8bitfuture: Telecommunications giant Cisco’s projections for the future use of the internet. Every year Cisco releases a bunch of nice looking graphs showing where they think the internet is headed. This year’s graph (pictured) shows that in 2015, the total traffic on the internet will be 966 exabytes, or around four times it’s current level.… Continue reading Untitled
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good: According to the United Nations, unsanitary water kills more people worldwide than war. As the precious water supply dwindles, it may prove to be more than just a crisis for developing countries. A collaboration between GOOD and Column Five Media See more infographics here → Infographic: Lack of Clean Water Access Worldwide – Health – GOOD
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La civilización empática. Otro interesante video sobre nuestra “naturaleza”, sus orígenes a partir de nuestra cosmovisión que radica en un sentimiento de mortailidad derivado de la finitud temporal. Una discusión interesante sobre solidaridad y su cambio a través de la historia: ¿Cómo cambia la conciencia a través de la historia?¿Podemos ser empáticos con lo que… Continue reading Untitled
La revolución de Internet:Crumbs of the future: Sarkozy is misinterpreting the Internet revolution completely
Mr Sarkozy has now taken the battle of the Internet to the next level of open conflict between governments and the Internet by initiating the e-G8 meeting where he argued:
“The universe you represent is not a parallel universe. Nobody should forget that governments are the only…
Holy week in Aquixtla
Being a very small place, and one where religion is fused with the state to form a single power, the holy week Aquixtla is of prime importance.The procession begins in Atexca at 8 am and ends at Cuaitieco at 1 pm. One part is by highway and the other on dirt roads. It is monumental the amount of people… Continue reading Holy week in Aquixtla
El Manzanito (The Apple Tree)
Original version in spanish from: http://lideres.ethos.org.mx/ “El manzanito” is a community of Chignahuapan, Aquixtla contiguous municipality. The road is unpaved and extremely sad. The region was until recently one of those special forests in the world, located more than 2000 meters above sea level, the views were spectacular: mountains full of trees, which seemed to change color with… Continue reading El Manzanito (The Apple Tree)
Chronicles of a trip
People! As many of you know, I am travelling now, and this time it will be more than days, or weeks, it will be two months. I am living in Aquixtla, Puebla, a small town (less than 1500 inhabitants) in the center of Mexico. It is a pictoresque,cold and colorful town in the middle of… Continue reading Chronicles of a trip
I am so proud of you Japan by Haruka Takaoaka
even in this state of complete panic, i hear that everyone is lining up for trains, lining up for cashiers like always, ppl willingly give their seats away on trains to the elderly and expectant mothers—no pushing, no selfishness, no theft, no despoliation. stores and buildings are calling out to ppl who are walking for… Continue reading I am so proud of you Japan by Haruka Takaoaka
Facebook and Twitter Opt Not to Sign a Free Speech Pact
Facebook and Twitter Opt Not to Sign a Free Speech Pact
Verne G. Kopytoff for the New York Times
“Recent events really show that the issues of freedom of expression and privacy are relevant to companies across the board in the technology sector,” said Susan Morgan, executive director of the initiative. “Things really seem to be accelerating.”
But the global initiative is not. All of the participating companies are American. Also, Facebook and Twitter are notably absent despite their large audience and wide use by activists, in the Middle East and elsewhere.
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soupsoup: Al Jazeera launches Twitter Dashboard to track activity in Egypt, Yemen, Libya & Bahrain