across the press …
Comparing expenses of war to official pledges for the tsunami victims makes up an interesting bill as shown by this comment in the Guardian and should remind to the devastating situation left behind in an Iraq short to upcoming elections (BBC) … (an extended coverage collection can be found on iraq occupation watch) … Read More
in the news ….
… words are all over: BBC and Reuters … village voice has the story about saving Annan, and in ‘sontag and tsunami‘ Rebecca Solnit is trying to reflect on what is left out in the images we see …. reminding not to forget about it, recalling the importance of doing things …. Read More
Connected Unplugged
Reading ‘Connection in Visibility (pdf)‘ .. I basically got attracted by the article headline’s focus on visibilty and still am interested in a few points mentioned here. Especially the relation of an increasing visibility in public life through mainly invisble technological developments call for a rethinking of the paradoxes of many of our everyday life […] Read More
wireless reconnect ……..
via boing boing two interesting reports on usage of wireless technologies in the recent disaster szenario. The first link focuses on sms usage when all other transmission devices failed, and the second article about efforts and possibilities of Post Tsunami Reconnect for free wireless communication services. Read More