Fighting through the decline

Windows & doors, originally uploaded by okuna. All too often when people start talking about Open Data or Open Gov, I think of that old Mervyn’s commercial with the crazy woman saying “open open open”. (Well that sure as hell dates me.) This Monday night, March 25th 2013, there’s going to be an OKFN meetup…

Sheffield Wednesday v Santos. 1972, originally uploaded by The Wednesday. Anybody who knows me (or at least glances at this blog or my Twitter account) knows how much I love football. Or soccer. Or whatever you want to call it. Outside of improving access to transportation information and libraries, and collecting Billy Childish records (like…

Traffic Safety, originally uploaded by kendrak. This is pie in the sky navel gazing. I could really use some pie. This is a thought I’ve been having for a while and I know I’m not alone. I don’t really know how to articulate this into action yet (other than stopping cataloging all together, which I’m…

Bits & Books, originally uploaded by Jude Buffum. Today I saw this article about book piracy float by on Twitter. Might have been from Andy Woodworth? Anyhow, it’s an interview with a book pirate. It’s a good read and really hammers home the fact that piracy is easy and more convenient than doing it legally.…

KENDRA, originally uploaded by kendrak. I don’t really place too much importance on names, but really… it’s a kind of your personal brand. It also usually has a lot of baggage. Most of us didn’t get to choose our names at all. OK, maybe when you get married… but we didn’t go that route. (Aside:…