Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 27th, 2003 Comments Off
>No comment needed. We believe that we
are the world’s leading nation, but we fall behind in all sorts
of things that really matter. As the article says, “..last year
in the United States, 42,815 people died in traffic accidents..”
A lot more Americans die in car crashes than in firefights in
Iraq. And the American dead in the auto [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 26th, 2003 Comments Off
Howard Butler, who writes Fanning Mill, has a nice piece that brings some tone to the voice of Iowa..
“My perspective of what is going on politically in Iowa….I see
Howard Dean bumper stickers pasted over Bill Bradley stickers on
Volvos. Gephardt seems to be on the local news more than Dean or Kerry.
None of them seem to [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 26th, 2003 Comments Off
My email box and my blog are both starting to read like A Prairie Home
Companion. The Voice of Iowa project is getting
fascinating. I want to make a directory, explore links, but most
of all start to find ways to understand what folks are up to…Not so
easy. Of course, one way to move forward would be to [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 26th, 2003 Comments Off
At the Berkman Center we have just established a discussion blog about the World Summit on the Information Society,
which is being sponsored by the United Nations and the International
Telecommunications Union, and will assemble in Geneva, Switzerland on
December 10-12. If you want to comment on WSIS, positive,
negative, or “orthagonal”, feel free. This site might be a [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 25th, 2003 Comments Off
The Lesson of Somalia: Just a Humpty Dumpty Story?.
A decade after the American withdrawal from Mogadishu, Somalia remains
an anarchic country without a central government. By Marc Lacey.
A cautionary thought re: Iraq and Afghanistan, from tomorrow’s New York
Times, November 26, 2003 (it is 11:24, November 25, but the Times to be
printed tomorrow shows up on my [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 25th, 2003 Comments Off
Thanks Lisa! Now to make a localfeeds Iowa “machine” and start
exploring the topology of the state…(must teach in a few hours, so
can’t do it now, but am tempted…)
From: “Lisa Williams”
Date: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:23:26 AM US/Eastern
To:
Subject: Weblogs in Iowa: Localfeeds
Reply-To:
Jim,
Have you heard about Localfeeds? Ross Karchner’s creation allows you to
type in a zip [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 24th, 2003 Comments Off
Thanks so much for your help! Keep sending in referrals to
bloggers in cities such as Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, and the college towns of Ames,
Iowa City, Cedar Falls and Grinnell.
I would also like to put out a special call to anyone who might know bloggers in smaller towns or on farms..
By the way, my [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 24th, 2003 Comments Off
Britt Blaser just sent me a copy of an email about a meta tools project
he is involved in–I don’t think I can reveal what it is, but I do want
to say a public thanks to Britt (and his amazing underground
connections). By the way, Britt’s blog
is one of the most interesting and thoughtful on politics and [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 24th, 2003 Comments Off
Dave pointed to my site this morning (thanks, Dave!) and here is one result:
Thanks, Gary!
From: Gary
Date: Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:40:14 AM US/Eastern
To: jmoore at cyber.law.harvard.edu
Subject: Iowa Weblogs
I saw your weblog article looking for Iowa weblogs through Dave
Winer’s Scripting News site. Here are a few links you don’t have:
Moira Breen: http://www.aracnet.com/~dcf/irnew/
Royce Dunbar: http://iowalibertarian.blogspot.com/
David Hogberg: http://www.dhogberg.com/
Gary Petersen (my [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Nov 24th, 2003 Comments Off
Here
is a series of maps of the United States showing where each candidate’s
money is coming from in the fundraising for the 2004 presidential
primaries. Not only Dean and all the other Democrats, but Bush,
as well.