AFGE Members and Families Fight Back in Detroit Labor Parade
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Seven ways to improve Sydney’s e-ticketing
With the announcement that Sydney would be naming its new farecard Opal (breaking with marine tradition), The City Fix offered seven suggestions for better integrating CityRail (NSW) with Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries, and Light Rail. Suggestions include offering discounts for round-trip fares, a flat fare structure, and a 24-hour window for ticket validity. Somewhat surprisingRead… Read more »
Should “None of These Candidates” Be A Voting Option?
In 1976 as a response to the Watergate scandal Nevada implemented a process allowing voters to cast a vote for “none of these candidates” in every statewide election for federal or state offices. The protest vote which is not binding has been the top vote getter in four primary elections. In instances where “none ofRead… Read more »
Failure as a Competitive Advantage
Whenever I speak about failure I try to re-position it as a competitive advantage: What kind of organization would you rather work for? One that tries, fails, learns and tries again? Or one that never tries, never fails, never learns? I ask the question because I think that these two organizations are on two radicallyRead… Read more »
Cored
It feels a little like Apple has just been cored. This morning, I don’t think I was alone in shedding a tear. The difference between a geek, a nerd, and everyone else, was probably actually how you felt this morning. Because you see, for the nerds among us, he was more than a genius, anRead… Read more »
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through History, Numbers and Public Service
Did you know that we are in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month? In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson established an annual week-long celebration of the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan expandedRead… Read more »
Occupy the Law
THIS —-> MT @emasters And we do need a digital public law library. Unencumbered access to legal materials is necessary. #OccupyTheLaw?
Kind Acts Are Not Always Ignored
Every opportunity to learn about amazing charities in the DC Metro area (or anywhere) is worthwhile! It’s uplifting to hear the great stories on why the charity exists and how it was carried to fruition. Like many people, there is something you are passionate about — but have you followed through with that passion toRead… Read more »
All Skilled Up
In a previous post I described how we’re supporting people to come up with ideas for ourcompetition through an interactive game. We’ve been working with Turner Contemporary’s Blank Canvas group who “bring younger (aged 13 – 25) and older (over 60) people together, to help them to explore similarities and differences and to interact withRead… Read more »
Nominations Solicited for the 2011 Government Big Data Solutions Award
The missions and data of governments make the government sector one of particular importance for Big Data solutions. The government has special abilities to focus research in areas like Health Sciences, Economics, Law Enforcement, Defense, Geographic Studies, Environmental Studies, Bioinformatics, and Computer Security. Government-Industry teams are working to field Big Data solutions in all theseRead… Read more »