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Twitter – BrianR- BrianR: OMG! Socialism being seriously discussed on Hacker News http://flur.be/77
- BrianR: RT @one_duran William Gibson in today's NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/opinion/01gibson.html?_r=1
- BrianR: RT @negaratduke: Walking down the street, I'm more & more convinced that we are device operated creatures.
- BrianR: I had a good 2 mile walk this morning. Quality shoes made a huge dif. #fb
- BrianR: @jreesnc ah. new oauth is breaking old auth. nice. http://flur.be/76
- BrianR: . @seesmic FYI - v1.4.3 on Android is having auth probs. So is my desktop version. Uninstalling & reinstalling to see if that helps.
- BrianR: They Might Be Giants - Computer Assisted Design http://flur.be/75 <-- awesomeness!
- BrianR: The Truth About Real Estate by Jason Fried http://flur.be/72 <-- make $ from your knowledge w/events in your space #37signals
- BrianR: Mural by El Mac http://flur.be/71 #yesh
- BrianR: Good running shoes bought. Now to carve time outa my work/parenting schedule. Taking your good advice. #jogging
Monthly Archives: May 2007
NC HB1587 is still bad
Yesterday the NC House Utility Committee [excel file of emails] meet and discussed HB 1587, “The Local Government Fair Competition Act”. Turns out lots of people showed up and spoke in favor and against the bill. So the committee vote … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, WiFi, hb1587
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Library Thing
I just learned about the neat book cataloging site Library Thing. I love how it grabs book info from so many sources. Who knew that the UNC Libraries allow external websites to grab data! Yeah UNC! The person who showed … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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Google Maps Street View
Uh… wow… this is pretty cool. Warning video contains super geek in orange spandex! Check Street View out for yourself.
Posted in YouTube
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Wilson, NC builds fiber network and fights HB1587
I found this cool blog called The Fiber Optic Files – Wilson, NC today. Its written by Brian Bowman, the Public Affairs Manager for the City of Wilson. He linked to my post about the bad bill NC HB 1587. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Politics, WiFi, hb1587
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What are people Twittering about?
Maybe Tweet Volume can help answer this question. What are people Twittering about? Some more questions… Are these answers valuable? How accurate are they? How do we display the change that comes about over of time? Hat tip to Biz … Continue reading
Listening to “Spirits in the Material World”
Got my record player hooked back up. The first album I randomly selected to listen to was The Police’s Ghost in the Machine. The first song Spirits in the Material World strikes a cord with me. Here are the lyrics. … Continue reading
Why you should care about the Carrboro Citizen
Jock Lauterer has a straight to the point bit of witting in this weeks Carrboro Citizen called Why we should support our hometown newspaper. My fav part: So why is this new paper special? How is it different from the … Continue reading
Posted in Carrboro, Journalism, Media, North Carolina
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$599 Dell laptop with Ubuntu
Yep. A pretty dang good deal. Dell laptop with Ubuntu for sale. I think this is a wonderful deal for non-profits. There is little reason left now for NGOs to be shackled to Microsoft products. Hat tip to Justin.
Bora got a job at PLoS
Congratulations Bora Zivkovic! He got a job at the Public Library of Science by applying from his blog and getting a ton of recommendations in the comments. Paul Jones put it best, He got his job in an unusual way; … Continue reading
Stop NC HB 1587: Prevent Big Telecom from killing Muni WiFi
As I write this NC HB 1587 is before the Utilities Committee for consideration. Big Telecommunications companies want to prevent democratically elected bodies from bringing broadband Internet access to everyone. Please ask your NC state Rep to vote No or … Continue reading
Posted in Literacy, North Carolina, Technology, WiFi, hb1587
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