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2011/04/20

Connectivism, Time and the Brain

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Connectivism

by jonl on April 19, 2011

Have you ever thought about how completely irrelevant structured learning is? Indeed. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot unlearn and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler. The video below advocates a change in how we learn – network-centric, personal, based on your context, not based on some institution’s agenda. (Thanks to Judi Clark for sending me the link to this video.)

Thoughts on Connectivism from Debbie Kroeker on Vimeo.

Time and the brain

Burkhard Bilger in The New Yorker profiles David Eagleman, a brilliant researcher who’s studying the brain, consciousness, and the perception of time. At a personal level I’ve spent a lot of time in recent years studying and trying to comprehend my own degrees and levels of consciousness and perception. We think of our “conscious experience” as a constant, and our unconscious as inaccessible… but through attention we learn that there are gradations in the range of conscious to “un-” or “sub-” conscious experience; that perceptions can vary with context; that memory is selective and undependable; that our perception of the world is generally incomplete though we do a good job of filling the gaps. When David Eagleman was a child he fell from a roof and realized that his perception of time had changed as he was falling. Now he’s doing evidence-based research to determine how people experience the world, what are the variations, how does the brain work and how does the mind work? Read about it here. If you know about similar studies and writings, please post in comments.

2011/04/20

Dolphin Sends: How to Predict Future & Win…

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I came across the attached sample from a recently published e-book, highlighted on a Competitive Intelligence (CI) blog I regularly follow.

This Eric Garland is on the Phi Beta Iota wavelength — I clearly see where the threats and developments he is most concerned about segue very closely to your own. Additionally, his analyses are very grounded — and although I am not a CI-professional myself, having served as a government intelligence professional for the whole of my career, I can confidently say that his analytic approach and reasoned insights represent the best-in-class in intelligence analysis, something I have rarely — if ever — observed while serving in the public sector (to our shame).

His sarcastic and somewhat sardonic delivery of these so-called “tips” are entertaining, educational, and unfortunately all-too disturbingly accurate in their portrayal of the decision making process (if you could even call it that) of our senior leadership.

I highly recommend this sample for reading. I found it both enjoyable and meaningful — and best of all — its simplicity is it's greatest strength.

WORLD FAMOUS FUTUROLOGICAL PREDICTOLOGIST Dr. P. Hughes Egon, who shows us 25 “sure-fire” ways to “predict the future and win” (while in reaiity, these are traps to avoid):

Below the line Codeword OSCAR SIERRA. The US Air Force will put you in JAIL if you dare to click and read….

Continue reading “Dolphin Sends: How to Predict Future & Win…”

2011/04/202011/04/20

Houston grandmother is nation’s first ‘Super Wi-Fi’ user

Advanced Cyber/IO, Civil Society

Houston grandmother Leticia Aguirre began hosting what's believed to be the nation's first residential “Super Wi-Fi” hot spot this month. Super Wi-Fi, a long-range, wall-piercing version of Wi-Fi that is broadcast on unused TV channels, could be a boon for both rural and urban residents who lack broadband access. Credit: Jade Boyd/Rice University

When the Federal Communications Commission worked out the rules last fall to convert unused TV channels for a new long-range, wall-piercing version of Wi-Fi, Houston resident Leticia Aguirre had no way of knowing that she'd host the nation's first residential “Super Wi-Fi” hot spot.

“We have federal support from the National Science Foundation to develop this technology in an open-source way,” said Rice's Edward Knightly, professor in electrical and computer engineering, whose research group built the prototype Super Wi-Fi equipment that Aguirre is using. “Ultimately, we want to develop this technology in such a way that it benefits the most people by accessing the right spectrum for the right users. Having Mrs. Aguirre as our first user really shows the potential benefits for people who've been underserved with traditional broadband.”

Full story online…

Patrick Anderson adds:

Here is the TFA homepage. They received $9.6 Million grant from the National Telecommunications
Infrastructure Administration (NTIA) September, 2010. I wonder who really owns and controls TFA…

William S. Reed, D.Min. as the President & CEO — shows he has worked on the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee Working Group on Rural and Underserved Populations. Representing TFA, he serves on the
Technology Infrastructure Task Force of the Greater Houston Partnership, among other things. He co-authored “Developing and deploying multihop wireless networks for low-income communities (2005)” —

More about the Huston Wireless initiative

Phi Beta Iota: Universities in the USA have prostituted themselves to commercial interests in the past two decades, but in recent years there has been a discernible return of ethics to some of them. The first to break back were those inventing pharmaceuticals and insisting on holding the patents open for generic exploitation in the Third World (one reason the US pays 100X more, Congress mandated “no negotiation” of price, a corrupt decision if there ever was one). Now we see innovation in the public interest in wireless. This is a very good thing. Free Internet access–and an Autonomous Internet–are essential to creating a prosperous world at peace.

Tip of the Hatt to Sepp Hasslberger at Google Group Next Net

See Also:

Broadband Telefony Near-Zero Cost

2011/04/182011/04/18

Refence: List of Hacker Spaces World-Wide

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This is a comprehensive, user-maintained list of all active hackerspaces throughout the world.

We have also a list of planned Hacker Spaces, as well as a list of ALL hackerspaces around the globe – including those still in building process – or already closed.

See Map and Active List

If we're missing your space, or you want and/or are about to create a new one, please add yourself to the list.

2011/04/172011/04/17

Search: integrity integrity integrity

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The Phi Beta Iota collective is delighted that <integrity> is the single most frequent sole search term–sadly, because integrity permeates this entire site (as well as its opposite, corruption), we find it necessary to create this triple headline to serve those who search in the future. Below are the primary referential posts on integrity.

Journal: Reflections on Integrity

Search: Integrity

Journal: Reflections on Integrity & Design

Reference: Integrity–Without it Nothing Works
Reference: Integrity–Without it Nothing Works II
Reference: Integrity–Without It Nothing Works III

INTELLIGENCE FOR EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainability

2011/04/162011/04/16

Reference: Visualizing Open Structures

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Ten Slides Online As Of 16 April 2011 (Sarapis Foundation)

Tip of the Hat to Devin Balkind at Google Group Next Net

2011/04/162011/04/16

Worth a Look: Integrated Rule-Oriented Data Systems (IRODS)–Data Grids, Digital Libraries, Persistent Archives, and Real-time Data Systems

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iRODS User Group Meeting 2011

Sustainable Policy-Based Data Management, Sharing, and Preservation
The third annual User Group Meeting for iRODS, the Integrated Rule-Oriented Data System, was held at RENCI, the Renaissance Computing Institute Europa Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) February 17 – 18, 2011. Reflecting growing interest in iRODS, this year's meeting meeting was larger than last year's, with attendees from the US and Canada as well as Europe and Asia, and from large projects in multiple agencies as well as commercial partners. The meeting provided an opportunity for the growing iRODS community to participate in sessions on applications of iRODS, sustainability, and technology development planning, and more, all focused on helping users implement and extend the new paradigm of sustainable policy-based management, sharing, and preservation. For more information, including meeting products of presentation slides, papers, posters, Proceedings, etc. see the meeting website. The iRODS User Group Meetings are a good source of information and use cases on iRODS, see IRODS User Group Meetings.

IRODS Fact Sheet (2 Page PDF)

IRODS Home