Category Archives: Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media

Read how a few Philly students organized themselves to a few hundred to be heard

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Karl

AxisPhilly: Isaiah Thompson: “How a few Philly high school students organized themselves into a few hundred in four days”: It began, not surprisingly perhaps, with a modest online message. About two weeks ago, school district officials had announced, once again, … Continue reading →

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“Rebuilding the News”, How Did We Get Here and Why?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Karl

All great innovations come from an alchemy of the present *built* on the past. If you can tear it apart, see it from multiple perspectives, and observe the feedback loops that feed into the systems that drove you where you … Continue reading →

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NICAR 2013 Links

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Karl

Mike Ball, coworker and friend, wrote up a great summary of what he saw at NICAR 2013. It was great hearing his enthusiasm when he got back from what sounds like was a fantastic conference. Check out his post. More … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons from Programming: Check your assumptions

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Karl

Jon Udell wrote a short piece that resonated with me on taking a principle from software engineering and applying it to discourse and relationships: “Check your assumptions”. He takes the idea that when debugging, you should: Focus on understanding why … Continue reading →

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NPR posts a news app HOWTO, along with code

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Karl

NPR.org: “How to build a news app that never goes down and costs you practically nothing”. Python (Flask, Fabric, Jinja) and Amazon EC2. A nice walk through with code for contribution and reuse.

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Favorite Reads for 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Karl

Following is a list of books, essays, and articles I read (or re-read) which feel worth sharing or re-sharing on on New Years Eve: Books “Thinking in Systems: A Primer”, by Donella H. Meadows “Release It!”, by Michael T. Nygard … Continue reading →

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“Mysterious Algorithm Was 4% of Trading Activity Last Week”

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Karl

According to CNBC an unknown program triggered 4% of trading activity last week: The program placed orders in 25-millisecond bursts involving about 500 stocks, according to Nanex, a market data firm. The algorithm never executed a single trade, and it … Continue reading →

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Hidden City Philadelphia’s Interview With The Ph.ly Team

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Karl

Read Nathaniel Popkin’s interview with Chris Wink and Brian James Kirk who have coupled a URL shortener with a fantastic newsletter that you’ll want to subscribe to: For The Future Of Ph.ly.

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“Sight”, an eight minute short to see

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Karl

vimeo: Sight: Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo. (via Metafilter)

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“Say what you mean. Bear witness. Iterate.”

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Karl

I went on an interesting journey online last night that led me to the source of the above phrase, a poem on mortality, entropy, memory… and databases. Yes, you read that right. I read Tor.com’s wonderful blog almost once a … Continue reading →

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