Tag Archives: Business

Colossal data

Posted on 2014-02-05 by Admin

Palaeontologists glean the workings of ancient ecosystems from a single fossilized leaf.  Archaeologists derive whole civilizations from a fragment of a tooth and a few charred animal bones. Astronomers track down our planetary cousins from the periodic twinkle of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Technology | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bridges 2: the blog I started to write before I got distracted

Posted on 2014-01-30 by Admin

Why did it take two decades after the Loma Prieta earthquake before we got a new Bay Bridge? We know we need to invest in infrastructure: it’s a desire as old as humanity ourselves (from caves and fires to labs … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Technology | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

It is better to fix the bridge before it falls down

Posted on 2014-01-28 by Admin

In the 2013 American Society of Bridge Engineers (ASCE) report card on American Infrastructure rated our nation’s bridges a C+ and said “Over two hundred million trips are taken daily across deficient bridges in the nation’s 102 largest metropolitan regions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Technology, Personal growth | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Responsible tech

Posted on 2014-01-22 by Admin

Not a day goes by, it seems, without some new civil liberties issue being raised about the security of our data. Hacking of credit card numbers is a global industry. Theft of copyrighted media is a worldwide pandemic. Scammers destroy … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Technology, Personal experiences, Personal growth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Should developers performance test their code before checking it in?

Posted on 2013-04-22 by Admin

One of the glorious ironies of IT is that the CIO, the executive with “Information” in their job title, is frequently the least well equipped member of the management team when it comes to data. Information about project status comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment