Tightgrid - Links 04/18/2008

In Links on 18 April 2008 with no comments

cityofsound: Transport informatics

“…a quick survey of new informational approaches to transport, hinging on individual behaviour and engagement via public data.”

tags: cityofsound, transportation, information, data, innovation, internet, informatics
Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American’s Plea - Annotated

“Every house in Sadr City probably has one of their sons in the Mahdi Army,” he observed when American soldiers visited his position on Monday. “So it is hard to convince people to believe in the Iraqi Army.”

tags: iraq, military, war, nyt
Put broadband in sewers to cope with burgeoning demand - Annotated

Ofcom’s sample survey will look at sewers, telecoms ducts, water and energy systems and the existing telecoms infrastructure system throughout the country.

tags: infrastructure, sewerage, communication, technology, wifi, broadband, internet, access, ideas, energy, uk, france, guardian
Frequently asked questions about poetry. - Annotated

Why don’t modern poems rhyme? Why don’t modern American poets deal with pollitical issues? etc.

tags: poem, pinsky, slate, poetry, questions, literature

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