#RaiseTheCool: Cylo - The Ultimate Urban Bike
"Cylo was designed to be simple because life should be that way."
- Dynamo powered front and brake lights
- Light & Fast
- Clean carbon belt drive
- Priced from $1850
Find out more and get on the wait list at Cylo.
Read about it at DesignWreck.
#RaiseTheVote: A Decade of McCain-Feingold
The good, the bad and the ugly
Neil Reiff & Don McGahn write...
"Some think the jury is still out on McCain-Feingold, but the evidence is pretty clear. While it had some laudable goals, the law and its aftermath have profoundly changed the landscape of campaign finance law. Today, corporations and unions are free to run explicit election ads . . .
#RaiseTheTech: The Rise of Functional Programming in Banks
The rise of functional programming in Banks
"Today Functional programming in banking is no longer the hobby of a few. One major American bank is pushing a JVM based language that supports functional programming (Scala) as a firm-wide technology. Another two major banks are using Clojure for both real-time risk and pricing, and risk reporting. Speaking specifically to . . .
#RaiseTheVote: Eleven Days to November
The key primaries leading to the 2014 midterms
Larry J Sabato writes...
"April is the cruelest month ... Here’s the good news for those of us hoping to determine whether Democrats or Republicans will be celebrating in the fall: From early May to early September, we’ll have a steady stream of conventions, primaries and runoffs to keep us busy."
. . .
#RaiseTheVote: Napster co-founder Sean Parket to lead civic startup
Big tech-industry players want to help get out the vote and are pouring millions into a new startup to boost American civic engagement.
Alex Byers writes...
"The company, called Brigade, is designed to combat a lack of political engagement and interest in all levels of government across America — although the firm’s road map is unclear at this time. Silicon Valley magnates Sean Parker, Ron Conway and Marc Benioff are among the big-name investors in the . . .
#RaiseTheTech: Functional Programming Books Overview
A nicely curated list
"Functional programming has very long history and a lot of books was released in paper & electronic forms. These books covers all areas, from theoretical foundations of functional programming to programming in concrete languages & frameworks."
The OCaml books listed are:
#RaiseTheVote: How to Crowdfund Political Campaigns in 2014, 2016 with VoteRaise
Donate to a potential candidate, get a refund if they don't run.
VoteRaise featured on USNews.com
"VoteRaise provides a means for possible candidates to engage with voters and develop a real level of interest through early campaign contributions, without having to go through the process of having to set up a special PAC to do so. And the money raised via VoteRaise will go directly . . .
