links for 2008-12-18
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A very thoughtful article about the relation between academic and industry jobs. The walls that currently exist between them, the status implications of spending time "out in the world" for one's potential place in academica, are severe and deplorable.
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A guide or tutorial for students about how to find, evaluate and organise… stuff.
I'm enrolled in the postgraduate computing programme of the Open University and am again and again pleasantly surprised by the quality of their material. The course (M882) is very good, too.
chris @ December 19, 2008