Very neat conversation happening over at reddit. I couldn’t agree more that there is an increasing information gap (not necessarily a “knowledge” gap, of course) emerging between the connected and the not. I’m sure several readers will immediately relate to the sentiment of the graphic.
smackywentz commented:
We were at a restaurant last night, and by ‘we’ [...]
Worldview from the cloud? 05.06.08
RateMyCop.com more for tickets than murder 03.23.08
The media has shown some interest in a new police officer rating web site RateMyCop.com. It’s similar to campus offerings like RateMyProf or disgusting newcomer JuicyCampus, where students anonymously post which youngsters are SLUTTS at UCLA and who the sexiest varsity water polo player is Harvard.
As discussed last week, people are increasingly using technology [...]
Links 00008 03.08.08
Wired on coffee for The Enlightenment, and drugs and body enhancements for the second Enlightenment.
UN Data opens up to the public - Massive database now available online
Treasury Dept confiscates domain names of Brit travel agent who booked Cuba tours - Appears the Wikileaks seizure might have been only the first of many attacks on global [...]
Suicide, middle age, and modern life 02.20.08
Heath Ledger’s passing seemed to re-ignite a wide interest in the causes, treatment, and perception of suicide. Emerging research in the U.S. suggest the interest is long overdue and tremendously misunderstood.
Ledger, it has been revealed, accidentally overdosed. Nonetheless, he sparked a discussion and highlighted the media and society’s obsession with youth suicide.
However, new [...]
Information is cheap(er) 02.14.08
Felix Salmon highlights the declining price of knowledge:
Cost of sequencing Craig Venter’s genome: $3 billion, over 10 years
Cost of sequencing James Watson’s genome: $1 million, over 2 months
Cost of sequencing an anonymous African’s genome: $100,000, over 1 month
Information R/evolution (Paper: it was here all along) 10.23.07
Merlin Mann, esteemed web-celebrity and thinker, linked to this impressive and inspiring video I had forgotten about.
It suckered me in to reading the rest of his post more intently. Wherein, he “defends” paper, for those who may have erroneously reported its demise:
See, the key is to use paper for what it’s great at and [...]
Dreamy for Streamy? 10.21.07
What’s up Streamy? Such promise… no delivery. Or at least not at a pace to my liking. Digg and reddit flounder and require some competition. Hurry up and move out of private beta.
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