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I’m not going to comment on the new Judas Gospels other than to say that I think this is the coolest historical find since they located the Dead Sea Scrolls. And, of course, to point people to what resources I found on the subject:
From the NY Times: Judas, minus the betrayal. Here, too. Also, yes, the document is genuine, but is the story true? And, of course, excerpts of the text itself (I have a copy of this on my iMac.)
Better stuff from National Geographic.
Enjoy!
The Pentagon’s stated intention of gaining control of the internet and comprehensive control of the larger EM-spectrum, while perfectly logical and maybe desirable (in a Clausewitz sort of way,) is never going to work. This story is not exactly getting major air time in the U.S. as far as I can tell (which isn’t much) but I found a mention of it here and here’s an article from the Sunday Herald.
It’s incredibly ambitious to plan this sort of thing, which goes far, far beyond mere national security. And knowing the way the highest levels of the military make plans, they most likely will attempt to implement this in some fashion in the near future (next decade? before 2010?) I merely don’t think they realize the scope of what the job entails (if they did, they’d have allocated billions of dollars to it, not a lousy $300 million). The truth is that the world has more tech-savvy nerds, freaks, geeks, and weirdos than the U.S. military and all of them would be highly motivated to punch any holes they could find in this attempt to dominate the world’s communication routes. And as one fellow I know who has worked with the military pointed out to me, those guys can barely manage their budgets, and the only reason ARPANet is still alive is because it went public (arguable, perhaps, but the point is an excellent one.) Big ideas and big plans that are brilliant in scope and unworkable in real life is the hallmark of the current Pentagon staff.
If you like maps as much as I do (even if, like me, you can’t always draw them as well as you’d like) and you’re concerned about (or merely interested in) gas prices or coastal inundation (or both,) then check these out:
The first is a map that shows gasoline prices (no diesel prices that I can find, sorry) from county to county;
And this one is a nifty splice of Google maps to show where the high ground is and whether you need to flee to it if sea levels rise X meters.
Enjoy!
Howdy, Librarians! Just a fast reminder that Tuesday, April 11, 2006 is Medical Information Day, and the Academy is celebrating thusly:
Tap into the 4-1-1 on medical information, on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, when the Medical Library Association (MLA) celebrates "Medical Information Day" in recognition of the invaluable information and vast range of services medical librarians provide for their institutions and local communities.
To celebrate information day and learn more about how medical librarians can help you, the staff at the New York Academy of Medicine Library invites you for a day of demos at 1216 5th Avenue on the third floor of the Library. These mini-classes, designed to help you more effectively use the library’s various electronic resources, will be held every hour on the half hour from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Hartwell Room. In addition, a staff-only demo on the new features in Groupwise will be held at 12 noon. All demos are free and open to the staff as well as the general public unless otherwise noted.
9:30 e-Journals
10:30 My NCBI (How to Save Your Searches in PubMed and More)
11:30 Genetics Home Reference
12:00 Groupwise (staff only)
12:30 New Features in the NYAM On-line Catalog
1:30 The Clipboard in PubMed
2:30 Grey Literature
For more information contact Winifred King x 7323.
(As a fast FYI, I’m teaching the 9.30 class on E-Journals. Hope to see you there.)