Okay, so we weren’t going to publish a Round Up this week since several of us are on vacation, but here are three stories I didn’t want to sit on since they are long and you might want to read them during leisure moments during your holiday vacation! This is a detail-rich case study ofRead… Read more »
A study by IBM of 1,500 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from different size organizations, 60 countries and 33 industries determined creativity to be the number 1 leadership skill needed by CEOs managing companies today. As one CEO stated “We need to find, recognize and reward creativity.” The seeds of creativity must be spread throughout anRead… Read more »
The message to save energy is everywhere, from the Department of Energy’s push towards a Smart Grid to the Department of Defense’s initiatives for energy security, for reasons ranging from climate change and protecting the environment to saving money and stretching resources. Many green initiatives such as alternative means of generating and distributing energy areRead… Read more »
The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) will install four electric vehicle charging stations at a park-and-ride lot for use by car-sharing vehicles. Original post
Software developers, transportation geeks, urban planners, academics, and others converged in Montreal for the city’s first TransportationCamp. Original post
I don’t care how specialized your organization’s mandate is, there will always be more information and knowledge outside your organization than within it. So here’s a question, why are organizations spending money on the dividing line between the two? Why are organizations effectively cutting off employees from the resources they need to accomplish their missionRead… Read more »
On Friday, December 16th, 2011, FedCyber.com will host a webinar featuring one of the great champions of secure code, Mr. Michael Howard. For more information and to register for this event see: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/551297622 More on the webinar: FedCyber.com is pleased to announce a special opportunity to interact with Mr. Michael Howard, author of the SecurityRead… Read more »
Peoples of the Procurement Departments! Hear me now! What in the world have you done? Have you doomed us all!? I present to the people of #OpenGov some of Chicago finest civic coding craftsmanship – ChicagoLobbyists.org Don’t keep reading, click the link first then come back to me. See the awesome disclosure powers of thisRead… Read more »
My body no longer kills me when I come back from the gym. However, I had a moment of total humiliation today: theoretically my ideal body weight is 172 pounds and I weigh 153 Ibs. The woman at the gym calibrated my fat/water/meat/bone ratios, made an inward gasp and I asked her what was wrong.Read… Read more »
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) was founded in 1990 as a donor funded non-profit with a focus on fighting for internet freedoms. They frequently bring those fights to the courts by bringing lawsuits against large corporations and the government. They also work to provide information to inform legislators and the public at large. The EFFRead… Read more »
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