Archive for February, 2009

A Technology Refresher

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

One of the problems Wisconsin has experienced in implementing advanced technology infrastructure is that even simple mathematical and scientific concepts were not in the curriculum of our leaders’ education (oh, so long ago). In particular, there is one very important mathematical relation which is necessary for all policymakers to grasp, namely, the relation between Money and Work:

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Conversations at the Governor’s Club

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

The Governor’s Club restaurant in the Concourse Hotel is Wisconsin’s version of New York’s Algonquin Hotel circa 1940 to 1960. Journalists’ and lobbyists’ conversations spill from one table to the next, news is made and overheard, and strategies are evolved to tap and divert power, influence and public revenue streams.

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