Seb's Open Research

Monday, November 08, 2004

"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Charles de Gaulle What do you think? []  links to this post    4:36:11 PM   NB ed dept. bans youth webmail service The New Brunswick department of Education made an unfortunate decision earlier this week - they started blocking access to the free monpif.ca webmail service. Monpif is a nifty French language alternative to the ubiquitous and ad-filled Hotmail. It has the backing of Schoolnet and Industry Canada, and was specially designed for youngsters in collaboration with the Canadian Federation of Teachers. Roberto Gauvin explains how this move affects things at his school, where many students relied on the service and can no longer access their email, and Audrey Miller tells a little more over at Infobourg (both links in French). Apparently, the fact that anyone can sign up for an account at monpif causes security concerns at the department and is the reason for the firewalling. Can anyone explain this? I find it puzzling. What do you think? []  links to this post    4:10:34 PM   English Idioms - Sayings and Slang, explained The English language is full of expressions that don't make sense when taken literally. This guide, "English Idioms - Sayings and Slang", by Wayne Magnuson, is thus very handy for the non-native speakers among us who have been wondering what they mean. Also good for lollygagging. :-) What do you think? []  links to this post    3:46:19 PM

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