Miscellaneous

Wolfram Data Summit, Thomas Lee of Sunlight Labs: Measuring Influence

Today I will be live blogging from the Wolfram Data Summit. First up is Thomas Lee, Director of Sunlight Labs, Sunlight Foundation, here is an overview of his presentation: From Dollars to Ideas: New Tools for Measuring Influence Director of Sunlight Labs, Sunlight Foundation To date, analytic examinations of the problem of political influence haveRead… Read more »

How to Make a Entire College Sustainable – Back to School Part 1

CREBs, grants, efficiency measures and creative thinking have turned one college into a sustainability leader. The video above explains how Mount Wachusett Community College has saved $4 million in energy costs, 17 million gallons of water and 36 million kWh of electricity since 2002. Even more, their curriculum has taken a turn towards greener subjectsRead… Read more »

A few tech items and other political law links for today

PRISON FOR CAMPAIGN TREASURER. The DOJ press release is here. “The former campaign treasurer for Representative Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $450,000 from the congressman’s election and re-election campaign accounts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. AttorneyRead… Read more »

Real-time info is coming to Calgary

Calgary Transit (AB) will soon be launching real-time arrival information for its CTrain light-rail service. The roll-out is a few weeks late, but the system is in place and testing is under way. “I know people are getting antsy; they want to have it,” said spokeswoman Theresa Schroeder. “We want it, too. We thank everyoneRead… Read more »

Muni directors support all-door boarding

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) could introduce all-door boarding for its buses as soon as next year. Although they did not vote, Muni’s directors supported the idea as a way to speed up bus operations. To ensure that people pay their fares, Muni will have to add fare inspectors and make it easierRead… Read more »

Cyberattack as Covert Action

Most of what we see in day-to-day cybersecurity is not cyberwar, or the perennial threat of the ‘digital Pearl Harbor.’ Crime, espionage, political vandalism, and military “long-range cyber-reconaissance”–rather than kinetic targeting that kills, damages, or disables–are more mundane, day-to-day concerns. National Defense University’s Samuel Liles does make a persuasive case that much of cyberwar existsRead… Read more »

Aphorism 56

This is the futurist’s dilemma: Any believable prediction will be wrong. Any correct prediction will be unbelievable. Either way, a futurist can’t win. He is either dismissed or wrong. Kevin Kelly Original post

Republicans Want to Steal Your Vote

Lyndon Johnson said voting is: “. . . the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” He signed the Voting Rights Act as president in 1965. Today, the Republican Party and other Koch brothers stooges want to strip you of your right to vote. Read More http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8374989/republicans_want_to_steal_your_vote.html?cat=9