We’ve run across the blog of one Ryan Lanham – another guy smart enough that you’re happy he’s a good guy. Which he manifestly seems to be. We’ll describe him here as a nouvelle social scientist – because we don’t know which flavor of social scientist he is for formal purposes.

Here’s Ryan Lanham’s wikipedia entry .

And his blog, Identity Unknown

We came across Mr. Lanham’s blog because we’re looking at open-source software solutions for emergency management – and he’s part of – or connected to – the group that’s been developing Sahana, an open-source NGO emergency-management application.

There are automobiles – more than one model – that have been tested in New York as taxis and police cars. We’re perversely proud that our streets are too barbaric for civilized cars. (Is it just me that feels this way?)

We’re hoping, of course, that  Sahana won’t crumble under the pressure of hypothetical Brooklyn emergencies. But we’re going to test it –

as well as SUMA   – a similar (in purpose) open-source application which is available via the Pan American Health Organization.