Re: [FRIAM] PRISM/AP kerfluffle, etc

2013-06-13 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
On 6/12/13 3:42 PM, Steve Smith wrote: The crux to me seems to be what is the difference between a whistleblower and a snitch or a whistleblower and a treasonous bastard? And how can we sort this out (especially when most people align on one side of the tug-of-war pit or the other without

Re: [FRIAM] PRISM/AP kerfluffle, etc

2013-06-13 Thread Steve Smith
Marcus - The crux to me seems to be what is the difference between a whistleblower and a snitch or a whistleblower and a treasonous bastard? And how can we sort this out (especially when most people align on one side of the tug-of-war pit or the other without much thought)? I think the

[FRIAM] Obama on NSA Surveillance

2013-06-13 Thread Jochen Fromm
Is the problem of surveillance to find the right tradeoff between privacy and security, as president Obama says? What do you think?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhf-noHT6Gkfeature=youtube_gdata_player -Jochen Sent from Android

Re: [FRIAM] PRISM/AP kerfluffle, etc

2013-06-13 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
On 6/13/13 1:10 AM, Steve Smith wrote: Few care to think that dangerous or unjust events are an unavoidable part of life. Yes we do seem to like to ignore that as much as possible. I found holding a security clearance to increase the likelihood that I would find myself participating in

Re: [FRIAM] PRISM/AP kerfluffle, etc

2013-06-13 Thread Steve Smith
Marcus - As someone who has almost been there, I agree... and THIS is the challenge, such a disclosure *could* be an over-reaction based on naivette. The point of above my pay grade is a sticky one, however and it gets stickier the more experience you have. While you may hit one glass

[FRIAM] I think this is relevant to our discussion on MOOCs

2013-06-13 Thread Robert Holmes
Gary Busey gives to all those who attend online universities and never get a chance for a real commencement speech. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_EPdU8m7uI FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St.

Re: [FRIAM] PRISM/AP kerfluffle, etc

2013-06-13 Thread mar...@snoutfarm.com
Steve writes: How should Snowden (or Manning) be treated for what they have done; AND now that the cat is out of the bag, how do we followup and handle the implications of what we have discovered as a result? I think if people are really so upset about potential for domestic surveillance --

[FRIAM] Using Metadata to find Paul Revere - Kieran Healy

2013-06-13 Thread Tom Johnson
Sniffing out Paul Revere with basic social network analysishttp://flowingdata.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f538bce868aac1144d248c0bcid=56f67c9387e=b8cf2c76dd Jun 13, 2013 03:07 am [image: Paul Revere Network] It's *just* metadata. What can you do with that? Kieran Healy, a sociology

Re: [FRIAM] Using Metadata to find Paul Revere - Kieran Healy

2013-06-13 Thread Robert Holmes
Hmm… isn't this kinda self-selecting? Is it any surprise that the central node in the network derived from the metadata in Paul Revere's Ride is Paul Revere? (Hint: the clue is in the title.) On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Tom Johnson t...@jtjohnson.com wrote: Sniffing out Paul Revere with