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norma martin

Consortium Wants Standards for 'Internet of Things' - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • norma martin on 27 Mar 14
     
    Follow-up on Cerf lecture
purplekimchi

On the Wrong Side of Globalization - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • There is a real risk that it will benefit the wealthiest sliver of the American and global elite at the expense of everyone else
  • testament to how deeply inequality reverberates through our economic policies
  • But there would be some big losers — namely, the rest of us.
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  • One of the worst is that it allows corporations to seek restitution in an international tribunal, not only for unjust expropriation, but also for alleged diminution of their potential profits as a result of regulation. This is not a theoretical problem. Philip Morris has already tried this tactic against Uruguay, claiming that its antismoking regulations, which have won accolades from the World Health Organization, unfairly hurt profits, violating a bilateral trade treaty between Switzerland and Uruguay.
  • There is already some evidence that companies are choosing how to funnel their money into different countries on the basis of where their legal position in relation to the government is strongest
  • But the TPP would make the introduction of generic drugs more difficult, and thus raise the price of medicines.
  • Trickle-down economics is a myth. Enriching corporations — as the TPP would — will not necessarily help those in the middle, let alone those at the bottom.
  • purplekimchi on 21 Mar 14
     
    Seriously, the TPP is as bad as the deals we read about in Drahos and Braithwaite.
norma martin

Funding the Future - Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The public good and science
norma martin

Lifelogging: The Most Miserable, Self-Aware 30 Days I've Ever Spent - 0 views

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    Big "personal" data
purplekimchi

Hashtags as Decolonial Projects with Radical Origins, by Suey Park | Model View Culture - 1 views

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  • the mainstream media attention is a trap. The media makes our movements into spectacles, rather than acknowledging them as the origins of serious decrees for radical action.
norma martin

Data Insight | Why Narratives | Narrative Science - 1 views

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  • norma martin on 19 Mar 14
     
    I like this company's tag: With spreadsheets, you have to calculate. With visualizations, you have to interpret. But stories are the last mile to harness the power of big data.
purplekimchi

If Google Was a Guy (Part 2) - YouTube - 0 views

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    What would happen if people submitted their google requests in person. (Can't let this go w/o noting that Google is a middle aged white guy). NSFW: language
norma martin

Help Transcribe Diaries From World War I | Smart News | Smithsonian - 0 views

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  • norma martin on 24 Mar 14
     
    An interesting way to give....in the digital realm.
norma martin

You Can Now Donate Your Voice to People Who Can't Speak | Smart News | Smithsonian - 0 views

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    An interesting way to give....digital realm
purplekimchi

Reigniting The Flame of Women in Tech - The Takeaway - 0 views

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  • purplekimchi on 27 Mar 14
     
    I hope I don't have to tell you guys "I told you so!" about Python vs. Java. Harvey Mudd credits the swtich to Python in intro coding as one of the key factors of success in increasing underrepresented groups in CS major!
  • norma martin on 27 Mar 14
     
    I'm all for accessibility.
purplekimchi

Tracking Employees to Boost Productivity - The Takeaway - 0 views

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  • purplekimchi on 27 Mar 14
     
    Really interesting interview about the detrimental effects of productivity tracking at large companies.
purplekimchi

Michael Geist - Why the U.S. Government Isn't Really Relinquishing its Power over Inter... - 0 views

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  • hile a transfer would be perceived by many to represent a change in control, the reality is that the U.S. will not be relinquishing much power even when (or if) the transition occurs. In the years since the U.S. first indicated that it would shift away from Internet governance, it has steadily erected jurisdictional authority over a considerable portion of the Internet infrastructure
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