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I just contacted Rep. Michael Michaud to oppose #SOPA/#PIPA - Join me! tinyurl.com/7vq4o8g #wikipediablackout 1:43 PM Jan 18th via Tweet Button
I know, right?! I need to dig out that old aluminum foil helmet... Cheers! 5:59 PM Jan 16th via web
Hi @CrispyKale! You have your first follower... me! @EmersonJake 5:49 PM Jan 16th via web
There is no technical reason for keeping my data in the proprietary cloud. Why trust someone else's privacy policy? I won't. #freedombox 3:36 AM Mar 25th, 2011 via web
@unhosted cool. Thanks. 1:47 PM Feb 24th, 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to unhosted
Getting ready for the last shuttle launch - 9 minutes to go! #discovery #nasa 1:41 PM Feb 24th, 2011 via TweetDeck
@unhosted: good layout of the topic. Why not use "decentralized" instead of "distributed?" Cheers! 8:51 AM Feb 24th, 2011 via web in reply to unhosted
Is anyone mapping potable water distribution sites? #eqnz #chch #crisismappers 1:45 PM Feb 23rd, 2011 via TweetDeck
@megfavreau: damn meg - shouldn't you be packing? (no i don't mean heat...) 10:35 AM Feb 23rd, 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to megfavreau
@blaine Well done! 10:32 AM Feb 22nd, 2011 via web in reply to blaine
A bizare development on my "dead" orchid. It's a resilient little plant. twitpic.com/42l6xc 6:58 AM Feb 22nd, 2011 via Twitter for Android
Informatics must do more with the "value of discord." Democratize expertise in participatory mapping projects. http://on.ted.com/hertz #smem 1:22 PM Feb 21st, 2011 via web
Improve 'Net privacy - Push the FreedomBox Foundation from 0 to 60 in 30 days: http://kck.st/hywKB2 #socialmedia #smem #foss 1:59 PM Feb 20th, 2011 via web
CrisisCommons Huffington Post: The Open Source Revolution http://huff.to/i2hP47 4:47 AM Feb 16th, 2011 via TweetDeck Retweeted by EmersonJake
"What is Toronto??????" Long tail answer. #ibmwatson #sixwordnovels 7:33 PM Feb 15th, 2011 via web
Nokia's move to license Microsoft OS with hurt crisis response in emerging markets in the long run. http://on.wsj.com/fyaaQd #crisiscommons 10:45 AM Feb 15th, 2011 via web
Valentine's evening in the US #IBMWatson takes on two trivia giants. They won't win, but they will show. http://goo.gl/GkVk1 9:46 AM Feb 14th, 2011 via web

Name Jake Emerson
Location Hampden, Maine
Web http://www.spatia...
Bio UMaine PhD student. Former builder of flood warning systems and US Army engineer. Interested in spatial and crisis informatics, FLOSS, and Perry the Platypus.