Happy Tuesday! Lawmakers on Tuesday will hold the first hearing on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy since July 2008, when Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen are expected to announce the creation of a group to assess how to carry out a full repeal of the decades-old policy that requiresRead… Read more »
Sometimes I waffle between the adolescent teenager who thinks he knows everything to the awkward freshman who thinks he knows nothing. But I’m coming to a middle ground and what I’ve found along the way is my gut is usually right. Not always but usually. The only times I’ve been wrong is when I wasRead… Read more »
Pretty cool to see DOE in Second Life…Shouts to rockstar Eric Hackathorn DOE Accelerator Tour from Eric Hackathorn on Vimeo.
The good folks at Lithium asked me to weigh in on the future of Social CRM, Social Strategies, Government 2.0, throughout 2010. I tried to avoid the hype cycle with my predictions and wanted to share them with you. I guest posted on their blog but also wanted to share my thinking directly with youRead… Read more »
I heard about this from a colleague: http://www.epractice.eu/en/node/288847 The scope is broad and the deadline for submissions is February 8. I don’t have more information about the journal.
My friend Fred puts together this awesome privacy news highlights and said I could cross-post… So here we go: Privacy News Highlights 23–31 January 2010 Contents: US – NH House Passes Bill Banning Fingerprint IDs. 3 CA – B.C. Names Acting Privacy Commissioner 3 CA – Privacy Commissioner Launches New Facebook Probe. 3 CA –Read… Read more »
To anyone who has ever served in the military, changes to plans are as commonplace as breathing. We even have a type of order for that helps us handle sudden shifts in direction. FRAGOs (fragmentary orders) are used throughout the military planning process, but usually end up as the “oh crap!” type of order thatRead… Read more »
Did I mention that I will be speaking about Social Support Communities at Parafest ‘10? I am spending time chatting with some of the larger Enterprise companies in the world to bring you more information on that front and I know you will find the session valuable. However, I want to go beyond the EnterpriseRead… Read more »
This one is for all the transport nerds and the War chalking/war driving geeks. Article courtesy of Gizmodo.com: http://gizmodo.com/5460338/wi+fi-detecting-bumper-sticker-helps-out-the-wardriver-behind-you Here’s a neat Instructable for significantly increasing the geek factor in your car’s rear windshield, showing how to modify a Wi-Fi-detecting t-shirt into a Wi-Fi-detecting bumper sticker. At some point in some traffic jam, you’ll makeRead… Read more »
Below is the text of a post from Kerry Baker on OZloop. The original post was about communication after the earthquake. Puts life in perspective on the one hand, highlights that the technology we have available to us is about people. Should keep it that way to. “This is a copy in full of anRead… Read more »