The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, the Foundation works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society.
https://www.globalintegrity.org/">Global Integrity
https://www.youtube.com/user/SunlightFoundation
https://www.youtube.com/user/SunlightFoundation/videos
http://moneypoliticstransparency.org/">
http://www.electoralintegrityproject.com/">The Electoral Integrity Project
The core aims of the study are fourfold: to sharpen our concepts, typologies, and indices of electoral integrity; to document and analyze the underlying conditions leading to common flaws and electoral malpractices; to understand what consequences flow from these problems for electoral governance, democratic legitimacy, and regime stability; and finally to evaluate the most effective policy interventions and 'what works' to improve electoral standards.
Smart Chicago is a civic organization devoted to improving lives in Chicago through technology.
Watch Open????? aka list of vid links....OR....just keep this with smart chicago, other vids with their respective groups....
Patent Commons Project
The Patent Commons Project is dedicated to documenting the boundaries of The Commons -- a preserve where developers and users of software can innovate, collaborate, and access patent resources in an environment of enhanced safety, protected by pledges of support made by holders of software patents.
Our Library is a central, neutral forum where patent pledges and other commitments can be readily accessed and easily understood.
Visit our Library, learn about the resources offered by The Commons, and contribute to the growth and acceptance of open source software and technologies. You can also view a timeline of major Patent Commons events.
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osapa - Open Source as Prior Art (Project Guideline)
This guideline is not a do all or nothing guideline, but the more of the things stated here you'll do, the better your program can be used as Prior Art.
Basic Rules:
- Release Early, Release Often (The Cathedral and the Bazaar)
- Use public mailing-lists that provide full mbox-download of the complete list-archive
- Post to Usenet-Discussions
- Use public Version Control Systems (as CVS on http://sourceforge.net)
- Make regular Backups of your work
- Try to get your software mirrored on several servers (as it is done for releases on sourceforge.net automatically)
- Software Release Practice HOWTO by Eric Steven Raymond
Open Source as Prior Art (osapa)
women, misogny, tech, meritocracy, etc
Lubinski, D. J., & Geological Survey (U.S.). (1990). Magnetic and bathymetric data from R/V FARNELLA cruises FRNL87-1, 87-2, 87-3, 87-4 and 87-5 in the U.S. Atlantic Margin EEZ, Southern Blake Escarpment, and Nova Scotia Continental Rise. Reston, VA: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey
http://geekfeminism.org/
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/the-faqs/faq-roundup/
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Geek_Feminism_Wiki
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Recruiting_women">Recruiting Women - Geek Feminism Wiki
