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Defense Department Releases Open Source Memo
October 27 2009
Dave Wennergren, DoD CIO, has signed and released a memo clarifying (and encouraging) the use of OSS in the Department of Defense. read moreThree Quick Open Source in Defense Links (and then one other)
August 05 2009
Three quick defense open source links, and one other random one. read moreThe Hacker Ethic - Harming Developers?
July 01 2009
Is the hacker ethic harming developers? We don't think so, but maybe the idea resonates a little bit? read moreThe Web^2: it's Exponential, but is it Contracting or Expanding?
June 19 2009
The web is going exponential. But is it expanding or contracting? read moreForge.mil Update and DISA Hacks Public Domain
April 28 2009
Progress of open source initiatives at DISA. read moreGoogle's PowerMeter. It's Cool, but don't Bogart My Meter Data
February 17 2009
Google, love what you are doing with Smart Meter energy consumption visualization, but don't Bogart my meter data! read moreThe Kindle and the End of the End of History
February 10 2009
Bezos' vision to make every book ever printed in any language accessible within 60 seconds could save history. read moreThe Army, the Web, and the Case for Intentional Emergence
January 27 2009
Web 2.0 isn't really about specific technologies, it's about enabling large scale emergence. The Army should replicate the kind of generative platforms found on the web and intentionally enable emergence in the enterprise. read moreDecember 16 2008
Mixed modal transit routing is coming, but it faces a different kind of data acquisition problem than street routing before it. The data isn't observable, and it's often proprietary. read moreMy Web Doesn't Like Your Enterprise, at Least While it's More Fun
November 25 2008
The enterprise sucks, just ask the web. But will the web always be fun? read moreNovember 18 2008
The appliance is moving up the stack in the enterprise data center. How about open hardware appliances on the web? read moreNovember 14 2008
The District of Columbia is making its data transparent. Now it's up to you to do something with it. read moreNovember 10 2008
Dear Apple, All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth and a personal backup solution that doesn't suck. read moreOctober 10 2008
With recent events, open source software may be approaching a tipping point in defense. What comes after that tipping point is the really interesting part. read moreSeptember 25 2008
Philly delivers a second great evening of Ignite talks. read moreRecent Posts | All Posts