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At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard

At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard By SARA RIMER The New York Times January 13, 2009 CAMBRID...

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monty

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M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree

M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree By TAMAR LEWIN The New York Times October 2, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Cristen...

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monty

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Re: Western Union's satellite loss [Telecom]

> I am curious as to how much of their microwave network > they used in the 1980s, how much of their own pole lines > w...

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nmclain

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WU cellular phone business [Telecom]

> WU also sought to be a conventional cell phone provider, another > effort that did not work out. In the mid 1980's I...

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bernies

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Verizon strips murals from N.E.T. HQ at 185 Franklin St. in Boston [Telecom]

According to the Boston Herald, Verizon has outraged preservationists by removing the mural paintings that were shown i...

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bill

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Re: Western Union's satellite loss [Telecom]

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:34:18 -0400, wrote, in part: > ... [snip] ... > > 5) Telex was very important in 1980 but soon l...

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mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp

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Re: Western Union's satellite loss [Telecom]

> The wiki entry says Loyds of London would not pay for the satellite loss > because it was NOT an act of God. I saw th...

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hancock4

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Re: Project 'Gaydar': At MIT, an experiment identifies which stude... [Telecom]

> 1) Easy searching: Before computers, public records were difficult to > search. Deeds, for example, were stored seque...

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Wesrock

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USDOT seeks to discourage distracted driving [Telecom]

[The United States government's Department of Transportation] plans to offer recommendations to address the growing tra...

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hancock4

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Foreign Airlines Ahead of U.S. on Cellphone Use [Telecom]

Foreign Airlines Ahead of U.S. on Cellphone Use By JOE SHARKEY September 29, 2009 Cellphone use on airplanes, it would...

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monty

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At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is High Risk [Telecom]

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is High Risk By MATT RICHTEL October 1, 2009 JOPLIN, Mo. - Looking back...

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monty

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Re: What if People Don't Take the Bait to Go Paperless? [Telecom]

|***** Moderator's Note ***** | |This subject has repercussions that go _way_ beyond spam. Before I |give my email addr...

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ddl

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Re: What if People Don't Take the Bait to Go Paperless? [Telecom]

***** Moderator's Note ***** > "DA" services were often used by bill collectors and other > high-volume call originator...

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Wesrock

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Re: What if People Don't Take the Bait to Go Paperless? [Telecom]

> Yep, but some folks still long for DOS and a 110 baud modem I still pine for DOS, where there are a lot of things tha...

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Wesrock

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Re: Project 'Gaydar': At MIT, an experiment identifies which stude... [Telecom]

> 4) Births, deaths, weddings: Often publicized in local newspapers, > church newsletters, college alumni news notes. I...

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Wesrock

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