Author: gregoryheller

<p>I have been meaning to write about this for over a week. After the election, the NYT ran an [l:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/nyregion/11traffic.html?emc=eta1|article on the NYC Partnership's working group on congestion pricing NYC streets]. The article (or rather the Partnership) forced the freshly re-elected (and term limited lame duck) Mayor into a bad spot, and the administration [l:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/12/nyregion/metrocampaigns/12congestion.html?emc=eta1|shot…

<p>Obviously, not going to happen in NYC. But wouldn't it be nice to have a house outside of the city? In the "country" somewhere? Well, my friend Hope mentioned [l:http://www.alternatives.com/cob-building/what.html|Cob] construction to me. It is the process of building with an earth/sand/clay/straw mixture that allows you to really "sculpt" the structure. Durable, eco-friendly, and the…

<p>Kaliya Hamlin pointed me towards [l:http://2006.northernvoice.ca/wiki/moose-camp|Moose Camp] in an email earlier today. Kaliya and I have been scheming about DrupalGuild and the opensource cms world a bit. Looks like this might be a good opportunity to talk to a bunch of development shops about the DrupalGuild Concept and Guilds in general as a way to…

<p>[l:http://feeds.feedburner.com/echoditto?m=253|EchoDitto Blog as a story this week about how a simple email list can be part of an egovernment solutioon]. In the example, a local councilperson asked people on a neighborhood email list about a traffic issue.</p> <p>Michael Silberman (the blogger) pointed out that such a simple technology can have great value (and he seeming…

<p>I am a big fan of sunlight. I believe it makes the best disinfectant. And there is nothing wrong with sites like <a href="http://www.fundrace.org" target="_blank">fundrace</a> or guidestar or the <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" target="_blank">center for responsive politics</a> or <a href="http://theyrule.net" target="_blank">they rule</a> that all try to point out the influence and sources of money for politicians and…

<p>[l:http://www.citizensunion.org|Citizens Union] and a bunch of other goo-go groups hosted what was supposed to be a civic discussion or debate between the seven declared candidates for city council speaker. IN NYC the council is a body of 51 members who each represent about 150k voters (could be more, could be less based upon the immigrant/citizen…

<p>A few years ago I discovered the first issue of [lk:readymademag|Ready Made Magazine]. I think i might have been at an Urban OUtfitters in south beach finding shelter from an afternoon rain shower. It was awesome! filled with home improvement projects and DIY crafts with a high design aesthetic. I subscribed, and with each issue…

<p>[l:http://www.pocketmod.com|This is pretty cool. PocketMOD is a little build and fold your own pocket organizer]. I saw it on [l:http://www.makezine.com/blog|the Make Magazine blog] which is also pretty cool. I'll be posting about Make soon enough. The only problem with PocketMOD, is that you can't fill the data from say, iCAL or some other ics calendar…