This chart makes it ridiculously easy to understand:
Any questions?
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Politics & Law
There’s a new web site launched this week, EveryBlock, that aggregates together all of the “news” and makes it available on a very geographically-specific basis — that is, specifically for your block. They launched covering only three cities, but San Francisco is one of them.
Want crime reports for your neighborhood? Got ‘em. Want restaurant inspection reports? Got ‘em. Want reviews of local establishments on Yelp? Got ‘em. They compile standard news outlets, public records, other local sites, and even geo-tagged Flickr photos.
Go to the site, type in your street address, and then spend the next hour (or more) browsing the different pieces of information available. This is seriously interesting. I think in the long run it’ll be as influential as craigslist.
(I have no affiliation with EveryBlock, I just figure that everyone has an interest in what’s happening in their neighborhood, and this looks like a compelling way to find out.)
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A friend sent me the following screen capture from Google News:
I take this as another sign that the first true machine intelligence will emerge in the Googleplex.
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Some visual analysis at The Daily Kos vividly illustrates just how little news is being presented on the CNN home page. It’s not clear to me whether this is worse than deliberately false and biased news. Indeed, as the writer points out Xinhua, one of China’s top news sites, does not suffer from the dumbing down that entombs CNN.
In any event, your best bet for getting actual news of what’s going on in America will be from NPR or the international edition of the BBC.
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I present without comment two articles. One comes complete with a video that should chill your bones.
- “I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president.” — Walden O’Dell, CEO of Diebold promises to deliver Ohio to George Bush in the 2004 election
- How To Steal an Election With Diebold Voting Machines — Security researchers demonstrate just how easy it is to rig an election run on Diebold machines. Like those rushed into use in Ohio in 2004.
Thinking “no, it couldn’t possibly have happened, they’re not criminals, just stupid.” Yeah. Right.
Hmmm, I guess this wasn’t entirely without comment. ;-)
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I can’t say that I’m surprised that Bush lied to America about the disaster in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. I’m only surprised that there’s proof:
Video Shows Bush Warned before Katrina Hit
The Associated Press, March 1 2006
No wonder the administration doesn’t want to play the blame game.
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You are being asked to do the following:
- Search Livetorrents.com for the Global Frequency pilot TV episode. (When you find it, it might look something like this.) Download the torrent, and watch the show.
- Read some comments of the show’s writer/producer. You can read the front page of his weblog or just some of the most relevant posts:
- Await further instructions on this and other channels.
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