Moral-ity, in the strictest sense of the word, deals with that which is regarded as right or wrong. The term is often used to refer to a system of principles and judgments shared by cultural, religious, secular (e.g. Humanist) and philosophical communities who share concepts and beliefs, by which people determine whether given actions are right or wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality (more)

Edward Feser (author of On Nozick about Robert Nozick) on multiple strains of Libertarian-isms, some based on Natural Law, others not (Game Rule, etc.). Indeed, though he was personally an Agnostic, F A Hayek held that the value of religion for shoring up the Moral presuppositions of a free society cannot be overestimated... The trouble is, Nozick is also notoriously unclear about where natural rights, and in particular the right of Self Ownership (Sovereignty), come from. But surely what we take to be the source of rights cannot fail to imply, as it does in John Locke, a specific moral view of the world. So if Nozick's position seems to allow for neutrality between all worldviews, this is arguably precisely because he is so vague about the grounds of Natural Right-s.

Nicely detailed profile of Manor New Technology High School in Manor, Texas (part of High Tech High network) which is driven by Project Based Learning. (more)

Fred Wilson discovered Sep Kamvar's writings on Mastery And Mimicry (I describe some design principles for technologies that follow nature. In short, such technologies would be self-limiting, accessible, cyclical, and purposeful.), including the concept of Cyclicality (A hallmark of cyclical tools is that they create Open Loop-s: the bike strengthens its rider to do things other than just pedal the bike.). SmallWorld, EcoSystem.

gateway drugs to Engineering (more)

the stuff filling the News Hole (more)

Professional Journalism (more)

Sol Stern attacks the Public School Spending on Educating Kids In Nyc. Fifteen months later Bloomberg is creating a handy excuse for failure: He's now saying that he needs an additional $5 billion in state funds for his school reforms to succeed. This would bring spending in the city up to an astronomical $18,000 per pupil - close to the cost of elite private schools.

Cost of running a Public School system. (more)

Interview with EllenDunhamJones, author of Retrofitting Suburbia (ISBN:0470041234, pub 2008), *the quintessential guidebook for making sprawl (Suburb) more Sustainable. (more)

data/Digital Identity card used in a GSM Cell Phone (more)

Instant Messaging app/service (more)

Fred Wilson's Union Square Ventures has invested in the Kik Text Messaging Start Up. (more)

US Department Of Justice (Justice Department)

Object-Relational Mapping (more)

information based on knowing where you (Digital Identity) are in the Real World (more)

Great intro to creator Nikola Tesla.

Doug Holton ponders some criticisms of MOOC-s, and wonders whether we should really be designing MOOLE-s.* (more)

delivery system for Caffeine (more)

I just bought an EBook from Barnes And Noble. (more)