The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
NEW: Below, organized by category, are names, links (first to overview, last to web site), and product descriptions for each of the companies launching at DEMO Spring 2011. According to several of those who have attended past events, this one was “a cut above” an already high standard. What came across clearly was the new …
Autonomous Internet [or Autonomous Free Distributed Internet for the elderly] is the new meme in town, inspired by the role of Facebook and Twitter as well as the rapidly developed Internet Work-Arounds that were developed by a huge network of great-hearted citizens. Freedom Box is an idea, not a capability, but it holds enormous potential, …
Mike Huckabee Great Mind and Heart, Too Simple, Good Start February 26, 2011 Right up front, and in part because this is going to be a “tough love” commentary, I want to say that of all those of any persuasion who are known presidential contenders, Mike Huckabee is the only one I genuinely like, trust, …
Burning Man’s open source cell phone system could help save the world Solar-powered OpenBTS systems costs pennies a day and operates in the farthest outreaches of Earth. By Julie Bort, Network World August 30, 2010 02:47 PM ET Today I bring you a story that has it all: a solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network …
Douglas Rushkoff Table of Contents I. TIME Do Not Be “Always On” II. PLACE Live in Person III. CHOICE You May Always Choose “None of the Above” IV. COMPLEXITY You Are Never Completely Right V. SCALE One Size Does Not Fit All VI. IDENTITY Be Yourself VII. SOCIAL Do Not Sell Your Friends VIII. FACT …
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Google Comes Under Fire for ‘Secret’ Relationship with NSA. Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in recent years on Google’s privacy practices, has called on a congressional investigation into the Internet giant’s “cozy” relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration. In a letter sent Monday, Consumer Watchdog asked Representative Darrell Issa, the new chairman …
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Dear friends, There is need for bright news on the democracy front — and, luckily, there is some. (I’m also working to create some in the background, but I’ve got nothing to announce yet. Cross your fingers.) So I thought I’d share a bit of it the good stuff I’ve seen. The first article is …
