"Hey, I'm just happy to be here…"
(from @santheo) http://tr.im/mVA1 — Maybe “Tipitina” by Dr. John? (Thanks, Gus.)
Open source government – EYE WEEKLY
“The notion of letting anybody run wild with government data may seem like the prelude to some kind of anarchic utopia, but it’s actually far less subversive. After all, environmental studies and transit schedules are public information that’s available anyway. [...]
(from @cjoh) I want members of congress writing our laws with Google Wave, and allowing me to press that playback button.
Birria tatemada at Zaragoza with @thepigmon
State of the Spot – Half a Year Since Launch « Spot Us – “Community Funded Reporting”
“It has been a year since Spot.Us was officially announced as a project [...]
White House Comments on its Open Government Initiative | OMB Watch
“The brainstorming phase, however, was incredibly short and wrought with problems which I will outline below. I only hope that the administration’s subsequent steps in the process represent dramatic improvements.”
(tags: opengovernment participation commentary via:twitter=rastrother)
(sources: Twitter user @rastrother)
Energy improving at #ignitechi
#ignitechi speaker recruiting Arbonne [...]
(from @anselm) using these web tools i feel like a kid playing with blocks … gigantic blocks… with huge robots smashing into them… as populace flees
Decided that a trip to In Fine Spirits should make the wait tolerable.
Ran into the one and only Erik M helping grease the wheels at Great Lake. 3 hr wait [...]
Billboard.biz: Tweet Child O’ Mine
Coverage of the Twitter activities of various music industry folk: Zoë Keating,Richie Hawtin,John Mayer,Mike Skinner / The Streets,Trent Reznor,Lily Allen,Imogen Heap,Mandi Perkins,Jonas Brothers,J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
(tags: music twitter business via:twitter=loganpoppy)
(sources: Twitter user @loganpoppy (Tim Anderson))
@h3athrow w00t! please remember us little people when you are a full-blown member of the [...]
“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.
Well, ain’t that a shame. I was pretty into this week’s show, and the archiving failed. At least this week it’s [...]
What to expect from the new TucsonCitizen.com
“The operating model we’re using is The Huffington Post. Don’t jump to conclusions about political bent, it’s the way the Huffpo site operates, not what’s on it that I’m talking about. The site is a collection of blogs and bloggers who post news, information, opinion and more on the [...]
David Merrill demos Siftables | Video on TED.com
“MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?”
(tags: video ted interactive visceral interface music technology [...]
Dear American Airlines | Dustin Curtis
“I’m a user interface designer. I travel sometimes. Recently, I had the horrific displeasure of booking a flight on your website, aa.com. The experience was so bad that I vowed never to fly your airline again. But before we part ways, I have a couple questions and three suggestions for [...]
Open-records advocates blast proposed changes to FOIA rewrite bill – Springfield, IL – The State Journal-Register
“Open-government advocates say Illinois would be better off with an existing but flawed Freedom of Information Act than with a revised law released by House Democrats late Tuesday, just one minute before midnight and less than two weeks before the [...]