[FRIAM] iClarified - Apple News - Steve Jobs Reveals Why He Always Wore the Turtleneck

2011-10-11 Thread Owen Densmore
>From the absolutely-ridiculous dept: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=17274 -- Owen FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at h

Re: [FRIAM] [sfx: Discuss] Lessig & OccupyBoston

2011-10-11 Thread Gillian Densmore
I agre that the protestors seem to have quite a few agendas in so far as corperations go. One the other hand sometimes they do ask some of the right questions http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133297080105221&set=a.131495456952050.18782.129365397165056&type=1&ref=nf ie why is healthcare adequa

Re: [FRIAM] Lessig & OccupyBoston

2011-10-11 Thread Steve Smith
A simple corollary question might be: Why don't we find "coop" style services to compete with the multi-opoloies? The main thing I know of in this nature is the "Credit Union". Are these truly regulated out of possibility by the lobby-interests? Or are we just too lazy? Or is it too hard

Re: [FRIAM] Lessig & OccupyBoston

2011-10-11 Thread glen e. p. ropella
Owen Densmore wrote circa 11-10-11 04:39 PM: > I hope we see a lot more like the MVNOs in other areas like credit > cards, paypal alternatives, and so on. I have a friend who works here: https://banksimple.com/ https://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/banksimple_announces_funding_partnerships_to

Re: [FRIAM] Lessig & OccupyBoston

2011-10-11 Thread Owen Densmore
One approach to Glen/Eric's observations is to take small steps that actually help you too. I'm having a terrible time with cellular phones. I want a truly mobile phone which implies GSM, not the weird non-standard american technologies. But ATT sucks and TMobile appears to be going out of busin

Re: [FRIAM] Lessig & OccupyBoston

2011-10-11 Thread glen
ERIC P. CHARLES wrote circa 11-10-11 10:35 AM: > If > you want to hurt the evil corporations with their super-rich owners... > stop giving them your money. Technologically, I thought some of the most > interesting things about the Arab spring were all the creative ways > protesters circumvented pop

Re: [FRIAM] Delicious Alternative

2011-10-11 Thread Owen Densmore
Pinboard lists other sites: http://pinboard.in/resources/#alternatives -- Owen FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam

Re: [FRIAM] [sfx: Discuss] Lessig & OccupyBoston

2011-10-11 Thread ERIC P. CHARLES
But there is a real weirdness about many of the protesters. Captured very well with this image: It's as if these people know what they are fighting, but have no clue how to fight it. Ghandi got people to hand weave clo

Re: [FRIAM] Delicious Alternative

2011-10-11 Thread siddharth
So does Firefox - see Sync On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Russ Abbott wrote: > Chrome lets you synchronize browser-based bookmarks across computers. > > *-- Russ Abbott* > *_* > *** Professor, C