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Mary Jander Hi, CitySolver. Thanks for your question. "Silos" in reference to information tech is slang for agglomerations of data (databases, repositories, applications etc.) that were created by specific factions...
CitySolver What do silos do Mary, I only speak broken IT!!!! I need to wise up really on datacentres etc
Hazel I agree with Shane. I'm certain that mixed-use projects are the future and we're slowly moving towards that. I feel that things might be rocky at first as we learn and feel out how to go about it....
Mary Jander There are a couple of drawbacks we all need to watch for, I think, stotheco. First, many of us have a negative reaction to making mistakes. Nobody likes to be wrong and admit having made an error....
Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
stotheco Is it part of human nature to be in denial and purposely not learn from past experiences and past mistakes? If so, it's a huge shame, because so much money is wasted while so many lives,...
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Mary Jander We had a great presentation today from Carrie Higbie. In case you missed it live, the archive will be available at this time tomorrow. Just click here for that tomorrow.
thinbluedba Great questions DigitalDruid! I find with many projects, there's always a great big push from the start to ramp up resources and funding to create a new system/application, yet when the job...
Nicole Ferraro Great post, Mary. I am all about civic hacking and making the most of the insane amount of data we're creating every day, and I'm obviously happy to see New York embracing this. I've downloaded...
Mary Jander You're totally right, NewDream. I was free to roam the neighborhood, create my own schedule, go out at night without curfew. And I didn't abuse the rules -- that is, what rules there were. Many parents...
Mary Jander Agreed, Mujuku! I heartily welcome these apps. I think cities serve as the best example of using data for analytics. And I think the future of most cities depends on how well IT executes.
Nicole Ferraro @Hazel: Good point about fear of the unknown (and an unwillingness to see beyond that fear and get to a place of understanding). That is a huge problem in our society, the cause of a great many of...
NewDream I'd love to pat myself on the back for acquiring wisdom, but I think there are two major factors working together here. - We grew up to expect privacy because there was privacy, or at least the...
Mujuku I like the kind of experimentation that this kind of contest encourages. We are at a very early stage, and I'm sure that some very worthwhile apps will emerge in time. A friend of mine started an...
Mary Jander Haha.... yet! You know, NewDream, I sometimes think that us "older" folk -- by which I mean those who did not have cellphones in grammar school -- have a sense of privacy that is not shared by those...
NewDream Your are undoubtedly right, Mary, as the filtering becomes more and more sophisticated if will become increasingly difficult to overload the system with data. No matter how much noise is being...
NewDream Your are undoubtedly right, Mary, as the filtering becomes more and more sophisticated if will become increasingly difficult to overload the system with data. No matter how much noise is being...
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Mary Jander Hi, CitySolver. Thanks for your question. "Silos" in reference to information tech is slang for agglomerations of data (databases, repositories, applications etc.) that were created by specific factions...
CitySolver What do silos do Mary, I only speak broken IT!!!! I need to wise up really on datacentres etc
Hazel I agree with Shane. I'm certain that mixed-use projects are the future and we're slowly moving towards that. I feel that things might be rocky at first as we learn and feel out how to go about it....
Mary Jander There are a couple of drawbacks we all need to watch for, I think, stotheco. First, many of us have a negative reaction to making mistakes. Nobody likes to be wrong and admit having made an error....
Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
stotheco Is it part of human nature to be in denial and purposely not learn from past experiences and past mistakes? If so, it's a huge shame, because so much money is wasted while so many lives,...
Pablo Valerio This is a picture posted on the Bicing facebook page:
Mary Jander We had a great presentation today from Carrie Higbie. In case you missed it live, the archive will be available at this time tomorrow. Just click here for that tomorrow.
thinbluedba Great questions DigitalDruid! I find with many projects, there's always a great big push from the start to ramp up resources and funding to create a new system/application, yet when the job...
Nicole Ferraro Great post, Mary. I am all about civic hacking and making the most of the insane amount of data we're creating every day, and I'm obviously happy to see New York embracing this. I've downloaded...
Mary Jander You're totally right, NewDream. I was free to roam the neighborhood, create my own schedule, go out at night without curfew. And I didn't abuse the rules -- that is, what rules there were. Many parents...
Mary Jander Agreed, Mujuku! I heartily welcome these apps. I think cities serve as the best example of using data for analytics. And I think the future of most cities depends on how well IT executes.
Nicole Ferraro @Hazel: Good point about fear of the unknown (and an unwillingness to see beyond that fear and get to a place of understanding). That is a huge problem in our society, the cause of a great many of...
NewDream I'd love to pat myself on the back for acquiring wisdom, but I think there are two major factors working together here. - We grew up to expect privacy because there was privacy, or at least the...
Mujuku I like the kind of experimentation that this kind of contest encourages. We are at a very early stage, and I'm sure that some very worthwhile apps will emerge in time. A friend of mine started an...
Mary Jander Haha.... yet! You know, NewDream, I sometimes think that us "older" folk -- by which I mean those who did not have cellphones in grammar school -- have a sense of privacy that is not shared by those...
NewDream Your are undoubtedly right, Mary, as the filtering becomes more and more sophisticated if will become increasingly difficult to overload the system with data. No matter how much noise is being...
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