Month: December 2010
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Welcome to the Madhouse
Welcome to the Madhouse, originally uploaded by juggernautco. Shawn-Laree and I took the kids to the Bulls game vs. the Lakers tonight. They won 88 – 84, and it brought back so many powerful memories and emotions. It was so great to care for a set of people who didn’t let me down. These Bulls…
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On Wikileaks, Great Reporting, Distributed Publishing, and Terms of Use (An Appreciation)
I like to know things, I like original documents, and I like fucking shit up. Therefore I love Wikileaks. I'm grateful to Julian Assange for getting up in the morning, and I want to protect him from harm. I think that he is an important person, and his work should be built upon by other…
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Waiting For A Common Place Name Database
I want to have a reliable way to reference online anything that I can see in real life. I want every person, place, and thing to have a distinct reference on the Web. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, is a leader in this– he can explain the need for linked data…
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Couple things worth noting here: 1/ The President and his military are some serious people, and 2/ I am extremely grateful to those who kill our enemies for us.
P120310PS-0485, originally uploaded by The White House. P120310PS-0387, originally uploaded by The White House.
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Notable Items from the New York City Weekend Traffic Advisory, Friday, December 3, 2010 to Sunday, December 5, 2010
Heads up in NYC this weekend– traffic snarls that lead to fun (festivals) and profit (crane operations): Manhattan East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue: This street will be closed from 7am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCDDC trunk water main and utility work. Motorists should use alternate routes and posted…