Daily Archives: April 23, 2004

Our esteemed cyber-vecino, Ion, has posted an extremely interesting note on translation in general, and specifically a translation into Spanish of a work by one of his favorite poets, Derek Wolcott. This got us thinking, again, about the difficulties and … Continue reading →

An extremely interesting article in the New York Times examines the changing role of public libraries, specifically their development into public Internet portals and access points for digital information. For the library, supplying patrons with access to the Internet and … Continue reading →

Alert readers and followers of the Berkman Blogging Clique may have noticed that currently both the Dowbrigade and MIT Uber-Blogger Philip Greenspun are both in Ecuador, land of flowers and fun. Contrary to rumors flying around the Internet, we are … Continue reading →

An alarming email reached us yesterday from a friend an ex-colleague in Brazil, alleging and alerting that the Brazilian congress was in the process of debating a project that would have the eventual effect of reducing the planets last great … Continue reading →