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The Third Machine Age Could Destroy Us

How Artificial Superintelligence Will Give birth To Itself

We're Losing the Ability to See Things in the Long Term.  And It's Slowly Destroying Us

Giving blogging another chance

some of the posts read on 12/4

The NSA Hiding a Shadow Government Behind a Haystack to Keep Us Safe via Dailykos.com

I've been doing a lot of reading lately on this subject (and related subjects), but managed to be even more shocked by this one...

Prada, Yuck-- Or the New Trouble with Capitalism? via Ricochet

Liberal Fascism on Broadway via Ricochet

Culture of Ignorance via Washingtonsblog

Governments From Around the World ADMIT That They Carry Out False Flag Terror via Washintonsblog

Take it to the Bank via Washingtonsblog

Healthcare.gov sort of fixed, good enough for "vast majority" via Ars Technica

In airport security scanning, ultra-rare items are harder to catch via Ars Technica

Charged with Theft, Man Arrested For Plugging Car into School's Outlet via Ars Technica

Why YouTube Buffers: The Secret Deals that Make- and Break- Online Video via Ars Technica (need to finish)

FCC Chair: ISPs Should Be Able to Charge Netflix for Internet Fast Lane via Ars Technica

Genetic Adam and Eve May Have Walked on Earth at the Same Time via Ars Technica

NSA Collects Nearly 5 Billion Cellphone Location Records per Day via ArsTechnica

Your Questions About the New IPCC Climate Change Report Answered via ArsTechnica

Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK to Not Know How the Internet Works via Motherboard

No Girls Allowed via Polygon

Wall Climbing Concept Car Wins LA Auto Show via Dvice

Self Dimming Smart Windows Change With Superhuman Speed via Dvice

Tiny Slide Projector Takes Your Instagrams to the Next Retro Level via Dvice

Full Text of Benedict XVI's Letter to Athieist via National Catholic Register

Climate Change 'Tipping Points' Imminent via Physorg

Obama: "I'm not allowed an iPhone'" via Physorg

Investment Program Can Cut Global Health Disparities by 2035 via MedicalXpress

Study Gives New Meaning to 'Let Your Fingers Do the Walking' via MedicalXpress

Humans Not Smarter Than Animals, Just Different, Experts Say via Physorg

Digital Citizenship

I’m working on organizing faculty/students/staff who would be interested in promoting awareness of Digital Citizenship elements.  

I’ve created a wiki to organize resources and information about events.

I want to create a calendar where each month starting in September on of the 9 elements is highlighted.  I thought it would be a good idea to see what kind of days/events are already “celebrated” and then match them up.  For example, since National Cyber Security month already exists in October  I would make October the month of “Digital Citizenship:  Security” awareness.  

The only problem is trying to find days/months that match up with all of them.  It’s not quite working out!  I found this great calendar with a listing of many, MANY events which I thought would solve my problem.  When sorted, it seems to have made the problem worse.  I’m worried that I’ve missed some.  It’s also difficult choosing which topics would be best for which month since there are multiple days/weeks/months that would match.

Help!  If you know of specific months/days that correspond to the 9 elements of Digital Citizenship, please share!

This is what I have so far.  I’ve enabled commenting (shortcut key is Ctrl-Alt-M)

Highlighted Topics/Events are choices that I feel are a good fit.

Any help would be much appreciated!  I will be updated the wiki with the plans for events and resources, stay tuned!

Gotta keep positive...

Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency David Remnick via The New Yorker

Bernie Sanders: Where We Go From Here  Matt Taibbi via Rolling Stone

A Mathematician's Perspective on the Divide Vi Hart via YouTube

(btw, see Parable of the Polygons:  A Playable post on the Shape of Society by Vi Hart and Nicky Case)

Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump via The Washington Post

Talking Back to Hate Speech, Explained. via Bill Moyers & Company

Education Reform

Dear Karl, Scott, Daniel, and John : The Future You Predicted Seems Right On Schedule

What If They All Took Art?

twenty years of edtech

Star Wars Geekery

Read more over at Flickr

Elon Musk

Elon Musk, the Rocket Man With a Sweet Ride

Museum

Elon Musk pledges $1 million to help build Nikola Tesla Museum

The Oatmeal convinces Elon Musk to donate $1 million to Tesla Museum

Hyperloop  

MINISTRY OF INNOVATION / BUSINESS OF TECHNOLOGY Hyperloop—a theoretical 760 mph transit system made of sun, air, and magnets

SpaceX

After successful landing, SpaceX to sue Air Force to compete for launch contracts

Tesla Motors

FTC sides with Tesla, says it should be allowed to sell directly to consumers

New Jersey bars Tesla from selling cars directly

Why Elon Musk Just Opened Tesla's Patents to His Biggest Rivals