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Cognizant Transmutation

U.S. report sees perils to America’s tech future (US accelerating the race to 3rd World Status)

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation The ability of the U.S. to compete globally is eroding, according to a federal report released Friday that described itself as a “call to arms.”   The report, which has a strong emphasis on technology, warns in stark terms that “some elements of the U.S. economy are losing their competitive edge.”Via www.computerworld.com

Verizon’s Deal With Big Cable Spells the Demise of the Telecom Act

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation We all remember the 1980s and its awesome fashion and music. While some may want to revisit those aspects of the past, I don’t think anyone wants to return to the era of the cable and Ma Bell monopolies.   The Verizon deal with CableCos directly contradicts the promise Congress made to the country when…

It Is Time To Stop Pretending To Endorse The Copyright Monopoly | Techdirt

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationThere is a saying in the political discussion in Sweden: “Anything you say before but in a political statement doesn’t count.” We’ve seen a lot of that practice in recent years with increasingly horrendous cultural monopoly…Via www.techdirt.com

Potential Breakthru: Left and right, Congress resists the Stop Online Piracy Act

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationFearing Web censorship, Rep.Darrell Issa tries the open-source alternative…   But some, at least, are coming to the realization that open-source legislation might be the alternative to having legislation foisted upon them by lobbyists.Via www.salon.com

The Fat Trap

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future In the battle to lose weight, and keep it off, our bodies are fighting against us.   This is a great article that reports on some of the more recent studies on loosing weight. Pretty much all the standard “solutions” are out of touch with the reality that the body will fight hard to…