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July 1st, 2009
  • My chicken-scratched notes for a story I'm working on contain the line "and pig trap high road, tuition condo." Hope that wasn't important! #

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June 30th, 2009
  • (Dang, forgot #pdf09 tag, so RTing myself) @techpresident got a shout out from Beth Noveck, WH's open gov't director. Smart lady. ;) #
  • So, @techpresident just got a shout out from Beth Noveck (White House's open government director). Smart lady. ;) #

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June 28th, 2009
  • Tip for vegetarians and other food-concerned folks coming to #pdf09 — there's a Whole Foods in the basement of the Time Warner Center. #

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June 26th, 2009
  • What Clinton's health care reform drive lacked: t-shirts. http://tr.im/pSBE #
  • Froomkin's last ("I think of the lies") made me Google our ol' Iraq on the Record. Still up! Relive the bad days: http://tr.im/iraqquotes #

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June 25th, 2009
  • Seriously Washington DC, I get it. You're humid. You don't have to show off. #

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June 24th, 2009
  • Oh, the majesty of government. Today's FDA transparency meeting is in the basement of a shopping mall. First escalator past the Dress Barn. #
  • Just experienced Mike Bloomberg spiritedly hosting a pride-themed version of Hollywood Squares. Was truly something else. #

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June 23rd, 2009
  • In case you're wondering why I haven't been my usual sparkling self of late, I'm hosting some stupid bug of which one symptom is crankiness. #

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June 22nd, 2009
  • Think I might have peeked the future: Google search meets Data.gov meets Gapminder visualizations. http://tr.im/pkYy #

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June 18th, 2009

Solar Autoclaves and Cell Phones

June 18th, 2009

Over on Worldchanging, I do some quick profiling work on two interesting projects that aim to equip local health works with affordable and potentially sustainable technologies — solar autoclaves in Nicaragua and a cell-phone based reporting system in Malawi, both to close gaps in rural health care coverage.

Hope you might have a look.


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June 17th, 2009
  • Such curious link practice in this NYT Iran piece: http://tr.im/oPjK. External links, internal links, and named sites with no links at all. #
  • No, Obama didn't call Twitter. A short framing post wherein I suggest we might not be ready for people-centric government. http://tr.im/oNkq #

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June 16th, 2009
  • Really would have taken some doing to have held a *less* substantive confirmation for Genachowski. "Fairness Doctrine?" "No." "We're done!" #
  • Well now. Rockefeller just issued a new Commerce Comm rule. Too many senators pontificate and leave. Therefore, no more opening statements. #
  • Funnies at FCC hearing. Genachowski corrects Rockefeller's pronunciation of his name. Kerry: "That's your first victory over the chairman." #
  • One amazing thing when it comes to Iran is the fuzziness of the line btwn participant and observer (and whether that's perception or fact). #

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June 15th, 2009
  • Wondering how a citizen-led DOS attack against Iran comports with State Dept.'s vision of "21st century statecraft." http://twurl.nl/bwnwot #

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June 15th, 2009

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June 13th, 2009
  • Of course, to play devil's advocate, persistence is made easier by being able to rather effortlessly win your district by crazy margins. #

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June 12th, 2009
  • Your random Friday fun fact: until 1997, every U.S. Secretary of State was a white man, 63 in total. Since then, none have been. #
  • Participation Camp (June 27-28 in NYC) is emerging in all sorts of interesting ways. Lots of game playing, hands-on creativity. #PCamp09 #
  • Those of you following the election in Iran might enjoy this photo peek into Mousavi's "war room": http://tr.im/ohOm #

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June 12th, 2009

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June 11th, 2009

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June 10th, 2009
  • The under-development of true grassroots politics in New York becomes glaringly obvious in times like this @nysenate mess. #
  • I probably shouldn't admit this, but I find writing story pitches to be among the most excruciating of life's tasks. #

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June 10th, 2009