Serious reading, hard ideas, saving the book
An argument in favor of preserving the book as a vehicle for knowledge transfer and a platform for hard ideas […]
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Community, Social Media, Sustainability, Technology
Technoutopia socialism
Kevin Kelly talks about “social media” and social-ism, saying “the frantic global rush to connect everyone to everyone, all the
Social Media, Technology
Mindcasting
Jay Rosen made a rich Tumblr post about mindcasting and Twitter. Mindcasting is Jay’s term for his posting style –
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White Light
On the WELL, Richie Unterberger is talking about his new book about the Velvet Underground, called White Light/White Heat after
Events
Mitch Kapor leads OneWebDay
EFF founder Mitch Kapor is the new board chair for OneWebDay, the global event founded in 2006 by Susan Crawford.
Community
Happiness with sauce
I went with Dave Evans to Woolridge Park in downtown Austin today, where Mobile Loaves and Fishes and Stubbs Bar-B-Q
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Memorial Day 2009
“Happy Memorial Day” is a trending topic on Twitter, and I’ve seen several tweets this morning remembering or acknowledging war
Politics, Social Media, Technology
Open Government on the Internet
Friday’s “Open Government on the Internet” conference at the LBJ Library opened with Bill Bradley, who discussed his (and President
Events, Futures, Politics
Our pretense of control
Sanjay Khanna reporting on The New Yorker’s “Next 100 Days” policy summit: [Link] …it seems our human nature leads us
Politics, Social Media
Panic in the Tweets
A Guatemalan Twitter user has been arrested for “inciting a panic” with his tweets. Great reporting from Xeni at boingboing:
Body, Consciousness, Technology
The Evolving Brain
The human brain is always evolving, and that evolution is accelerating. Consider “superplasticity,” described as “the ability of each mind
Events
Live Art Blogging at SXSW 2009
Fabulous artist Honoria’s watercolors from SXSW Interactive, the world’s most elegant and colorful live-blogging: SXSW Interactive 2009 Life Art Blogging
Business, Community, Sustainability
Mega-Regions, nouveau rail, and connection
Richard Florida on Mega-Regions and High Speed Rail: “…fordism has come smack up against its limits. It’s cheaper to produce
Politics
Notes on Emergent Democracy and Leadership
I made these notes a few days ago while researching our Monday Emergent Leadership presentation. Thought it worth posting here