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The Digital Disconnect
	The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools is the latest report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. It found that teachers, not students, are the stumbling block for the use of online resources and tools for education. I respect the teachers' reticence, but this is an interesting outcome. Posted: 8/15/02; 5:03:17 PM #

More patent lunacy from Activebuddy
	A company called ActiveBuddy has been awarded a patent on robots that respond to chat messages. Something is broken in the patent office, because that technology has existed for a long time. And in case you think this patent lunacy doesn't apply to nonprofits, just wait. It's coming. Posted: 8/15/02; 5:02:51 PM #