Cognizant Transmutation http://blog.ibd.com Internet Bandwidth Development: Composting the Internet for over Two Decades Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:13:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Welcome to the American Spring http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/welcome-to-the-american-spring/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/welcome-to-the-american-spring/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:13:57 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1410 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

This week, the American Spring began. It was a celebration of what’s best in America — civic community and self-expression. But last night I also saw the worst of America.
Via www.huffingtonpost.com

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This year, central-government expenditure on science and technology is set to rise to 228.5 billion renminbi (US$36.1 billion), a 12.4% increase on last year’s spending, which slightly trails the country’s overall projected budget increase of 13.7%.

 

Of that science budget, 32.5 billion renminbi will go towards basic research, a 10.1% increase on the 29.5 billion renminbi spent in 2011.

 

Wen also stressed the government’s continuing commitment to improving agriculture, promising an additional 10.1 billion renminbi — a 53% rise on last year — for developing new agricultural technologies and modernizing China’s seed industry.

Via www.nature.com

]]> http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/chinas-budget-backs-science-nature-news-comment/feed/ 0 Think Occupy Wall St. is a phase? You don’t get it #OWS http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/think-occupy-wall-st-is-a-phase-you-dont-get-it-ows/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/think-occupy-wall-st-is-a-phase-you-dont-get-it-ows/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:06:05 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1406 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

Douglas Rushkoff: Media derides the Wall Street protest at its peril. The net-driven movement is a preview of a new sustainable disussion on disconnect in U.S.

Via edition.cnn.com

]]> http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/think-occupy-wall-st-is-a-phase-you-dont-get-it-ows/feed/ 0 Pot Legalization Foe Getting Rich off the Drug War http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/pot-legalization-foe-getting-rich-off-the-drug-war/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/pot-legalization-foe-getting-rich-off-the-drug-war/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:20:06 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1404 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

Lobbyist who fought California’s Prop. 19 cashes in helping cop shops milk the feds for drug-enforcement money.
Via motherjones.com

]]> http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/pot-legalization-foe-getting-rich-off-the-drug-war/feed/ 0 Teaching fat cells to burn calories: New target against obesity involves brown fat http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/teaching-fat-cells-to-burn-calories-new-target-against-obesity-involves-brown-fat/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/teaching-fat-cells-to-burn-calories-new-target-against-obesity-involves-brown-fat/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:19:59 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1401 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

In the war against obesity, one’s own fat cells may seem an unlikely ally, but new research suggests ordinary fat cells can be reengineered to burn calories.   http://goo.gl/Z7IjG
Via www.sciencedaily.com

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Thomas Drake on life inside the National Security Agency and the price of truth telling the truth. Its even worse than under Cheney/Bush!
Via www.salon.com

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The Stratfor analyst “told him he was nuts to rule anything against Halliburton.” The case appears to be a November 2007 case against Hallburton Energy Services brought by the US government, though interestingly the Southern District of Texas already had a misconduct inquiry ongoing against him. The Justice Department was not revealed publicly to be involved until December.
Via news.antiwar.com

]]> http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/wikileaks-emails-judge-told-stratfor-investigation-was-a-result-of-ruling-against-halliburton/feed/ 0 Rachel Marsden: New WikiLeaks stash: a frightening view of government intelligence http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/rachel-marsden-new-wikileaks-stash-a-frightening-view-of-government-intelligence/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/rachel-marsden-new-wikileaks-stash-a-frightening-view-of-government-intelligence/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:23:29 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1395 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

As promised in December, WikiLeaks has begun to release a stash of documents related to the modus operandi of the “private intelligence” sector, using Texas-based Stratfor as a case study.   A CIA officer who “serves the world” from his platform is typically put on trial for being a mole. But in the world of private intelligence, national allegiance isn’t as important as the almighty dollar.   This means that if a report is commissioned by an American client, whether a company or state entity, the same report could also be peddled to a Russian oligarch or Chinese businessman to benefit either those governments or their state-owned companies.
Via www.chicagotribune.com

]]> http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/rachel-marsden-new-wikileaks-stash-a-frightening-view-of-government-intelligence/feed/ 0 Voter fraud retires shameless GOP official? He should be in jail. http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/voter-fraud-retires-shameless-gop-official-he-should-be-in-jail/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/voter-fraud-retires-shameless-gop-official-he-should-be-in-jail/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:03:13 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1390 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

A lot of Republicans complain about voter fraud. But they are the most egregious perpatrators.
Via www.salon.com

]]> http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/voter-fraud-retires-shameless-gop-official-he-should-be-in-jail/feed/ 0 Gigabit Internet for $70: the unlikely success of California’s Sonic.net WHY NOWHERE ELSE? Hint: Oligopoly http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/gigabit-internet-for-70-the-unlikely-success-of-californias-sonic-net-why-nowhere-else-hint-oligopoly/ http://blog.ibd.com/how-the-world-works/demand_transformation/gigabit-internet-for-70-the-unlikely-success-of-californias-sonic-net-why-nowhere-else-hint-oligopoly/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:32:22 +0000 scoopit http://blog.ibd.com/?p=1388 Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation

They offer each house up to one gigabit per second in bandwidth, making this one of the fastest streets in America. For only $69.95/month (100MBps for $39.95, both include phone service. … Wondering “why can’t somebody else do this?” You’re asking the right question. But you may not like the answer.
Via arstechnica.com

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