The 6 essential things you need to know about Google's OpenSocial [Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog]
In the Web 2.0 era (and in all computing eras before), the central truism is that a platform beats an application every time.
Making Government Transparent and Accountable - SunlightFoundation.com
Pamela Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
sco/ibm & more
open source newsWashington's I.T. Guy | The American Prospect
"People are very confused when they first encounter Carl. They try to figure out what his angle is. They think he's trying to get funding," says Andrew McLaughlin, the deputy chief technology officer at the White House and a former Google exec. "Instead, he says, 'Give me a terabyte of data.'" If you think of politics as transactional, the Malmudian equation doesn't make a lot of sense. For one thing, freelance liberation of government information isn't exactly lucrative. When Malamud delivered a keynote speech to several hundred people at the Grand Hyatt in Washington this past September, Public.Resource.org had only $180 left in the bank.
- "When I started this, I understood that I might crash and burn," he says. "The whole point is that even if we crash and burn, the dialogue will be useful."
- "They drove our economy down. They stole all our money. This stuff can very much be used for evil, and it has been, often. The opportunity here is that it can now be used for different things."
cloud hosted (amazon), $19/m
Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, Nr. 06 2009, 02.02.2009 - Thema: Welternährung - Nahrungsquelle Meer
Weltbevölkerung und Welternährung: Tendenzen - "Politik und Unterricht"
The Effects Of Oil Spills On Phytoplankton In An Arctic Lake And Ponds - Powered by Google Docs
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic31-3-192.pdf
ABC of oxygen: Oxygen at high altitude
- Adequate acclimatisation is essential for safe travelling in the mountains. The climbers adage is “climb high and sleep low.” Ideally acclimatisation should be progressive. At altitudes above 3000
m individuals should climb no more than 300m per day with a rest day every third day. Anyone suffering symptoms of acute mountain sickness should stop, and if symptoms do not resolve within 24 hours descend at least 500 m.There can be a tendency, particularly on commercial expeditions, to push on at a rate that is too fast for weaker members of the group. This is dangerous, and the rate of ascent should be set to that of the slowest members of the party. - It is better to prevent mountain sickness than to treat it
Louisiana Fisheries - Fact Sheets
ALGAE: LITTLE PLANTS WITH BIG IMPACTS
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