About

ottonomy

Nate Otto is a 2008 graduate of the University of Oregon, pursuing a future in political science research, education, and activism. "I believe the Internet has opened up the public sphere so broadly that we are hardly beginning to explore the potential for democratic participation in government. I want to use new tools to fight for true accountable democracy."

Blog

I blog about Political Science, open education, free culture, and gardening in the Northwest from my home base in Corvallis, OR. My interests cover a vast expanse of territory, loosely following important trends in the increasingly connected world. I will be using my blog to attempt to attack some disparate topics in greater detail than I have thought about them before. You are welcome to come along to help me theorize about what we can make of this place.

Web Design

I also build websites for individuals and small businesses, with a goal of allowing users complete control over their web content without needing to learn any complicated code. Modern open-source applications do all the hard work for you. I can customize a site for you to match your personal style and business goals. The possible features are nearly endless, from blogs and portfolios like this site to collaborative wikis and more. Bringing your website into the 21st Century is a lot easier than you might think! Click here to learn more.

Writing

Part of the purpose of this website is to share my work and thoughts. This section is a portfolio of some selections from my academic writing, mostly in political science. I welcome comments. As my education progresses and I write more, I be uploading more here.

Lifestream

http://bit.ly/cD1QCy Mmm.. Google Labs' new public data tool makes some cool animated graphs of some large datasets they're testing on.

Monday 21:03

Bookmarked a link: New Google Tool Is Crack For Data Nerds

Monday 21:03

RT @chrislehmann: "The More Open We Are, the Better Education Will Be. We must increase our opportunities to be generous." #tedxnyed (David Wiley)

Saturday 8:50

RT @MyEugene: Check out these little cuties! --> Hand-made electric cars serve a niche market in Japan http://ow.ly/1eNyE

Friday 14:41

I tweeted about media as a service last night and woke up to a new follow by @gleonhard who's been sayin this for a while. :) #followfriday

Friday 14:34

The future of E-Books Article's "geeky side note" on need for "url" for pub'd documents is what i've been thinking http://on.wsj.com/45nDMw

Friday 2:59

RT @jamtoday: Protesting the California Education Cuts: Across CA,  thousands of students and educators are protesting throughou... http://bit.ly/akIAw7

Friday 1:36

http://is.gd/9Co67 NYT sums up modern patents: “The net effect is that they decrease innovation, and in the end, the public loses out.”

Wednesday 10:14

RT @christianvonm: A la cama que mañana me tengo que levantar a las 3 de la mañana =S ... un abrazo a todos y ¡¡¡¡FUERZA CHILE!!!!

Monday 23:05

Re: http://is.gd/9tUm7 -- oh c'mon. NYT's Harwood ignored that Democrats didn't stick together to stand up against anything 2001-08.

Monday 23:01