Security risks/rules for the Internet Of Things. (more)

When lots of Structured Data gets put onto the Internet automatically by objects (Embedded Hardware) (e.g. RFID data, GPS/GIS data, etc.). (more)

What Employers Think of Badges, Nanodegrees from Online Programs (more)

kid(s) with just 1 parent living with them (more)

Book by Michael Watkins on starting a new DayJob with a big win. ISBN:1422188612 (more)

author, ex-HarvardBusinessSchool MBA professor (more)

The World Wide Web is a networked information system. (more)

Arnold Kling has a Thin Book out on The ThreeLanguages Of Politics ASIN:B00CCGF81Q (more)

The World Bank released a big report on the Internet as a force for Economic Development. (more)

A New Populism Spurs Democrats on the Economy. Democratic Party, Presidential Candidates 2008, anti-GlobalizatIon. Populism is hardly new in the Democratic Party. Al Gore vowed to fight for “the people versus the powerful” in his presidential campaign seven years ago, and Republicans have long accused the Democrats of practicing “ClassWarfare.” But the latest populist resurgence is deeply rooted in a view that current economic conditions are difficult and deteriorating for many people, analysts say, and it is now framing debates over tax policy, education, trade, energy and health care.

*Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent CivilDisobedience based on his Christian beliefs. (more)

Zed Shaw on the Failure of Freehackers Union. The major purpose of FU was to help geeks get the power. Pure and simple. One of the things that prevents geeks from having the power in the whole "founder + geek" dynamic is that they aren't good at public speaking. They don't know how to perform with their geekness. I felt I could teach some of that and maybe have some fun at the same time... Really, the only rule should have been, "No fucking biz dudes."... people have in their mind that there's some special genetic difference between a "founder" and a "geek". In my experience the only difference is Luck and Fo Cus. (See 2012-09-04-RaoEntrepreneursAreTheNewLabor - Hacker and Hustler) (more)

It's hard to believe in Natural Law for me, just as it's hard to believe in anything else. So for the moment I perceive the supposed elements/conclusions from Natural Law to qualify as Game Rule rather than Absolute Truth. (more)

Cory Doctorow Young Adult Novel ISBN:0765333848 (more)

inventor of the Hexayurt (more)

Vinay Gupta novella written 2012 (more)

aka Intelligence Augmentation (Augmenting Human Intellect) (more)

The Culture of the Network Society? (more)

Charlie Stross has a "Down on the Farm" story set in the LaundryFiles/AtrocityArchives world. Visiting the Funny Farm isn’t a job for an old hand, Bob. It has to be someone new and fresh, who isn’t likely to attract their professional attention.

Michael O Church envisions a Culture like The Craft as an alternative to Silicon Valley/Venture Capital. (more)