Aaron Swartz: Guerilla Open Access Manifesto. Information is power.
But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. The world’s entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations. Want to read the papers featuring the most famous results of the sciences? You’ll need to send enormous amounts to publishers like Reed Elsevier. There are those struggling to change this. That is too high a price to pay. “I agree,” many say, “but what can we do? Those with access to these resources — students, librarians, scientists — you have been given a privilege. Meanwhile, those who have been locked out are not standing idly by. But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. There is no justice in following unjust laws. We need to take information, wherever it is stored, make our copies and share them with the world.
Aaron Swartz. Roger Ailes Sends General Petraeus a Message via KT McFarland. Occupiers / Teabaggers - A Comparison. Hiding true self at work can result in less job satisfaction, greater turnover. Hiding your true social identity -- race and ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or a disability -- at work can result in decreased job satisfaction and increased turnover, according to a new study from Rice University, the University of Houston and George Mason University.
"The workplace is becoming a much more diverse place, but there are still some individuals who have difficulty embracing what makes them different, especially while on the job," said Michelle Hebl, Rice professor of psychology and co-author of "Bringing Social Identity to Work: The Influence of Manifestation and Suppression on Perceived Discrimination, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions. " The paper appears in the Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology journal.
The study examined the behavior of 211 working adults in an online survey and measured factors such as identity, perceived discrimination, job satisfaction and turnover intentions. Police detain 400 "Blockupy" activists in Frankfurt. One Donor Ponied Up 35 Percent of Crossroads GPS's 2011 Haul. Talk about a mega-donor.
Of the $28.4 million in donations banked in 2011 by Republican outside money group Crossroads GPS, a whopping $10 million of it came from just one donor. That's 35 percent. From one person, or one corporation. Crossroads GPS, which does not disclose its donors, is the brainchild of GOP political mastermind Karl Rove. Founded in 2010, the group is technically a tax-exempt non-profit, known as a 501(c)(4), that can spend money on political advocacy so long as politicking isn't the majority of what it does. Crossroads has repeatedly insisted its activities are perfectly legal, and the IRS has not given any clear indication that it is investigating the group. Here's more on Crossroads' money from Bloomberg: Define Recognition at Dictionary. Washington's Blog - Business, Investing, Economy, Politics, World News, Energy, Environment, Science, Technology. Occupy Wall Street. UC Santa Cruz. Orwell_vs_huxley.jpg (JPEG Image, 550 × 4390 pixels)
Protesters plan to shut down UC Santa Cruz campus March 1. SANTA CRUZ - People upset with the rising cost of college plan to shut down the UC Santa Cruz campus Thursday as part of a nationwide demonstration over ongoing cuts to public education funding.
Student groups and Occupy activists have called for a day of action in defense of education and social services on March 1. Events are planned in New York City, Boston, Seattle and several cities throughout California, including Santa Cruz. UCSC officials say they are making plans to handle the protest, including talking with other law enforcement agencies to help handle unruly behavior. "We need to provide our neighbors and people traveling in the vicinity of campus that day with real-time information about the impacts of the protest," campus spokesman Jim Burns said. "We're having discussions about the impact to operations that day - things like dining services, transportation, child care access and access to the campus for residents and students. Rallies are planned at noon and 5 p.m.