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Apparently, the future of IT in higher ed has been pwned by ActiveX

Well, I guess not. But the link below requires ActiveX. So here’s my summary for the benefit of the Pure and the True Believers: guy at Arizona State outsourced a bunch of stuff, says we need to stop wasting time and money on stuff that doesn’t actually distinguish us from the pack, says the future of the university and of our nation requires transparent systems and open access–requires the education of the masses not just the privileged, and that, oh yeah, we should burn down the libraries. C’mon, the libraries are so last century. Wait, actually, two centuries ago. Whatev. … Continue Reading