The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Pay attention, grasshopper. One day you will be able to think for yourself, and restore Of, By, and For…. Emphasis added. Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not By Deena Stryker An Italian radio program’s story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about …
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Why Networked Resilient Communities won’t need China Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:39 PM PST Here’s the simple version of the message. Big changes are coming. How you fare will be a function of the choices you make. The threat is the ongoing breakdown of the global economic and political system. Things are already bad for …
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Digital Literacy: Search Algorithms are Mechanical Turks John Jones DMLcentral, December 8, 2011 One of the most pervasive features of computing culture are algorithms, the sets of processes or instructions contained in computer code that determine how a particular task will be completed. While algorithms power everything from your automatic coffee maker to your smart …
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Discussed this the other day with a couple of like minded folks, one noted that his Apple devices are synched when he walks into the house, his son’s is synched with all his school work when he enters a classroom. There is little use of Word or like minded products, the school uses YouTube, Twitter, …
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Thrive: The Story is Wrong but the Spirit is Right “What is keeping us from thriving?” asks the new movie, Thrive. The answer it gives is “the global elite,” the people who control the financial system that in turn controls everything else. Operating through the power institutions of our society, this elite pursues a conscious …
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Click here to sign your name: “Google, stand up for democracy and your users—quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce!” Dear MoveOn member, Right now we have a huge opportunity to deal what’s being called a “serious blow to one of Washington’s most powerful lobbies.”1 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is an army of lobbyists for …
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Crowdsourcing vs Putin: “Mapping Dots is a Disease on the Map of Russia” 4 December 2011 I chose to focus my dissertation research on the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) during elections in repressive states. Why? Because the contentious relationship between state and society during elections is accentuated and the stakes are generally higher than periods in-between …
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