXP Cost 3 Effective $ GDP months Albania 1300 24 n.a. 15196 5.17 Algeria 1773 220 n.a. 11140 3.79 Angola 701 17 n.a. 28184 9.59 Argentina 7166 3415 62% 2757 0.94 Armenia 686 24 n.a. 28806 9.80..http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/09.html#a3509 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 Cambodians share digital wealth. Poor or disabled Cambodians are finding jobs in the global digital economy thanks to a non-profit company. BBC News Technology UK Editionhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/gaeaidealog/2003/12/09.html#a3493 |