Share: Open Data Effort Stops NYC Ticketing Legally Parked Cards

Sometimes its the little victories that remind us minding against tyranny is not a futile concern. In this case, solid data by Ben Wellington of I Quant NY exposed massive incorrect ticketing of parked cars throughout New York. (Full post shown here for context; see http://iquantny.tumblr.com/post/144197004989/the-nypd-was-systematically-ticketing-legally for original source. The NYPD Was Systematically Ticketing Legally Parked… Read More »

Share: Gizmodo: Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News

Something something fourth estate gatekeepers of trust, something something absolute power corrupts absolutely, something something “Let’s all quit using Facebook” again. According to interviews published by Gizmodo’s Michael Nunez: Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network’s influential “trending” news section, according to a former journalist who worked… Read More »

Excerpt: Why Cultures Develop Memetic ‘Immune Systems’

From a blog post by Pablo Reyes Arellano, a professor from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, touching on cultures that, while evolving, still protect themselves through rejection of other ways of seeing, thinking and acting. Modernity has accelerated development, expansion, new possibilities and substantially improved the quality of life in many ways. But, are the systems with… Read More »

Share: PayPal Backs Out Of Crowdfunding Guarantees

PayPal essentially doubled as an underwriter for people backing Kickstarter campaigns. Engadget touches on the online payment giant’s change of heart about carrying the risk for successful fundraisers that simply fail to deliver on their promises. Kickstarter notes that about 9 percent of its projects never deliver — even though PayPal only handles some of… Read More »

Share: L2 Mobile Clinic 2016 Highlights (Video)

From the video description: At Mobile Clinic, L2 members got an inside look at some of the biggest topics in mobile. Here are a few of the most compelling takeaways: Consumers are spending more time on mobile, but barely any time with retailers. Claude de Jocas – Intelligence Group Director, L2 The secret to selling… Read More »