From the desk of Mr. John Benfield In the early 20th century, physicist Erwin Schrödinger proposed a thought experiment involving an unlucky cat in a box, a vial of poison and a device which would watch for a random particle decay. When the decay is detected, the poison is released and the cat dies. Rather …
Water, Air, Knowledge.. You need this .. remember?
5 Generations Mixer Organizations throughout the world are now challenged to maintain business continuity by transferring knowledge from the older generations to the younger. According to some studies there will be 5 generations in the workforce all at the same time. Gaps and Seems Less Seems... There are a variety of reasons why people in …
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“It boiled down to courage and tenacity”: My “Inbox Interview” with Howard Cohen, Community Manager at DISA Forge.mil and Technologist by Chris Maher
I was interviewed a few weeks back by Chris Maher on Linkedin. The topic was concerning "Trusted Computing" and ramblings on security. CM: Howard, as you know, I quoted you at the 2011 NSA Trusted Computing Conference & Exposition: “Well.. I believe in Americans. I believe that when we see various challenges that we individually …
Happy 4th of July (SPECIAL DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD)
Today is the 4th of July. What does it mean to you? Joni Douglas writes "Do we ever reflect on the hardship and terror that the early Americans must have lived through day after day? Do we truly understand the hopes and dreams that lay secretly hidden away in the hearts of the people back …
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Community Management Metrics
Community Metrics in Context In late 2011 I started working for DISA on the Forge.Mil project. Forge.Mil is a really great concept that was born out of the need for a change in the Department of Defense concerning software development and application life-cycle management. Some the concepts that attracted me to Forge (that is …
The Cohenization Project 