You NEED to Care About IT Enablement of Open Government.

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Wednesday July 01, 2009 · 7:44 AM PDT

2009/07/01 · 07:44

Hello all-

I've wanted to diary this topic for quite awhile, as this group is one of the best constituencies to debate and understand this topic.

As engaged citizens, we all tend to make the observation that Government -- these days President Obama's Government -- should be doing more for all of us. Well, I'm going to show you how President Obama's Executive Branch is succeeding in empowering YOU to do more to advocate from a more informed position. As a tech-savvy online advocacy community, you NEED to care about this topic.

Given how busy this holiday week is for me (and you too, I'm sure) I think that perhaps the most effective way of presenting this information is more "open letter" than diary.

So, let me give that a shot.

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Did you find this diary helpful

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Did you find this diary helpful

No. Boring.

1 vote

No, too technical.

1 vote

No, not technical enough.

1 vote

Yes, thanks.

1 vote

Yes and I'd like to see more on this topic.

5 votes

ZZZZzzzzzz. Did you say something about Pie?

0 votes

Updated: Pelosi accuses CIA of lying, Pummelled by Press on Torture

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Thursday May 14, 2009 · 8:29 AM PDT

2009/05/14 · 08:29

This is disgusting.

Is anyone else watching MSNBC right now?

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You Pissed?

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You Pissed?

Yes

69 votes

33 votes

Maybe

8 votes

See, this is why people hate Duke Basketball

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Thursday March 19, 2009 · 10:23 AM PDT

2009/03/19 · 10:23

People, particularly Duke grads, wonder why Duke hoops is so loathed.

When you try to point out just how goody-goody the whole program is, the Dukies react with blind denials.

Give me a break.

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Duke:

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Duke:

Sucks

77 votes

Sucks Pie

15 votes

Should shut their Pie holes

78 votes

PhotoJournal - Up Close @ the Swearing In (Updated)

malharden

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Thursday January 22, 2009 · 5:59 AM PST

2009/01/22 · 05:59

Hi, all. You may well be burned out on first-person accounts by now, but I thought I'd throw mine on the heap. I had a tremendous experience, and hopefully these pics give you a little of the experience even if you could not make it to DC.

I'll start at the beginning. I had the honor of attending the Virginia (state) Inaugural Ball on Monday night. The folks you'd expect were in attendance. Webb, Warner, Kaine, Bobby Scott, Jim Moran and a cast of congresspersons both local and national. Emmit Smith stopped in with his jaw-dropping bride (who, I believe is a former Miss Virginia). Plenty of faces who you would find familiar, but you can't quite place. For example, my wife directed my attention towards an older black gentleman (okay, that described at least 20% of the room) and said, "Where do I know that guy from"? Within 30 seconds we'd narrowed it down and a fast mobile google confirmed it was Ron Glass. Not the kind of sighting that stops your heart, but there were folks you semi-recognized all over the place.

Follow me, I'm going somewhere with this...

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Are you burned out on Inaugural Diaries?

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Are you burned out on Inaugural Diaries?

Yes, I want more I/P.

5 votes

No, I'd like additional discusson of Rick Warren.

13 votes

Maybe. Is Pie involved?

23 votes

Urgent Action: Senators block anti-corruption bill with secret holds

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Friday October 03, 2008 · 7:27 AM PDT

2008/10/03 · 07:27

Several senators reportedly are using "secret holds" to block passage of anti-corruption legislation that activists, concerned citizens and more enlightened members of Congress have been working for eight years to pass into law. The identities of the stonewallers are uncertain, but suspects include eight Republicans and the Senate Minority Leader (names provided below the fold.

A bipartisan group of Senate offices has agreed on a reconciliation bill that they are hoping to pass and send to the House of Representatives for final passage. The bill is critical to restoring integrity and fiscal responsibility in our federal government and previous votes indicate that the bill would pass with flying colors - but only if it could be presented for a vote before Congress leaves at the end of the week.

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Friday December 28, 2007 · 8:44 AM PST

2007/12/28 · 08:44

For those of you who (still) do not quite "get" why Net Neutrality is a big deal, this diary is intended to provide you a real world example of where we will be if we can't maintain Net Neutrality.

Today's illustration/Soap Opera involves one of our largest and oldest technology companies --- a lobbyist-heavy entity at the center of both the Net Neutrality AND Warrantless Wiretapping controversies...not to mention the people who screwed you on the Number Portability Fee, the King of the Killer Termination Fee and co-conspirator in the iPhone single-carrier fiasco.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you, AT&T!!

(----fold here----)>

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Friday December 21, 2007 · 6:06 AM PST

2007/12/21 · 06:06

Among regular folks (and less frequently, among techies) Apple Computer often gets a free pass on it's heavy-handed corporate activities. Some of this stems from the historical "David vs. Goliath" nostalgia of Apple's battles with Microsoft, circa 1985. Apple is smart enough to have strived to maintain this, ahem, "polish", even in the face of evidence to that suggests Apple is no better than any other faceless mega-corp.

For example, many early adopter techies had their iPhones turned into iBricks by Apple, simply for installing unsupported software -- analagous to Honda rendering your Civic inoperable because they want you to use their brand of engine oil. Yet, no outcry from progressives. And, don't even get me started on Apple's manipulation of the Digital Rights Management laws and market.

Today's example might make this all a bit more real for you. In a lawsuit settled yesterday, Apple has succeeded in stomping out a tech news blog called Think Secret for the unconscionable crime of scooping Apple on a forthcoming product release.

(------fold here------)

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Sunday December 16, 2007 · 8:47 PM PST

2007/12/16 · 20:47

Edwards!

John!

John Edwards!

Johned Wards!

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Edwards?

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Edwards?

Yes

46 votes

Edwardsberry Cobbler

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Support your nominee -- but at what cost?

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Sunday October 28, 2007 · 8:06 PM PDT

2007/10/28 · 20:06

I am tossing this out here not as a discussion, but something I want folks to think about.

I am an east-coaster, so I will not be around long to address comments.

Where is the limit to your partisanship?

malharden

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Monday July 02, 2007 · 5:40 PM PDT

2007/07/02 · 17:40

On the eve of yet another slap in the face, shouldn't we do something besides preaching our frustrations to each other for yet another night?

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Friday May 25, 2007 · 7:16 AM PDT

2007/05/25 · 07:16

When is the right time for activism?

When is it time to hit the streets?

What is the right time to either stand up and be counted, or resolve to sit down and shut up?

malharden

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Friday April 06, 2007 · 6:07 AM PDT

2007/04/06 · 06:07

In today's age of corporation-as-king, it has been heavily reported that many corporations have a policy (or at least a habit) of compensating their executives with packages fit for royalty. Ford became a the poster-child for the practice this week.

In a lesser reported story, the top 3 guys at Google have been taking salaries of $1 per year, since 2004.

(Jump)

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Should compensation be in anyway correlated to performance?

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Should compensation be in anyway correlated to performance?

Yes

8 votes

Obviously

15 votes

Duh

9 votes

What's the downside?

0 votes

IOKIYA Automaker or Airline

0 votes

I hate these people

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