Monthly Archives: March 2011

Awesome visualizations from the NYTimes and Guardian

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Karl

Check out the terrific timeline visualization of protests in the Middle East. The navigation and elements surfaced simultaneously is informative and makes exploring fun. The NYTimes engineering blog “Open” shares novel uses of its API, some of which are physical!

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How a handful of operators averted a nuclear meltdown

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Karl

There will be songs, books, poems, and movies written about them in coming years, all deserved: Nature: “The meltdown that wasn’t”: It will probably be years before anyone knows exactly what happened inside the three reactors at Fukushima Daiichi that … Continue reading →

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Yesterday Android Alliance launched in Philly

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Karl

Yesterday folks interested in Android development got together at National Mechanics in CC Philly and had a few drinks with one another. The big takeaway for me from the first meeting is that there are many in the region involved … Continue reading →

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America’s homeless generation

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Karl

60 Minutes recently ran a segment revealing the stories of children in America who are fighting to survive homelessness. It is a must watch. A painful watch. 60 Minutes: Homeless children: the hard times generation Be sure to check out … Continue reading →

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“Kids are amazing” (child-driven education TED talk)

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Karl

Via Bryan Yurasits who adds, “Kids are amazing”, is a great TED talk from Sugarta Mitra: TED.com: “Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education”:

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Philadelphia grew in size, first time in over 40 years

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

Now it’s official – Philadelphia Inquirer: “Census: Philadelphia grew, slightly” Philadelphia Inquirer: “Surprise: Philly still the 5th largest city” Newsworks.org: Chris Satullo: “Could census give Philly a better sense of itself?” Lots of work yet to do in Philly to … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to it Dan

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

Inquirer: Dan Rubin: “Sharing the Blinq”

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Puppy Mills in PA coming back?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

In 2008 Governor Rendell signed into law regulation that closed down abusive puppy mills in PA. Don’t look now, but the state legislature is moving to turn back the clock. I’m having a hard time finding updates to this story … Continue reading →

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Where to follow news about Japan

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

Like many, I’ve been sending my thoughts, prayers, and donations to resources related to Japan this week. The scale of the devastation is hard to comprehend. While CNN and other stations seem to have woken up and the NYTimes has … Continue reading →

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A new CMS to watch?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

Armstrong is a new open source CMS in development, based upon Django, and funded by the Knight Foundation. There is a recent piece about Armstrong posted at The Nieman Journalism Lab with a good thread questioning the need and the … Continue reading →

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