'the transparency movement'
Making Government Transparent and Accountable - SunlightFoundation.com [Disarranging Mine]be 'Proactively Nice'
Operation NICE[minor details]Don't you love it when people go out of their way to be nice? Like when someone waits to hold the door for you. Or when a stranger waves you into a line a traffic. Or even when a coworker shoots you a friendly smile along with a "have a nice day." If everyone was a little bit nicer to the folks they encountered each day, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place. Operation NICE was initiated to remind you that a little NICE goes a long way.
adventures in sarcasm
Fair Go For Billionaires[Above the fold]It's tough times. The rising cost of mansion maintenance. The exorbitant price of Lamborghini tires. The unenthusiasm of minimum wage help. For your average, everyday mining billionaire it hasn't been easy...
a parody with a point
Openbook - Connect and share whether you want to or not"They 'trust me'. Dumb fucks."
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
materials for teachers
Teaching Tolerance – "dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation's children"
'should be yours to control'
iPad is iBad for freedomDRM is used by Apple to restrict users' freedom in a variety of ways, including blocking installation of software that comes from anywhere except the official Application Store, and regulating every use of movies downloaded from iTunes. Apple furthermore claims that circumventing these restrictions is a criminal offense, even for purposes that are permitted by copyright law.
Related: Is Apple Evil?
net neutrality, privacy & security
Center for Democracy & Technology | Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative and Freepublic usage of public space
Public Ad Campaign – "expanding curatorial responsibilities in the city" [Adam Amengual]'free and open Web'
World Wide Web FoundationAdvance the Web. Empower People.
We envision a Web that empowers all people, including billions excluded today, by providing new opportunities for creativity, collaboration, teaching, learning, enterprise and a better life. To reach this goal, the Web Foundation will put the power of the Web into the hands of people around the world through effective, high-impact programs.
government 'filtering' (2)
Net firms rebuff filtering planAustralian government plans to filter net use have been rebuffed by local internet service providers (ISPs).
Related: No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia
government 'filtering'
No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia[Everything on the Internet is true]
'review and comment'
PublicMarkup.org – "an ongoing experiment in preparing legislation more inclusively by opening bills to online, public review"
abandoned technology
Save Polaroid - Save Instant FilmOn February 8, 2008 Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of the instant film that made the company a household name. This site will document the aftermath of this announcement and will serve as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to take over and begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has abandoned.
