UK city plans to record taxi passenger conversations
The Oxford City Council (UK) plans to equip every taxi in the city with a closed circuit television system to monitor drivers and passengers. Original post
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The Business Of Collaboration
[Cross-posted from Communities and Collaboration blog] Some Background The last few years can be described as the age of social business and collaboration. The demands and expectations of today’s knowledge workers have been shaped by the plethora of social networks and social media tools. Communicating and sharing information has never been easier. Staying connected withRead… Read more »
Speaking Out for Local Communities on Marcellus Shale
Tweet Earlier this evening, I spoke on the House floor in opposition to an amendment to HB 1950, which would strip local communities of their right to enact reasonable ordinances on natural gas operations. Here is my speech: Tweet Scridb filter Original post
The Blind Men and their Elephant 2.0
I’ve been meeting Business 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Government 2.0, and in each case partisans explain that their particular function is driving the transformation. Business 2.0 is Finance! Enterprise 2.0 is Architecture! And Government 2.0 is Information Technology! came from a moneychanger, a sheetrocker, and some guy from a hobby shop. This 2.0 thing is aboutRead… Read more »
Bachmann, Cain Would Defy U.S. Law Prohibiting Torture
Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain support waterboarding, even though US law forbids it. Torture is illegal, no matter how many people say otherwise. Why is it that those who claim to love the Constitution eversomuch can’t be bothered to READ IT? Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9153455/bachmann_cain_would_defy_us_law_prohibiting.html?cat=17
Surprisingly low vendor turnout at the inaugural Health Insurance Exchange Congress Conference
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. The inaugural Health Insurance Exchange Congress Conference, spearheaded by the Institute for International Research (IIR) USA, was held November 9-11 at the Hilton Baltimore. The conference, which gathered state health officials, commercial health plan executives and Medicaid health plan executives, was built off the success of IIR’s Medicaid Managed CareRead… Read more »
A Thousand Cuts
Government Executive magazine’s cover story, “A Thousand Cuts,” by Joseph Marks, paints a graphic picture of what it is like to be in government today. Here’s a list of the various directives that direct many of these cuts. President Obama’s Campaign to Cut Waste was launched in June 2011, but it started earlier than that.Read… Read more »
How To: Operate a 30 MW Solar Array
It may look like the solar panels just sit there, but a lot goes on before and while the “farm” goes on-line. From concerns about weather to maximizing efficiency of the array, this video gives you a look inside what it takes to keep this 30 MW solar farm running. Thanks to cnet for theRead… Read more »
How Are You Using Google +?
There has been a lot of buzz about Google +’s new branded pages. We’ve heard of a number of Federal agencies who have jumped on the band wagon and created pages. My question is how are you making your decision to move to Google+ and how are you using these pages. Please take a momentRead… Read more »
Tuesday’s political law links
HUNTSMAN: THANKS, DAD. The Times. “Providing perhaps a last-chance boost to the flagging presidential hopes of former Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. of Utah, an outside group that is supported by his father, a billionaire chemical executive, and other wealthy backers plans a major advertising campaign on his behalf in New Hampshire starting on Tuesday.Read… Read more »