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Race and the Election 26 Nov 2012 | 04:12 am
I wrote recently about population density and its relationship to voting behaviors. In the 2012 election, high population density correlated with votes for Obama, while low density correlated with vot...
2012 Election Turnout 25 Nov 2012 | 03:07 am
I’ll be writing more about the correlation between population density and voting behaviors, but in the meantime check out these maps showing participation in the 2012 election. (Darker areas voted mor...
The Real Republican Adversary? Population Density 19 Nov 2012 | 10:37 pm
The 2012 election demonstrated what many people could have guessed: rural states voted for Romney while densely populated states voted for Obama. Many have offered explanations — everything from the p...
The Opportunity Baltimore Is Missing 22 Dec 2011 | 03:40 am
There’s been an explosion of interest in new “startup accelerators,” incubation, coworking, startup funding, and new-manufacturing efforts in Baltimore in the last few months; unfortunately this appea...
A Vision for Baltimore’s Tech Business Ecosystem 14 Dec 2011 | 10:12 pm
It can be difficult to see the forest for the trees when it comes to defining what it is we in the so-called “tech community” are trying to achieve. The confusion begins with names: some call it the ...
On the Recent Changes at Greater Baltimore Technology Council 14 Dec 2011 | 02:26 am
It’s been a busy few days in the Baltimore tech scene, sparked by the recent changes in leadership at the Greater Baltimore Technology Council. While I have been on the board since 2004, because I was...
Baltimore Election 2011: Lessons Learned 15 Sep 2011 | 02:41 am
For the many of us who are anxious to move beyond the broken status quo in Baltimore, yesterday’s primary election was disappointing and frustrating. Still, there’s a lot of valuable information to b...
Time to Break Free: Baltimore Votes 13 Sep 2011 | 05:36 am
I’ve been vocal about the 2011 Mayoral Race in Baltimore. It’s an opportunity to break free of the machine and finally put the city first. But there’s a sorry timidity in Baltimore politics. Everyone...
Is Baltimore’s Mayor Corrupt? 31 Jul 2011 | 09:26 am
A public official is said to be corrupt when they place their own personal gain ahead of the people whom they are supposed to serve. I have come to believe that, based on this simple definition, Balt...
Design, Affordances, Emergence, Appeal: An Innovator’s Primer 10 Jul 2011 | 06:06 am
A lot of people talk about innovation in terms of fulfilling an unmet market need. Specifically, there’s a lot of emphasis on “solving problems.” (I’m looking at you, Dave McClure.) The theory is that...
