If you have a few hours to spare and you're curious to know what the CIA has been interested in over the past half century or so, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room might be the site for you. Start on the homepage, where you can read about functionalities of the Reading Room and browse overviews of the FOIA, the Privacy Act, and Executive Order 13526, which clarifies the...
Brainstorming a better commute
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/brainstorming_a.html
NYC BigApps
http://www.nycbigapps.com/
Apps for Democracy
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/
Data.gov
http://www.data.gov/
There are a number of ways to deal with all the publicly available data on the web. Some use it to keep politicians honest, some use it to help develop...