This article links to a Washington Post article on Ron Wyden’s proposed federal election-by-mail bill (following Oregon’s system).
This is a great article for stretching the boundaries of what I think being rich could be about.
This is the first of a series of articles on learning how to use embedded Linux.
A cool idea! I would like to see more examples of what someone could do with this card.
Wonder if there are any problems Oregon should be worried about?
This is a weekly newsletter (Civic Minute) from Sol Villarreal, a realtor in the Seattle area. He has an excellent roundup of coronavirus news in the Seattle and Washington state areas.
I am starting a new podcast with @JohnPhilpin called ConvoCast – episode 1 is here (introducing myself and my goals for the podcast) – check it out!
from The London Review of Books, a story on what is really going on in China/Wuhan, good thoughts to ponder as we watch the US response.
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, where the virus emerged, was locked down on 23 January. Since then misinformation and disinformation have dominated Chinese lives.
You know it’s spring when the frogs are singing at night…a snicklecast for @John Philpin…
via Dave Winer, Howard Rhinegold share some experiences from previous online efforts and offers tips for doing this today (in this coronavirus period).
The spread of coronavirus has caused the cancellation of multi-thousand-person conferences. The world of online, many-to-many communication media — audio and video, forums, blogs, mail lists, collaborative documents, slideshows, whiteboards — is like a supersaturated solution and the pandemic is the seed crystal for a state change: Even without a pandemic, the carbon footprint of transporting thousands of people thousands of miles for a two or three day meeting demands action. The time has come to at least severely reduce the number of large international face to face conferences. The good news is that the available tools are robust and either free or inexpensive. However, a successful online conference doesn’t just happen — everybody knows how to partake in keynotes, workshops, hallway conversations at face to face gatherings. The skills of presenting and participating in an online version are nowhere near as widely spread. Conveners need to document, frame, and support training into how to use the new medium, as well as plan and present the keynotes and workshops at the heart of the conference. Skilled facilitators of online discourse are a must. Fortunately, there are plenty of people with the right skills.