Global Perspective
Let’s take just a little time to think globally with two views. The first I call “Pwned by Sodertalje”. Here is a quote and the article: “Mr. Lago is the mayor of this scenic Swedish town of 60,000 people [Sodertalje], which last year took in twice as many Iraqi refugees as the entire United States…” http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/06/the_best_commen.html
The second is a view where each state in the US is renamed for a country with similar GDP: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/131-us-states-renamed-for-countries-with-similar-gdps/
Now, I only have to ask myself when considering these two views – how can a country this productive and successful be so ineffective in aid to people in need? Are there other areas where the scale of capability is out of alignment with the amount of goodwill that could be performed? At work? At home?
Severe Warning
A while back, I had proposed enabling severe event alerts via phone. I was hoping that there was a mechanism or way to know if something cataclysmic was on the way. Fortunately, The Weather Channel is here for us. All you have to do is sign up. Proving again that the only standard in mobile technology is SMS, these alerts can be sent using texting or via e-mail.
http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/06/13/extreme-mobile-weather-alerts/
