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Giving In to the Surveillance State by Shane Harris

DeM Banter:  Good, Bad, Ugly?  Tough call when you are looking at greater good type operations...but it does reek of a good Orwellian novel I once read... information age in now....thoughts? Is there a better way? NY Times:  OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Published: August 22, 2012 Washington IN March 2002, John M. Poindexter, a former national security …

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Darpa Looks to Make Cyberwar Routine With Secret ‘Plan X’ by Noah Shachtman

view original / wired.com DeM Banter:  So do I believe this will lead to the "Rise of the Machines?"  No, but the Info Revolution is coming home to roost...especially when you combine this with the computing and internet power required of RPAs (drones)....things could get interesting if we were to fight a near peer competitor... The Pentagon’s …

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Listening to Complainers Is Bad for Your Brain by Minda Zetlin

view original / inc.com Exposure to nonstop negativity actually impairs brain function. Here's how to defend yourself. Do you hate it when people complain? It turns out there's a good reason: Listening to too much complaining is bad for your brain in multiple ways, according to Trevor Blake, a serial entrepreneur and author of Three Simple Steps: A …

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The Key Missing Ingredient In Leadership Today by Steve Denning

view original / forbes.com DeM Banter:  Can I shout out an Amen!  But at the end of the article I am still left looking for more...an answer, a way forward, but perhaps that in and of itself is the answer...hummm.  Answers, thoughts, statements, questions, are most appreciated. We make a living by what we get; we make …

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Interesting PRO and CON on Freezing Military Pay Raises: Good Idea/Bad Idea

Article/Exhibit 1 Army Times August 27, 2012 Pg. 8 Cover story Dial Back Pay Raises, Report Says By Rick Maze The time is right to scrimp on military pay raises, says a new report that appears to agree with a Pentagon proposal to cap basic pay hikes starting in 2015. The report, commissioned by the …

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Five Business Lessons From The US Navy by Craig Malloy

Forbes.com August 7, 2012 CIO Network: Insights and ideas for technology leaders. Five Business Lessons From The US Navy Written by Craig Malloy, CEO ofBloomfire, an Austin startup that offers knowledge sharing applications for teams and organizations. Craig previously served as Founder/CEO of ViaVideo (acquired by Polycom), Founder/CEO LifeSize (acquired by Logitech), and is a …

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