September 2011
20 posts
August 2011
20 posts
“Relationships and reputation are the currency of business. I do not believe you...”
– A VC
yes
“The idea of a city as an operating system is not just a conceptual idea. It...”
– in an iPod World - The vision of City as an Operating System (via civcoms)
“Initially, Thordarson thought Khan Academy would merely be a helpful supplement...”
– How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education | Magazine
This is so awesome. Enterprise end-run for classrooms.
Loved Picnurbia/VIVA Vancouver (via Boxee) →
The Dashboard: Thoughts on Big Data →
urbansystems:
Greg Borenstein explores his time at the recent FOO Camp on Big Data —
Overall, there seemed to be a pervasive worldview that, if stated reductively, might be expressed thusly: Now, with so much of human behavior taking place over the web, mobile devices, and through other…
“With each hackathon, some of the detritus — bits of code, training videos,...”
– Code for America’s Chief Geek Says Civic Hackers Should Fix Hackathons Next | techPresident
“So, who is this man? He’s the anchor baby of an activist Arab muslim who...”
– Anil Dash - WHAT THEY’RE “PROTECTING” US FROM
“Exit, Voice, or neither: Make.”
– Exit or Voice? How About Neither? | Code for America
Hear hear.
“VanRoekel is the man who told me in April that ”the experiences that live...”
– Steven VanRoekel named new federal CIO by White House | Gov 2.0: The Power of Platforms
“Just as we are early explorers of outer space, JPL have been early explorers of...”
– Amazon Web Services Announces AWS GovCloud, a New AWS Region for the United States Government | Business Wire
“Rich people are very good at staying rich. And Warren Buffett is the smartest...”
– Screw The Rich (Here’s How) | TechCrunch
some real gems in this post
“That’s why a man worth $47 billion dollars can pay just $6,938,744 in federal...”
– Screw The Rich (Here’s How) | TechCrunch
“There’s a huge divide between the consumer space and the public sector....”
– Leadership: Vivek Kundra, Uncle Sam’s first CIO - Jul. 13, 2011 