21st century government
November 26, 2008
At long last, a 21st century government that is more open and effective; leverages technology to grow the economy, create jobs, and solve our country’s most pressing problems; respects the integrity of and renews our commitment to science; and catalyzes active citizenship and partnerships in shared governance with civil society institutions.
We are still awaiting the announcement of our Nation’s first Chief Technology Officer.
It’s refreshing to see our new administration embracing change and enabling innovation, because you never know where new ideas will spring from.
Worst Fears
November 25, 2008
The Web is an extremely useful resource in many fields of study, but when it comes to medical diagnostics please remember, moderation in all things.
Cyberchondria is digital hypochondria, it happens when you search on the Web for Headache and click on brain tumor.
This story is more about human nature then artificial intelligence, hopefully we will be able to build systems that will take into account the probability of the worst of our fears.
SearchTogether
November 23, 2008
Web search is usually considered a solitary activity, but many tasks can benefit from joint searching. -Dr Meredith Ringel Morris Microsoft Research
SearchTogether can benefit a group of people interested in investigating a topic together, such as students working on a report, colleagues working on a project, or just friends planning social activities. SearchTogether supports both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration styles.
YouTube Live!
November 23, 2008
I watched in HD, just me and half the people on the planet. This EVENT is a moment in Web history.
Akamai handled the live video stream around the world and they did a great job, the quality on my system was fantastic.
45nm AMD Opteron
November 13, 2008
Today AMD is announcing it’s first 45 nanometer Quad-Core Opteron Server processor, it will require a third less power then the previous generation Opteron and with a larger cash enabling advanced virtualzation capabilities.
The Quad-Core Opteron is optimized for high speed DDR2 memory creating more efficiency with less power in the Data Center for a welcomed decrease in the overall cost of cooling.
Partners HP, IBM, SUN and Cray are shipping servers today with the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron. AMD is the processor provider for Windows Azure cloud services.
We Need Innovation
November 2, 2008
As the World economy is spiraling down it’s easy to spot the innovators, their the optomistists who see an opportunity to try something new. Corporations need to invest in Research and Development to save money on taxes, but can they see beyond the products and services they produce today? Most of the time innovation comes from a fresh source, a creative individual who has an idea and sees a new way of solving a problem.
We need innovation and we need it today!
