Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 22nd from 14:00 to 17:48:

• Digital Divides 2015 | Pew Research Center – Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology research, details the digital divide that Americans face in accessing the internet to the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. Using Pew Research Center data spanning 15 years, he discusses how household income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, age and community type affect internet usage among Americans and how those demographics have shifted since 2000
• timoni west on Twitter: “🎮 Tiltbrush wins best VR experience at the #unite15 awards! Congrats @dskillsaw @playmorevgames @1pld! http://t.co/K6C9wTO3iX” – ???? Tiltbrush wins best VR experience at the #unite15 awards! Congrats @dskillsaw @playmorevgames @1pld!
• Tech bus drivers forced to live in cars to make ends meet – San Francisco Chronicle – If only there were some sort of cheap public transit infrastructure that would help people get to work relatively quickly and cheaply.
• Untitled (http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/pew-reminds-us-that-the-broadband-enabled-smartphone-driven-world-you-probably-live-in-isnt-universal/) – Pew reminds us that not everyone has the same access to smartphones or even to the Internet
• Nieman Lab on Twitter: “Pew reminds us that not everyone has the same access to smartphones or even to the Internet http://t.co/2K4V4i91JY http://t.co/IblgFm9qgS” – Pew reminds us that not everyone has the same access to smartphones or even to the Internet
• Adam J Smith on Twitter: “Real or imaginary? I’ve been doing Geofiction for a hobby lately. Let me know what you think. http://t.co/deEw9emwYO http://t.co/kYcKqV6WlZ” – I had no idea geofiction existed until just now, but I already love this:
• Randi Lee Harper on Twitter: “I love @sarahjeong for getting in a Twitter fight with PETA with sweet burns like http://t.co/OeiR3JjjjH” – I love @sarahjeong for getting in a Twitter fight with PETA with sweet burns like
• Neil Conway on Twitter: “Another provocative statement in Google’s Dataflow paper (http://t.co/aQeGvzyO7x); def a widespread design pattern http://t.co/TfU28ROvaB” – Another provocative statement in Google's Dataflow paper (); def a widespread design pattern
• Untitled (http://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol8/p1792-Akidau.pdf) – Another provocative statement in Google's Dataflow paper (); def a widespread design pattern
• closing glossary pane jumps you to the top of the page · Issue #1223 · 18F/openFEC · GitHub – I’m like the worst at writing issues.
• Max Fisher on Twitter: “New poll of Republicans:
  • 49% say Islam should be “legal”
  • 30% Islam should be “illegal”
  • 21% “don’t know”

  http://t.co/Oe1dpAco0X” – Alt headline: 51% of GOP don't agree with the Constitution (except that second update. That part is awesome).

• Most Americans will get a wrong or late diagnosis at least once in their lives – The Washington Post – "errors will likely worsen because as the diagnostic process and the delivery of health care become more complex" – if only someone started designing EHR systems in a way that would prevent and catch these errors
• Why Customer Experience is The Catalyst for Digital Transformation – Brian Solis – Brian Solis is a digital analyst, anthropologist, and also a futurist. In his work at Altimeter Group , Solis studies the effects of disruptive technology on…
• Systems Administrator – Systems Administrator ZOOM+ is looking for smart, creative people who want to change the world of Healthcare. We’re building a team of innovators, builders and…
• Software Engineer – Zoom+ is seeking Java Software Developers help build the next generation Healthcare and care delivery platform. Our innovative neighborhood- and…
• Oregon angel investors land a win with GlobeSherpa exit – Portland Business Journal – GlobeSherpa proved irresistible to RideScout.
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  GlobeSherpa, which was acquired Monday by Austin-based RideScout, is the latest startup to offer a…
• Oregon Angel Fund plans to invest $10M in local startups in 2016 – Portland Business Journal – Jon Maroney will join the team at Oregon Angel Fund following a big return when Elemental… more
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  On the heels of a pair of successful exits this…
• Researchers wrestle with a privacy problem – Nature | News Feature
  The data contained in tax returns, health and welfare records could be a gold mine for scientists — but only if they can protect people’s…