January 2009
Surprised at the dedication of Mr. @joeybaker and Mr. @greglinch. Good work, gentlemen.
You know what would be cool? If Phil Knight spent millions on Haiti http://bit.ly/ZZBg instead of a new bball arena http://bit.ly/5poP
Mom’s having a conversation with Dad about whether he really needs the internet on his phone. “Whatch you want all dem books for?” I ask.
One inbox hath been zeroed.
OH: “Ugh, I hate stupid commercials.” At what point does marketing detract from your brand?
Ebert paints a pessimistic view for the future http://bit.ly/BQ01 Now is the time to task students to the challenge #peripheraleducation
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold →
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It’s coming to pieces… but we have tremendous potential in students to solving these issues. We just need to figure out the best ways to tap their creativity.
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December 2008
Capitalism, Profitability & Rule Sets →
Earlier tonight I ended up talking with my mom about creative capitalism.
She was talking about how she heard that drug companies stopped researching a HIV treatment because it wasn’t profitable….
Stoked to see the @copress hosting launch received so well: http://bit.ly/10ppO + http://bit.ly/4ybE + http://bit.ly/ziWP
Looking for examples of open databases for water access survey information in developing nations.
When designing a new news organization, it’s quite difficult to shake old thoughts about how content should be structured, etc.
This is journalism on the web: @ajgaza (h/t @katrinskaya)
Annual dinner with the Rellers at Deschutes Brewery. Black Butte Porter is darn good. - http://bkite.com/03lDu
You know what would be cool? A seed fund for student news startups. Hint hint, nudge nudge.
Violent discussion about #peripheraleducation tonight. Did you have a website growing up? No?
Malcolm Gladwell on meaningful work and curiosity →
Charlie Rose interviewed Malcolm Gladwell last week. They had the following discussion on meaningful work (at 26:00 into interview). Gladwell: Meaningful work is one of the most important…
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter Teaches... →
The listserv for the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting is usually busy with technical discussions posted by self-described geeks. These journalists do the difficult work of combing…
Choosing the Right Investments: Fast, Fair, &... →
16 members of the US Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP), including WRI, sent this letter to Congress and the incoming Obama Administration last week.
Download PDF (46 Kb, 3 pages)
Alcoa ●…
Google Reader API is Coming Soon →
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Ooooooooh.
Google confirms a Reader API is perhaps only a month away from a public release. Web technologist and blogger Niall Kennedy, recently posted on his…
Video: the year in robots →
This robot, developed at Reading University, has a tangle of rats neurons in place of control software; its biological “brain” even allows it to avoid obstacles. Other videos include swarms…
Building Civilizational Resilience →
The talk I gave at the Global Catastrophic Risks conference a while back is now up and online, so here’s the link. It runs a bit less than 20 minutes, and they did a good job of embedding slide…
TechCrunch Says Apple Tablet Coming in Fall 2009,... →
My question is, what happened to the TechCrunch Web Tablet? Seems like Apple will be unable to compete against that wonderful device, which I’m sure will be appearing any day now.
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Ethnolinguist David Harrison on loss of language →
There are currently about 7,000 languages spoken in the world. Ethnolinguist and 2008 Pop!Tech speaker K. David Harrison predicts that within the next century, over half these languages…
Russian President Signs Constitutional Amendment... →
Makes you wonder if this was the plan all along or if Putin was making up his return to power as he went.
Gaza Battles on Twitter, Blogs →
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Great synopsis. Only the tip of the iceberg in two ways though, I think.
I wish I could say that Twitter is providing useful, on-the-ground, independent reports of the…
Full Charge! →
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Way, way cool.
This morning, we distributed the first batch of solar panels from G24 Innovations. I was also able to reconnect with CHWs I hadn’t seen in a…
Update on the WATSAN survey →
The survey is almost half way through. We at Arghyam have been busy making field visits to monitor and evaluate the survey at various parts of Karnataka. Teams from PAC is also visiting…
News databases: Turning numbers into knowledge →
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Next step for journalism? Provide analysis and interpretation. Try to explain why one dataset is different from another.
Posting large amounts of data on the web…
Brightkite Makes it Easy to Broadcast Your... →
Brightkite, the location-broadcasting social service, has announced a new Facebook Connect feature that allows you to automatically update your Facebook profile with your location, photos…
Lazy Dystopias →
Recently, I’ve been buried in a bumper crop of lazy dystopias. Now, I’m not against dystopian fiction as a means of social critique. Not at all. I think showing how present intentions may come to…
2009 Web Predictions →
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Interesting list of foresights here. Keep an eye on this.
It’s time for our annual predictions post, in which the ReadWriteWeb authors look forward to what 2009 might…
CoPress Launches Hosting Service for Student Press... →
Your New Year’s Resolution: Shepherd your student newspaper into the wonderful world of Web 2.0 with a site that screams innovation, newsiness, and new new new new journalism.
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Who can…
CoPress launches hosted WordPress sites for... →
First, a bit of history: The first time I fiddled with a newspaper Web site, it was thespartandaily.com, after I walked into an adviser’s office at San Jose State’s School of Journalism & Mass…
Q: When will the early adopter, mass adoption bell curve be disrupted? What pattern will replace it?
If bubble tea has no tapioca pearls, is it still bubble tea? - Photo: http://bkite.com/03jZy
Looking for Portland peeps interested in helping put together NewsInnovation Portland http://bit.ly/fljG Any takers? dm me
Going hiking with @slofgren and @alexgoodell
Watching @scobilizer interview @timoreilly: http://bit.ly/XX3L We most certainly should apply tech innovation to environmental issues.
First of many cool services coming from @copress: Hosting! http://bit.ly/8fu0
I have a friend who thinks environmental issues are underreported in India. Other suggested outlets besides Global Voices?
Rule #1 of the social internet: if you create a karma system for participating, your users will be addicted. Thanks blip.fm.
The first person I followed on Twitter was @jwoody. http://tinyurl.com/9cflat #firstfollow
For every new social network you must learn the norms of it’s microculture. Friend me up: http://blip.fm/danielbachhuber
Why is Gmail so unreliable these days? What happens when Gmail goes down?
✔ call with @ninjakai, @hagermeister and @nickcote about #secretproject. Launch in a week.
Django Documentation →
Everything about Django you’d ever need to know.
The Django Book →
Free book for learning Django. Wish I could find it in PDF format too, though.
Linear Algebra by Gilbert Strang →
“This is a basic subject on matrix theory and linear algebra. Emphasis is given to topics that will be useful in other disciplines, including systems of equations, vector spaces, determinants,…
rt @slofgren A website to help create amateur teacher/student relationships and much more. http://bit.ly/KLjq
Kashmiris move to mobiles to coordinate protests http://bit.ly/qpJi