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Jim Stogdill

Biography

Jim Stogdill is the CTO of Gestalt, now part of Accenture, where he advocates the development of open source software in government and defense. He believes, perhaps naively, that open source can help break the proprietary lock in business model that is the norm in that space. In previous lives he built B2B reverse auction systems, brought heuristic-based optimization and online trading to the corporate treasury, and traveled the world as a Navy Officer. Unfortunately from his vantage point it all looked like the inside of a submarine. He spends his free time hacking silver halides with decidedly low-tech gear.

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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 more

Three 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 more

The 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 more

The 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 more

Forge.mil Update and DISA Hacks Public Domain

April 28 2009

Progress of open source initiatives at DISA. read more

Google'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 more

The 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 more

The 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 more

The State of Transit Routing

December 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 more

My 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 more

DIY Appliances on the Web?

November 18 2008

The appliance is moving up the stack in the enterprise data center. How about open hardware appliances on the web? read more

Apps for Democracy

November 14 2008

The District of Columbia is making its data transparent. Now it's up to you to do something with it. read more

My Apple Holiday Wish

November 10 2008

Dear Apple, All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth and a personal backup solution that doesn't suck. read more

Open Source in Defense

October 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 more

Ignite Philly II

September 25 2008

Philly delivers a second great evening of Ignite talks. read more

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