Not so fast, Google…

Interesting to see that in light of concerns, Yale has delayed their switch to Gmail to allow additional conversation. The article from the Yale Daily News brings up some interesting points I hadn’t thought of about outsourcing academic email to Google, including the fact that much student data might then be stored in servers overseas, and apparently Google will not disclose specifically which countries students’ email might end up stored in (and thus, which country’s laws may govern access to students’ email).

Barbara Liskov Rules!

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, wherein we are encouraged to weblog about the work done by women in the sciences! If you don’t know much about Ada Lovelace, this video, albeit for kids, about Ada’s life and accomplishments is a decent short biography. Or, you know, try Wikipedia ;) Why do people still care? Because the Bayer Facts of Science Education survey out this month of women and underrepresented minorities in the sciences (particularly chemistry fields) says that 66% felt that stereotypes that women and/or minorities do not do math and science contribute to their underrepresentation. School science classes was … Continue reading Barbara Liskov Rules!