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November 2007

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Še sem živ

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Za odsotnost mojega "on-line" jaza je kriva moja okrepljena prisotnost v resničnem svetu. Ta teden je bil tako natrpan in tako pester, da bi bilo vredno pisati o njem, ampak me je preveč utrudil. Mogoče kaj napišem že jutri, do takrat pa si oglejte fotografije prvega letošnjega snega in kako je le ta polepšal razvaline Starega gradu v Višnji Gori.

My enhanced presence in real life is to blame for the absence of new blog posts. Much had happened this week, but the course of events drained so much of my energy that I have none left to tell you about it. Maybe I'll write something tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the pictures of first snow gently covering the ruins of the Old Castle in Višnja Gora.

I want an e-book reader

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Ever since E Ink introduced their electronic paper display I wanted to have an e-book reader. E-books are great, but reading them on an LCD screen just isn't as comfortable as picking up a real book. Sure, you can sink in the comfort of your armchair with a laptop in your lap, but there is the heat (which can be countered using one of these), the weight, limited battery life and above mentioned LCD screen.

Previous attempts of an e-book reader left a lot to be desired but Amazon's Kindle and Sony's PRS-505 look like something I will consider purchasing.

After reading a few reviews and visiting http://www.amazon.com/kindle and http://www.sony.com/ (Good luck climbing the menu tree! I tried Electronics -> Consumer -> Computers -> Notebook Computers -> Accessories and Peripherals and landed here, where I found the old PRS-500, but no PRS-505. :rolleyes: Hint: keep away from gigantic corporate portals!) I decided I'll wait until march. I'm going to the USA then and maybe I'll buy one. Sony, of course (Can't use Kindle's EVDO in Europe. If Amazon offers it with HSDPA, I will reconsider.), if nothing better comes along.

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Source: http://news.sel.sony.com

Source: http://www.amazon.com
V slovenščini priporočam Turkov čas-opis in članek v Monitorju.

Privatizacija šolstva, drugič

"Odbor za kulturo, šolstvo in šport na današnji nujni seji ni znova potrdil besedila novele zakona o organizaciji in financiranju vzgoje in izobraževanja (ZOFVI), na katero je državni svet izglasoval veto," smo lahko v petek prebrali v Delu.

Ker se širi neutemeljen strah pred spremembo zakona, ki naj bi omogočila razcvet zasebnega šolstva (predvsem cerkvenega, seveda) na račun javnega in se javnost zavaja z neresnicami, se mi zdi pomembno, da se razčisti nekatera pojme, zato spodaj pripenjam seminarsko nalogo, ki jo je na to temo napisala moja sestra, ki študira na Pedagoški fakulteti. Le preberite si jo!

javno_in_zasebno_solstvo.pdf

Privatizacija šolstva?

Spodnji prispevek je napisal moj prijatelj Tilen Mlakar in z napisanim se popolnoma strinjam, moti me le, da avtor ne navaja virov. Ko sem mu to poočital, je odgovoril, da je večino podatkov povzel po izjavi Ivana Štuheca in iz članka Bogomirja Štefaniča v Družini (če ga želite prebrati, se morate registrirati tukaj).

Dodal bi samo še to: večina argumentov nasprotnikov zakona je popolnoma zgrešenih, pri zbiranju podpisov pa so ljudi zavajali. Edini nasprotnik zakona, za katerega se mi je zdelo, da ga je vredno jemati resno, je bil dr. Marjan Šimenc s Pedagoškega inštituta, saj je na Omizju, 7. 11. 2007, ovrgel zgrešene argumente ostalih nasprotnikov zakona.

Zasebno_vs_javno.pdf
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