Archive for October, 2009

I Tweeted

Friday, October 30th, 2009
  • I'm going on record: I'm not yet a fan of this "list" business. #
  • Folks, if you're seeing creative political uses of Twitter lists, feel free to hit me with them. #
  • How thrilled am I to be moving to a neighborhood where the local beer shop tweets? Thrilled. @bierkraft #
  • Good stuff from @dphiffer on news boo boos and copy editor layoffs: http://is.gd/4HsvJ (Re: me on it's vs. its in the WSJ) #

I Tweeted

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
  • The print Wall Street Journal today had an "it's" where there should have been an "its." Surprisingly unsettling. #
  • McCain's anti-#neutrality "Internet Freedom Act" actually strips the FCC of all 'net jurisdiction. http://bit.ly/3LCFKk (@theprospect) #
  • Trying hard to wrap my mind around this McCain "Internet Freedom Act" business. Not having all that much luck. #

I Tweeted

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
  • Two health ideas portable to broadband: food labeling and a public option: http://bit.ly/2GkCU One or both aren't so crazy. (@theprospect) #
  • Slate 's Chris Wilson: the White House going Drupal is a horrible, miserable, terrible idea: http://bit.ly/FlRiU (via @ericuman) #
  • Good AP piece on the fact that there's no one leading USAID, and no real prospect for that changing. http://bit.ly/1kcKWT #

TAPPED

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

This probably should have been done sometime before 10:30 on Wednesday night, but better late than never. The good folks over at the American Prospect have invited me to guest blog on their blog TAPPED all week this week. Stop on by.

I Tweeted

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
  • #slatepitches is some pretty funny stuff. Scary to think that without Twitter, we would have missed out on its pleasures. #
  • On the #neutrality front, some smart folks aren't huge fans of the FCC's jurisdiction creep — http://bit.ly/3S6FRf (on @theprospect) #

I Tweeted

Monday, October 26th, 2009
  • Folks, the fun begins. I'm guest blogging over on @theprospect this week. Stop by and say hey. http://bit.ly/23YjEh #
  • Kinda funny to stumble upon post I wrote in Dec '06 advocating the grilling of prez candidates on their tech visions. http://bit.ly/1MKvZu #
  • Aww, just realized that today was Marine Corps Marathon day. Hope all you all who did it had awesome runs. #

I Tweeted

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
  • RT @techpresident: WhiteHouse.gov Goes Drupal http://bit.ly/IE7GL // Updated w/ details on who's working on it, inc. Drupal creator @Dries. #

I Tweeted

Friday, October 23rd, 2009
  • Fairey's "my bad" in the AP case is an extra cherry of confusion atop a sundae of ambiguity. Some thoughts: http://bit.ly/1kqtGf #
  • Stealing a six word short story idea from something overheard in my neighborhood this a.m.: "Never engaged, but been married twice." #

I Tweeted

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
  • Interesting. @eff isn't so sure the FCC has jurisdiction to regulate neutrality, and that it's wise to assume they do. http://bit.ly/3T4ulZ #
  • Psyched to be guest blogging for @theprospect's TAPPED next week. Stop by so they think people like me? Pweeze? #

I Tweeted

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
  • RT @AlexSteffen: Vet: "Do I believe in equality for gay&lesbian people? What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?" http://bit.ly/2dkmqL #

I Tweeted

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
  • .@nytimes to cut 100 news jobs. Related: NYT R&D shop ramps up project to teach ducks to report, edit. http://is.gd/4sHCI (via @tommatzzie) #

I Tweeted

Monday, October 19th, 2009
  • New Orleans is ticked that Obama finally visits and all anyone could talk about was the adventures of Balloon Boy. http://bit.ly/2H5Jtp #
  • RT @techpresident: Tech's Transformative Effect on Jamaica's Prisons and Schools http://bit.ly/jfeJS #aym #

I Tweeted

Saturday, October 17th, 2009
  • Rather nice Harvey Milk video screened at the Alliance of Youth Movements: You've gotta give 'em hope. http://bit.ly/2A04v8 #
  • Mexico City's free daily paper covers Twitter's entrance into Japan. They musta known @jack was coming. http://yfrog.com/3syukwj #

I Tweeted

Friday, October 16th, 2009
  • The Mexican twenty peso note feels like plastic and has one see-through corner. Kinda neat. http://yfrog.com/e0w68rj #
  • Occurs to me what Cuban-Amer leaders said at #aym abt helping young Cubans create a future at home = @markwarner says abt rural Virginia. #
  • Bothered by the fact that my rising love of American football is accompanied by a growing worry about traumatic head trauma. #
  • Oh, also, there are Google Fellowships for @pdf_europe, and the deadline is Wednesday. http://bit.ly/2xme9W #
  • Last day of early bird registration for @pdf_europe. Fifty euros off, plus the chance to hang out in Barcelona. http://bit.ly/4qBXf #
  • Happy World Food Day., folks. The State Department has a video for you. http://bit.ly/2hZVC9 Matt Damon! #
  • RT@SuzKPH …let's make [US to Mex] Ambassador Pascual's just-launched twitter account go viral @TweetCPascual // Interesting dude. #MexTech #

I Tweeted

Thursday, October 15th, 2009
  • Test Clip, Fool http://amplify.com/u/nld #
  • Speaking of translation (as we are at #aym), one Mexican NGO I met was psyched about the new Maya version of FIrefox. http://bit.ly/1w4TuU #
  • Powerful work highlighted on Alliance of Youth Movements' "21st Century Women Leaders" panel, but could do w/o the "you go girl" vibe. #aym #
  • Notes from yesterday: Carlos Slim likes how Twitter, etc. teach Mexican boys and girls to mingle. Next up: opposing narcoviolence. #MexTech #
  • Here was a moment: Carlos Slim getting @jack to read a passage from "Who Owns America" on flipping companies. #MexTech #
  • Interesting worry from prez officials that narcoviolence erases social limits that keep Mexican gangs from being Salvadoran gangs. #MexTech #

I Tweeted

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
  • Awesome dragon sculpture by the folks at @farodeoriente, a community cultural center in Iztapalapa. #MexTech http://yfrog.com/5573684824j #
  • If yer into that sweet spot where technology meets diplomatic engagement, the brand spanking new @AlecJRoss might be a nice follow. #MexTech #
  • Dinner at Ambassador Pascual's was lovely soft launch of #MexTech trip. Looking forward to digging into why the future isn't here quite yet. #

I Tweeted

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
  • RT @jack: Our State Dept delegation is going to Mexico City to explore how tech can help citizens engage against drug cartels. #MexTech #

I Tweeted

Monday, October 12th, 2009
  • Heh. Obama sure does have some identifying ears. http://bit.ly/Jcns7 #
  • One thing that has me particularly excited about my trip to Mexico this week is the chance to try a Mexican Coke. #

The Latest in Protest Gear

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I did the Live from the Left Coast radio program last week, where we talked about the use of technology in political protests. I'll let you in on a secret. Host Angie Coiro has a nice way about her. She's passionate without being combative or demeaning. Imagine that.

Feel free to ignore my contributions to the program, but my fellow guest, John Harris from the Center for Democracy and Technology, had some great stuff on how other countries, namely China, have a habit of taking what the U.S. does as permission to silence their own protestors.

I Tweeted

Friday, October 9th, 2009