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Emerging Tech Call for Proposals (danah boyd)
Each year, O’Reilly hosts the Emerging Technology Conference where geeks gather to discuss the latest innovations in technology. Although a lot of folks don’t realize it, they have an open call for proposals where people can suggest talks and topics... From
Corante: Social Software on September 5, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..
Persuasion, Propaganda and Paranoia Film Series
Sorry you can't all come to this, but you can certainly watch the films yourself - most are streaming online for free, or available at the rental shop - and then discuss them in the comments, here. Both as a way for students in Rushkoff's 'Technologies of Persuasion' class to view required films, and as a way to expose the wider community to some interesting movies about technology, media, and madness, we'll be screening movies most Monday evenings at ITP at 6:30pm. (Schedule subject to change.) Note - only movies with * are required viewing for Pers From
rushkoff.blog on September 5, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..
Dept. of Unremoved Truths
Here's the fourth paragraph from a page by the Canadian company mmwave describing the Cisco 3200 router. The Cisco 3200 Series offers public safety, (took out homeland HYPHEN too American crap) security, and transportation agencies in cities, counties and provinces, (In case they've fixed this editing error, here's a screen capture.) [Technorati tags: humor]... From
Joho the Blog on September 5, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..
Bookner
From the Bookner home page: The publishing industry is a mess. Neither publishers nor literary agents are interested in discovering new writers, because unpublished writers are an unknown risk. Hence we have a surreal situation where it is easier for a pro wrestler to publish a book than a writer. Bookner lets your manuscript get peer-reviewed and rated so that — perhaps — a literary agent or publishing house will notice. It's free to writers and, for now, free to agents and publishers. Interesting idea with ways it could wrong and some ways it could go right. (Go write?) [Tag From
Joho the Blog on September 5, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..
Katrina People Finder
The Katrina People Finder project is up and running. Here's the html to put the button above onto your page: <a href="http://192.122.183.218/wiki/index.php/PeopleFinderVolunteer"><img src="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/wp-content/katrina.jpg" title="Katrina" alt="Katrina" /></a></p>... From
Joho the Blog on September 5, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..
Suckers For Spam - Jim Wagner, Internet News
Hard as it is to believe for long-time Internet denizens, online scammers and spammers are still reaping rewards from the community at large. Last week's bizarre tale of a Los Angeles record producer claiming he was being chased by Nigerian scam artists From
Techno-News Blog on September 5, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..
Why technology misses the masses - BBC
Do you understand all the functions on your mobile phone? Technology is an area where there is always plenty of scope to come unstuck. How many times have you stared blankly at a horrifically expensive new gadget which promised the earth, only to find o From
Techno-News Blog on September 5, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..
Wireless carriers back in New Orleans - Reuters
A number of wireless carriers said this weekend they are starting to restore service in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in some cases with generators on the roofs of hotels. The collapse of the communications network in the New From
Techno-News Blog on September 5, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..
Watch the Parking Meters
Figure you'll get a little more park time by smudging off the chalk or grab some minutes the last guy left? Fageddaboutit. Lots of towns have installed meters that reset with each new car, track parkers by GPS and increase fees by the hour. From
Wired News on September 5, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
New Orleans Wades in to Clean Up
Officials predict a huge death toll as crews start to turn attention from rescue to gathering up the dead and cleaning up the aftermath of floodwaters. From
Wired News on September 5, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Tech Firms Pitch In
Companies in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are contributing expertise, money and equipment to help build voice and data communication systems and link them together. From
Wired News on September 5, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Too Many People in Nature's Way
Americans have a lot to learn from the poorest nations when it comes to coping with natural disasters, according to experts. The low-tech keys are planning and people helping people. From
Wired News on September 5, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Today, Everyone's a Reporter
A swarm of prolific nonprofessionals post up-to-the-minute stories and pictures of breaking news from their laptops, and the pros often turn to indie operators for help. Here's the lowdown on the new proletariat press. By Lucas Graves of Wired magazine. From
Wired News on September 5, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Katrina & the end of oil
Michael Ruppert
on August 28th: Katrina's landfall on August 29, 2005 may well be remembered as the beginning of the collapse of the American Empire. It could also be remembered by future generations as the day that Mother Earth declared full-scale war on the human race. And in a
later article: What is not being discussed rationally by the mainstream media is Katrina's impact on From
owrede_log on September 5, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..