Monthly Archives: February 2008

North Carolina Tech Events

If you are organizing a tech event, big or small, in North Carolina you should promote it on SocialCarolina.org. This is a free site that a few volunteers are putting together. Its goal is to “Connect the Community to Events”. … Continue reading

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Tell Jim Rogers to Cancel Cliffside!

Recently Duke Energy received permission from the State of North Carolina to build a new coal fired power plant in Cliffside, North Carolina. Despite the facts that this new plant could be a major polluter of CO2, mercury, and evaporate … Continue reading

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Net Neutrality Is a Civil Rights Issue

Net Neutrality Is a Civil Rights Issue For communities of color, the Internet offers a critical opportunity to build a more equitable media system. It provides all Americans with the potential to speak for themselves without having to convince large … Continue reading

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Live Video Tech

I’ve been trying out some new video chat/live video technology. Yahoo! has a new service called Y! Live. My channel is over at http://live.yahoo.com/yesh. I also have it embeded in my Live blog page. Contact me if you’d like to … Continue reading

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Lawrence Lessig for Congress

Lawrence Lessig just announced he’s considering running for congress. LESSIGO8.org Join the Facebook group Draft Lessig for Congress and tell him its a good idea. If anyone can help fix our broken corrupt government AND bring an understanding of the … Continue reading

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SFGate Article on Coworking

Shared work spaces a wave of the future, Ilana DeBare, Chronicle Staff Writer, Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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Dan Besse: for a safer, cleaner, more livable NC

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Short

Trying more short blog posts. ala Twitter and Ed Cone

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Kay Hagan OK with FISA Telco immunity

Kay Hagan OK with FISA Telco immunity sad…

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North Carolina Drought 2008

By now the bad drought the South Eastern United States is experiencing is old news. We are already in stage two [PDF] water restrictions here in Orange County, North Carolina. But today I found a map that blew my mind. … Continue reading

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