Quote from Date defends relational model:

"XML is not a real data model."

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posted by Sean 4:58 AM

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Sitting, waiting for a delayed flight to Dublin out of Jacksonville, Florida yesterday I was struck - as I always am - by the number of phone kiosks - all empty - littered all over the place.

These kiosks serve more as post-modern art installations than as useful devices these days thanks to the ubiquity of cellphones.

What to do with them? I have a suggestion : lets start The Impersonal Computer Revolution.

posted by Sean 9:50 AM

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The CIO summit is over. Some interesting presentations and lots of very interesting people with lots of very interesting integration problems.

Looking back on it, I think my favourite presentation was Jeffrey Rosen from George Washington University Law School who talked about ways in which security measures can be implemented without overly impacting privacy/freedom if they are approached carefully.

His book The Naked Crowd is well worth checking out if you are interested in this stuff.

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I'm posting this in the Marche Burette Deli on Amelia Island, Florida. I'm here getting ready for the FCW Government CIO Summit start starts tommorrow.

I will be talking about the Public Services Broker - an eGovernment SOA I have been working on for the last two years with the Irish Government. (Geeks go here. I travelled sans portable this time so postings will be patchy for a few days.

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