The Physical Internet
In August 2008, I had the pleasure to visit Greenland for the Konference Sarfarissoq in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The conference was hosted by Tele-Post Greenland, and the focus was the impact of the submarine cable which would soon bring broadband Internet to Greenland. A traditional kayak enabled the symbolic landing. A month after my […]
ACA Feedback – 2
Thanks to my friend Tony for pointing out that I made a significant typo in the ACA story of last week. I used the word appeal instead of repeal! That has been fixed. My friend Irving has posted a story about the ACA that adds some depth to what I had written. Irving’s post is […]
Facial Reconstruction with 3-D Printing
One of the e-newsletters I look forward to every week is from MedicalAutomation.org. The site describes their mission as filling the need for unbiased information about processes and technologies that can make healthcare more effective, efficient and equitable. Their scope is worldwide. One of the topics that seems to be appearing more frequently in the […]
» Healthcare.gov
A lot of knowledgeable experts are weighing in with their points of view about went wrong with the launch of healthcare.gov. A project as massive as healthcare.gov can have many possible points of failure. When I first heard that the upcoming October 1 launch, it reminded me of the website my team at IBM built […]
Where Were You When…?
November 1995 (edited September 11, 2003, November 23, 2011, and November 22, 2013) Most of us remember vividly where we were on September 11, 2001. In my case, I was in Danbury, Connecticut in the board room at Bristol Technology meeting with their CEO, Keith Blackwell. Remember where you were when you first heard that […]