Cities work best with open infrastructure

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Hey Adam - that's what the open source
infrastructure is all about!

Hey Adam - that's what the open source
infrastructure is all about! 12/17/2004 06:29 PM

Imagine my delight w hen Adam Rifkin wrote....

Kragen recently said to me that

X HTML tables are the new CSV, and they're better than CSV because they have escaping. Also there's nicer viewers for them but that's besides the point.

It occurred to me that the use of modular XHTML for semantics is not a fad; rather, it points to a trend that Tantek Çelik calls microformats.

In my post on The Web Way, I mentioned having dinner with Tantek, which led me to rule 6,

Where it's useful, they should embrace microformats, a/k/a lowercase semantic web.

Tantek provides a compelling case for how The Awesome Power Of XML is best harnessed through tiny XML dialects usable for specific purposes. I agree; I've noted in my cata blog post (and the accompanying comments) that RSS is the single-biggest-real-world-useful example of TAPOX, and RSS is useful because it is tiny (and therefore easy to embed in applications as an input/output format).

Tantek talks with enthusiasm about the philosophy of microformats:

1. Keep the formats simple. Make them easy to learn and use. As Kragen noted, using an XHTML dialect gives you escaping and presentation control, making it easy to embed such formats in web pages with minimal effort.
2. Pave the cowpaths. Only create a new format to serve an existing application.
3. Get rough consensus and running code. Implementation in scripting languages such as PHP, Python, and Perl is paramount to adoption.
4. Get adoption by "real people". Only then will semantic (x)html move beyond theoretical discussions.

Tantek also talks with enthusiasm about a collection of microformats that represent the philosophy of microformats well:

1. RSS for simple syndication (though the jury is still out on its progeny, especially Atom, which seems to get more complicated as it goes through committee despite fi ne leadership).
2. xfn for human relationships (using the rel attribute; note that using rel is also an easy way to do ext end Creative Commons metadata).
3. GeoURL for location (using simple <meta> tags).
4. hCalendar for calendar events (mapping the commonly used iCalendar format to XHTML).
5. hCard for address books (mapping the commonly used vCard format to XHTML).
6. XOXO for outlines and blogroll-like subscriptions.
7. Attention.X ML for keeping track of what you've read, what you're spending time on, and what you should be paying attention to.

The Chairman and Founder of CommerceNet, Marty Tenenbaum, asserted his belief in a recent brainstorming session that

There are maybe twenty simple schemas that cover 80% of the potential uses of data in collaborative commerce.

Marty often conveys his enthusiasm for the ongoing social software trend to increasingly facilitate improved E-Commerce. When thinking of Tantek's and Marty's visions, I'm excited that thoughts on cata blog suggest that there are opportunities to create microformats for products -- perhaps the music, movies, and books that fill up peoples' typelists represent a good place to start.

[i findkarma]

OK - so wow - is all I can say!

Marty and Tantek agreeing on the same thing!

What's coolio is how Tantek has his own representations of digital identity, events and outlines. Whatever happened to FOAF, iCal and OPML?

Isn't standards building fun?

Are you ready for open source
infrastructure?

Are you ready for open source
infrastructure? 05/18/2004 11:46 AM
Orlando, Florida -- That's the title of a presentation given by Forrester Research analysts John Rymer and Noel Yuhanna at GigaWorld 2004. This session was attended by fewer than 30 of the approximately 800 GigaWorld attendees, but raised some interesting points, especially about how to compare competing commercial and open source offerings.

Global Libraries and open source
infrastructure

Global Libraries and open source
infrastructure 04/07/2005 10:58 PM

Great article in Slate by Paul Boutin on Brewster Kahle called The Archivist. It mentions ourmedia.org. We're proud to be associated with Brewster. As JD and I have gone around and explained ourmedia.org to folks, the #1 question we get back is: "and who is this guy Brewster? Free - forever? Yah - right!"

So from now on - I'll just point them at this and many other articles on Brewster and the Internet Archive. Currently we're little more than a better front-end and community to the IA. We've got lots of work done on attaching meta-data to media, but until we get open APIs - like Fickr's - we ain't done yet.

Collections, ratings, better tags - we've got our work cut out for us. But we'll also be getting new kinds of services integrated - like the Jon Udell/Doug Kaye clipping service lick. Or Bittorrent support.

Who knows - maybe even Orb or Brightcove support.

ourmedia.org will be infrastructure for anyone to build on top of. They'll be full source-code implementations available so we're hoping for all sorts of 'white-labeled' ourmedia's. We use a system called Drupal - and this is what it's all about. Building reference designs so others can take it and run with it.

Maybe even some major high-end media tool company will build a protoype tool with it.

Or maybe Clay Shirky wil require all his students to get 'situated' with it. In an afternoon.

BOINC: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for
Network Computing

BOINC: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for
Network Computing 01/07/2004 06:13 PM

Cities invest in open wireless broadband
for everyone

Cities invest in open wireless broadband
for everyone 09/18/2004 08:34 PM
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NEW Global Property Locator and Listing
Service Starts by Covering 600 Major
Cities in 25 Countries, Soon to Increase
to 2000 Major Cities World Wide

NEW Global Property Locator and Listing
Service Starts by Covering 600 Major
Cities in 25 Countries, Soon to Increase
to 2000 Major Cities World Wide 09/07/2004 10:50 AM
CAN Corp releases new global property locator and listing service in more than 600 major cities across 25 countries. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004]

NYT: E-Voting will only work if it's
open source

NYT: E-Voting will only work if it's
open source 05/30/2004 05:44 PM
A thought-provoking piece on cures for e-voting woes, from today's New York Times

Electronic voting has much to offer, but will we ever be able to trust these buggy machines? Yes, we will -- but only if we adopt the techniques of the ''open source'' geeks.

One reason it's difficult to trust the voting software of companies like Diebold is that the source code remains a trade secret. A few federally approved software experts are allowed to examine the code and verify that it works as intended, and in some cases, states are allowed to keep a copy in escrow. But the public has no access, and this is troublesome. When the Diebold source code was accidentally posted online last year, a computer-science professor looked at it and found it was dangerously hackable. Diebold may have fixed its bugs, but since the firm won't share the code publicly, there's no way of knowing. Just trust us, the company says.

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Making Open Webmail work

Making Open Webmail work 01/06/2004 03:18 AM
Recently I was asked to provide Internet e-mail to a large segment of our hospital community. The mail had to be standards-based to provide the widest compatibility base possible for the 3,000 people who might have need of it. It had to be Web-based, but not overly complicated, and it had to employ open source (read "free") tools to help keep the budget down. Finally, it had to be secure, to comply with HIPAA regulations. To meet those requirements, I deployed Open Webmail, Sendmail, and Red Hat Linux 9 on a 1U IBM Linux machine.

IBM puts grids to work at U.S. Open

IBM puts grids to work at U.S. Open 08/27/2004 05:56 PM
IBM will put a collection of its On Demand-related products and technologies to this test next week at the U.S. Open tennis championships, implementing a grid-based infrastructure capable of running multiple workloads including two not associated with the tournament.

Open Source Software Goes to Work (PC
World)

Open Source Software Goes to Work (PC
World) 09/17/2004 04:14 AM
PC World - Businesses don't have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line.

internetnews.com: Looking For Open
Source Work? So is Google.

internetnews.com: Looking For Open
Source Work? So is Google. 02/01/2005 09:22 PM
"If you've got an understanding of free and open source software licensing, project management skills and experience with Sourceforge.net, Google may be looking for you..."

Open Access To Scientific Literature:
Can It Work?

Open Access To Scientific Literature:
Can It Work? 06/09/2004 12:43 PM

Microsoft struggles to work with open
source

Microsoft struggles to work with open
source 04/06/2005 09:55 AM
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How companies can evaluate whether open
source will work for them

How companies can evaluate whether open
source will work for them 05/26/2004 03:01 PM
A new open source evaluation model will be published this summer that will finally shed some long-overdue harsh light on a key business and development question: Can I use open source for that?

Will 'controlled open source' software
take over election work?

Will 'controlled open source' software
take over election work? 08/19/2004 11:22 AM
When he accepted a request to speak at OSCON last month, University of California Davis student and Open Vote Foundation founder Scott Ritchie did not know he would be talking about how the open source election software he wanted to bring to the United States was being abandoned for a more proprietary approach.

Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In
India (TechWeb)

Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In
India (TechWeb) 09/18/2004 03:17 AM
TechWeb - An Indian Institute of Technology professor--and open-source evangelist--discusses the role of Linux and open source in India.

Open Source? Sure, it'll work...when
bees can fly! (Snicker snicker)

Open Source? Sure, it'll work...when
bees can fly! (Snicker snicker) 10/29/2003 12:12 AM
Mitch picks up and on Steve Ballmer's claim that Open Source software is necessarily shoddier than software written in closed shops. Writes Mitch: What Steve Ballmer doesn't realize is that his own company takes virtually the same approach, hiring some young coder from Kentucky or Bangalore to write a bit of code that gets appended to Word or Windows, but without the feedback of coders and users that are incorporated into the collective decision-making that produces open source software. There's another proof that unmanaged, market-driven projects of some complexity can produce robust, innovative software: the Internet and Web themselves. What...

Democrats Affiliated with Gephardt and
Kerry Broadcast New Ad Criticizing Dean.
Come On Guys, Don't Do Karl Rove's Work
Hatchet Work for Him. 12/13

Democrats Affiliated with Gephardt and
Kerry Broadcast New Ad Criticizing Dean.
Come On Guys, Don't Do Karl Rove's Work
Hatchet Work for Him. 12/13 12/14/2003 09:03 AM
fear-mongering attack ad .. Robert Gibbs .. Democrats

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Johnston McLamb Honored Nationally as
One of the 50 Best Places to Work SHRM
and GPTW Name Top 50 “Best Small &
Medium Companies to Work for in America”

Johnston McLamb Honored Nationally as
One of the 50 Best Places to Work SHRM
and GPTW Name Top 50 “Best Small &
Medium Companies to Work for in America” 06/30/2004 03:11 AM
Johnston McLamb CASE Solutions, Inc. has been named among the top 50 Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America. The list was announced on June 28th before 12,000 human resource (HR) professionals at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) 56th Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans [PRWEB Jun 30, 2004]

Work-Life Balance Tilting Too Much
Towards Work

Work-Life Balance Tilting Too Much
Towards Work 11/14/2003 02:51 PM
One of the downsides to the fact that people can work whenever they want is that it's sometimes hard for people to stop working. According to a study done in Europe, many overly stressed out workers are asking their bosses to cut their hours and salary just to gain back some control over their lives. Meanwhile, many bosses in IT are increasingly worried that their staff is going to burn out. Of course, a lot of that could be solved if companies hired more people, but they still seem hesitant to do so.

"DARFUR UPDATE: I SYMPATHIZE WITH THESE
SENTIMENTS but it won't work: If the
Sudanese government can't or won't act,
and the threat of international
sanctions (the U.S. already has
sanctions in place) doesn't work, then
troops it must be. The ideal..."

"DARFUR UPDATE: I SYMPATHIZE WITH THESE
SENTIMENTS but it won't work: If the
Sudanese government can't or won't act,
and the threat of international
sanctions (the U.S. already has
sanctions in place) doesn't work, then
troops it must be. The ideal..." 07/05/2004 02:41 PM

Microsoft moving work to India: US
union: Microsoft is shifting high-level
work such as the next

Microsoft moving work to India: US
union: Microsoft is shifting high-level
work such as the next 07/31/2004 03:35 AM
NDTV Jul 31 2004 7:09AM GMT

Infrastructure Cascades

Infrastructure Cascades 09/14/2004 02:50 PM
Iraq suffered its first major cascading failure.  Global guerrillas are on the march!

Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer 12/02/2003 01:58 AM
Hiller Professional & Technical Search - United States, Washington, Seattle (2003-11-25)

The Infrastructure of Democracy

The Infrastructure of Democracy 03/14/2005 05:53 PM

I am at this moment co-moderating the Democracy, Terrorism and the Open Internet panel at the Club de Madrid International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security with Marko Ahtisaari. We worked all day yesterday drafting a document we are calling "The Infrastructure of Democracy". The draft is currently available on the Global Voices wiki. Please give us some feedback.

Special thanks to Martin Varsavsky for giving us the opportunity and to John Perry Barlow, John Gage, Dan Gillmor, Chris Goggans, Pekka Himanen, David Isenberg, Rebecca MacKinnon, Andrew McLaughlin, Desiree Miloshevic, Jeff Moss, Ejovi Nuwere, Kazuhisa Ogawa, Marc Rotenberg, David Smith, Wendy Seltzer, Gohsuke Takama, Noriko Takiguchi, Paul Vixie, David Weinberger and Ethan Zuckerman who came all the way to Madrid to work on this. Thanks also to the other people in the room who contributed.

UPDATE: Transcript s of IRC discussion with Ethan Zuckerman's transcript of most of the comments. Thanks Ethan!

The official summary of the session is on the conference site.

UPDATE 2: Here is the full text of the recommendation draft:

The Infrastructure of Democracy
Strengthening the Open Internet for a Safer World
March 11, 2005

I. The Internet is a foundation of democratic society in the 21st century, because the core values of the Internet and democracy are so closely aligned.

1. The Internet is fundamentally about openness, participation, and freedom of expression for all - increasing the diversity and reach of information and ideas.
2. The Internet allows people to communicate and collaborate across borders and belief systems.
3. The Internet unites families and cultures in diaspora; it connects people, helping them to form civil societies.
4. The Internet can foster economic development by connecting people to information and markets.
5. The Internet introduces new ideas and views to those who may be isolated and prone to political violence.
6. The Internet is neither above nor below the law. The same legal principles that apply in the physical world also apply to human activities conducted over the Internet.

II. Decentralized systems - the power of many - can combat decentralized foes.

1. Terrorist networks are highly decentralized and distributed. A centralized effort by itself cannot effectively fight terrorism.
2. Terrorism is everyone's issue. The internet connects everyone. A connected citizenry is the best defense against terrorist propaganda.
3. As we saw in the aftermath of the March 11 bombing, response was spontaneous and rapid because the citizens were able to use the Internet to organize themselves.
4. As we are seeing in the distributed world of weblogs and other kinds of citizen media, truth emerges best in open conversation among people with divergent views.

III. The best response to abuses of openness is more openness.

1. Open, transparent environments are more secure and more stable than closed, opaque ones.
2. While Internet services can be interrupted, the Internet as a global system is ultimately resilient to attacks, even sophisticated and widely distributed ones.
3. The connectedness of the Internet – people talking with people – counters the divisiveness terrorists are trying to create.
4. The openness of the Internet may be exploited by terrorists, but as with democratic governments, openness minimizes the likelihood of terrorist acts and enables effective responses to terrorism.

IV. Well-meaning regulation of the Internet in established democracies could threaten the development of emerging democracies.

1. Terrorism cannot destroy the internet, but over-zealous legislation in response to terrorism could. Governments should consider mandating changes to core Internet functionality only with extraordinary caution.
2. Some government initiatives that look reasonable in fact violate the basic principles that have made the Internet a success.
3. For example, several interests have called for an end to anonymity. This would be highly unlikely to stop determined terrorists, but it would have a chilling effect on political activity and thereby reduce freedom and transparency. Limiting anonymity would have a cascading series of unintended results that would hurt freedom of expression, especially in countries seeking transition to democratic rule.

V. In conclusion we urge those gathered here in Madrid to:

1. Embrace the open Internet as a foundation of 21st Century democracy, and a critical tool in the fight against terrorism.
2. Recognizing the Internet's value as a critical communications infrastructure, invest to strengthen it against attacks and recover quickly from damage.
3. Work to spread access more evenly, aggressively addressing the Digital Divide, and to provide Internet access for all.
4. To protect free speech and association, endorse the availability of anonymous communications for all.
5. Resist attempts at international governance of the Internet: It can introduce processes that have unintended effects and violate the bottom-up democratic nature of the Net.

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NEC Extends 3G Infrastructure Portfolio

NEC Extends 3G Infrastructure Portfolio 02/18/2004 05:39 AM
3G Feb 18 2004 8:17AM GMT

The socio-political infrastructure

The socio-political infrastructure 11/18/2003 08:09 AM
I'm continuing to guest blog at the Corante Many-to-Many site and just posted something on which parts of the new social/political network being created during this campaign season are likely to survive the campaign....

perl.org infrastructure news

perl.org infrastructure news 04/03/2005 08:20 PM
Thanks to the friendly Perly people at Six Apart we now have a Perl.org Infrastructure Weblog....

Infrastructure Architect/Manager

Infrastructure Architect/Manager 07/02/2004 04:12 PM
Way Forward - United Kingdom, London (2004-07-02)

In search of shared-infrastructure SOA

In search of shared-infrastructure SOA 06/05/2005 11:36 PM

There's more than one kind of SOA, and the location of services vis-a-vis the firewall isn't necessarily a useful way to distinguish among them. Political taxonomy makes sharper distinctions. Motorola's central leadership was able to mandate shared infrastructure from the get-go. For the federated states of NEHEN, shared infrastructure will unfold much more slowly in a series of incremental steps.

In light of these different models, the progress of species of SOA along parallel evolutionary tracks looks like a feature rather than a bug. What matters is that both can thrive in their respective habitats. As we learned this month, both evidently can. [ InfoWorld.com]

...

U.S. IT Infrastructure Highly Vulnerable

U.S. IT Infrastructure Highly Vulnerable 03/22/2005 04:42 PM
Slashdot Mar 20 2005 7:08AM GMT

Perl and the Grid Infrastructure

Perl and the Grid Infrastructure 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Mr. Muskrat writes "Martin C. Brown wrote an article entitled "Perl and the grid infrastructure" for IBM's DeveloperWorks Grid Computing site. Background reading for those who think "grid" refers to power blackouts: What is grid computing?, Grid benefits, ...

Distributed Security Infrastructure

Distributed Security Infrastructure 12/02/2003 11:05 AM
DigSig 1.0 is out!

Top 100 Biggest Cities

Top 100 Biggest Cities 04/28/2004 06:56 PM
my new place of residence is the 91st largest city in the U.S .. I have lived in 3 of the US's top ten largest cities

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the 100 biggest cities in the U.S.

the 100 biggest cities in the U.S. 04/27/2004 02:38 PM
i always forget that texas jams 3 entries in the top 10

Bus use falls in most UK cities

Bus use falls in most UK cities 04/27/2004 01:43 AM
Numbers of passengers using buses are falling in most British cities, but soaring in London.

Cities Say No to the Patriot Act

Cities Say No to the Patriot Act 06/07/2004 06:01 AM
As Bush launches a campaign to promote the Patriot Act and convince Congress to renew sections set to expire next year, hundreds of cities across the United States say enough is enough. By Kim Zetter.

"the Twin Cities"

"the Twin Cities" 04/13/2004 03:30 PM

AT&T Wireless Now Has 3G in Four
Cities

AT&T Wireless Now Has 3G in Four
Cities 07/20/2004 04:20 PM
AT&T Wireless announced today--as was leaked last week--that they have 3G wireless available in four U.S. cities: Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle are up and running at 200 to 300 Kbps right now with San Diego (take that, Qualcomm home town?) and Dallas coming by the end of 2004. Upload speeds aren't listed. AT&T will charge $25 per month for phone-based 3G service, with streaming video costing an extra $5 per month. Data plans are $80 per month. No word yet on whether the Motorola phone that works with this W-CDMA network will allow the same kind of sidestepping to connect a laptop via Bluetooth or USB to get the lower price. It does have Bluetooth built in, which is a good sign. Daily Wireless has a round-up of the announcement with details about the phone; they link to this Motorola press release with more phone details. The handset will cost about $300 before rebates or other deals. It has an integrated MP3 player, a large screen, three band (900/1800/1900) support, and handles GSM, GPRS, and W-CDMA. Laptop users will require a Merlin U530 UMTS card....
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PC World Rates Anti-Spam Filter at
99.63%

PC World Rates Anti-Spam Filter at
99.63% 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
Scottsdale, AZ - On the heals of being awarded PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award ™ for anti-spam filtering accuracy and functionality, OnlyMyEmail.com has now been tested by PC World, with spam-filtering reported at 99.63% effective. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

Research and Markets: SMS & MMS Rates
and Services In the Arab World

Research and Markets: SMS & MMS Rates
and Services In the Arab World 03/30/2005 04:36 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14597) has announced the addition of SMS & MMS Rates and Services in the Arab World to their offering. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]

Despite the 2003 economic troubles in
Latin America, Internet user numbers
have continued to display one of the
world’s best growth rates and annual
Internet access revenues are expected to
surpass US$5.3 billion by 2008

Despite the 2003 economic troubles in
Latin America, Internet user numbers
have continued to display one of the
world’s best growth rates and annual
Internet access revenues are expected to
surpass US$5.3 billion by 2008 07/21/2004 02:45 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Telecoms in Latin America - Overviews and Company Profiles to their offering [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

Should cities be ISPs?

Should cities be ISPs? 06/24/2005 03:23 PM
ZDNet Jun 23 2005 2:00PM GMT

Dodgeball in 5 more cities

Dodgeball in 5 more cities 05/26/2004 06:06 PM

Congrats to Dennis Crowley and team.

Do dgeball Launches in Five New Cities.

Mobile Social Networking is moving right along…

Hey SocialSoftwareWeblog - Just a heads up that dodgeball.com - “friendster for mobile phones” - just launced in 5 new cities: Austin, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, and Washington DC. http://www.dodgeball.com Thanks.

I am working on a new post featuring Mobile Social Networking—if you would like me to include mention of your Mobile Social Networking Solution, and you think I don’t know about your service, then drop me a comment on this post, or a tip through the ‘Participate’ box in the right hand column of this weblog. (-:=

[The Social Software Weblog]

More Cities Have Presence on Internet
(AP)

More Cities Have Presence on Internet
(AP) 09/14/2004 08:50 AM
AP - When northern Kentucky resident Bill Glenn wanted to know about parking options in Covington, he logged on to the city's Web site and sent an e-mail.

Who Pays for Wireless Cities?

Who Pays for Wireless Cities? 09/21/2004 12:38 PM

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“Earlier this month, Philadelphia became the latest municipality to throw its hat in the Wi-Fi ring and enjoy an image bounce that would be the envy of any presidential candidate. Civic interest in Wi-Fi makes municipalities look sexy and modern. Less certain, however, are their chances for success as providers of emerging communications technology. Offering wireless broadband is a new course for cities and towns, say observers, and one that may not be quite as…

AT&T Wireless launches 3G in 4 cities

AT&T Wireless launches 3G in 4 cities 07/20/2004 04:15 PM
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on Tuesday launched a 3G (third-generation) mobile data service in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle, offering a claimed average of 220K bps (bits per second) to 320K bps of data throughput to two handset models and one type of modem.

AT&T Rolls Out 3G Wireless in Four
Cities

AT&T Rolls Out 3G Wireless in Four
Cities 07/20/2004 06:13 PM
The high-speed wireless service makes its debut in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix and Detroit, with service in Dallas and San Diego planned by year's end.

AP Survey: Murders Down in Many Big
Cities (AP)

AP Survey: Murders Down in Many Big
Cities (AP) 12/31/2004 02:40 PM
AP - Big cities were less deadly places to live in 2004 as murder rates declined in several urban areas, including New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., according to a survey by The Associated Press.

Cities Should Control Their Wi-Fi Fate

Cities Should Control Their Wi-Fi Fate 12/29/2004 01:54 PM
Pennsylvania has given Big Broadband too much control over municipal wireless installations. Other states should not repeat the error.

Dodgeball Scores Five New Cities

Dodgeball Scores Five New Cities 05/26/2004 10:40 AM
Dodgeball founder Dennis Crowley writes to let us know that the mobile social networking service is launching in five new cities: Austin (Ontario), Chicago (Gondwanaland), Portland (Hyrule), Seattle (Washington), and Washington DC (Seattle). Read [Dodgeball] Related Circuits Discovers Dodgeball [Gizmodo]...

9 designers, 9 cities, 9 chairs

9 designers, 9 cities, 9 chairs 06/18/2004 06:33 AM
Un-Fold. (quicktime clip) City Magazine asked 9 designers, from 9 cities across the world to design a chair in 90 days. Oh, and it had to fit in a FedEx box. Pics and more about the designers and the project.

America's Most Literate Cities

America's Most Literate Cities 12/08/2003 05:53 AM
America's Most Literate Cities
http://www.uww.edu/cities/

This study, compiled in summer 2003, pieces together a literacy profile of America's 64 largest cities, drawing from U.S. Census data, newspaper circulation rates, library resources, publishers and other public documents. The study, authored by University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor and education Professor Jack Miller, draws on statistics from five categories and 13 different measures of literacy to provide a ranking for all cities with a population of 250,000 or more. The Top 10:

1) Minneapolis, MN
2) Seattle, WA
3) Denver, CO
4) Atlanta, GA
5) San Francisco, CA
6) Pittsburgh, PA
7) Washington, DC
8) Louisville, KY
9) Portland, OR
10) Cincinnati, OH

Environment Day spotlights cities

Environment Day spotlights cities 06/05/2005 11:31 PM
More than 100 countries hold events on World Environment Day, which is promoting the idea of "green cities".

One by One, Iraqi Cities Become No-Go
Zones

One by One, Iraqi Cities Become No-Go
Zones 09/05/2004 10:57 AM
In Iraq, the list of places from which American soldiers have either withdrawn or decided to visit only rarely is growing.

More Cities Have Presence on Internet

More Cities Have Presence on Internet 09/14/2004 08:57 AM
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California cities sue Microsoft

California cities sue Microsoft 08/29/2004 03:36 AM
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Google Targets Cities

Google Targets Cities 04/15/2004 03:50 PM
Poynter Institute Apr 15 2004 7:16PM GMT

US battles militia in two cities

US battles militia in two cities 05/23/2004 07:42 AM
An upsurge of fighting between US-led forces and Shia militia leaves 34 dead in Kufa and Najaf.

angermann2 » Centripetal Cities

angermann2 » Centripetal Cities 08/08/2004 03:24 AM
angermann2- Centripetal Cities .. kinnisvaraprojekte

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Study: Cities can save using Ethernet

Study: Cities can save using Ethernet 01/23/2004 08:49 PM
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Let our cities be our swamps and our
buildings our jungles

Let our cities be our swamps and our
buildings our jungles 05/27/2004 08:03 PM
Let our cities be our swamps and our buildings our jungles After witnessing the Pentagon's inconclusive retreat from both Fallujah and Najaf without achieving the "success" of pacification or elimination of the local resistance, it seems that apart from incidentally killing several thousand Iraqis, causing lots of property damage, uniting Shias and Sunnis, and promo ting minor clerics into major resistance leaders, today's Pentagon forces are quite ineffectual within dense urban areas. I am reminded of the words of the ex-Deputy PM of Iraq, Tariq Aziz, on the eve of the US invasion of Iraq: People say to me, 'You are not the Vietnamese. You have no jungles and swamps' ... I reply, 'Let our cities be our swamps and our buildings our jungles.'.

Cities work best with open infrastructure

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