http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/22/nimbuzz-not-quite-enough/
Nimbuzz provides more communication power for your mobile buck, but it’s still the wrong approach. It’s definitely a cool service - instant messaging, worldwide SMS for pennies and an integrated messaging system - but it’s never going to become as ubiquitous as it needs to be to really take off. Think of it this way: would [...]
Surveillance doesn't improve crime or make anyone safer. It wastes civic dollars and creates new risks for vulnerable communities. The SFPD's leak demonstrates one reason why.
Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a radically collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to building internal technology capacity. News has a lot to learn from it.
"After losing their jobs at NOAA, Rebecca Lindsey, her sister and another colleague teamed up to rebuild a pivotal resource the Trump administration took offline."
"Historically, the Justice Department has sought to subpoena reporters only as a last resort after other reasonable options have been exhausted." Now the FBI is doing it to satisfy an angry President.
