I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate,Read… Read more »
Verizon and the state of Delaware have partnered on new improvements to the statewide broadband network to provide state and school district services including support for data center consolidation initiatives, telework and increased capacity. CivSource spoke with Bill Hickox, chief operating officer of the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) and Bette DeRogatis, areaRead… Read more »
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
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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
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
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