A couple weeks ago Erik Hershman of White African wrote a great blog post of 15 Travel Tips for Africa, a response to NYT’s columnist Nick Kristof’s travel tips, that, though intended to be helpful, might reinforce stereotypes about the dangers of international travel. Between… Read More
I just donated to support an inspiring project: We Operate Best Together. Morgan Sully, a community technologist with a heart of gold, is embarking on a journey to tell the stories of changemakers and innovators on an upcoming trip to Europe. This May, he helped… Read More
What’s more delicious than local produce in season? From Snore and Guzzle (found via the awesome and inspiring mind behind OrganicNation.tv) The Growing Season for New York State Asparagus: May 5th – May 15th Rhubarb: May 1st – June 15th Strawberries: June 10th – 30th… Read More
The opening of the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference on Tuesday, June 2 featured Twitter not quite front-and-center, but on a big screen to stage left. Keynote moderator Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times remarked on the novelty of such a screen, explaining it… Read More
Yesterday morning, at the opening session of the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference, Susan Crawford of the Obama administration, kicked off the presentations with a striking anecdote. recent article in the Wall Street Journal quoting 37-year-old homeless man Charles Pitts: “You don’t need a TV.… Read More
Today marks the official opening of the 19th annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference. I’ll be live-blogging the next few days thanks to the team behind the conference. The conference is a timely event, as the Obama administration is making frequent news in this arena,… Read More
Emily Jacobi 