Month: March 2005

<p><a href="http://www.zopa.com/ZopaWeb/Public/what.shtml">Zopa: Lending and Borrowing</a> – <em></em> <a href="http://del.icio.us/GregoryHeller">Gregory Heller's Del.icio.us</a> </p><p>This is very cool. It is a "company", maybe "investment house" or "broker" fits better, that allows you to make a loan (actually really not make a direct loan) but offer money for borrow on the market. You set your interest rate and you…

<p>[lk:nytimes.com/2005/03/27/fashion/27SLEEP.html|"Timing of sleep is genetically determined, whether you're an owl or<br /> lark," said Dr. Mark Mahowald, the medical director of the Minnesota<br /> Regional Sleep Disorders Center. While most people are a little bit owl<br /> or a little bit lark, for others, Dr. Mahowald said, altering sleep<br /> habits is "like changing your…

<p>Thomas Friedman [lk:www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/opinion/27friedman.html|writes in the NYTimes sunday] about a concept he calls <i>Geo Greening</i> suggesting that the president is squandering an opportunity to take our country and the planet in a more sustainable direction in terms of oil consumption. Great op-ed, among other things he suggests higher gass prices, carbon tax, new nuke plants and…

<p>I just listened to <a href="http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/podcast/032105_JRE.mp3" target="_blank">John Edwards' first podcast</a>. While i don;t think that it is in and of itself anything to write home about, the fact that John (and Elizabeth) are podcasting is. I am very excited for what the future holds for politicians and more importantly <i>leaders</i> podcasting. The internet truly is…

<p><b><br /> Science Fair:</b> Bla, call it what it is, <i>Vendor </i>Fair. Really not fun being pitched to and bribed with little toys and candy. Well the little toys and candy are kind of cool. I now have a new back massager, courtesy of Kintera, and desk clock, and envelope opener (with a sharp razor…

<p>I did a little recording of some NTEN sessions, well one session, and then an adhoc round table with some great folks on friday evening. As soon as I get my powerbook I will start editing the audio and get some podcasts up. But while on the topic of podcasts… I am going to work…

<p><em><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0324/p02s01-uspo.html" target="_blank">Yet politicians are beginning to see blogs are more than forums for snoops. To some, they are the ultimate cyberspace soapbox.</a></em> This is from a Christian Science Monitor article this week. Glad the pols are coming around. But i wonder, how will a politician's blog be treated in the context of political expenditures?…

<p>One major problem of open source development is funding it. In talking to some people at the nTEn NTC it came up that there are certain aspects of the <a href="http://www.civicspacelabs.org/" target="_blank">CivicSpace</a> suite of tools that are not funded, particularly porting <a href="http://www.citizenspeak.org/" target="_blank">Citizen Speak</a> to <a href="http://www.civicspacelabs.org/" target="_blank">CivicSpace</a>/<a href="http://www.drupal.org" target="_blank">Drupal</a>.</p> <p>Jo Lee and Dan…

<p> Different communities engage on different levels or with different technologies. It is important to think about the audience when deciding on a means of communication.</p> <p><i>I am so sick of power point presentations at this point. If you are going to write it down then don't just read it out. I can read.</i> </p>…

<p>Chris from Democracy IN action is talking about nurturing online relationships by being personal, especially in email, and solicit their input, think of it like building a freindship.</p> <p>Establish regular communication: I have been telling this to everyone i work with for what seems like ages, it is the first step on the ladder of…