Posts with keyword: infotech

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April CTO Breakfast Reminder

Mon Apr 24 11:33:00 2006

Just a reminder that April's CTO breakfast will be held this Friday (Apr 28) at 8am in the usual location (Bldg L, Food Court of Canyon Park Technology Center). This time we're going to try something new. I'll have a projector there and we'll invite (at the meeting) 2-3 people to give 5 minute demos. So, if you've got something you'd like to show, bring a laptop or a URL. This doesn't have to be something you made. It could simply be something you think is cool and that the entire group would enjoy seeing. On the other hand,
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Tom Adelstein and Government IT

Fri Mar 31 19:57:00 2006

This brings back some very unpleasant memories: I would characterize the people involved in these type of organizations as nasty bureaucrats. I have never met one of them who cared about the people they serve. The ones I have met only care about their careers. They would cut the heart out of the person in the next office in a minute. From LXer: Why I Stopped Promoting Linux in GovernmentReferenced Fri Mar 31 2006 19:56:26 GMT-0700 (MST) Read the whole thing, especially the comments. He talks about the only way to survive in government IT being to lower your
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