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It’s Happening in Los Angeles!

I had a great visit to Los Angeles Feb. 5-9—it overfulfilled my best expectations. Ever since a number of friends moved to LA after the Dotcom bust drove so many people out of San Francisco, I’ve had the feeling that Los Angeles is a far more interesting place than it used to be. I […]

February 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: My Writings and Appearances, Nowtopia, Public Space, Technology?, Travel report, Work and The Economy | 3 comments

Recapping the World Social Forum

The World Social Forum celebrated its ninth reunion in Belem, Brazil in the Amazonian state of Pará from January 26 to February 1, 2009. A lot of expectations are piled on to this peculiar event. 91,000 delegates registered, a majority from Brazil, and probably a majority well under 35 years old. But there are hundreds […]

February 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: History, Nowtopia, Public Space, Travel report, Work and The Economy | Leave a comment

Bikes in Belem

One of the oddities of my visit to Belem was first encountering predictably chaotic streets with little room for pedestrians or bikes, but then hearing that Belem was considered one of the more bike-friendly places in Brazil. Turns out both are true. There is a huge population of daily cyclists, often two to a bike, […]

February 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: General Musings, Travel report | 2 comments
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