Off to NYC for an excursion. La Monte Young Sound House, Seminar at Pratt, La Boheme & Lizzie. Disconnection from the netgrid for several days. Incipient fear of e-mail overload upon return. The new semester looms.

Journalists, citizens, here is a list of news sources on Iraq, from Iraq and the mideast, including Al Jezeera's English language page. What will Colin Powell say to the world? Check out what some not so sympathetic sources are saying. The list was compiled by Al Thompkins of Poynter Instittute.

Internet revolution persists despite dotcom bust. This is a series of stories by David Minasian, writing in the Economist. He is a commentator on NPR as well. The fundamental change is that e-communications will change the way humans communicate, and thus how organizations and society functions. Don't miss this one.

Just off the e-presses, Italians and those who speak Italian are voting for their picks for Saint of the Internet at www.santiebeati.it. Those who can't read Italian can follow the story from CNN

Now here is a kind of gaming that has potential. Outcomes are built from player actionsin a way that makes me think of creating a flock of birds flying in StarLogo. Obviously, this kind of theorizing permeates the world of literary theorists these days. Note to self: Analyze news coverage, and then develop a model for presenting content in a personalized reader based on reader's previous interests and choices. Cool.