NIN surprises us with an unexpected self-released album: almost 2 hours / 36 instrumental tracks described as "music for daydreams." Available as a $5 download, or a FREE album-length download, as well as a variety of physical configurations. The new business model done right? If they can keep the servers up.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Bill Gates 'Innovation by Immigration' plan DOES NOT Hurt US workers
True, "we must demand strong schools so that young Americans enter the workforce with the math, science and problem-solving skills they need to succeed in the knowledge economy."
ALSO true: "We must also make it easier for foreign-born scientists and engineers to work for U.S. companies."
What hurts US workers is letting US companies pay these immigrant workers LESS than US born engineers and scientists.
WHY?
Because the world is flat.
Our economy MUST continue to be strong, and to do that, we need the best minds here.
This was also in a LinkedIn Question that Bill posed this week.
I didn't know then that he had tied his question about US education with immigration. In my answer I basically said that "lab" or hands-on project based education was the way to go, which is what he said in this OP-ED piece... weird.
In our work at the department, we are looking for ways to innovate the educational process, in our daily work, and as a regulatory agency for schools in our state.
read more | digg story
ALSO true: "We must also make it easier for foreign-born scientists and engineers to work for U.S. companies."
What hurts US workers is letting US companies pay these immigrant workers LESS than US born engineers and scientists.
WHY?
Because the world is flat.
Our economy MUST continue to be strong, and to do that, we need the best minds here.
This was also in a LinkedIn Question that Bill posed this week.
I didn't know then that he had tied his question about US education with immigration. In my answer I basically said that "lab" or hands-on project based education was the way to go, which is what he said in this OP-ED piece... weird.
In our work at the department, we are looking for ways to innovate the educational process, in our daily work, and as a regulatory agency for schools in our state.
read more | digg story
This. is. PORTAL!! [comic]
Not to rain on anyone's parade or anything, but PA did this in a much nicer way much earlier..
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Adobe AIR 1.0
We have started to use AIR and FLEX in our development process. We hope to have some real productivity gains for us and our users.
read more | digg story
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Since you've been gone...
This morning I have had 3 meetings, and in each one the major theme was communication. How do you foster the right amount and kind of communication in large organizations?
Friday, July 27, 2007
Organizational Structure
I have been thinking about organizational structure for a long time, even before our agency released the new org chart that described the big changes in store for our organization. Communicating an organizational shift is very hard, and can take a long time and a lot of effort.
I have a feeling that more discourse is needed to understand the role of technology in our agency, and how we can leverage it to better serve our customers.
Innovation doesn't happen on it's own. It has to be nurtured and tended to. The right culture and the right types of leadership must be put into place to foster innovation.
I have a feeling that more discourse is needed to understand the role of technology in our agency, and how we can leverage it to better serve our customers.
Innovation doesn't happen on it's own. It has to be nurtured and tended to. The right culture and the right types of leadership must be put into place to foster innovation.
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