Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff.
Posted in General on Mar 8th, 2010
The Unpardonable Absence of a Democratic “Attack Machine” “Time to Start Taking The Internet Seriously” by David Gelernter Great read. Openness can make citizens collaborators with officials Day Traders and Campaign Plans Obama Finally Keeps His Word [...]
Posted in General on Feb 10th, 2010
Faux Friendship – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher EducationWow, fascinating and damning indictment of “online friendship.”How Google Buzz Is Disruptive – Open Data Standards – NYTimes.comI would like this to be true. Oh please.
Posted in General on Feb 9th, 2010
Worldchanging: Bright Green: Where Did We Go Wrong on "Green Jobs"?Some really interesting, thoughtful conversation here.David Glick: Reflections on building a member directory using Plone and Salesforce.comCorrecting the Oil Industry’s ErrorsJon Stewart Disembowels, Eviscerates, Then Destroys The Blogosphere (VIDEO) | TPM LiveWireFunny and on point. Boom!State Senate votes to ban chemical BPA in baby [...]
Posted in General on Feb 4th, 2010
Access Denied: Abuses and Failures Under BC's FOI Act — Dogwood InitiativeGreat report from Dogwood InitiativePutting Kemper Freeman Jr. in his placeWhat Should SR-520 Be?
Posted in General on Feb 1st, 2010
Recession Forces Nonprofits to Consolidate – WSJ.comHmm, more anecdotes, but no hard data on the actual number of nonprofits merging or closing. Does anybody track this?Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider's guide to the fight – Charlie's DiaryTotally fascinating.A "shock jock" in Montana has a great fall — High Country NewsGood news for decency.
Posted in General on Jan 26th, 2010
The Six Americas of Climate ChangeThe Facts of Cap and Trade
Posted in General on Jan 21st, 2010
Profiting From Haiti’s CrisisThe limits of innovationNew York Times to Charge Frequent Readers of Web Site – NYTimes.comNYTimes plans a modern, flexible paywall. I actually hope it succeeds, quality journalism needs a good business model.The Seattle TalksSpeaker Chopp unfurls his tax roadmap“See you lata’” is the new “beta.” Exploring an epidemic of opting out.New [...]
Posted in General on Jan 15th, 2010
The future of UI will be boringOpen Source Promoted in New California PolicyLegislators to hold phone-in town hallDavid Glick: Come improve Dexterity at the Tahoe Snow Sprint
Posted in General on Jan 12th, 2010
And the Second Greenest City Is…Voting for a Climate Neutral Future
Posted in General on Jan 6th, 2010
Skinner Box? There’s an App for That – O’Reilly Radar
Posted in General on Dec 30th, 2009
Lean Improvement Initiative Without TechnologyProcess improvement first, IT implementation second. Heckyeah!UW Grad Student to Launch New Olympia SiteCitizens of Farmville, petition your (real) representatives! :: The Future of the Internet — …
Posted in General on Dec 28th, 2009
The Trouser Bomber Effect: Watching Government Cure Incompetence with IdiocyYou Say You Want A ConstitutionTunnel worriesPresumably by Cary Moon, but byline is unclear.Why The President Went Golfing Today
Posted in General on Dec 23rd, 2009
Jarn: LinguaPlone 3.0Let It Snow…Baby Clothes20 Questions for Bill KillersNo Money On The First Date
Posted in General on Dec 14th, 2009
Seattle’s Carbon Footprint: Assessing The Assessment$1.4 Billion Oregon Wind Deal AnnouncedUS Open Government Directive is DisappointingInteresting perspective: the US OGD is incomplete because it doesn’t consider data collection from citizens, nor engagement on their turf.
Posted in General on Dec 9th, 2009
Official Google Blog: Join this group: Google Groups joins Google AppsThis really makes Google Apps more useful!Port of Olympia sued over Budd Inlet pollutionHow James Hansen Gets Cap and Trade Wrong — Sightline Daily – Northwest News that MattersEric de Place joins Paul Krugman in rebutting James Hansen’s attacks on cap and trade.Worldchanging’s Alex Steffen [...]
Posted in General on Dec 7th, 2009
Copenhagen: Greenpeace's Ole' Bama
Posted in General on Dec 5th, 2009
Beware Social Media Snake Oil – BusinessWeek“All the hype may obscure the real potential of these online tools.”What Just Happened?: The meaning of McGinn’s win
Posted in General on Dec 3rd, 2009
WebLion: WebLion is HiringAs bullets fly, the Seattle Times tweetsMovementWashington State to Microsoft: why aren’t you paying your taxes?The Sociotechnical Renaissance: Four Core Ideas for Supporters of InnovationThe Dogbert theory of the debtApplies to more than just debt, and sometimes repeating big numbers with no context is used to impress.Valentine Web Systems: Plone powers 50GB [...]
Posted in General on Nov 28th, 2009
Connelly gets it completely wrongJoel gets it wrong again.
Posted in General on Nov 27th, 2009
Lester Brown lays out how to solve the climate mess, and how we’ll suffer if we don’t (Hungry? Just wait)Does Silicon Valley noise detract from long-term value creation? | Andrew Chen (@andrew_chen)Lots of lessons for the nptech community here