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“After the Pirate Party’s political entry in the 2006 Swedish elections, we set out on a five-step plan to make sure that the offline civil liberties would carry over into the online world, against the wishes of the old guard. Each of these five steps would traditionally be impossible, and we’re done with the first two and are approaching the fourth: 3. Getting entry in the Swedish Parliament, which would start turning things around immediately. But in order to really change European policy, we need to…
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One of my readers sent me a link to this blogpost by James Wimberley, which talks intelligently about safety nets and their secondary effects (it also has a nifty link to the history of bankruptcy laws in the U.S. ). I want to hone in on one aspect he describes, namely how, in spite of people in the U.S. considering themselves entrepreneurial, we are not so much.
Who takes risks? « mathbabe
This is an excerpt from a Nov. 21, 2011 research note by Michael Cembalest, the chief investment officer for JPMorgan Private Bank. You can read the entire note here , and you should, especially if you care about redressing misperceptions that lead to flawed energy policies.
Renewable Energy's Sixty Years Of Broken Dreams, But Keep Those Ideas Coming - Forbes
It is commonly believed that we are running out of resources. We have all heard about how many Earths it would take for the entire world to live as Americans do…. Reason.com’s Baylen Linnekin posts an outstanding interview with Ag rebel Joel Salatin.
The Resilient Family
Hot Air and the Fracking Jobs Boom | Beat the Press
Most major news outlets have done pieces touting the jobs boom associated with fracking. The story goes that allowing this relatively new form of drilling will both lower energy prices in the United States and also lead to an employment boom in the regions where the drilling takes place.
Dan Worth: Wanted: Revolutionaries Ready to Lead the Country's Second Great Rust Belt Recovery
I want to take the opportunity, in my inaugural Detroit post, to write about the rust belt.
If you firmly believe higher oil prices will drive energy transition, and the adoption of alternative sources, then do (by all means) feel excited today. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, which has sold for as much as a 25% discount to Brent oil over the past 9 months, has been slowly filling that gap recently. And, with the announcement today that a major pipeline would further relieve the surplus of WTI at Cushing (taking it away to the Gulf Coast), the discount has closed further.
Oil Soars and Natural Gas Withers: But the Energy Singularity is Not Forthcoming | Gregor.us
Edge Perspectives with John Hagel: Cognitive Biases in Times of Uncertainty
We live in a world of increasing pressure and uncertainty, driven in large part by digital technology infrastructures. These marvelous infrastructures bring us unprecedented connectivity and opportunities to better ourselves. That is a core paradox of our life in the 21st century: our new infrastructures create both opportunity and pressure.The call-for-submissions for Bracket 3 has been announced—and it sounds awesome.
Architecture at the Breaking Point
IBM Tech Trends 2011 Highlights Biz Analytics Needs
Okay, you know that the cloud and better mobility management are going to be two of the top tech trends in just about anyone's survey.Our mastery of the material world, on the other hand, has advanced much more slowly.
Here Comes Solar Energy - NYTimes.com
These days, mention solar power and you’ll probably hear cries of “Solyndra!”
Environmental Economics: Hotelling's Rule meets Moore's Law?
Last week while on my travels through the Internet, I came across Biome Smart Terrarium. A terrarium, by the way, is a miniature landscape with plants (and animals). I am fascinated by these micro worlds.