The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has released their results for 2009. The usual suspects topped the list: Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Cambridge, MIT. The University of Tokyo was 20th, and the University of Toronto was 27th. Out of a total of 501 schools, the University of Waterloo ranked 201st – 302nd overall (apparently tied [...]
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ARWU Rankings
Posted in News, Waterloo, tagged ARWU, News, ranking, University, UW, Waterloo on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
International Domain Names
Posted in News, Technology, tagged domain names, Icann, Internet, News on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to this article, Icann has approved the introduction of domain names for non-Latin based scripts to go live next year. Everything from Arabic to Chinese. I’m sure the creators of phishing sites will love this, but on the bright side, maybe I’ll be able to snatch the オーウェン.com domain, or move this blog to [...]
