March 11, 2010
JIM LEHRER: There were signs today that Democrats are close to clearing the way for a vote on health care reform. "NewsHour" congressional correspondent ...
The Trouble With 'Reconciliation' - Wall Street JournalYesterday I saw this post with a video on the new P2 theme for Wordpress and how Advomatic is using that as a real time microblog like tool for status updates in their company. And it got me thinking...
For some time now we've been using Open Atrium in Pronovix for project management. But until today all of our real time communication takes place through Skype. At some point we...
- Very interesting blog post by Andy Updegrove on this topic that you may want to read. I’ve included a few paragraphs below:
…Elliott is in a far better position than Novell's board and management, or of a technology company that may make a bid, so long as Elliott retains self-discipline and walks when the bidding exceeds the...
There's little consensus among bloggers about trends in public opinion toward the health care overhaul bills. Pollster.com's Mark Blumethal takes a look at ...
Reality and Polling - Atlantic Online- An anonymous reader writes "Pennsylvania's chief information security officer Robert Maley has been fired for publicly talking about a security incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system. He apparently did not get the required approval for talking about the incident from appropriate authorities."
CommonPlaces is thrilled to announce that Michelle Lauer has been selected by the Drupal community to present “Views Examples: Using Arguments and Relationships” at DrupalCon San Francisco, which will be held from April 19-21. You can read our press release here.
In her...
- smooth wombat writes "Before the advent of iTunes and MP3s, EMI and Pink Floyd entered into a contract which stated that EMI could not unbundle individual songs from their original album settings. This was insisted upon by the members of Pink Floyd, who wanted to retain artistic control of their works, which they considered 'seamless' pieces of music. However, with the advent of digital downloads, EMI has been selling individual songs through its online store. Pink Floyd sued, claiming EMI was...
- lord_rotorooter writes "Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced a bill that would ruin restaurant food and baked goods as we know them. The measure (if passed) would ban the use of all forms of salt in the preparation and cooking of food for all restaurants or bakeries. While the use of too much salt can contribute to health problems, the complete banning of salt would have negative impacts on food chemistry. Not only does salt enhance flavor, it controls bacteria, slows yeast activity and...
