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Category Archives: government
I do and I understand
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?src=me&ref=homepage This may be the first interactive feature I’ve ever seen in the new york times that uses the medium to its full extent.
Posted in government, interaction, interaction_design, news
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internet privacy
I want to hold some kinda workshop/collaborative brainstorming to help sort out ways to build confidence in a web anonymity and/or verification bank. A list of issues I’ve personally seen this apply to: – how to get gang members and/or … Continue reading
Posted in eula, government, information anxiety, infrastructure, interaction_design
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incentives
I’m inspired by coffee, with a target thanks to this article on food-stamp-using hipsters: http://www.salon.com/life/pinched/2010/03/15/hipsters_food_stamps_pinched/index.html I’m enthusiastic about the benefits of local/organic vegetables – it seems only positive that the government is sponsoring such things, in contrast to its characteristic … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, government
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patents
to add to John Seeley Brown’s observations about the benefits of paper (his are that it’s easy to add to, to share with others, and it doesn’t run out of batteries): a paper lab notebook (that’s permanently bound, dated, and … Continue reading
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http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/computer-jargon-baffles-users-hinders-security/ 1. Great opportunity for a comm project. 2.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/us/politics/20justice.html?hpw An article about the government’s internal stuggles over the terror memos of the bush asdministration reminds me of my own worries and self-flagellation when I realize I’ve been stupidly pursuing a … Continue reading
Posted in attention, government, information overload, law, power theory
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droughts and margins
Droughts kill societies. Along with using up resources, the straight out vagaries of nature are not amenable to our long-term goals. It’s not always our own human nature that drives the death of society – although in this light these … Continue reading
Posted in economics, geopolitical theory, government, planning
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open source bank
the title on an article from wired.com today gave me the impression that someone was going to create a p2p bank – a financial trading/loan mechanism hosted and owned by thousands of loosely affiliated individuals, with no central control or … Continue reading
Posted in geopolitical theory, government, news, power theory
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assertionism
When trying to lead, the most effective statements are assertions. Laying out a form or structure gives people something to see and feel – even if they don’t like it, they can hardly ignore it, and since most people don’t … Continue reading
Posted in communication, government, theory of knowledge
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constitutional celebration
Time for a constitutional amendment party!!! Maybe it’s just that I’ve had my first cup of coffee from a clover machine, but I’m swayed and convinced by this article that it’s time and ready for change: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200901/founders-mistake/3
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“We should fight with better governance and better intelligence. We have to empower communities to better defend themselves, not with weapons but with organization.” A quote from Jelani Popal, working on development for the government of Afghanistan, in reference to … Continue reading
Posted in communication, government, power theory, social network
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