“ Mint sends me alerts when I have a low balance, an unpaid bill looming, or if I am spending above my budget—which is unfortunately too often an occurrence. It also clearly shows me what I am spending money on, giving me the information I need to take control of my budget. Imagine if we had the same level of information about our energy consumption, and if we had a better sense of what it costs us.”
My Electric Bill « blogband – Broadband.gov blog
I love Mint.com and I love the Smart Grid.
Nick Sinai makes some excellent points about giving consumers more information and control over their energy usage.
Pike-nic?
Screen on the Green (with James Dean). Rebel Without a Cause.
A Crowd-Sourced National Communications Census
Great post from Carl Malamud on national broadband strategy. I’d be curious to see if such a Census would result in too much self-selected data from folks with good broadband access.
For example, if one of the main problems in closing the digital divide is that we’re unable to identify areas with inadequate coverage, then how would those citizens be able to chime in on a crowd-sourced endeavor?
“ The Associated Press reported Tuesday night that a widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several American government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cybercrime.”
Cyberattacks Hit U.S. and South Korean Web Sites
“We see attacks on federal networks every day, and measures in place have minimized the impact to federal websites.” - Amy Kudwa from DHS
Matthew Broderick movie or real life? Real life.
thereifixedit.com
Q: How would I describe this site?
A: Occam’s Razor— if Occam shaved with a butter knife tied to a hockey stick with duct tape.
