Toronto bus riders glimpse the future: Real-time data goes live by mistake
Bus riders had a brief glimpse into the future when the Toronto Transit Commission’s (ON) real-time bus feed mistakenly went live earlier this week. Original post
Yearly Archives: 2011
Political law links for Wednesday, May 11
GIFT TAX AND (C)(4)’S. Politico reports. “The Internal Revenue Service appears to have begun to enforce a tax on gifts to the non-profit organizations that were a key vehicle for anonymous politics in the last five years and had promised to play a large role in the presidential cycle, a move which could reshape theRead… Read more »
Jenga Project Management Processes
Project Managers can get a little nuts about process sometimes. I mean, really. Really crazy. We add, and add, and add. It feels good, I think it’s an addiction actually. But then we end up with a pile of (insert expletive) that looks like a Jenga game about to fall over. We have to policeRead… Read more »
GSA Schedule 70 contract use by state and local governments keeps positive growth through 2010
INPUT Principal Analyst Jason Sajko reports on the GSA Schedule 70. GSA Schedule 70 purchases by state and local governments and public educational groups grew 7.5 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2010 to $608 million (Table 1), according to a new Deltek report. In addition, Schedule 70 orders for the first quarter of fiscal yearRead… Read more »
Targeted Killings: What impact will this have on US use-of-force policies.
The killing of Osama Bin Laden underlies the correct use of force against what might be known as a “ticking bomb”. There is no question in anyone’s mind that the perpetrators of 9/11 are guilty of one of the most heinous crimes against humanity, the indiscriminate slaying of 3000 Americans with no provocation other thanRead… Read more »
Rail intruder sneaks past broken camera
A man was arrested for walking through the PATH train tunnel, and the New York Post says the surveillance camera that could have caught him was broken. Original post
RelayRides helps its members go car-free
Inspired by the challenges of going car-free during a snowy winter, Shelby Clark launched the peer-to-peer car-sharing service RelayRides in 2010. Original post
Professional Ethics and Social Issues in Networked Information Systems
These are the draft notes for my lecture on “Professional Ethics and Social Issues in Networked Information Systems”, in the course Networked Information Systems (COMP2410/COMP6340), prepared for the Australian National University. I would welcome any comments or corrections.Table of Contents1 Introduction2 Ethics3 Being a Professional4 Social Issues in Networked Information Systems5 Readings Original post
Questions to Ask During Informational Interviews
I always harp on job seekers to do informational interviews. These meetings are essential in building up your personal network and expanding on your knowledge of organizations in your chosen field. But what are you supposed to talk about during your half hour to an hour chat with a professional in your field? It’s firstlyRead… Read more »
Reload Tool For Creating Learning Objects
Helen Lynch, ACT Toolbox Champion, from Canberra Institute of Technology gave a webinar today on “Learning objects: Create, reuse and deploy for better teaching and learning online!” using the VET Reload Tool and use this with the as LORN and Toolbox Repositories of the vocational sector. This was of interest beyond the VET sector, asRead… Read more »