The Apple and Google Strategies of Civil Society
Most civil society organizations prefer the Google strategy — launching dozens of experimental, iterative initiatives to see which will take shape and eventually lead to social change.
Too Much Information – Week Ending April 29
Once a week the Information Program of Open Society Foundations sends out a weekly digest of news, analysis and events all about … you guessed it, information. It is usually prepared by the inimitable Becky Hogge, the former executive director of the Open Rights...
My Cloud Intelligence Talk at Ars Electronica
A video of my talk is available here. My slides are on SlideShare. What follows is a hyperlinked text of the notes in my slides. Darkness is our natural state. During the 200,000 years of human existence our species has only known electric light for .06% of that time....[Foolish] Why Didn't I Think of That Earlier?
I just got back from Centro Comercial Monterrey where I had to pick up a DV Firewire cable in order to transfer some digital video from casette to hard drive. At the store I noticed they were selling iPhones so, out of curiosity, I asked the price. “1,800,000...
Motivations
Someone once again told me my posts are too long. To compensate for my circumlocution, I shall offer the recipe to become a millionaire. Nevermind, after writing this long post while overlooking the big pacific blue, I discover that it’s already been thought up...A Gustito Con La Vida
It’s Sunday morning … and true to the name, the sunlight, roughly eight minutes after leaving its home, is blasting furiously outside. So is the wind. And my honey and I are taking refuge from both in the cool shade of our upstairs bedroom. What are we...Latest Photos
