9/21/2005

wiki

There are a number of "general" structures of sites.

Hierical sites -- Yes I know that all sites are hierical, but the original set of sites were generally relatively static with a main page, sub pages, etc.

Blogs, Mailing lists -- e.g. linear sites -- Information is stored at the top, with the possibility of comments, fixed link out-pointers...

Forums -- generally 2 level comment areas with generally: 1) Topics, 2) Item (comments...)

Wikis -- sites that permit any set of approved (or all) users to edit any page.
  • Wikipedia -- the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
  • GrepWiki --a place where readers of Ed Foster's GripeLog can organize and share their experiences and opinions in the way they think best.

9/09/2005

project-censored

  1. Bush Administration Moves to Eliminate Open Government
  2. Media Coverage Fails on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Deathtoll
  3. Another Year of Distorted Election Coverage
  4. Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In
  5. U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia
  6. The Real Oil for Food Scam
  7. Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood
  8. Iraqi Farmers Threatened By Bremer’s Mandates
  9. Iran’s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency
  10. Mountaintop Removal Threatens Ecosystem and Economy
  11. Mandatory Mental Screening Program Usurps Parental Rights
  12. Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators
  13. Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges
  14. Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers
  15. Conservative Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom
  16. U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada
  17. U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand Control of the Region
  18. Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy
  19. Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments
  20. American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others
  21. New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People
  22. Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities But Health Effects Need Scrutiny
  23. Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem
  24. Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate and Government Resource Aspirations
  25. Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail

Links-09

  1. Liberals vs Conservatives? -- (Angry Bear [liberal])
  2. Internet users are better informed about political issues that non-users are. (Dee-Log)
  3. a) Transactional vs Transformational (Joe Trippi)
    • TransActional -- Tit for Tat
    • TransFormational -- Things will change

  4. Katrina Timeline (ThinkProgress)
  5. PBS PodCasts
  6. New Scientist Special Report on Evolution
  7. Oil for Food -- 1.7% graft (GadFly), and

9/05/2005

ChangeThis

  • The problem with smart people is that they like to be right and sometimes will defend ideas to the death rather than admit they’re wrong.
  • Why smart people defend bad ideas -- By Scott Berkun, April 2005
15.03 Let's Rewrite the Constitution to Deal With Organizations
  • Art Kleiner suggest that organizations are where all of the power lies today and it is about time to recognize that and leverage groups to solving problems. Think open source for government.
Links
  • Terrorism, Security, and America's Purpose the New America Foundation will convene a major national policy forum to examine the challenge of international terrorism and how best to confront it. (Sept 6-7, 2005)
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9/01/2005

democratic

  1. Populist Economy -- e.g. run the economic system for the average and less well off rather than the wealthy.

  2. Individual morality -- e.g. permit the people and families to manage their own moreality rather than determining the socially acceptable morality by the government.



Belief in the Common good in addition to the invisible hand of unregulated free enterprise.

Democratic Leadership council "Play Book"