Last night, Marketplace had a great story about the strength of North Dakota’s economy in this recession. In short, our state is thriving right now: What is happening is a combination of planning and luck that’s left the state with something rare these days: a $700 million budget surplus and a big fat tax cut. Its […]
I was thinking recently about the tech companies needing huge data centers: the Googles, Microsofts, Yahoos, Limelight Networks, and Akamais of the world. These businesses depend on reliable sources of energy to stay operational and really need to worry about natural disasters affecting the ability to offer their online services. If you think about it, […]
Earlier this year, I wrote about the horror that is the PeopleSoft web application. It’s overly complex, confusing to use, and generally makes you want to scream every time you use it. So, today I was interested to see an article on the Computerworld website about the PeopleSoft implementation disaster occurring in North Dakota. The migration […]
I may have sounded a bit down on North Dakota in my recent post, but only because I want the best for the state. Having lived in Grand Forks since 1997, I consider North Dakota my adopted home state and, for full disclosure, EduTech (my employer) is funded by the legislature, so I’m a state […]
The leaders of North Dakota say that bringing in new business and keeping young people in the state is a top priority, but sometimes their actions don’t match those words. The latest: North Dakota’s Public Service Commission is debating whether or not people selling items for others on eBay on consignment should have to obtain […]
I’ve been very interested by the blogging exercise that has evolved into Porkbusters this past week. The basic idea: offset the billions of dollars being spent on Katrina relief with cuts in pork spending. The meme has picked up speed since it was formalized on Sunday, and has received some media attention. I personally like […]