23 days ago
Linkorama : More Cork Popping - I mention the Bradley effect because I think, too, that McCain and Sarah Palin's attack against Obama for advocating "spreading the wealth" and for "socialism" and for pronouncing the civil rights revolution a "tragedy"
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4 month ago
Linkorama : No Secret Software! - It’s simple: when data is gathered and used for the people as part of civic processes (voting is a good example), processing it using secret software, especially if it’s a private-sector secret, should be totally out of bounds.
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34 month ago
Linkorama : Zero-Sum Thinking - In fact, this is perhaps the most fundamental rift in any society. It ultimately determines whether the society is progressive and dynamic or stagnant and conflict-prone.
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38 month ago
Linkorama : Commercialization of Community - Communities have strong ties, a central cohesion that is relatively rare, and I think what isn't being described or valued here. Networks are composed of loose ties, more dynamic and are a power we have recently discovered.
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