Like quite a few others, I was able to attend the “Obamapalooza*,” election night event in Grant Park this past Tuesday. I was lucky enough to get a ticket to the event, and being part of that moment has made me very happy over the past few days. I’m including a few photos and notations from within the cut, but my real reason for writing this entry concerns Barack Obama’s science, technology, and innovation agenda. This seems to be a very ambitious and tech-friendly agenda, and one in which open-source and free-software advocates should be eager to participate.
I had a long day at work today, and I haven’t had much time to review the agenda yet, but I am interested in hearing what other individuals have to say about it, and if any Loco teams would be interested in working to address some of the topics together. Pushing some of our ideas “upstream,” seems like a very worthwhile endeavor. :]
Ok, here are the pictures. :] Continue Reading