The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
21st century data convergence: surf or swim by jonl on August 30, 2010 A Times UK piece, 10 ways data is changing how we live, says that “the availability of new sets of data” is changing the way we live. Five years ago at IC2 Institute in Austin, we were talking about digital convergence, and …
CFP: International Conference on Information Warfare and Security 17-18 March 2011, Washington, D.C. Information warfare, cyber-operations, and information security are areas of specialized research covering multiple areas of expertise. This conference is designed to bring together conceptualists, operators, and researchers to exchange and explore ideas covering these areas. Past conferences have attracted participants from all over the globe, …
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Major Open Source Business Intelligence Vendors Come Together for a One of a Kind Panel at the Paris Open Source Think Tank The Olliance Group today announced that the 3rd Annual Open Source Think Tank co-hosted by Olliance Group and DLA Piper, is hosting a panel discussion that brings together the three major open source …
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Real book, real facts, desperately needs visualization August 29, 2010 Robert Glennon I was torn between a four and a five and came down on the side of five because this is a real book with real facts and real interviews and it covers a vital topic very ably. I was tempted to drop to …
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Worthwhile, Not as Epic as I Hoped, But Still Tops August 27, 2010 Malcolm McDowell I’m watching this in the context of reading and reviewing twelve books on water before I leave Guatemala. Having read Marq de Villier’s book, Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource several years ago, and more recently The Water …
The Next Silicon Valley For more than 100 years, the San Francisco Baty area has been turning itself into a global model for innovation and technical development. When things go well, the world is envious. When there is a bust (like now) there’s not so much envy. The culture of innovation jas been built over …
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(From GOOD magazine) Poligraft: See the Corruption Behind the News Andrew Price on August 10, 2010 We all know politicians take money from companies and other interest groups, but it’s sometimes hard to connect those contributions to what happens (or doesn’t happen) in Congress. Now, thanks to a brilliant online tool called Poligraft, you can …
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