The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
NEW YORK (AP) — Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to win preliminary approval for Internet addresses written entirely in their native scripts. Since their creation in the 1980s, Internet domain names have been limited to the 26 characters in the Latin alphabet used in English, as well …
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Lovely to see a search like this. Here are the core references and then a comment and then a number of other references, but the reality is that this entire website is about creating a smart nation, and world brain, and four reforms: electoral, intelligence, governance, and national security. Afterthought: all the references from the …
Haiti: Man Says iPhone Helped Him Treat His Wounds While Trapped In Rubble This story’s been getting a lot of attention in recent hours. Here’s how Wired magazine begins its version of a tale about modern technology coming through in a crisis Message From Dan: “Consulted this app, while trapped under Hotel Montana in Haiti …
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On Point Corruption: The Global Disease by Austin Bay January 20, 2010 The game hit the Internet on July 25, 2007. With a title reminiscent of a Bruce Lee epic or — a much more dangerous allusion for Beijing bureaucrats schooled in tumultuous history — an echo of “Outlaws of the Marsh” (tales of 12th …
Popular Science Wipes the Floor with WIRED Magazine Latest issue highlights: Internet in the Ether (airwaves abandned by TV could beam high-speed Internet everywhere) Out of Thin Air (a little oxygen is all a zinc-air battery needs to become a powerhouse RENOVATING AMERICA (specifics across transportation, water, power, telecom, and sewage. Phi Beta Iota: Our …
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Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I’m all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it …
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Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful “A sweeping visionary yet highly pragmatic book! Beth Noveck concretely shows how to leverage the participatory nature of web 2.0 technologies to build a new kind of participatory democracy and a smart, lean government. She speaks from experience. A must read …
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